What is eCommerce?

Put simply - it means electronic commerce - a way to sell using the internet.

The eCommerce revolution began because of internet technology, however if you focus on the technology too much, you will never be successful commercially on-line. To be successful in the world of eCommerce, it is just like any other business – you must have something that your customers want, at a price they can afford and where you can make money.

A special kind of website is required to do this - which we refer to as an on-line shop. eCommerce is common-place today and is used by the major high street companies like M&S or Boots.

“eCommerce is having a huge impact on the way we do business. It can lead to dramatic growth in trade, increase markets, improve efficiency and effectiveness and can transform business processes.”

The above quote is from the Office for National Statistics website.

If you’ve been thinking of setting up an on-line shop - now is the time to do it - nearly 33 million consumers made an on-line purchase last year spending £49.8 billion in the UK alone!

What reliable eCommerce resources are there for me to refer to?

There's lots of information on the web regarding on-line selling and eCommerce. You should make sure that any source of information you use is trustworthy.

Minting Design recommends an excellent guide to selling on-line written by Chris Barling and Bruce Townsend. They have, between them, over twenty years experience in the eCommerce industry and have kindly agreed to make their 62-page eBook 'Selling Successfully On-line: Over 120 top tips for running an eCommerce web site' downloadable absolutely free.

Minting Design’s eCommerce pages will help you consider some of the factors involved in running an eCommerce website.

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