E-commerce 

So what is e-commerce?

Over the years e-commerce has somewhat evolved. In the early days it referred to electronic transactions made by data systems, and now it's widely viewed as being the sale of goods over the internet.

How can I use e-commerce?

Your main form of e-commerce will most likely be a website. You can use it to market to your potential customers, collect sales orders and payments, and to keep in touch with customers.

In 2007, nearly 15 million households in Great Britain (61 per cent) had Internet access. This is an increase of just over 1 million households (7 per cent) over the last year and nearly 4 million households (36 per cent) since 2002.*

*Information published 28 August 2007, source: National Statistics Online, www.statistics.gov.uk

As you can see from the statistics above, having a website can mean that you have the possibility to reach a huge audience, what's more it can be done to suit your budget, and more money does not equal better effectiveness of your website!

 

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