Why E-Commerce Matters

Attention B2C businesses! Are you wondering why you may be experiencing a fall in sales? It might have something to do with online shopping – an industry that now dominates traditional marketplaces. A whopping 71% of customers believe better deals can be found online. In the US alone, 90% of Internet users (201.1 million) engage in e-commerce – a five percent increase from 2009 (163.1 million). A trend has been triggered amongst online industries to offer e-commerce options, including social media sites and blogs. The US e-commerce sales statistics indicate a significant increase in the net worth of the online retail industry from $264 billion in 2012 to $304 billion in 2014. Similarly Australia’s, online retail industry grew 11.3% from $13 billion in 2013 to $14.9 billion in 2014. If you don’t think that e-commerce is a power in Australia, you should keep in mind that Australia’s version of eBay had a cumulative total of 23.1 million visits in one week. If that isn’t online power, I don’t know what is. The fact of the matter is that if you’re an online retailer and you don’t support your own e-commerce system, then you are missing out on a massive, ever-growing marketplace!

If your business is starting to dwindle, it may be time to consider whether e-commerce suits you. iSolutions Technology offers a variety of different options we can build straight into your website. Such as Paypal, E-way (we are partnered) and SSL, these are all secure payment applications that sit directly on your website. We can even offer Zopim (which is an live chat app) for customers to contact you directly with questions, plus gift vouchers and discount code plugins for different products. Whatever your question, we have an answer. Contact us now to set up your e-commerce.