With local hosting, you have to configure the software yourself. You decide how it will work the way you want it to. The only problem with this software is the amount of technical expertise you will need to configure it.
With remote hosting, someone else handles all the technical aspects of the program on their end in turn host the application for you. The only problem with this method is if your Internet connection goes down, you won’t be able to gain access to your records and information.
Shopping carts make purchasing easy. You just simply decide what you want and click the Add to Cart button.
In most cases, for the customer to buy from you he or she needs to register so as to establish an account.
Inventory management is used if there are literally products that are sold and a system has to be in place to count what was sold against what was in inventory. This way the inventory is counted correctly.
CRM is used to help manage the customer list as it grows over time. There are many things involved with CRM including managing names, what they purchased, and more. There are two types of CRM: local and remote. More will be covered below.