Transform your LMS into a Profit Center
Transform your Learning Management System from a training center to a profit center with the eSSential LMS eCommerce module.
E-Commerce Key Features
Sell Electronic & Physical Products
- Ability to sell eLearning, instructor-led training, certification programs, and physical products.
- Robust order fulfillment area for physical products with notifications to ensure fulfillment
- Shipping confirmation notification can include shipment tracking number
- Shipping charges and methods can be different for each product
External Search Catalogs
- External search catalogs which allow guests to browse the catalog without having a user account (accounts are created during checkout process)
- A simple but effective catalog search feature modeled after leading eCommerce sites like Amazon.com
- Ability to create separate catalogs based on customer segment with unique URL’s for each
- Users are prompted to log in or create an account when they are ready to purchase
Pricing Engine
- Powerful pricing engine which drives customer specific pricing and discounting
- Ability to offer different prices for the same item to different customer segments
- Integration with sales tax engine for products/training (where required)
- Unlimited ability to define shipping methods and shipping costs down to the product/item level
- Items can be bundled in kits for group discounting and facilitation of purchase in a single transaction
Complete LMS Shopping Cart Functionality
- Robust shopping cart with “Continue Shopping” and “Express Checkout” features
- Designed to minimize shopping cart abandonment
- Shopping cart history is present to give users a view of their past transactions
Multiple Payment Methods Accepted
- AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa, PO Number, and Bill Me
- Flexibility to set up different allowed payment methods by customer segment
- Standard support for over 100 merchant bank gateways for real-time credit card authorization and settlement
Coupon Management Engine
- A robust coupon management engine offering discounts on a percent or dollar off basic at a global or item specific level
- Capabilities include:
- Specific dollar amount off specific item
- Specific dollar amount off any item
- Percentage off specific item
- Percentage off entire shopping cart
- Ability to limit coupon redemption based on date or number redeemed
- Ability to sell coupons as a product which allows one user to purchase items for other users without having to identify the users
Highly Secure
- Entire site delivered with a digital security certificate (https)
- Credit card information is never stored in the LMS
- The last four digits of the credit card number are stored for reference purposes only
- Full credit card number is deleted after it is securely transmitted to the credit card gateway for authorization and settlement
Flexible Branding & Notifications
- Flexibility to modify the content and branding displayed to customers on each page in the eCommerce flow
- Create your own notification templates for emails generated by the system during the purchase and fulfillment process
Benefits
- With the eCommerce module, you can sell eLearning, Instructor-Led Training, Learning Paths / Competencies, Certifications, and tangible products
- The module seamlessly integrates with your existing website, so you can leverage your site's SEO
- Our eCommerce platform is highly secure, accepts multiple forms of payment and lets you manage shipping, discounts and more