By PhilWebServices, Dec. 10, 2009 in Small And Medium Business (SMEs) | 1 Comment
If your business is starting to hit with your target customers, then you probably need to process on developing your own website to target the international market. Since the nature of your business is selling products online then you have to choose on which ecommerce solution to apply.
Ecommerce is similar to web hosting, the only difference is that it involves monetary transactions between a merchant and a customer. And nowadays, there are plenty of ecommerce solution to choose from.
SHOPPING CARTS. It is a shared solution that links to your website which allows a customer to select, collect and purchase all chosen items. This type of ecommerce solution best fit for any size of business, small, medium or big businesses who want to utilize a simple yet secure order and payment system though it has a higher fee rates in processing the payment. The primary shopping cart provider is of course, Pay Pal.
HOSTED ECOMMERCE. This type of ecommerce solution is hosted by a provider. It provides comprehensive functionality for an in demand environment. Aside from hosting the site, they also include services like product catalog, shopping cart, order management and transaction processing.
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By PhilWebServices, Dec. 9, 2009 in Small And Medium Business (SMEs) | 0 Comment
As ecommerce is vastly growing in the web industry, people now indulge more on this kind of business, whether big, medium or small-sized business. But do you now the different kinds of ecommerce? Yes, ecommerce varies in types depending on the target consumers. There’s the business to consumer (B2C), business to business (B2B), consumer to business (C2B) and consumer to consumer (C2C).
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS (B2B)
The buyers and the sellers are both business owners. This is the type wherein selling is between companies. Most products that are sold by businesses are not manufactured by their own company. They just purchased those products through wholesalers or from the product manufacturer itself. For instance, Toyota Motors does plenty of B2B transactions like purchasing the tires, glasses, rubber hoses and other parts of Toyata vehicles from other manufacturers.
BUSINESS TO CONSUMER (B2C))
This is the most familiar type in ecommerce. The business is selling its items to an individual. The supplier is the business owner and the purchaser is the individual consumer. In selling items through the website, business owners usually creates catalogs and online shopping carts for the consumers to choose from and for the business owners to accept online payments. Example is McDonalds wherein you can do an online purchase of the food offered and you have the option to either pay upon delivery or pick up or pay it online.
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By Von Rod Limpot, Dec. 9, 2009 in Small And Medium Business (SMEs) | 0 Comment
The key to a successful online business is by providing various ecommerce payment methods. Since it involves in selling and purchasing products and services online, it is essential that customers have options on how to pay the services rendered or the products purchased.
Ecommerce is define as an online shop, therefore the use of cash is not that relevant. It is more on the virtual payment and this will serve as guide for the costumers as well as for webmasters on planning an creating an ecommerce store. So, lets tackle on the two most popular payment methods in ecommerce.
PAY PAL
This is the most preferred payment method by customers and the most popular payment method for online purchasing. It is business-friendly, safer and easiest way to pay and get paid online. It offers a strong ecommerce merchant account which allows the businesses to accept credit card payments, send out invoices and dispute charges. It enables making payments possible across different locations, currencies, and languages. This payment method is so relevant to consumers who do not use credit cards and still want to purchase an item online for it does not necessarily require customers to have credit cards. Without this option, there is a huge possibility that you will lose potential customers who wants to purchase but can’t use or are hesitant to use credit card.
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By PhilWebServices, Dec. 8, 2009 in Small And Medium Business (SMEs) | 1 Comment
Ecommerce happens to be one of the most essential tools for any kind of business. It has also become the most effective way in selling your products online. Though ecommerce does not only mean selling online but it also covers all kinds of electronic communication including, accessing your bank accounts.
Here are the advantages of ecommerce that might convince you in making your own ecommerce website for your small business or make you do more of online shopping.
Because of its increasing popularity, business owners are capable of reaching their target consumers all around the world – the global market. It feeds to the demands of both the international and national market for there are no longer limitations when it comes to geographical boundaries. There is now a wide rage of choices to search and compare with. It gives consumers the chance to seek for cheaper and quality products and services. Consumers can search for a certain product and make comparisons on other businesses before making a calculated decision on which one provides the best quality and the best price. And with ecommerce help, even the small and medium-sized business owners can compete in the global market for promoting their products and services.
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