Australian E-Commerce Web Based Solutions

	New Office: 5/33 Bulcock Street Caloundra Queensland, 4551 Australia Telephone: (07) 5438 2799

WHAT IS E-COMMERCE?

E-Commerce (electronic commerce) is the use of electronic communication to to business. It involves trading products or services over the internet or another computer network.

E-commerce is gennerally used because it is faster than normal commerce, and can be quite efficient if done correctly.

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These are 3 main types of E-Commerce:

B2B (Business to Business) is where one business trades information with another. B2B transactions make up over 90% of E-Commerce transactions.

B2C (Business to Consumer) is where a business has a product/service available, and a consumer buys it. This is done solely through the Internet.

B2E (Business to Employee) (also to Suppliers and Contractors) is better known as an Intranet.

The Intranet is a web portal to help an organisation send information to it's employees. This is normally accessed through the organisation's network.

Statistics:

	B2B makes up over 90% of all E-Commerce transactions.
	Over 80% of small Australian businesses are connected to the internet..
	In a 2007 survey, nearly 50% of Americans had bought something online.
	In a 2008 survey, 78% of Internet users agree that online shopping is convenient, and 68% say that "it saves time."
	There has been a dramtic growth in the amount of Internet based sales, and it is still rising

Advantages of E-Commerce:

	Available 24/7/365: The internet never closes, so neither does your online store
	Larger Reach: People from all over the world are able to access websites, so you'd have a larger possible customer base.
	Lower Costs: Without a physical store, you don't have to pay as much for things like labour, advertising and paperwork.
	Faster: E-Commerce saves time, so people are more likely to buy online, and it saves you time on processing and recording orders too.

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