eCommerce is Thriving and For Obvious Reasons
eCommerce or Electronic Commerce is; distributing, buying, selling, marketing and servicing of products or services over the Internet. It’s not the sole domain of large companies as many small businesses have found considerable success selling their products online.
It’s not only thriving in this economy, but Moody’s even suggests that one of the biggest economic afflictions of our time, these despicable oil prices, are fueling the popularity because surfing online is a lot more economical than burning gas to drive to a mall. It is far more than an online catalog, shopping cart, or payment processor.
It is about generating and nurturing leads, acquiring new customers, and expanding your business capabilities and product or service offerings. It’s referred to as a profitable business area by experts and is a fast growing and highly concentrated industry where transition is constant. eCommerce is, simply put, the buying and selling of products online and is the evolution of traditional business practice combined with the power of the Internet.
It is a godsend in our hectic lives and virtual shopping is a dream come true because of the convenience of being able to do it from home and because of the time saving factor involved. It is like a global marketplace that gives traders the opportunity to increase their sales and therefore increase their profits and when implemented properly, it is often faster, cheaper and more convenient than the traditional methods of bartering goods and services.
The road to creating a successful online store can be a difficult proposition if you aren’t aware of eCommerce principles and what it is supposed to do for your internet business. Perhaps most importantly, it’s about building relationships and when done properly, your website can be an extremely lucrative relationship portal. However it is quite a specialized field requiring a level of expertise and can take a considerable amount of time to implement properly.
Part of the attraction is that it lends itself extremely well to a variety of home-based business opportunities and growth in Canadian eCommerce is solid, with eMarketer reporting that Canadians are poised to double their online spending for retail goods from $8 billion in 2006 to $16 billion by 2009.
The challenge isn’t about the technology involved, it’s about utilizing technology to understand your customers and turn a one-time purchase into a life-long relationship with perhaps the most remarkable feature being that anyone can do it. There will always be a place for traditional commerce, but eCommerce is fast becoming a necessary and essential part of any business plan.
Best of all, it is flexible so you can implement the necessary tools that will benefit your business, to either a small or large budget. The only constant in the world of eCommerce is change and the impact of young consumers on Ecommerce is visible in the way they share product recommendations over the internet. This of course impacts your product popularity which can turn into a boon for your business or lead to its demise.
eCommerce is usually split into two distinct types: B2C or Business to Consumer which is primarily focused on delivering goods and services directly to the end user or customers and is therefore essentially a virtual storefront. Secondly, B2B or Business to Business eCommerce which is the trading of goods and services between businesses is another way to generate income through your online venture.
The age of Virtual Window Shopping has become a reality but the problem is eCommerce is much easier to implement than it is to lead to success.
Bob Withers is a professional sales and marketing person with over twenty years in the field. He has also turned his sights on Affiliate Marketing to apply his trade. Bob changed career paths four years ago when both he and his wife began working with Autistic adults in the US, which along with his Home Business and Affiliate Marketing, is his focus right now. If you want to get in touch with Bob or learn more about Affiliate Marketing and Home Business opportunities please visit:
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This is my new Blog and having been away from it for a couple of years it’s great to be back because I really enjoy it. Just to tell you something about myself, my wife and I are currently working with Autistic adults in the state of Maine and we love it. Although we’re from Canada, originally from Newfoundland, this is our second stint working in Maine and the two men we are working with this time around are great. We’ve become very attached to these young men and we consider ourselves to be a family. Actually our job title is that of Therapeutic Foster Parents and of course we take it very seriously. One of the main reasons we take it so seriously is that we are advocates for these young men because at times they can’t speak for themselves.
The sad part about our job here in Maine is that we have to leave the country after 18 months. The reason for this being the company who hired us and sponsored us into the US could only get us into the country by way of a Training Visa with the main condition being we have to leave after 18 months. We were here under the same circumstances in 2007 and had to leave the guys we were caring for at that time at the end of 2008.
This of course was very difficult for the three men we were working with and living with at the time and it was also very difficult for us because we became very attached and as I mentioned earlier we became a family. One of the main benefits of coming back is that we get to see the guys we worked with on our first visit and we also get to do what we enjoy which is caring for and helping these young men.
Because of our love for what we do and for the people we work with I will be dedicating a Page on this website to Autism and to the people who live with it on a daily basis. I’m hoping this will help educate people who aren’t familiar with what is fast becoming a global concern and help to raise funds for research.
The other objective of this website is to offer Home Business advice and present opportunities to people who are interested in making a legitimate living by working from home.
I’m hoping to have a great deal of relevant content added soon and I hope people will make it a point to visit often. Thank you for visiting and for taking the time to read this information.
The following two videos should give you some idea of the majestic beauty of Newfoundland:
I’ve added a video below, one of which is actually an advertisement by a local brewery located in St. John’s, Newfoundland which is where I’m from. But it contains some great shots of the area and I like to think portrays what we, as Newfoundlanders, are all about: People who care about people, who work hard and play hard but aren’t afraid to laugh at ourselves. In the following videos you will see many examples of this outlook on life as portrayed by local entertainers performing at what we call “Kitchen Parties”.
These are events where neighbours come together to have a few drinks and entertain one another through song and dance. Please take the time to have a look.