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E-commerce applications
Grow your Business by Selling Online
There is research being published all the time stating that whilst high street sales seem to be on the decline, online sales continue to grow despite the economic climate.
These statistics prove that if you are in the business of selling, you need to be selling online.
How to sell online
If you want to sell online, you need an Ecommerce website.
Ecommerce is a way of selling goods over the internet. In a nutshell, an Ecommerce website consists of:
- A catalogue for shoppers to browse and from which to select the products they would like to purcahse
- A shopping basket system so that customers can ‘add to basket’
- A secure payment gateway and a streamlined order processing system
E-commerce websites are complex systems that need to be modelled by specialist developers with an understanding of your business needs.
Advanced E-commerce websites will include features such as:
- Animated catalogues that allow shoppers to see products in almost as much detail as they would in a shop
- Order history facilities
- Account logins
- Recently viewed items
- Wish lists and regular shopping lists
- Complementary product suggestions to encourage add-on sales
- Automated order confirmations and despatch advice
- Stock level alerts
- Sales forecasting
A good E-commerce system will allow you to make the most of your sales by showing you trends that allow marketing initiatives to be planned. Some systems will help with stock management by automatically alerting you when a certain number of items have been sold.
Whether you are looking for a simple online shop or something very advanced, the Core Media Design Ecommerce programmers will take time to develop a system that is tailored to any need.
With in-depth experience in the latest Ecommerce software, we guarantee you a professional, search engine optimised and user-friendly design that complies with the latest web trends and accessibility guidelines. Your website will be easy to use for customers so that their shopping experience will be a pleasant one and they will be more likely to return in future; and it will streamline your business processes too.
Consumers believe that shopping online is good for the environment
A survey of UK households conducted by market researcher GfK shows that 69% of consumers believe that online shopping is good for the environment and more than two in five believe that it helps to reduce their carbon footprint. Another good reason to get your business online!
Start Selling Online!
Can’t wait to start selling online? Contact Core Media Design and we’ll give you the advice and support you need to get your Ecommerce project off the ground. In just a few weeks you could have your very own fully functional online store!