Important Factors for ecommerce

ankit007

I am thinking to Start a e commerce Portal. There are various Factors like Payment,Design,Development of the Website. Also mobile Applications are also Important. Can anyone suggest which factors should I consider while starting e commerce business. :?:

Adam Jones

Here is five Important and Successful element's of E-commerce site.

1. Include Detailed, Yet Concise Product Information

2. Utilize an Adequate On-site Search Engine

3. Give Users an Easy Checkout Process

4. User-Friendly Navigation

5. Shopping Cart Design and Features

charu

Hi,
I think the main factors should be considered for a successful e commerce are:
1. pricing of product
2. Quality of products
3. Instant customer support
4. High security transaction
5. shipping cost
6. last mile delivery

Peter Johnson

Also, think about sourcing. You need to secure a set of reliable sources for your products, otherwise, you might find yourself having to get rid of low quality products or out of stock.

Carlbrewster

1. Website responsiveness.
2. Mobile friendly.
3. Secure cart page.
4. Unique content for each product.
5. A website should load faster.
6. Website On-page SEO should be perfect.
7. Images with alt tags.

seodevelop1

Here are the three most important success factors affecting ecommerce that I’ve found:

Low customer acquisition cost
High repurchase rate
Healthy margins

Avril

To count some important ecomerce points:
* Make them want to stay (and buy)
* Make it easy for customers to look for products
* Website that is attractive and fast to customers
* Offer Excellent communication channels

JazvaSoftware

These are all good ideas that are, undoubtedly needs to be taken into consideration. But the main aspect of any ecommerce is supply chain management (or actually any business, ecommerce just happen to depend on it in a most obvious way).
Large-scale enterprises try to push every 0.01% of efficiency, because every advantage (or drawback!) in the chain management amplifies at the end and makes a huge impact on the business overall. And in order to really succeed in the ecommerce today, you need pretty much to consider everything, from inventory and warehouse management up to order fulfillment.
Getting to the online retail today, without an ecommerce platform, that lets you manage your store at every level of the supply chain is tough and most probably will not work, because the competition is just that high.
So consider how you going to deal with:
-Inventory orders, storing , tracking
-Shipment
-Accounting
-etc.
These are the starting point of any retail business

xinzuab

charu said:

Hi,
I think the main factors should be considered for a successful e commerce are:
1. pricing of product
2. Quality of products
3. Instant customer support
4. High security transaction
5. shipping cost
6. last mile delivery

HJ Charu
I agree

noida22

From your stated, i would recommend design and development

prashantcoupons

eCommerce sites should be easy and user-friendly and have so many good features so that users could be able to access their required product.

ProductHQ

More broadly, I would also recommend going into a specific niche and that your product selection, quality and pricing for both the item and shipping. There is so much competition now that the deeper into a small niche you can get the more likely you can stand out.

LogicJosh

Make sure you understand how to appeal to the audience that you are aiming for, if it's young people, find out what they find more interesting, like site structure, clothing, whatever is modern and up and coming, etc.

WebguruInfosystems

Most of the important points are already covered by the members. Here are some more:
1. Promotion of the portal through every possible way. Your portal needs to reach to the maximum number of customers.
2. Offer incentives/bonus to customers for providing feedback/testimonials. The more the positive reviews the higher the credibility of the portal.
3. Display trust worth badges - for security, authentici

saravanan

Product presentation and overall website usability.  Customers need to be able to learn as much about your product as they can in as efficient a manner as possible.  Browsing and checkout process should be clean, user-friendly, and function consistently across a range of browsers.

Jessie Hookie

5 Things to Consider When Starting an E commerce Business:

1. Creating a Clear Understanding of Your Needs
2. Securing Your Domain Name Early
3. Selecting a Viable Platform
4. Making Marketing a Proactive Priority
5. Making Sure Your Site is Mobile-friendly