Top Ten Reasons
So why put your business online ? There is a mountain of reasons
for putting your business online. Here are some.
To Establish A Web Presence
Some kind of web presence is essential these days. Almost
44% of people using the internet in 1999 had purchased at
least one product over the Internet.
To Sell your product or service
Reach a global market with the Internet. With the WWW you
are now able to display your products or services to a wider
and bigger audience, hence more sales.
Provide customer support
Cost effective customer support can be provided for your products
or services via email. Email support reduces the overhead
of providing Long Distance/STD phone calls to your clients.
In 1998, Cisco Systems made over 70% of its worldwide sales
over the internet therefore eliminating over half a million
phone calls and saving more than $40 million a month.
Interest your customers
Even if you don't have the facility to sell your products
it is still a good form of exposure to showcase your products
or services on the WWW. This form of advertising can be just
as effective as a brochure or ad as long as your potential
customers know you are there.
Cost effective Business Solution
Overheads are dramatically lower when running an e-commerce
enabled business. Fewer storefronts,leases or rates to pay.
Convenience for Customers
Why make customers come to your store and carry their purchase
home when it can all be done over the Internet? Customers
can shop at their convenience and are not limited to business
trading hours. This is especially important for business customers
who purchase consumables on a regular basis and don't have
the time to shop from store to store.
Eliminate Write-Offs
No need to worry about demonstration models of your products
being damaged or products being stolen. Theft & write-offs
are virtually eliminated on the Internet. You can find out
if a credit card is illegitimate before you send the product
to the customer.
Open 24/7
The internet never stops trading. More trading hours means
more sales opportunities.
Everyone is Equal
Whether you a large retail chain or a small business nobody
will ever know any better. You can now trade competitively
against the big companies and claim part of their market share
for your own.
Eliminate the Middleperson
Lower prices means more revenue. Need we say more?
