e-commerce blog

Alot of people are weary purchasing online, but it is actually very safe. Your credit and Debit card details are all done in a secure environment, so no-one can get these details. If you look professional, then people will buy from your shop. Alot of peoples buys are based on the branding, and building up an image, and so if you create a good enough image and design, people will buy your products.

We all know whats happening with the property market and the bills at the moment. Well if your a business that wants to get started with an eCommerce design then there is a way of being able to have a website without the one big payment. We can design your website and you can rent it. Once you have made enough money from your shop you can purchase it. Simple.

Question: Is an E-Commerce website appropriateif i only own a small business?

Answer: Having an E-commerce marketing website has a massive amount of benefits for both small and large companies - it gives you access to new markets and customers with only a small investment. Now people are purchasing more and more online because they know they will get a better price it’s an fantastic way for businesses to grow without needing to employ sales staff and other staff. Your website, if optimised for Search engines will be a sales person in itself.

The E-commerce shop we use is very search engine friendly. All pages are well titled, and yes it can be optimised. They can be optimised both onsite and offsite, and can gain fantastic results as there is a page for each product and therefore plenty of content for Google to get stuck into. For any e-commerce marketing, we can help you gain a great position for your chosen keyphrases by getting important links.

You may already be selling on Ebay, which is a good start if you are considering starting up your own online shop. You know how Ebay works as well as being familiar with the popular payment methods like Paypal. If not, then still having an online shop isn’t too hard.

So… Ecommerce Marketing Positives:

• All of the proceeds go to you with your online shop, Ebay take a percentage
• You are building up a brand which your customers will become loyal to
• The Design can be pretty much anything you want
• You can update your site and products instead of taking a long time to input them on Ebay
• No other competition is on your site, so people are more likely to purchase from you
• People can trust you more than someone on Ebay, as you will have your own policies

Ebay Positives:

• Ebay is a well known to almost everyone worldwide
• If you are the most competitive and can still make a return after Ebays charges
• A great start to advertise your bew online shop and its other products
• Easy to use and good to run alongside your business online shop

To really get your online shop to a head start, you need to get a niche product, that will sell. If you are selling a product that other well known companies are selling better, you probably won’t get a lot of interest. However, if you create a site that sells a niche product, then you cannot lose.

In Conclusion, having your own online shop will have more long term benefits for you, as you will have complete control, as well as gaining all the profits, however Ebay is perhaps a good method of advertising your online shop by adding a product to. It is also a good starting point to get you used to the way Ecommerce works, and how many orders you may get.

Question:

Is the payment method secure?

Answer:

All payment methods are completely secure and allow your customer to add their payment details with confidence. All payments can be accepted, and you can either choose from automatic payments, which are automatically put through when the order is made. Or when the customer makes the order, an email with their payment details can be sent. We can also incorporate Google checkout and Paypal payment options to the site so everyone can pay in thier own method.

Having an online shop can easily be ran from your own home. At the click of a button your customers can buy, and you can receive payment and sending details. Sounds too easy? We will design, set up and populate your shop for you - even easier. We will run a few tests, train you how to use it, and add any more products, and that is it. We can usually get your shop up and running within a month dependant on how many products you have.

How do i make money from this?

Many of our existing customers have found their online shops making more money than their actual shops. Alot of people purchase online these days as they know it cuts the cost down and so the market is evergrowing as the cost of lving rises.

How do i advertise my Online Shop?

Search Engine Optimisation is the key here. To get your e-commerce marketing strategy right and get it to the top of the search engines, we need understand your business market and find out exactly what keywords your customers would use to not only find your products, but buy them. We will the optimise your site for those keywords and your site will start to appear in good positions in the search engines. This will get your site seen and noticed. Together with a great design and a user-friendly shop - why would they NOT want to buy?

What do i do now?

Why not give us a call and have a chat to our team, so we can get a good idea of exactly what you want? After a breif has been decided, and the products all ready to add, you can just leave it to us! Fill out our online contact form for more information on E-commerce Marketing >>

Nowadays its extremely easy to generate a business from just having a website and a room to store your products in. There are less things to worry about than actually having a shop, and the benefit is, you are open for business 24hours a day. So why not have an ecommerce shop design? There may be that one thing stopping you, which is not knowing about the field.

It seems like a massive thing to have and create, but actually, having an online shop is much better than running a shop. There are less costs involved, and in comparison to a ‘brochure website’ is optimised well, will make you money there and then. If your prices are realistic, we design you a good looking site, as well as optimising it, why wouldn’t people want to purchase a product from your site?

I am tempted to start up my own E-commerce marketing website, but i am not experienced in the retail side and just would not have the time to post everything - or in fact store the products! However it is nice to see so many customers purchasing our shops getting good orders come through. Its a nice job to have, knowing that what you are doing is really helping someones business.

To those of you just thinking of it, give it real consideration, because when it is done right, you will get plenty of orders in, and never regret the decision you made.

There are plenty of online shop designers, as well as templates to help you make your own shop. However, does this beat us actually helping you run your shop. We design it and populate it - unless you want to populate it yourself, set up all the payments and all the rest. But we are always here to add offers onto the website, Sales and anything to attract the public.

Together with this, we also optimise your site to be found on search engines for your keywords. We optimise for the correct customers - what we call the money customers. Not the ones who are looking for research, or just shopping for the future product they may decide to purchase, but the ones who are looking to purchase something online there and then.

We offer a complete E-commerce marketing service to support you and make sure you are getting the most out of your online shop.