Shopping
online is not only time saving and convenient, but also provides you to
scroll through variety of products and gift items without compelling
you to buy any. Another advantage of buying online is customer need not
go from place to place and shops to shops to buy a branded shirt of a
particular color, they could use filters provided by online shopping
portals to find a specific match.
Difference
of opinion usually prevail between buyers of different mindset. While
many buyers believe online shopping gives them more varieties to choose
from at a discounted rates, many other buyers are of opinion that buying
offline from local wholesales or retailers gives them additional
discounts, guarantees product quality, and provides easy replacement.
E-commerce
online shopping portals and mobile commerce apps let consumers to view
and compare products and allow them to give product reviews through
rates and comments. Customers also have option to share worthy buy with
family and friends over social media sites.
A
typical e-commerce shopping website has a well planned layout,
structured content, easy navigation and an user friendly interface. Any
purchase redirects to either secured payment gateway that accepts debit
or credit cards to pay for the order, or opens up the bank website for
payment through internet banking.
Some
websites offer ready to go ecommerce templates. Smaller businesses use
virtual banks such as Paypal and Google wallet to accept and manage
online payments. Larger e-commerce business however process payment
using their own unique merchant account and specific business services.
Mobile
phone devices such as smartphones and tablets have opened up avenue for
mobile commerce. Unlike e-commerce, m-commerce works with or without
internet. By enabling Wi-Fi network, smartphones could be instructed to
work on internet. On the contrary when there is unavailability of
internet connection, m-commerce transactions are transpired on 2G, 3G
and 4G data networks.
E-commerce Website Development
usually entails usage of web and scripting languages like as HTML,
JavaScript, Java, PHP, Python.. and database like MySQL, and Oracle. CMS Development on the other hand primarily focuses on publishing of content such as articles or blogs.
E-commerce
has led to fast and convenient mean of shopping for people across the
world. Even though the future of trading will be e-commerce, the role
played by offline shopkeepers and vendors in servicing need of city
public and the society can’t be overlooked.
