E-Commerce Articles

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Tuesday, 29th January 2008 @ 11:03 AM

Without an online shopping cart, any expectation of reaping sales from an online website is pretty much nil. This handy feature performs a number of important functions, making it the one thing an online retailer cannot do without. After a customer chooses the products he or she wants it is the means for exacting payment in full. A shopping cart feature allows the retailer to transact an acceptable form of payment safely and securely. The most common method of payment by Internet shoppers... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Christa Kowalczyk @ Thursday, 24th January 2008 @ 9:06 PM

Ever wondered what could be the best way to stay in touch with your family and friends when e-mails and chat is no longer the exciting method and not a possible way when your friends are offline. Welcome to online texting, the surest way to reach your friends anytime (whether they are offline or online), and that to without wasting time in keying in your message on the small keypad of your mobile. The online texting or sending SMS online is a new and exciting way of being in touch. Fa... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Thursday, 24th January 2008 @ 5:25 PM

The ecommerce storefront is one of the most valuable tools for the online retailer. No matter what the main product is, there is a web-store that can perfectly showcase a site's goods. There is a vast array of designs available, from the super simple to the wonderfully chic and sophisticated. It is fairly easy to see that a site with one product does not need an overly elaborate storefront. Just the same, a site that sells many different products cannot get away with a basic, one-dim... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Scott Johns @ Thursday, 24th January 2008 @ 1:17 PM

Do you like to write? Have you dreamed of seeing your name in print? It is possible to make money as a freelance writer. The term freelance may be misinterpreted by aspiring writers. One may assume that work will be hard to come by. This is not true if you are willing to do research and can produce quality work. Thanks to the Internet, a myriad of possibilities exist. Finding writing gigs, is not as difficult as it seems. There is a high demand for writers and freelancers in just about any... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Mike Tansey @ Monday, 21st January 2008 @ 1:38 AM

Now that you have selected a set of keywords for your website, what do you do with them? Keywords are words that describe the main topics of information for a website. This means that the text of your website should include these carefully selected keywords. Keyword Density Keyword density is a measure that indicates how many times a particular keyword appears in the text of your website, expressed as a percentage. To calculate the keyword density, first count the number of times... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Mike Tansey @ Friday, 18th January 2008 @ 2:11 AM

Every online business owner benefits from understanding the basics of search engine results. Search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Windows Live Search and Ask are services that index the millions of pages of information on the Internet and categorize them according to topics. This allows a search engine to recall relevant information when a user types a search phrase into the search box. The search engine displays the results of the search in numbered order, with the most relevant pages listed ... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Scott Johns @ Tuesday, 15th January 2008 @ 11:20 PM

When it comes to your website, extra attention should be paid to every minute detail to make sure it performs optimally to serve its purpose. Here are seven important rules of thumb to observe to make sure your website performs well. 1) Do not use splash pages Splash pages are the first pages you see when you arrive at a website. They normally have a very beautiful image with words like welcome or click here to enter. In fact, they are just that -- pretty vases with no real purpos... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Art Gib @ Tuesday, 15th January 2008 @ 9:46 PM

Organizations that process credit card payments are subject to fraud, hacking and many other security threats and vulnerabilities. Any company that processes, stores, or transmits credit card numbers must be PCI Compliant or else risks losing its rights and abilities to process credit card payments of any type. Merchants are required to validate compliance via audits by PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessment (QSA) Companies. PCI DSS, which stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security S... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Art Gib @ Wednesday, 9th January 2008 @ 9:23 PM

When consumers offer their bank or credit card over the Internet, phone or from some point of sale somewhere, it's usually never a second thought for someone to wonder if that data is safe or not. Well, if it weren't for standards that credit card companies and merchants adhere to, information could be hanging out there for any cyber thief to try their hand at grabbing. Every credit card agency has its own unique standard on how transaction and personal data is handled. From Ma... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Jonathon Hardcastle @ Thursday, 3rd January 2008 @ 1:36 PM

The Internet, as well as being a fantastic source of information, is also a tremendous platform for business and commerce. With that comes the development of many different business mechanisms, which adapt as they cross from the real to the virtual trading environment. One of those functionalities, which have been well adapted to form an entirely new discipline for online business is online marketing. By combining a diverse range of different advertising and promotional channels, website owne... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Monday, 31st December 2007 @ 3:45 PM

