What is Ecommerce?

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Ecommerce is the means of selling goods or services over the internet.

It comprises four main elements:

• An online catalogue displaying items for sale
• A shopping cart system allowing users to pick the goods and place an order for them
• A payment system that receives and encrypts credit card details for processing
• An order processing and fulfilment system by which orders are managed and goods delivered to the purchaser

This site provides information, advice and resources for businesses wanting to sell goods and services over the internet.

The site provides help through all stages of the process of setting up an ecommerce site.

• Planning an ecommerce site and online business
• Choosing products and services
• Ecommerce site construction and development - whether self-built or outsourced
• Selling online
• Marketing your web site
• Ecommerce case studies

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