| A well designed e-commerce website in itself | | | | secure? |
| is an e-commerce plan in visual form. | | | | |
| However, be reminded that strategies for | | | | 6. Can you reduce your already competitive |
| e-commerce pivots on aesthetics and how the | | | | price in the face of aggressive competition? |
| global sourcing and import/export visitors | | | | Remember, global sourcing agents may move on |
| perceive it. The ability to track global | | | | without a clue to the next competing |
| sourcing visitors & import/export | | | | e-commerce for their import/export needs. |
| competitors, bring them back and offers of | | | | |
| value added products/services play a huge | | | | 7. Are you responding/listening to customer |
| role. | | | | (global sourcing and import/export agents) |
| | | | complaints and queries? |
| Don't forget that ability to execute | | | | |
| e-commerce tricks like online buying, | | | | 8. Is your e-commerce website search engine |
| processing payments and shipment tracking are | | | | friendly; did you know website promotion is |
| the few major issues which can lead to | | | | different from promoting e-commerce and |
| deserting you by global sourcing parties. | | | | import/export? |
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| -Checklist for E-Commerce Business Plan | | | | 9. If you are not an import and export |
| | | | e-commerce house, do you have arrangements |
| Success for import and export via e-commerce | | | | with those having import/export licenses in |
| depends much on not perceiving e-commerce as | | | | place? In any case, can you process online |
| a separate entity. Here is a checklist for | | | | orders readily vis-Ã -vis ready stock? |
| the purpose. | | | | |
| | | | 10. How do you plan to keep your customers in |
| 1. What is your offline strategy for import | | | | good humor so that they have a nice |
| export? Are you planning to relate them? | | | | experience and can possibly return to you? |
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| 2. What is your objective? More international | | | | 11. How do you plan to use your database of |
| customers? Or more sales with cost effective | | | | customer details? Have they permitted you to |
| customer support? | | | | send them occasional offers and reminders? |
| | | | Remember, e-commerce isn't by chance but by |
| 3. Which are your target market; global | | | | persuasion. |
| sourcing or direct import and export? How | | | | |
| does your e-commerce website help global | | | | All said and done, promoting import/export |
| sourcing agents? | | | | e-commerce sites includes web promotions the |
| | | | normal websites are done with, regardless of |
| 4. Do you have a contingency plan/insurance | | | | your purpose of website; your revenue depends |
| in place? Can you continue services/sales | | | | on global sourcing and import and export |
| when you are firefighting? | | | | visitors whereas e-commerce sales rest on |
| | | | multiple factors of import and export besides |
| 5. Are a sure your payment preferences/modes | | | | global sourcing competitiveness. |
| don't exclude customers' choices and are they | | | | |