Ecommerce Advice
Practical, friendly ecommerce advice to think about.
Everything you need to know to get started in e-Commerce has been answered in plain language right here.
Each chapter is brief and to the point. So delve right in. Just click on a headline to read the chapter.
Its the same beans in a different can. E-Commerce is nothing new. It's just an old service repackaged: The latest way to sell goods and services. Often, when you try to understand something new...
Its not brain surgery. You don't have to be a brain surgeon to get into e-Commerce. It's easy. There are some pitfalls - but they can be avoided. eCommerce: it may sound daunting to you, but....
What is the internet? The Internet is a huge worldwide network of computers connected to each other. There is a lot of technology behind the Internet. But all you really need to know is that these....
The internet became a shopping centre. While the Internet has been around for decades, it hasn't always been used for e-Commerce. At first, the Internet was only used by governments and academics. But as it...
What is an internet shop? You can do business on the Internet by selling goods and services on special interactive web pages. As you can display virtually any information you want on the Internet.....
Ecommerce is here to stay. People enjoy the convenience of shopping on the Internet. And more and more are discovering it EVERY day, more and more people go shopping on the Internet....
Get on top or get run over. You are facing a revolution. If you don't get on top of it, you may be left behind by those who do. A few years ago nobody had heard about the Internet......
Low cost ecommerce entry. You don't have to spend tens of thousands to put a shop on the Net. Doing so might actually be a bad idea. If you still think setting up a shop on the Internet is expensive...
Your shop building options. To open an ecommerce web site, You have 4 options: Create your own ecommerce web pages from scratch. This requires a strong knowledge in writing your own HTML...
Your window to the world. Your web site is like your business window to the world. It should look as professional and appealing as possible. Ever noticed how you always walk past some shops in the.....
Don't blow your 30 Seconds. While the Internet is getting faster, for many it is still slow. You have 30 seconds to attract your customer. Starting now. Regardless of how your shop is created: there is one rule...
Make it easy to reap rewards. Have you ever been to a web site where you simply could not figure out how to navigate around and given up in disgust? You are not the only one. Unless you make easy.....
Ten tips to make your web site a success. Map out a plan of your web site and shop, and arrange your different products and services into different departments for easy navigation. Decide how you want your shop to look...
Security - The The perception counts. Security is an important issue on the Internet. But the reason for security being so important is not really that there are so many problems. The reason is that so many...
Security for customers. In 1999 it took newcomers to the Internet on average more than 12 months before they made a purchase on the Internet. Today this average is down to less than four.....
Security for shop owners. Dealing with payments on the Internet is no different to dealing with payments in a normal business - you need to take the same precautions. Every day, shop owners in the real....
Encrypt your orders with SSL. Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator support a special encryption method. It ensures nobody can read an order, while it is being placed.....
How do you get the money? For some reason many people think everything is different, if they do business over the Internet. This is wrong. The Internet is just an additional sales channel - albeit a very....
Accept payments in real time. Real time payment service providers can help you in two cases: If you have an existing merchant account and if you do not have one. A merchant account is a special bank.....
Open your doors to the world. YOUR shop is set up, and you have access to the Internet - but the Internet doesn't have access to you. If you want to get serious about e-commerce, you will have to change.....
A place on the web for your shop. While ISP's give you access to the Internet and often also provide you with space on the Net, they do this because they have to - else you could go to a competitor who does.....
Your own internet address. The correct name for a top level Internet address is domain name. Domain name is a Web site address that belongs to you exclusively. It is your 'domain' and may even......
Let people know you exist. Getting your shop onto the Internet is a great achievement. But it is only the beginning. You have built it - now you must make them come. Because unfortunately this does not......
