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iWebCat Q&A:
Everything You Need to Know to Have a Fully Functioning Online Product Catalog for Consumers.
Manufacturer websites dramatically improve with DCi’s new iWebCat 2.0. It gives your site an online product catalog similar to CatalogRack.com, but with additional features like a Wish List and reporting.
Q: What is iWebCat and why should I consider it for my website?
A: It’s a simple way to give your own website a complete, interactive and up-to-date online product catalog of your own products, more cost-effectively than maintaining it in-house. Your website should be easy to search for complete information because more than 65,000,000 Americans now search for product information online every day.
Q: Do I need a programmer to do anything on my website?
A: Programming isn’t necessary. We make it easy…we set up your custom iWebCat service on our servers in Des Moines, Iowa. The DCi servers use one of the largest and most dependable Internet connections in the country so there’s nothing to slow down your site. Your iWebCat online catalog will appear within your current website.
Q: What will it look like?
A: It will look like your site using your site design and layout. Our base iWebCat service will be seamlessly integrated with your existing site and will have the same look and feel, with current product information and a consumer Wish List. Click here to see our online demo.
Q: Won’t the consumer know he left my website?
A: We use your website’s current look and feel for a seamless transition. The only clue a consumer is using your iWebCat service is the URL shown in the web browser will change, but it will still contain your URL. For example yourcompany.com will change to yourcompany.iwebcat.com. Most customers won’t even notice. Click here to see our online demo.
Q: What if I make changes to my product data?
A: No problem! As an ALL-Channels Partner, your data is automatically synchronized every 24 hours throughout the industry-wide ALL-Channels and CatalogRack.com network. Everywhere your data appears, including your website, it’s the same. This is one of the benefits to being in the aftermarket’s largest product and accessories data network.
Q: Is reporting available?
A: You can track popularity by part number and vehicle. Custom reporting may be available. Click here to see some report examples.
Q: How long does it take to complete the website programming?
A: We can be up and running in 45 days or less. Options could add up to 30 more days.
Q: How does the Wish List work?
A: A consumer can create a Wish List and print out a summary page to take to a store. There are optional modules to email that page or transfer it to one of your online resellers for them to complete the transaction.
Q: Can I display prices?
A: There is an optional add-on module to let you display prices. You can use jobber price, manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP), mark it up from cost or jobber price, set a fixed price, or set it in other ways.
Q: Can I display MAP prices?
A: Yes. Minimum Advertised Prices (MAP), also known as unilateral pricing or Colgate doctrine, can be displayed using the optional pricing module.
Q: Can I sell online?
A: With the optional price module we can add a “Buy It Now” button, and we can complete the programming to link this to any system you require.
Q: How does iWebCat reduce overhead and web hosting fees from what I pay now?
A: One of the biggest savings will be your labor costs. It’s very expensive to pay your employees to “reinvent the wheel” by creating product information for your online catalog — if you’re a DCi ALL-Channels Partner, this information already exists! You also don’t have to maintain the database required for all that product information. More savings will come from the amount of data storage required on your web server — by using DCi servers, the amount of disk space as well as bandwidth is reduced dramatically. Click here for a complete listing of iWebCat benefits.
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