Understanding E-commerce
E-commerce is the term used to describe the selling of goods and services over the Internet. In the most general sense, simply creating a Web site that advertises and promotes your products can be considered "E-commerce." In recent years, however, E-commerce has become much more sophisticated. E-commerce businesses now offer elaborate online stores where customers can browse thousands of products, place an order, select the desired shipping method and pay for their purchases using their credit cards.
What you need to start your own online store depends upon a number of factors, such as how you want to handle transactions and what types of security you want to provide. For example, if you don't need to accept credit cards or process transactions online, all you need is a website that lists your products, provides some sort of order form and lists the address where your customers should send their payments.
However, if you want a full-featured online store that can process credit card transactions in "real time" in a secure environment you will need:
Our E-commerce plans provide you with shopping cart software and a secure server with a shared SSL certificate for your secure transactions.
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You may want to read the E-commerce FAQ. |
