If you are thinking of starting a developing a website or ecommerce shopping cart, it is a good idea to know your rights and responsibilities as a trader.
Have a look at OzNetLaw They have facts sheets on everything from
Advertising and Marketing
Keeping Electronic Records
Anti-Competitive Trade Practices
Misleading and Deceptive Conduct
Confidential Information
Copyright
Database Protection
Privacy
Secure Electronic Transactions [...]
Web Design
magicdust offers ecommerce website design
An increase in traffic usually means an increase in business. We have come up with a few ways to increase traffic to your website or ecommerce-shopping cart.
Content – It is important to write quality content for you site. It is also important to update this content regularly as Google likes to see change and so [...]
Does your business have a logo? Is that logo reflective of what you do? Have you started a new business and need a business logo?
Here are a few tips below to help get you started
We would suggest using a qualified graphic designer and they have the skills required to create a professional image for [...]
Imagine the frustration. You spend 2 hours trawling the internet to find the perfect (fill in blank)
It comes to entering you credit card details and “ibejiggered” the thieving merchants want 2 million dollars just to ship your products to Sydney! Sydney Australia goddammit, don’t you know where we are?
So my point it is a [...]
The old saying of “how long is a piece of string” is a good answer however I will attempt to break down you needs.
Ask Yourself:
What is the sole purpose of my website?
Is it just to have a website presence or do you want to sell online?
Try and envision the end result and work backwards from [...]
I wrote a while ago about where to source products for you ecommerce
shopping cart. Well there is a new website in the US that takes out all the guess work. Product Blazer is the easiest way to find wholesale products and suppliers with really unique, not made in China products, check it out and be [...]
When you shop online using an SSL secured gateway (the website pages with the LOCK), your credit card number and address is encrypted using the most up to date technology. Shopping carts with an SSL certificates installed use 128-bit encryption. This ensures that your transactions are secure. Your order is processed by a secure server which [...]
When you accept money online, people trust you with their personal information. You want to make sure that the shopping cart you have chosen is secure so hackers cannot get credit card information. Some things you need to be sure of:
Make sure your shopping cart provider frequently updates the software
If you print orders with customer [...]
If you find your online shop is receiving hits but you are not making sales you may want to consider a few steps:
Make sure your ecommerce shopping cart content is optimised for you keywords. If you are selling jewellery online be sure to reference those keywords such as, ‘online jewellery stores’, ‘buy jewellery online’. If [...]
It is probably a good idea to think about your domain name before starting or registering your business. Below are a few other suggestions you may want to consider when determining your domain name.
Your domain name does not have to be the same as you ABN or Registered Business Name
You do have to have an [...]