Muncom - Most Utilised Free Features From Online Shopping Sites

July 3, 2009 - PRLog -- New technologies provide equal opportunities to any person or company willing to compete in global, regional or local markets. Online stores offer maps with interactive directions, chat rooms, video uploading, photo albums and social networking tools such as fans and walls creating excitement when it comes to e-commerce.

Jun-27-09 http://www.muncom.com (Free Online Stores and Free Online Marketplace) informs how entrepreneurs from different latitudes are utilizing its portfolio of tools and features.
First of all, social tools: Each online store in Muncom.com can be administered independently, benefiting from free hosting paired with its own sub domain. Stores offer customers the option to become fans, and as a result, qualify for general and user-specific discounts. Building a sizeable fan base creates the opportunity to increase customer loyalty by providing timely updates on promotions and news.
Then, the chat system: while the seller is on-line in his/her store’s chat room, the system displays a message informing potential customers that the owner available. This feature enables real time interaction between buyers and sellers, creating an experience similar to traditional face-to-face retailing.
The possibility to activate videos and photo albums for the store and for each individual product allows users to get a better feel for sellers offering services from distant locations. Clicking on “Map” will launch a pop up screen providing directions on how to get to store’s registered address.
Thousands of products: Each store features an internal search engine with unlimited user-customized tags, enabling companies to upload a significant number of items which are then organized based on these tags.
To cite an example, a restaurant could simplify browsing its menu by using tags like “pizza”, and then within this category add a “Pepperoni” tag, which can help customers filter all the items containing that ingredient.
Another feature that is widely used in Latin American and Asian stores is the “MuncomSales” application, which can be downloaded in seconds turning Muncom into a real-time order management platform. This system has allowed restaurants to easily and efficiently activate delivery services.
Finally, there is the possibility to use the system either globally or exclusively regionally. With 9+ languages to choose from, the portal offers global searches or local queries filtered by specific cities.

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"Muncom.com is a free web store builder and a free online marketplace." "Sellers can easily create their own free online store in minutes, with free website hosting, free subdomain and a powerful admin tool to manage their free online stores."