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The rise of E-Commerce!

 Hi all, hope you are well! Welcome back to my blog. This week I am going to be talking about something that has become very prominent in recent times and I predict will sky-rocket in the next 10 to 15 years, e-commerce! Essentially e-commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services online. Numerous platforms to allow e-commerce have popped up in the last few years. Such as these listed below: 👇

WIX:

The first one is one I've seen advertised for some years now and that is wix.com. Wix is a tool that makes it easy to create your own website. It gives scope for customisation and personalisation and prides itself on being user friendly. A key component for any e-commerce business is a website and I would recommend this platform for a gym as customers want to easily see which type of membership is for them and an easy to navigate website will allow for this. If you have time to spare and would like to build your own website, this video will show you how!



Big Cartel:

Big Cartel is a cloud hosted e-commerce platform that allows you to develop and operate an online store from any device. The ability to efficiently sell your products online is the essence of any e-commerce business. I would recommend this software to someone looking to start a clothing boutique as a good online store will allow customers to browse through items. 

Social media advertising:

As most e-commerce platforms provide the service of starting a website, it's clear that this is not going to be beneficial to someone looking to start a cafe. As coffee and food are typically not sold online the idea in this case is more to entice customers to walk into your store. You must get the word out there! As I've mentioned in earlier blogs, social media has become such an integral part of people's lives with so much time being spent on it. I believe that promotional ads on platforms such as Facebook or Instagram would be the best course of action or those looking to set up a cafe.



So now, you're an expert in e-commerce thanks to me!😂...I hope you learned something anyway from today's blog. Thanks very much for reading.

Take care!





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