What is ECommerce?

Electronic commerce or ecommerce is a term for any type of business, or commercial transaction, that involves the transfer of information across the Internet. It covers a range of different types of businesses, from consumer based retail sites, through auction or music sites, to business exchanges trading goods and services between corporations. It is currently one of the most important aspects of the Internet to emerge.

Ecommerce allows consumers to electronically exchange goods and services with no barriers of time or distance. Electronic commerce has expanded rapidly over the past five years and is predicted to continue at this rate, or even accelerate. In the near future the boundaries between “conventional” and “electronic” commerce will become increasingly blurred as more and more businesses move sections of their operations onto the Internet.

What do you need to have an online store and what exactly is a shopping cart?

Shopping cart software is an operating system used to allow consumers to purchase goods and or services, track customers, and tie together all aspects of ecommerce into one cohesive whole.  There are many FREE or low cost WordPress Plugins that are very effective shopping carts.

The next step, you need a means of accepting online payments. This usually entails obtaining a merchant account and accepting credit cards through an online payment gateway. An easy solution for many ecommerce sites is to use PayPal to accept online payments.

PAYPAL Safety Information:

How does PayPal Protect Your Financial Information: When you sign up for PayPal, PayPal will ask you to link your bank account, debit card, or credit card so that your payments can be funded. This information is never shared with retailers (in this case Wowsers Web Design). In fact, it’s securely protected by data encryption technology, reducing the risk of online fraud and identity theft.

How does PayPal Stop Hackers: Your PayPal account is protected by the latest anti-fraud technology and a dedicated team of specialists working round-the-clock against the bad guys. We constantly monitor PayPal transactions for suspicious activity and alert our customers as soon as a problem is detected. We also share safety tips and fraud-fighting tools like our Safe Password Checker.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT USING PAYPAL TO PAY ONLINE.