If asked what your biggest dreams are for this year, what would you say? Most people have goals that revolve around spending more time with their families, less time at work and yet having the financial freedom to enjoy their lives. The solution that many are finding works for them is to work from home. If you want to make a real move forward in this direction in the year to come, consider setting up an ecommerce storefront. Don't wait until more time has passed; your dreams are never somet... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Monday, 31st December 2007 @ 3:31 PM

If your business sells products or services online, or you are planning to establish an online presence in the near future, then your business also needs to have an online shopping cart. This feature is a vital part of ecommerce for many reasons. Here are three good ways that having this feature will benefit your business. 1: It helps you to process payments. When you sell your wares online, you will rely solely on credit card payments and echecks. The alternative is to allow c... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Cathy Goodwin @ Tuesday, 25th December 2007 @ 3:18 AM

Copywriters like me tend to feel superior when we come across a certain type of website. You know what I mean. Websites that clearly haven't been touched by anyone remotely familiar with copywriting. Websites that seem put-together by well-meaning, sincere people who never typed "internet marketing" into a search engine, let alone taken a copywriting class. They open with "Welcome!" They send a message with paragraphs. Not a bullet in site... er, sight. more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Samantha Cannell @ Sunday, 23rd December 2007 @ 8:14 PM

For people that work at home as virtual assistants, using the internet to grow your business is a great way to meet new clients and increase your profits. While you should never ignore any local opportunities to grow your business, working over the internet allows for unlimited growth. If you would like to grow your business online, you will definitely want to set up a website. Your website will be your portal for meeting new clients. When a prospective client finds your website, the... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Jim Pretin @ Sunday, 23rd December 2007 @ 9:08 AM

If you are new to ecommerce and need a payment processing solution for your website, then this article will be of interest to you. There are several different ways to process payments for your internet business. We will outline each of the avenues available to you so you can select one that is right for your particular business. If you own a store and are simply setting up a website to give your customers the ability to purchase your products online, then you probably already have a merch... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Patrice Walker @ Friday, 21st December 2007 @ 12:27 PM

It is so much easier to make money in network marketing today, than it was years ago. Still, many have not had the best of "luck" as the top gurus in the industry have had. Part of the problem is that the unlucky mlmers are going according to the "Old School" methods of the business. Most are simply unaware of what to do in order to start out on top. This is the number one reason I have special interest in assisting network marketers turn their businesses into mega income gen... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Sunday, 16th December 2007 @ 7:06 AM

There are almost as many different ecommerce storefront options, shopping carts and software programs these days as there are products sold on the Internet. If you compare and contrast the many different online stores you visit, you'll notice that some are extremely elaborate while others are basic in their design. What's interesting is that it isn't always the most elaborate websites that encourage sales. It's more a product of the quality of a site than how complex it is... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Friday, 14th December 2007 @ 3:45 AM

What attracts customers to an ecommerce site and keeps them there all the way through the purchasing process is your online shopping cart. Just as with any retail venture in real life, shoppers are looking for a user-friendly experience that gives them everything they want or need at that moment. We've all experienced both ends of the spectrum when it comes to shopping; either the salesperson is dogging our every footstep, or when we really do need them, they're suddenly nowhere to be... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Friday, 14th December 2007 @ 3:43 AM

For those who sell various types of merchandise over the Internet, an online storefront can be one of the most important aspects of the business. With an overwhelming number of sites to compete with, it is important that an eye catching but pleasant setup be the first thing a customer sees. It should always be well organized, easy to maneuver and easy to read. For those who shop online on a regular basis, quality is an important factor. A site that looks disorganized with broken links or... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Jonathon Hardcastle @ Tuesday, 11th December 2007 @ 11:13 PM

The rise of the Internet in recent years has seen a boom for business the world over. The almost instant access to a global marketplace makes it easier to sell goods and services, and is boosting profits no end. With that in mind, it is important to remember a few salient points about online transaction, and there are a number of legal issues which have yet to be clarified in terms of formation of contract and jurisdiction online. In this article we will flag up the discrepancies and issues ... more...