Selling online
published on 30.04.10 by J Corn
It can all be a little confusing when people speak in technical jargon. If you want to sell online this can be a minefield to understand.
What is ecommerce?
If you do want to sell on the Internet, the technical term for this is “ecommerce”. This is basically a system which allows you sell you products online through a website.
You can buy ready made ecommerce systems that allow you to add products straight away. These are very basic and require little coding knowledge. A system is set up where you can just enter a product name, price and description easily like a database.
You can customise the system to look the way you want it to but this requires programming knowledge. If you don’t have this you are better going to a company who can design this for you and complete the setup. You can then just add the products and change the information after.
Payment
You also need a payment system that allows you to take payment from your customers. This needs to be secure as people are very aware of fraud and fake systems.
The best choice is to go for a well-recognised system. Please be warned though as there are fees involved. One of the most trusted is Paypal. Most people now have a Paypal account because of Ebay. For this trusted service you do have to pay a lot per transaction. Check Paypal’s website for the latest fees. There are other systems such as Protyx that are well recognised and many banks have their own online payment system. I would strongly recommend researching for they take into account the amount you make a month and base the fees upon this.
It can all be a little confusing when people speak in technical jargon. If you want to sell online this can be a minefield to understand.
What is ecommerce?
If you do want to sell on the Internet, the technical term for this is “ecommerce”. This is basically a system which allows you sell you products online through a website.
You can buy ready made ecommerce systems that allow you to add products straight away. These are very basic and require little coding knowledge. A system is set up where you can just enter a product name, price and description easily like a database.
You can customise the system to look the way you want it to but this requires programming knowledge. If you don’t have this you are better going to a company who can design this for you and complete the setup. You can then just add the products and change the information after.
Payment
You also need a payment system that allows you to take payment from your customers. This needs to be secure as people are very aware of fraud and fake systems.
The best choice is to go for a well-recognised system. Please be warned though as there are fees involved. One of the most trusted is Paypal. Most people now have a Paypal account because of Ebay. For this trusted service you do have to pay a lot per transaction. Check Paypal’s website for the latest fees. There are other systems such as Protyx that are well recognised and many banks have their own online payment system. I would strongly recommend researching for they take into account the amount you make a month and base the fees upon this.
