| First what is ecommerce? | | | | marketing courses being sold online (many are |
| | | | very good by the way), these courses are |
| The online world designates web sites devoted | | | | often more beneficial to the business person |
| to retail sales as an e-commerce site. | | | | or entrepreneur who has already started their |
| E-commerce sites sell either information or | | | | online business. These people already have a |
| hard goods such as cameras or knifes. | | | | big picture of what they want to sell online |
| E-commerce sites also have Shopping Carts and | | | | and how they want to go about doing it. They |
| Payment Gateways attached to them that | | | | just need to fine tune their marketing skills |
| non-sales web sites do not need. | | | | and implement a few advanced marketing |
| | | | techniques to be profitable. |
| Electronic commerce or E-Commerce is about | | | | |
| setting your business on the Internet, | | | | Like most average persons, I wanted some |
| allowing visitors to access your website, and | | | | extra money to supplement my regular income. |
| go through a virtual catalog of your products | | | | I had considered a part time second job at |
| / services online. When a visitor wants to | | | | times, but hated that option because it would |
| buy something he/she likes, they merely, add | | | | take me away from the family, make me more |
| it to their virtual shopping basket. Items in | | | | tired and probably just pay minimum wage. I |
| the virtual shopping basket can be added or | | | | also wanted to be able to work from home. |
| deleted, and when you are all set to | | | | |
| checkout...you head to the virtual checkout | | | | Beginners Guide to Ecommerce has been written |
| counter, which has your complete total, and | | | | to give you access to free resources and help |
| will ask you for your name, address etc. and | | | | in choosing: |
| method of payment (via credit card). Once you | | | | |
| have entered all this information you can | | | | - Domain name, |
| then just wait for delivery. Ecommerce allows | | | | |
| consumers to electronically exchange goods | | | | - Web site hosting, |
| and services with no barriers of time or | | | | |
| distance. Electronic commerce has expanded | | | | - Writing web pages, |
| rapidly over the past five years and is | | | | |
| predicted to continue at this rate, or even | | | | - Search engine optimisation and much more. |
| accelerate. In the near future the boundaries | | | | |
| between conventional and electronic commerce | | | | You know you want to start a web based |
| will become increasingly blurred as more and | | | | business and everyone is presenting you with |
| more businesses move sections of their | | | | ideas and options. The list of what you must |
| operations onto the Internet. | | | | do is expanding and confusing with everyone |
| | | | giving you something new that you simply have |
| Business to Business or B2B refers to | | | | to do if you want to succeed. |
| electronic commerce between businesses rather | | | | |
| than between a business and a consumer. B2B | | | | You have the product you want to promote; it |
| businesses often deal with hundreds or even | | | | is a product which you can sell over the |
| thousands of other businesses, either as | | | | internet. |
| customers or suppliers. Carrying out these | | | | |
| transactions electronically provides vast | | | | Beginners guide assumes you already have an |
| competitive advantages over traditional | | | | idea for your ecommerce site and have an |
| methods. When implemented properly, ecommerce | | | | product to sell or information to provide. |
| is often faster, cheaper and more convenient | | | | Beginners Guide to eCommerce is an |
| than the traditional methods of bartering | | | | information site, a teaching site. It does |
| goods and services. Electronic commerce has | | | | not sell a product. The Beginners Guide to |
| also led to the development of electronic | | | | eCommerce will point you to other sites which |
| marketplaces where suppliers and potential | | | | may be useful in your search for a successful |
| customers are brought together to conduct | | | | ebusiness. The majority of the sites give |
| mutually beneficial trade. | | | | free or low cost resources which you will |
| | | | find useful as you learn your new trade. |
| For Beginners:- | | | | |
| | | | For more information see our What is |
| Although there are many complete Internet | | | | Ecommerce and Ecommerce for begnners. |