Ecommerce for Small Business

Have you been wondering if you should sell your products or services on the web? Has your current ecommerce site been less than you hoped for?

Net The Big One specializes in building ecommerce sites for small businesses. Our experience in real world situations has taught us not only the upside, but the pitfalls as well.

In January 2004, Jupiter Research predicted online retail sales of $65 billion (the actual total ended up being $88.2 billion) increasing to $117 billion by 2008, and that's just in the US. It is further estimated that 20 million people currently shop online with a predicted growth rate of 30% - 50% over the next few years.

So what do these numbers really mean for brick-and-mortar retailers? To Net The Big One it means the buying habits of the general population are changing, and  businesses that engage in ecommerce are taking a larger and larger bite out of the total retail sales pie every year.

It may well turn out that, over the next 5 - 10 years, online sales could become as important to retailers as web sites have become to all businesses. After all, if, as a retailer, you are not getting your share of the online sales pie you are missing out on the potential of a growing market while your own market is shrinking.

At Net The Big One, our preferred ecommerce solution (that being secure hosting, shopping cart software, promotion and so on) is just the right mix of power, flexibility, price and scalability. By adhering to our game plan, your ecommerce site can grow as your business grows - and with reasonable start up costs.

It's not hard to understand the growth in ecommerce. There are numerous incentives to buy online:

• Convenience
• The stores are never closed
• No tax on out-of-state purchases
• Free shipping is not uncommon
• Consumers are overcoming their fear of online purchasing
• Almost anything can be, and is being, sold online
• Convenience :)

Ecommerce is a dynamic growth industry with no signs of a downturn in site. But the industry is still in its infancy and now is a great time to get on board.

Call us to set up a free initial consultation and we'll discuss if our services are right for your business.

Last updated 05-Jan-2005