Disadvantages of e-commerce?
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If you're talking about e-commerce on websites I think a disadvantage is the difficulty in satsifying customers.  Viewing product details, shopping carts and checking out all have to be very intuitive and if they're not you could lose a customer very easly.  I think customer satisfaction is much more important (and easier to lose) on an ecommerce website than regular one.
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Ecommerce is not cheap. The development of a robust ecommerce system especially with the type of business you have in mind is not something that can be done with $9.99 monthly. \n\n1. Develop your unique selling proposition. Before you even think of starting your website and spending money on ecommerce development, ask yourself: What is so special with the online bookshop I am planning that people will come to me instead of going to Amazon to buy a book? How different will you be from your competitors? \n\nIf you can't answer this satisfactorily, then you have an uphill climb ahead considering the big boys you will be competing. If you are going to focus exclusively on a niche such as everything and anything religious, then you may stand a chance.\n\n2. Line up suppliers. Get an account with book wholesalers such as Ingram Books http://www.ingrambook.com/home.asp and other book wholesalers. You need to get good low prices as profit margins for books are very tight, especially with the heavily discounted prices Amazon.com and Overstock are offering.\n\n3. Begin the process of developing your online storefront - get a domain name, find an ecommerce webhost, find shopping cart systems, buy license for SSL encryption, get merchant account, choose payment gateway provider, hire programmer and web designer to create your site.\n\n4. Join associations such as American Booksellers Association http://www.bookweb.org to network with other booksellers and learn more about the industry\n\n5. Develop a plan to market your website.\n\nThe above are just very simple steps - there's so much more layers to the above. One article that I found very useful is "7 Steps to Successful Web Site Development" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol142/website.htm  as it takes to you all the decision steps that you need to take when starting an online business. Like any other business, startup period is full of "should I do this" or "should I do that" questions. The article is useful because it helps you think through every step of the way - from why do you want a website to who is your audience to how will you create your website to how you will market your new website.
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The disadvantage for any of them is that if you switch, you have to start over buying software.
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The biggest possible disadvantage would be any "fees" that your bank would incur.  Be sure to read that fine print.  The convenience of a debit card comes with more responsibility too, you've got to write down all of those transactions in your ledger or it can really cause a headache later when you try to balance your books.
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I don't know all of the ins and outs, but here are some:\n\n-- b2b, there are fewer regulations and limitations.  If a deal goes south, they sue you.  With b2c, there are a lot more consumer protections\n-- ethically, you have limitations on marketing with b2c: advertising to kids, getting kids' personal information, making financial claims, etc.  \n-- with consumers, you've got sales tax (I think only Illinois is trying to collect online sales tax, but others are discussion it).  If they were to charge it, you've got MAJOR issues with figuring out local taxes (It's hard enough with retail companies with several locations)\n\n\nGood luck
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...Hi...You can communicate with people on E-Bay...i am shure you find the answers there...I mean people who are selling or bought things...Otherwise you can take contavt with the people who are controling theit activitis...\nGreetings! ..
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Pros\n\n- Allows you to establish your own "real estate" on the Web;\n- Allows you to attract a bigger audience not limited to marketplace such as eBay buyers (not everyone buys on eBay and the target audience you want may not be those who wants the cheapest prices that shops on ebay)\n- Scaleable as it allows your business to grow; \n- Allows you to give more information about your business to your visitors and give them reasons to trust you as you can put as many supplemental pages you want (from About Us to Contact Us pages)\n- Allows you to give more information about the product, play around with factors that can increase conversion\n- Gives you a more professional look \n- Makes you look like a "big" business \n- You can put in as many items you want without paying listing fees\n- You can sell as many items as you can without paying value added fees\n- Less restrictions than eBay (you are more free to write your sales copy)\n- Easier to market on the Web as you can play with search optimization factors from your metatags to keyword density\n\nCons:\n- Requires technical knowhow to create a website (or money to pay someone to do it for you) and make all elements work from shopping cart to payment gateway to SSL certificates to your sales admin panels\n- Fixed price (price you set is what you get)\n- Higher risk of hacking and security being compromised
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We all know the disadvantages are death, misery,repression, fright, bodily injuries, rampages, evilness.\nThe advantages would be population control, improved economy for many, advances in technology, employment, nationalism( may unite people who have a common enemy), education about other societies, spreading of ideas.
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Too many for me to try to list here, More Advantage then Disadvantage. Don't you think?
