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E-commerce is doing business using internet so as
to improve the speed and efficacy of the business.
In the process, the website of an organization is
integrated with the heart of the business, it's giving
more control to the customer.
Activities of E-commerce
is Buying and selling products, business-to-business
transactions to product catalogues, staff and client
training systems and more.
Firstly, since the internet is the fastest growing
medium in history. E-commerce has much wider reach
to the customers than any other means. Here are a
few statistics about internet: Each day, 360,000 people
log on to the Internet for the first time. Over 225,000
home-based businesses are being launched on the Internet
every single week. Consumers use the internet more
often than they watch TV, Read the newspaper, or listen
to the radio. By 2005, American online communications
predicts the online market will surpass $9 billion
a year 85% of all Internet user sessions begin at
a search engine. 75 out of 100 users are looking for
product and service information using search engines
everyday.
E-commerce solutions can remove all geographical boundaries
and time differences while working for you 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week.Internet is a back boon to many
small to medium size businesses. which cannot afford
to advertise on television nor in highly circulated
magazines, newspapers, or business directories.
E-Commerce
FAQ::
1. How can I accept credit card orders on my web site?
2. What is a credit card merchant account?
3. How do I obtain a credit card merchant account?
4. What is 'Real-time' credit card processing?
5. How do I collect orders on my web site?
6. When should I use a simple stand alone online order
form?
7. When should I use a shopping cart system on my
web site?
1.How can I accept credit card
orders on my web site?
These basic elements are the foundation of accepting
online orders via credit card:
A credit card merchant account with
a bank. A method by which to collect orders and credit
card information (order forms or shopping cart system)
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Encryption - to provide
your customers a secure method to transmit their credit
card and ordering information to you
2.What is a
credit card merchant account?
A credit card merchant account allows your business
to accept credit cards for payment of goods and services.
A customer provides his or her credit card number
when you make a sale. You submit the credit card number,
expiration date and amount of the sale to your merchant
account provider (typically a bank). Within 7-10 days
the funds are electronically deposited into your business
bank account.
3. How do I obtain a credit
card merchant account?
Most banks and financial institutions offer merchant
account services. Check with your current bank and
ask for an application. There are also companies that
specialize in providing merchant account services
in addition to the lease and sale of credit card terminals,
processing software, etc. These companies are listed
in abundance in the phone book or via a search on
the web for "merchant account providers".Fees
can vary greatly amongst merchant account providers,
so you will want to do some comparison shopping before
choosing a merchant account provider.
4.What is 'Real-time' credit
card processing?
Real-time credit card processing allows your web order
pages to immediately submit your customer's credit
card information via the Internet to your merchant
account bank for authorization. Real-time authorization
is useful if you anticipate a large volume of online
transactions or wish to provide your customer with
immediate access to your product or service. Example:
Selling a piece of software that a customer can download
immediately after their credit card has been authorized
in 'Real time'. Real-time credit card processing functionality
can involve additional costs beyond standard processing
which include: additional service fees from your merchant
account provider bank, additional software requirements
for real-time processing, customized ordering pages
created for your web site and/or web server payment
gateway software configuration and setup. Some careful
research and planning is recommended before launching
a Real-time payment system on your web site to determine
the total costs and your expected return on investment.
5.How do I collect orders on
my web site?
The most common methods are using a simple online
order form, or a shopping cart system with an order
form. Once your customer completes your online order
form the order can be delivered to you via email,
saved to a text file or saved to a database file on
your web site for you to retrieve. Upon receipt of
your customer's order you can submit their credit
card and payment information to your merchant account
provider and deliver your product or service.
6 .When should I use a simple
stand alone online order form?
If you have a small number of items available to purchase
(less than one or two dozen unique products or services).
If are looking for an inexpensive solution or have
a limited Internet budget
If you are a novice or immediate web designer and
want to start with a simple, easy to build order system
7. When should I use a shopping
cart system on my web site?
If you have a larger number of items available for
sale (more than a dozen)
If you wish to automatically total a customer's order
including shipping, tax.
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