Online Shopping Ecommerce Setup
Ecommerce and Mcommerce Sunshine Coast
Mcommerce is the term for mobile commerce as more and more people buy your products and / or services from their mobile phone, iPad or tablet.
E-commerce and Mcommerce fact sheet
Claims to have you up and running in an hour are simply untrue. Remember perfect planning for perfect performance.
Online Shop Basics
1.
What is ecommerce?
Web
shop definition.
Your
ecommerce shop.
Your
business office.
What
do I need?
2.
Ecommerce checklist.
My
market.
Competition.
Profit.
Organise
your shop.
Pictures
sell.
Ecommerce general information
3.
Ecommerce Shop Information
Products
Payment
options
Freight
or shipping
An ecommerce web shop carefully designed to a web design plan as per any business will succeed. Web design tips.
12website Sunshine Coast helps you make money through ecommerce or online shopping. Designing online shops since 2003.
A
web shop definition.
A web shop or ecommerce is a website that displays and
sells your products. Just like shops at the mall, web
shops can sell just a few products or thousands of products. Keep the web design professional.
Your web shop can advertise its products, have sales, and accept various forms of
payment - credit card, cheques, money orders, cash on
delivery. You choose the ways you want to accept payments.
Web shops can reach customers all over the world. Why have a website?^
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Your
ecommerce web shop.
When a leading supermarket recently went online it found
most of its customers shopping after 10pm. Check your website
for success.
A web shop has one or more pages that display and describe
products, and a shopping cart where customers can buy
those products by giving their name and address and,
typically, providing credit card information.
Your shopfront or website homepage needs careful attention.
If you already have a shop, your web shop can extend your market. Or ask for our web site redesign service. Many ecommerce shops have no physical store. They simply ship their goods directly from the manufacturer. Operate your business from home. It is important that the web design of your web shop can answer all your customers questions. Some websites don't get sales - we can tell you why. ^ Back to Top ^
Your
business office.
You have a very private 'office' in your web shop where
you can:
- add or delete products
- change prices
- display specials
- collect orders.
You don't need to know how to design a web site. You do need to know how to use the
internet and we will train you in simple internet security.
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What
do I need?
12website ecommerce package:
- Your business domain name.
- Ecommerce website.
- Ecommerce web hosting.
- Ecommerce training. ^ Back to Top ^
Market:
Web shops that unique items OR offer unique services succeed. Find a niche market and service it well. Your
products usually are available elsewhere. Why should
people buy from you? For
more information on successful marketing read this. ^
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Other
web shops:
Look at your competitions products and/ or web shops.
What is your competition selling and for how much? Why
should customers buy from you? How will your shop attract
and keep their customers? ^
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Profit:
Can you markup your products and/or services to cover
your wholesale prices and your time? Beware of fast
talk about fast
profit. ^
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Organise
your shop:
Your customers need to be able to find what they need
easily. Categorise your products. 12website provides a simple search and
an advanced search to assist your customers. Do not
overload your website
homepage.
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Pictures
Sell:
Customers buy with their eyes.
Do you have a picture of your products? Do you have
a business's logo?
12website - web and graphic design can assist you have
an appealing web shop. ^
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Ecommerce
Shop Information:
The heart of your ecommerce web shop is:
Products
Payment options
Shipping
To identify each product you will need:
- Product model or number. Something which is unique to each product.
- Product picture. A good idea but not absolutely necessary.
- Product name. Short and descriptive.
- Product description. Selling points.
- Product price.
OPTIONAL - Manufacturer. For books - author.
- Product category.
- Product subcategory.
- Product weight. Only if shipping is calculated on weight. ^ Back to Top ^
Shipping may be calculated on:
- weight
- price
- fixed price
- or free
If you are going to sell in other states or overseas we can set up a shipping method to suit your customers. ^ Back to Top ^
Payment
methods.
Credit card
Cheques/ Money Orders
Collection
Cash on Delivery
BPay for Australia
Internet or telephone banking details
- Credit card transactions require
you to have a Merchant Account.
Credit cards may be processed offline or through an EFTPOS or POS facility.
Credit cards may also be processed in 'real time' through a Merchant Gateway. - Cheque/ Money order. The goods are shipped when that is cleared at your bank.
- Cash on Delivery.
Below is a free domain search - to get you started. ^ Back to Top ^
Domain Name Search - - Sample e-commerce web shop
More Frequently Asked Questions or please get in touch.
- Ecommerce fact sheet
- Who needs a web site?
- What is necessary to have a web site?
- What is a domain name [web site address - URL]?
- What is a web site host?
- How much does it cost to setup a web site?
- Can I have e-mail addresses /auto responders?
- Do you need a web site manager?
- How many pages will I need?
- Who actually owns my web site?
- Will my web site be listed in the search engines?
- How can people find my web site?
- How long does it take to build a web site?