Computer hardware and software
sales used to make up the largest percentage
of online sales. Other markets, however, are
gaining in momentum and volume. The easier
and faster a product is to get online, the
more likely it will be a success in internet
sales.
E-Commerce, or Electronic Commerce,
is a term for a commercial transaction, business,
or anything involving the transfer of information
over the internet. This includes consumer
retail sites like Amazon.com, auction sites
like eBay, or business to business sites.
To start an E-Commerce site
you will need a product or service to sell,
a Web site, a method of accepting on-line
payments, and a strategy for marketing your
site and getting customers.
60-percent of the US population
is online. Women are more likely than men
to use the internet on a daily basis, and
Seniors are rapidly becoming avid shopper
online. Teenagers make very few online purchases
largely because they don't have as much access
to credit cards.
Only 25% of people who have
used the Internet for less than 8 weeks or
2 to 4 times per week buy products they've
researched online. 70% of people who have
used the internet for over 18 months or more
than once a day buy online.
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