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What is E-Commerce? |
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In short: e-commerce is the buying and selling of products and/or services over the Internet |
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What are the advantages of e-commerce? |
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Some of the potential benefits of allowing your customers to shop online include:
- Your products are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Increased visibility through Search Engine Optimization and Marketing
- Easy expansion to new markets
- Lower transaction costs
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What features can you incorporate into my e-commerce site? |
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Marketing
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Products
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Orders
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- Manage home page content
- Manage featured products
- Manage best sellers
- Manage new arrivals
- Manage specials
- Quantity Discounts by Product
- Quantity Discounts by
- Category
- Generate Store Map
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- Add New Product
- Locate Product
- Manage Categories
- Add New Category
- Manage Product
- Reviews
- Manage Suppliers
- Update Product Prices
- Update Inventory Levels
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- Locate an Order
- View all Orders
- View Orders by Customer
- View Incomplete Orders
- Batch Process Orders
- Help Desk
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Security
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Settings
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View
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- Full HTTPS/SSL support
- Secure HTTPS/SSL administrative access*
- Password-protected administrative access
- Encrypted customer data*
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- Store Settings
- Display Settings
- Checkout Options
- E-mail Settings
- Edit Store Buttons
- Upload Images
- Manage Blackout Dates
- Manage Help Desk
- Manage Content Pages
- Manage Countries
- Manages Taxes VAT
- Security Settings
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- Date
- Product
- Affiliate
- Payment type
- Top products or customers
- Export sales data
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Customers
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- Locate a Customer
- Add New Customer
- Manage Pricing Categories
- Place Order
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What do I need to start an e-commerce site? |
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- Domain Name (www.yourcompany.co.za or www.yourcompany.com)
- Monthly hosting
- Shopping Cart system
- Merchant account i.e Paypal (in order to accept credit card payments)
- SSL Certificate (to ensure that your site is safe and secure to use. SSL is a system in which web servers and browsers encrypt and decrypt all information that are transmitted and received)
- Database support
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This sounds rather intimidating, right? |
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Don't be anxious; iCreations takes care of all the abovementioned on your behalf! We specialize in creating top class e-commerce sites that complies with regulations, ensure secure payment processing and gives you a platform to sky-rocket your sales. |
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Interesting Statistics:
World Wide Worx director Arthur Goldstuck states that South Africans spent an estimated R929-million on online purchases in 2007, 35% up on the previous year (IOL Technology Newsletter, 30 December 2008) |
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Do I really need an e-commerce site? |
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As a guideline, answer the following questions to determine whether you need an e-commerce site: |
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- Do you want a website that can serve as an online shop front or showroom?
- Do you want to sell your products or services online?
- Do you understand your target market and their receptiveness to online shopping?
- Do you want to enable your clients to shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
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If you answered yes to these questions, you can benefit from having an e-commerce site. |
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What are you waiting for? |
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Get a quote today! |
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