E-Commerce (B2B & B2C)

Ecommerce (e-commerce) or electronic commerce, a subset of ebusiness, is the purchasing, selling, and exchanging of goods and services over computer networks (such as the Internet) through which transactions or terms of sale are performed electronically. Contrary to popular belief, ecommerce is not just on the Web. In fact, ecommerce was alive and well in business to business transactions before the Web back in the 70s via EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) through VANs (Value-Added Networks). Ecommerce can be broken into two main categories: B2B, B2C.

E-Commerce Sites

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B2B (Business-to-Business)

Companies doing business with each other such as manufacturers selling to distributors and wholesalers selling to retailers. Pricing is based on quantity of order and is often negotiable.

B2C (Business-to-Consumer)

Businesses selling to the general public typically through catalogs utilizing shopping cart software. By dollar volume, B2B takes the prize, however B2C is really what the average Joe has in mind with regards to ecommerce as a whole.

E-commerce:

An e-business organization transforms its interaction with customers, suppliers, business partners and an employee using Internet-based technologies - extending its reach to improve its performance. E-business is not about re-inventing or re-engineering your business, it's about streamlining your business processes and leveraging your knowledge.

The e-business gains strategic advantage in a highly competitive, global marketplace. Using e-business solutions creates competitive advantage. The web changes everything. Now you can reduce operating costs, obtain higher revenues, increase your customer base, create new market opportunities, enhance your customer service and target your communications.

Our E-commerce web site development plan includes:

	Complete implementation and launch
	Marketing evaluation
	Functional design
	Hosting requirements and implementation
	Database configuration
	Strategic planning
	Requirements definition
	Creative graphic design
	Payment interface
	Database configuration
	Software customization