Simply put e-commerce is the buying and selling of goods on the internet.

Some do spell it differently, such as ecommerce but it is still the same thing.

Why is e-commerce important for my business?

The numbers do speak for themselves, it is important – but why is it so important.

Why it’s important right now:

Consumer spending plunged by a record 16.4% in April, but one category saw a bounce: nonstore retailers. Included in this category, which saw an 8.4% month-over-month increase, is online shopping.

CNBC.com

The above numbers are for the United States of America. But think about this: as the current world situation unfolded more and more people took to ordering products online, many people did so for the first time. Expect to see big jumps in e-commerce spending for a long time into the future (and don’t be left behind).

If you have any product or service, you are able to sell it online – and the potential number of customers that you open your idea / product / service up to is far greater than setting up a stall on a street could deliver.

You definitely don’t need to be a big corporate company with millions of dollars to spend on setting yourself up. The barrier to entry – or cost and time needed to get everything set up – is really low, especially if you choose the right web design and development partner. Anyone can get into selling online.

What does it take to get my business setup for e-commerce?

A high level view of the steps you’ll need to take are:

• Get an appropriate domain (this is the website address) and hosting
• Design and create your website and e-commerce platform
• Link up your secure payments processor to your e-commerce platform
• Setup your courier service provider
• Market your website

At groDev we offer a breadth of services – from turn-key solutions where we take care of everything for our clients, to tactical solutions or fixes to get their websites running the way they need it to.