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IntroductionE-commerce – background
A five minute historyWhatʼs out there now?How e-commerce has affected the high-streetThe Impact of e-commerce on consumer spending
The value of e-commerce to your business
Saving you moneyMaking you moneySales AnalysisCustomer ServiceE-commerce as a secondary sales channel
Making your business ready to sell online
Know your competitionMaking your products and services ready for the InternetEnsuring that the business can fulfil ordersWorking out the cost of delivery to both you and your customersManaging your customersGetting the price rightTaking credit card sales over the InternetTerms and ConditionsReturns PolicyThe fulfilment processMonitoring the performance of your websiteE-commerce security and privacy
Developing your e-commerce website
Interface designBrandingDIY Software e-commerce softwareAccessibility
Getting visitors to know about your site
Search enginesAdvertisingPromotionsLink ExchangesEditorialAffiliates
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Introduction
This document will provide your business with a starting point toconsider using e-commerce.
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It will explain many issues regarding how to set up an e-commercewebsite.
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It will not provide you with a costing for your specific needs.It does not promote our own services over any otherIt does not recommend specific third party products orservices.It can be used by your company for reference.It may not be distributed for commercial or marketing purposesby anyone without express written permission by AspinInteractiveCopying by academic institutions is permitted providing thefollowing credit is applied:© Copyright Aspin Interactive Limited all right reserved 2004
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This is a guide for anyone who is looking to setup an e-commerce website to sell product to retail - the public consumer. It covers everything for planning and running an e-commerce website. It also covers issues that you need to consider such as credit card theft, warehouse management and shipping. This is a free guide and may be free distributed as long as a credit to the author is given along