Your Expert Guide to E-Commerce, Online Retailing & Internet Marketing
TweetBy Paul Lang, Editor, Sell It! May 23rd, 2002 I regularly receive correspondence from people who are keen to start their own Web business, but simply can’t think of a product or service they could sell. One piece of advice that I always give them is to simply open their eyes as they go around [...]
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TweetMarch 1998 Digital Equipment Corporation has recently launched a worldwide public trial of its MilliCent microcommerce system. Initially it will be a free trial, during which time users can download a wallet and load $10 of scrip into their wallet for free. MilliCent uses a system of electronic currency called scrip. The scrip can be [...]
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TweetBy Paul Lang, Editor, Sell It! July 19th, 2000 Although Web based commerce is still relatively new, the software that makes it all possible has already moved through three distinct phases: Phase 1: At first, there was no complete Web storefront packages available and the Web commerce pioneers had to create a website either by lashing [...]
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TweetIf you fear receiving customer complaints and either ignore them or respond defensively, then you are missing a great opportunity. Ken Evoy explains why customer complaints should be regarded as a valuable gift. Introduced by Paul Lang One common theme that you’ll find running through many of the articles on this Web site is how [...]
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TweetFrom all the media hype surrounding electronic commerce, a newcomer could be forgiven for thinking that making money on the ‘Net is easy. Trust me, it’s not. A successful Web merchant has to carefully select the product or service they are going to sell, choose an e-commerce solution, and then build their store. But that’s [...]
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TweetThe heart of any Web store is the software that it runs on. However, up until relatively recently, software solutions for e-commerce were largely do-it-yourself affairs, consisting of a number of disparate tools lashed together to fulfill the major tasks of an online store. This situation is changing rapidly. From the large number of press [...]
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