What is Ecommerce?
Simply put, eCommerce is being able to do business over the web; to allow your customers through your website, to buy the products or services that your company offers and pay for them online.
What kind of business needs an Ecommerce solution?
If you are selling or renting products or services (e.g. Electronics, Books, Furniture, Software, etc), then the main factors to help you decide whether an eCommerce solution is ideal for your business are:
- You want to have your products or services available 24 hours a day
- You wish to expand your geographical reach
- You wish to increase your customer base
- You like to improve your customer service by giving your clients an additional channel of communication by which to do business with you.
The list that follows gives examples of types of businesses that an eCommerce solution would be ideal for:
- Hotel
- Electronics Store
- Bookstore
- DVD Rental Club
- Travel Agency
- Personalized Goods
- Office Products
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- Health Products
- Software, Games, Music Store
- Furniture Store
- Home Appliances, DIY Store
- Gifts Shop
- Food and Wine
- Companies that offer Services
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What are the advantages of an Ecommerce solution?
- Expand your geographical reach and target a wider audience
- Offer your products or services 24 hours a day, 365 days per year
- Automate your business
- eCommerce helps a business reduce the delivery time, labour cost and the cost incurred in the following areas:
- Document preparation
- Error detection and correction
- Reconciliation
- Mail preparation
- Telephone calling
- Data entry
- Overtime
- Supervision expenses
Ecommerce - Itegrated Payment Processing Systems
Connect to Authorize.net, PayPal, 2Checkout, Verisign and many others with a quick and easy configuration.
 
Ecommerce - Integrated shipping cost calculation
Directly interface with companies like FedEx, UPS, or set your own shipping costs.
Categorise and manage your Ecommerce website's products
 Create product categories- Create Products and manage:
- Descriptions
- Pricing
- Availability
- Discounts
- Weight and Dimensions
- Product Images
- Special Offers
- Even add a list of related products to up-sell, such as gloves and a hat to someone who is looking at a winter coat.
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Our Recommendation
An eCommerce website can create a communication channel between your business and your clients that will offer them the easiness, speed and convenience they look for. eCommerce is the future of business. Consequently, the long-term success and survival of many types of businesses partly depends on whether they will take their operations online.
We encourage you to contact us. We will listen to your requirements and advise you on the best web solution for your company. Consultation is totaly free to you, there is absolutely no commitment on your part and we will be glad to assist.
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