bssnigeria: The advent of the Internet and e-commerce has opened many doors for businesses of all sizes, particularly smaller businesses that primarily rely on local walk-in traffic for their revenue. An Internet-based storefront allows customers from all over the world access to products and services that they may not have locally or, in many cases, provides shoppers and buyers with ease of purchase and the convenience of not having to leave their home or office computer to make a purchase.
E-commerce sales in the US for the first half of 2009 totaled approximately $64 billion, or roughly 3.5% of total US retail spending. Online retail sales in the U.S. are expected to grow about $20 billion to $30 billion each year for the next several years, reaching somewhere between $215 billion and $335 billion by 2012, according to two recently released reports on e-commerce. In Nigeria, not minding unavailability of conclusive statistics on online sales, there is no doubt and the great potentials online sales and marketing.

This presents significant opportunities for those businesses daring enough to take the step to launch an e-commerce platform. Granted, launching an e-commerce store front isn’t for every business, but if you answer “Yes” to any of the following questions, it may be right for you:

Do you currently have product inventory?
Does your business have limited foot traffic?
Do you offer niche products or services at a competitive price that would appeal to customers outside your local market area?
Does your retail store benefit from tourists or out-of-town shoppers?
Would you like to increase sales revenue?

Bizcomtec Solutions has real-life e-commerce experience to help your business plan, design, launch and successfully operate an online store. We’ve been through the trials and tribulations already and have the experience to get your online store up and running, more quickly and with fewer headaches than you could do it yourself, even if you are Internet and/or tech savvy.

We’ve been through the process. We know the process. We know what it takes to:

Develop product descriptions
Optimize product pages
Take or manipulate product photographs
Design and create conversion funnels that result in sales (not abandoned shopping carts)
Install SSL certificates
Acquire or tie-in merchant accounts
Establish shipping vendors
Collect sales tax (when and where applicable)
Design, track and measure marketing campaign that deliver ROI

Bizcomtec Solutions can work with your business to establish a turnkey solution where we train you (or your staff) to operate and manage the entire process or we can manage it for you on an ongoing basis. Taking advantage of our experience can save you lots of time, money and frustration, not to mention getting your new online store off on the right foot. If you’re ready to discuss taking your retail business online in more detail, send us a call back today.

By
Anagboso Linus
Webdeveloper/Online Marketing Consultant.
Tel: 2348026387711, 2347036693730
www.bssmobile.com