E-Commerce Solutions

An effective presence for conducting commerce over the internet consists of a number of factors, and Nicom IT Solutions is well-positioned to provide you with all the required elements.

Web Design Services

According to statistics, 55% of the population has a “visual” communication style. These people move fast, talk fast, and judge you by how you look. Just as you wouldn’t send a poorly-dressed account representative on a sales call, you shouldn’t portray yourself in a negative light on your website.

Nicom has a whole division devoted to website design and development. This division – Nicom Interactive – provides  the following services:

    • Web & graphic design, including illustration
    • Content management installation and training
    • Custom blogs
    • Translation services

    Search engine optimization and social media optimization

    Search engine optimization (SEO)

    Providing the proper means for your site to be found is paramount to having a successful web presence. We make available several optimization options. Some of the SEO techniques we provide include:

      • Proper development and structuring of your website (search engine friendly code).
      • Working with you to determine the key terms that best describe your organization and the products or services you offer.
      • Recommending content changes to make your website more effectively found by search engines.
      • Submitting your website to search engines and website directories.

      Nicom Interactive also provides SEO assessment’s for pre-existing websites.

      Social Media optimization (SMO)

      We can also implement your company’s social marketing strategy. Some of the social media services we can provide include:

      • Setup up of blogs and custom template design
      • RSS feeds of your company news or blogs
      • Helping you make the most of online communities such as Flickr, Facebook, Digg and YouTube
      • Facebook Application Development

      Creative Brief

      To ensure that your website provides you with a return on your investment, it needs to contain and communicate information that is of interest to your target market, and laid out in an organized manner. And it must create a strong first impression.

      Nicom can help you identify key areas that will greatly improve the effectiveness of your website and the overall user experience. Our Creative brief process focuses on:

      • Target audience
      • Navigational structure
      • Branding & corporate identity
      • Overall look & feel
      • Layout & display of content
      • Additional features & functionality

      Application Development

      Nicom has a proven track record in website application development, and is a Microsoft partner. In fact, Nicom is a member of Microsoft’s Partner Excellence program, which includes less than 100 companies throughout the whole country.

      What this means to you, is that you get a group of professionals that are properly trained, have access to the best support facilities possible, and are constantly on the cutting-edge of new technology.

      Here are some of the services our application development professionals provide:

      • Technical analysis and design
      • Project management
      • Development of custom web applications in ASP.NET, PHP, AJAX
      • CSS, xHTML, Java/JavaScript development
      • Database access using SQL Server, MySQL and Microsoft Access
      • Custom social media applications, developed for such facilities as Facebook

      Portals

      Portals are essentially a way of consolidating information for distribution and collaboration. This can mean providing information to the public, or within an organization. Nicom IT Solutions is well-versed in portal development, and specializes in Microsoft technologies. Through participation in Microsoft’s partnership program, Nicom can provide specialized technology services.

      Areas of specialization include:

      • SharePoint
      • Employee portals
      • Payment gateways

      Electronic Commerce Support Services

      Nicom also has professionals devoted to technical support and consulting, and has a division devoted to recruiting technical resources. Collectively, these resources can provide the following services:

        • Hardware setup
        • Servers: Windows, IIS, SharePoint
        • Technical support plans
        • Technical audits
        • IT strategic planning
        • Software procurement
        • Microsoft  .NET and Java/J2EE Developers
        • SAP
        • Quality Assurance Testers
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