Conduct Business And Shop Online
E-commerce was touted as the next big economic miracle thatwould make instant millionaires. Anyone who had a half-baked
idea jumped onto the e-commerce bandwagon. What it did was
turn out a lot of wise young men and faulty business models. All those who burnt their fingers in the dot-com bust can now give a safe Internet practices lecture!
A few, however, have stuck it out and made those proverbial
pots of gold. Business plans and revenue models have been
tweaked and worked upon, and conducting business online is no
longer as risky as it once was. All it requires is planning and a systematic approach.
pots of gold. Business plans and revenue models have been
tweaked and worked upon, and conducting business online is no
longer as risky as it once was. All it requires is planning and a systematic approach.
One type of online business that’s doing reasonably well is
online shopping, with sites such as Amazon.com raking in millions
dollars in revenue annually. Auction sites such as eBay and
Apple’s iTunes music download site have also shown that a business
model based entirely off the Internet is viable. Online shopping has also become safer thanks to better encryption techniques and payment methods such as PayPal. Surveys have also shown that people
around the world are increasingly opening up to the idea of buying
items off the Web.
online shopping, with sites such as Amazon.com raking in millions
dollars in revenue annually. Auction sites such as eBay and
Apple’s iTunes music download site have also shown that a business
model based entirely off the Internet is viable. Online shopping has also become safer thanks to better encryption techniques and payment methods such as PayPal. Surveys have also shown that people
around the world are increasingly opening up to the idea of buying
items off the Web.
Spurred on by these successes, many individuals are venturing
back into the once-forbidden dot-com business sector. A number of
collectives are also looking at the Internet to further their business interests. Content providers for the media, Web site developers and Flash programmers form a major chunk of Web professionals.Sites such as http://www.hungama.com/ and http://www.c2w.com/ conduct their entire business on the Internet.
back into the once-forbidden dot-com business sector. A number of
collectives are also looking at the Internet to further their business interests. Content providers for the media, Web site developers and Flash programmers form a major chunk of Web professionals.Sites such as http://www.hungama.com/ and http://www.c2w.com/ conduct their entire business on the Internet.
With technology spreading into different spheres, it has
become easier for people to conduct business transactions on the
Internet. Will this actually kick off the e-commerce boom? Or will
we learn a few more lessons from the school of hard knocks? Our
guess is only as good as yours!
become easier for people to conduct business transactions on the
Internet. Will this actually kick off the e-commerce boom? Or will
we learn a few more lessons from the school of hard knocks? Our
guess is only as good as yours!