All you have to do is to think about how busy you are and how little free time you have. Now, think about how busy your customers are. When you do, its really no surprise that on-line shopping has become a huge piece of the worldwide economic picture. A recent report shows on-line sales were $85 billion in 2005 and are expected to grow to $144 billion by 2010*. Its all about making it easier and more convenient to buy your goods or services.
Its amazing that so many small business web sites don't let customers buy their products online. In most cases they're giving up sales, or worse yet, giving away sales to competitors.
It is our experience that many small businesses don't exploit the web to expand their markets and increase sales for the wrong reasons. Most of the "reasons" are really misconceptions about actual costs and the complexity of making online sales work for them. Selling online is not just for larger companies. In fact, it's never been easier, faster or less expensive for small businesses to add online sales to their revenue streams. If you're not planning for it, there's a very good chance your competition is.
If you already have a web site it's likely we can integrate online ordering capability into your existing site. If you don't yet have a web site, we can develop a high quality site for you that's ready to begin selling your products immediately (or any time in the future). In either case, effectively marketing your web presence to attract customers and generate sales is crucial and we can deliver programs tailored to your needs as part of a "turnkey" online sales solution.
No matter where you are in evaluating e-commerce for your business, contact us. We will show you what's possible and help you create and implement the best solution for your business.
*Source—Jupiter Research

“The fact that the Internet will influence nearly half of total retail sales in 2010 is a staggering statistic.”
— David Schatsky
Jupiter Research

. . . a new survey reveals Web design played a key role in 2005 online holiday spending. The report was recently issued by Questus, an interactive marketing and research firm. Aside from pricing and shipping costs, the report found that over a third of shoppers cited navigation, the checkout process, and product descriptions as critical site aspects that impacted their completion of online purchases .
Appearance also affected e-shoppers, the report says, with most (68 percent) citing distrust of sites that didn't appear professional. The report found that a quarter of shoppers left a site if they found it difficult to locate products, and a fifth left because the site didn't seem trustworthy or secure. Additionally, the report found that online shoppers preferred fewer links than more links on each Web page . . .
— ecommerce-guide
January 25, 2006