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电子商务成功的十个要素

原文:E-Commerce - 10 Steps to Success
By John Greenfield.
There have been plenty of promises made to small businesses about how e-commerce can transform a poor business into a thriving success through simple technology. Before we go further, let’s clarify something, e-commerce must be thought of as an extension to existing business models. What do I mean? If you have a solid business model prior to expanding online, there’s a good chance your business will prosper through e-commerce. If your fundamental business model is flawed, then going online will only compound the problem. Having said that, this article will deal with the former scenario.
什么是在线商务成功的秘密?
1、不要重蹈覆辙(Don’t reinvent the wheel),换句话来说,不要犯与其他人同样的错误。具体来说,不要花太多的钱来建立你自己的shopping cart(在线买卖必须)。一旦你选择自己开发一个符合你的应用需求的shoping cart,这样可能会给你带来一系列的安全缺陷问题。你可以购买开放源代码的shopping cart(off-the-shelf)。你可以自由修改源代码,以很少的花费来定制一个能准确匹配你的应用需求的cart系统。
2、为高质量的站点设计买单,很多人会为此而辩驳,我来给大家解释为什么要这么做。把自己放在客户的立场来想一想,当你来到一个又小又不正规的(looks little dodgy)网站,你确信你还会在这个网站提交你的信用卡信息吗?在线买卖建立在信誉(confidence)之上,要让客户感觉到你是个形象好又有诚信的公司,最直接的办法就是让你的网站有一个好的形象设计。
3、设置一个实时付款网关,除非你与银行有一个安全的支付网关,否则就不要接受信用卡在线支付。黑客威胁在因特网上盛行,你绝不要存储任何信用卡信息(NEVER STORE CREDIT CARD DETAILS),这样太冒险了。此外,实时支付网关的好处是确保你能直接领受你的客户付款,所以,如果你能在交易中保护客户的私有信息,那么更多的人将会更乐意通过网络进行交易。
4、太多的在线商务掉入价格竞争的陷阱。价格不是全部,不要与人打价格站,最好是集中精力于产品增值与服务。比如,提供2个工作日递送服务,对于多数在网上购物的人群来说’时间就是金钱‘,对于那些大忙人来说,没有什么比快捷的服务更让他们影响深刻的了。另外,为什么不附上一些问候性的礼物或话语呢?你会惊奇,许多人都会因为在购买中附带的礼物给出很高的评价,就算只是一块巧克力糖果。
5、保持消息灵通。一个有质量的新闻组可以让你的在线商务保持活力,不过千万不要做得过分了,只发送一些重要的事情或者提醒你的客户。
6、Viral marketing 才是关键。这应该是你的主要市场行销方向,有些人喜欢花费上千美圆做在线广告作为提升商务能力的手段,同时却忘记了最重要的方面,一个好的行销计划。你必须让人们都来谈论你的生意,良好的口碑通常比广告煤体更有效果。
7、采用会员制度有助于网站的发展。当你想振兴你的网络商店的时候,这一点显得尤其重要,大多数电子商务站点都是动态的(受数据库驱动),google、yahoo和其他的搜索引擎对动态网页的索引都存在困难,而一个好的会员可以通过驱动流量到你的网站,并产生销售,从而获得佣金。
8、控制库存水平到最低,这不仅仅适用于在线商务。过量的库存占用大量现金,降低了生意的效率,解决办法应该是改善供货链,让库存能够迅速满足需求,经常有客户因为需要的商品缺货而需要等待导致生意失败。If in doubt, stock up on your main sellers and have a clause about availability for low selling items (keep in mind point 4 above, regarding fast delivery).
9. Provide customer testimonials ­ but don’t fake it!! Nothing turns customers off quicker than hearing how you are the best thing since sliced bread. Keep it REAL ­ only post testimonials which are believable.

10. Don’t wait! ­ Seriously, this is paramount. The Internet is evolving at a rapid pace, most businesses realize that obtaining a Web presence is essential, fewer realize that the window of opportunity is decreasing quickly. I’ve seen it firsthand, those businesses that were making huge profit margins a few years ago, are beginning to see the market flatten out with increased competition. There’s still the potential to make a LOT of money through e-commerce, but the time to act is now.

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