Take orders while you sleep!
Based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, WSI has learned that, as confidence in purchasing online grows, the internet is increasingly becoming the first port of call for serious shoppers. Those who are ready to make a purchase (65-88%) will research a product on the internet even if that product is available offline. When ready to make the purchase they will then return to the website which:
- Offered the items they wanted at the best price and
- Where making a purchase looked easy and inviting.
Increased sales and cost savings
The beauty of e-commerce is that it’s not just about selling your products, it can also be used to both make more money and make huge savings in overhead costs.
For instance, you can also promote and sell after sales support packages and save yourself an administrative headache through improved business efficiency. Examples of both added revenue streams and reduced costs include:
- Expanded sales opportunities eg through sales support packages.
- Reduced inventory (and therefore lower storage fees).
- Fewer staff needed to execute transactions.
- Lower purchasing costs.
- Reduced order processing costs such as phone calls, and data entry.
- Savings provided by a reduced need for physical stores.
In addition to this, an online “shop” is open to the world 24 hours a day, so you really can be making money while you sleep!
The easy route to online sales
Getting your product range online need not be tedious or too time consuming. Our internet consultants will look at your business in detail and suggest the best solution for your needs.
We will:
- Analyse your business and the products and services you can sell online.
- Discuss methods of receiving payment for these products and services.
- Discuss the most effective method of getting product information – including images – onto your website.
- Discuss the security measures needed for running an e-store.
- Discuss real time inventory management.
Optimising results
Getting your products and services online is just the start of our relationship with you. After all there’s no point in having a store that nobody can find, so with the help of our SEO team we will ensure that all products can be easily found using the search terms that your potential clients will be using when browsing for your products and services.
Once the store is established you will have in place a solution that will enable you to monitor the visiting habits of current and potential clients. This is valuable commercial information which will allow you to contact those visitors in future with product proposals that are relevant to their needs.
WSI will guide you through the process from start to finish, and will continue to consult with you to allow your store to go from strength to strength.
So if you want to increase your profits levels, don’t delay! Contact our St Albans, Hertfordshire office on 01727 764124 for an initial e-commerce consultation and see how your business could become a stellar success.