E-Commerce is one of the most powerful aspects
of business on the web. It empowers companies and individuals
to sell products and services worldwide 24 hours a day 365 days
a year. It does not require a physical shop in a physical location
with actual sales people but rather does everything through the
'magic' of the world wide web.
What are the benefits?
- Open all the time, 24 hours a day 365 days a year
- No physical location needed - Your shop exists in all countries
that have an Internet connection - no lease payments, power
payments, etc..
- No salespeople or sales clerks needed.
- No overstocking of product or display merchandise - only
buy what you need or buy what you have already
sold!
- No handling of cash.
- Process Credit Cards and Electronic Checks securely in real
time over the Internet.
- Sell while you sleep!
- Orders of product are delivered after payment is made - no
more theft!
- Reach beyond just your local community. Sell and Advertise
in other communities all thru the web.
- Competition on the web is still very low for most products
and services. People shopping on the web have increased every
year by the tens of millions but businesses selling on the
web have only increased moderately. Ask yourself, how many
of the businesses in my community are doing e-commerce already?
Likely, not many! Most businesses have a hard time thinking
'outside the box'. For those that do, the returns can be significant!
- Many E-Commerce businesses are home based.
- No taxes outside the state your business is located in.
- Internet advertising is very inexpensive compared to traditional
forms of advertising.
E-Commerce is still a relatively untapped market. More and more consumers
are turning to the web to do much of their shopping. It affords
them the convenience of not having to leave their homes and browse
through several stores and still not find what they need.
Search engines deliver relevant results for your product. Individuals
can quickly locate hard-to-find items that may not be available
in their community. So the web is a powerful selling and research
tool that provides both the buyer and the seller opportunities
that are nearly impossible to ignore!
One huge benefit still available to people buying and selling on the web
is that their is still no taxes collected if you sell product
or services in a state you do not have a presence in. So, if
your located in North Carolina and you sell product to someone
in any other state, they do not have to pay taxes and you do
not have to collect taxes on those items. This is a huge advantage
to selling on the web since you can price cut your competition
that only sells locally!
Ocean Blue Web Development can employ several different E-Commerce
solutions. These range from selling just a simple item
or two to full blown Electronic Stores that sell thousands
of products. Please contact us regarding your ideas for a business
in e-commerce or extending an existing business to a global
audience doing shopping online!
See an example of one
e-commerce
store selling thru out the USA here.
They went from a solely local shop in southern Nevada to
now selling their product all over the country! |