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Yup, I agree with Froggie and nini_nil, the people of a family would be closer and they would spend more time with each other. Also, children who are innocent wouldn't get spoiled (You know what I mean !) by Internet. But yes, there would have been many disadvantages too. We would never meet those people whom we have met online. There would be no Yahoo Answers ! We would have to go to a library every now and then whenever we have a project work at school, people of different nations would remain to be far apart and wouldn't know the cultures and traditions of other nations. Yup, there are many advantages as well as disadvantages, though, I am glad Internet is there !
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The advantage is it's free.\n\nThe disadvantage is that is very unsophisticated and gives you very little control as what to allow in or out.\n\nZone Alarm is a much better choice.
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EBay is well known for used electronic items such as cellphones, PDA's, Digital and Analog Cameras, Camcorders, Mp3 Players, Data Storage Objects(HD, Flash, RAMS) and many other handy gadgets.\nYou can also sell some antiques in your house and old books and digests.\n** Selling shirts and jeans (Any Clothing article) causes sometimes -ve feedback, due to oversize and  undersize problems.\n** Caps and Hats Selling only related to sport is good.\n** People also like Perfumes and fragrances, deo and antipersperants.\nMarketing the items means more sell.\n\nhttp://360.yahoo.com/jcbroogley
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E-commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet, especially the World Wide Web. In practice, this term and a newer term, e-business, are often used interchangeably. For online retail selling, the term e-tailing is sometimes used.\n\nRequirements-Computer with internet connected,and any web browser
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Advantages-\n\nEase and convenience\nOften find really good deals\nOften find items you otherwise wouldn't be able to find\n\nDisadvantages-\n\nSome concerns about security (although reputable sites are pretty secure)\nShipping costs\nHave to wait to receive items (while being shipped)
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Pros\n\n- Allows you to establish your own "real estate" on the Web;\n- Allows you to attract a bigger audience not limited to marketplace such as eBay buyers (not everyone buys on eBay and the target audience you want may not be those who wants the cheapest prices that shops on ebay)\n- Scaleable as it allows your business to grow; \n- Allows you to give more information about your business to your visitors and give them reasons to trust you as you can put as many supplemental pages you want (from About Us to Contact Us pages)\n- Allows you to give more information about the product, play around with factors that can increase conversion\n- Gives you a more professional look \n- Makes you look like a "big" business \n- You can put in as many items you want without paying listing fees\n- You can sell as many items as you can without paying value added fees\n- Less restrictions than eBay (you are more free to write your sales copy)\n- Easier to market on the Web as you can play with search optimization factors from your metatags to keyword density\n\nCons:\n\n- Requires technical knowhow to create a website (or money to pay someone to do it for you) and make all elements work from shopping cart to payment gateway to SSL certificates to your sales admin panels\n- Fixed price (price you set is what you get)\n- Higher risk of hacking and security being compromised
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Here are the main components of an ecommerce site or selling products in an online store:\n\n1. Website - Your online connection to your prospects and customers. If it does not look like a professional, legitimate business - NO ONE WILL ORDER ANYTHING - no matter how great the products you have. If you are serious about doing business on the web, either go back to school and learn html, java, cgi, etc., or hire a professional to design your site. \n\n2. Merchant account - Bank authorized account which allows you to accept major credit cards, electronic checks, etc. Many banks will not give you a merchant account if you do business on the Internet because they may classify it as high risk. Be careful when looking for a merchant account provider! Watch out for hidden fees, high setup fees, and other unscrupulous business practices. \n\n3. Payment Transaction Software - Software which actually processes customer order information, address, credit card number, etc. The data is sent to a credit card authorization network which verifies that the credit card is valid and verifies that the shipping address matches the billing address. A possible warning sign that the card has been stolen is that the billing and shipping addresses do not match. \n\n4. Secure Server Connection - https:// - Link to a special computer which encrypts confidential ordering data for customer protection. You know you are on a secure server when the URL in your browser says "https://". The "s" stands for "secure." If ordering information is not sent via a secure server it can be intercepted by computer hackers. \n\n5. Shopping cart - Software which allows you to accept product orders for multiple products from your website. This software automatically calculates and totals orders for your customers. Some setup must be done in the html code of your website, and the shopping cart software must be installed on the server which hosts your site or on the secure server which accepts sensitive ordering information.
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E-commerce, as it is called, are transactions conducted over the Internet, either by consumers purchasing goods and services, or directly between businesses. An example is Ebay and other networks.