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Ecommerce Basics Three Things To Avoid



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hen you decide to put         clients may even leave your       
your ecommerce website        website if they don’t feel there  
together there are a few      is an easy means of contacting    
mistakes that are easy to make,       you.                              
yet easy to avoid.                                                      
                                      In lieu of a call center you may  
While the list is rather lengthy      invest in an instant messaging    
we will look at three of the most     system where you or a             
important.                            representative can connect with   
                                      your client during regular        
1. Contact Us                         business hours.                   
                                                                        
Because of the instantaneous          The failure of many websites may  
nature of the Internet it is          be tied to their inability to     
important to place relevant           connect with their visitors. The  
contact information either on         ability to instantly connect with 
each individual page or have one      a real person is the human        
easy link from each page to your      composite to cyber interfacing.   
contact information.                                                    
                                      2. So Many Plans                  
It may be important to utilize a                                        
call service and invest in a          Where are you taking your         
toll-free number for your             website? Do you know? Have you    
customers. Many ecommerce sites       planned?                          
believe that simply providing an                                        
email address is sufficient, but      There is a story told of an       
it may do little to instill a         individual wanting to provide for 
level of trust in your potential      his family. He learned that the   
customer if they have to wait         city in which he lived provided   
hours for a reply. Many potential     free space in the local harbor    



for local residents. That             If you have information about an  
enterprising man built a              event or sale listed as           
significant houseboat from mostly     “upcoming” and the date specified 
recycled materials and his family     is several months old – you might 
lived in the hodge podge              have an expired page.             
houseboat rent-free.                                                    
                                      If you list a product that is     
The moral of this little story        ‘new’ and it stopped being used   
is, a cobbled together website        in the Clinton presidency – you   
may work for you, but will hold       might have an expired page.       
little interest for your online                                         
visitors. Make the planning and       If you supply links to managing   
development of your site a top        the Y2K issue – you might have an 
priority – not something cobbled      expired page.                     
together as an afterthought.                                            
                                      Check for material that is        
3. Check the Expiration Date          outdated on a regular basis and   
                                      either remove it or replace it.   
Just as you would clean out a                                           
refrigerator from time to time        These tips on the basics of       
removing aging material that is       website design and function can   
no longer useful to the               either increase your credibility  
nourishment of your family, so        in the eyes of your customer or   
too should be the removal of          cause them to wonder if you’re    
dated information on your             even still in business.           
website.                              

                              
                                      




About the Author:

Scott Lindsay is a web developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of HighPowerSites and many other web projects. Get your own website online in just 5 minutes with HighPowerSites at: http://www.highpowersites.com. Start your own ebook business with BooksWealth at: http://www.bookswealth.com


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