E-Commerce Got Your Attention?

Or do you have that deer in the headlight, e-commerce what?, expression on your face? The word is actually two words in one.

• E - stands for electronic. So any time you see e- before a word, it is referring to the electronic or digital version of that item. That means it is a product that can be sold and often delivered online or over the internet.


• Commerce - the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale.


• E-commerce - commercial transactions conducted electronically on the internet.

If you've ever bought a book from Amazon, or an art print from art.com, then you've dealt with commerce online. But did you know that these cmpanies and millions of others will pay you a commission for referring their products? This is called affiliate marketing, one of the easiest ways to create your own e-commerce web site. I use SBI for my website and yes I refer products to those companies I feel are reliable.

SBI! makes online business success do-able. Anyone can succeed with an all-in-one process, tools, and guidance that they offer. They even have an affiliate program, one of the best online as a matter of fact.

E-commerce is not limited to affiliate marketing, however. Here are just a few products people buy online:

• E-books - These are books delivered in digital format usually known as pdf files. PDF stands for portable document format.


• Digital images - Or photographs that can be downloaded to your computer hard drive


• E-zines - an electronic magazine often delivered as a monthly subscription for a fee.


• Membership Sites - These may be online coaching, online photography classes, online image download services and many others.


• Teleconferences - These are also known as teleclasses and can be formatted to be delivered live with audience participattion as well as recorded and sold as products.


• Webinars - A webinar is usually a tutorial delivered in the form of a slideshow presentation. Here again they can be live with audience participation as well as recorded for listening to at a later date.


• Videos - Many people even deliver classes and tutorials by video.

Did I mention that SBI is the best hosting service for creating an E-Goods web site? They don't just take your money and give you access to a control panel. They give you all the tools you need to build a successful online business. Speaking of SBI! tools, you will love Monetize It! Monetize It! helps you choose the best monetization options for your site concept. Creating a diverse monetization mix will help you maximize your site's profitability and ensure long-term growth.

Using E-Commerce to Sell a Service

Services are an excellent venue for an online business. You can reach more potential clients online than you ever could in your local community. And cost per advertising dollar far outreaches the community you live in. Your reach can extend around the globe, depending on the service you offer and your willingness to travel.

Online marketing is excellent for services like:

• Art - No matter what form your art takes from canvas to digital art, selling by commision or selling re-prints, gifts and products all can be found online.


• Photography - Perhaps your art is in the form of photography. Whether you are teaching the subject or looking to use your camera to pay the rent, going online will make it happen.


• Graphic Design - One of my favorite areas of service. Create graphics and art from your own photographs. You are sure to be creating original one of a kind work.


• Web Design - This is the biggest service online, I think, because most people feel they could not possibly create their own website. Others would rather let someone else do the building while they concentrate on their own business.

These are just a few of the many services that can be made into an e-commerce business. Just about any service can be contracted over the internet. Ken Evoy, founder of SBI, has even created The Service Sellers Masters Course. Follow this guide for a smoother road to success.

By the way, this is an excellent example of one of those E-Books I mentioned earlier. The only difference is this one happens to be FREE. Download your copy of The Service Sellers Masters Course here. Simply right click the link or the image of the book and choose "save target as". For Mac choose "Save Linked file as". This will put the book on your desktop or in a download folder on your computer.

The title pretty much tells you what you can expect. This guide is a step by step process for taking any service and creating a successful online business. How would you like to have so many clients that you will be turning them away?

One thing is for certain. You want to choose your hosting service with care. Remember you are building a business for a lifetime. Fast, reliable, state-of-the-Net Web site hosting is all included with SBI!. You don't have to worry about choosing the right "hosting" features (size, capacity, etc.). Web hosting is included, no nonsense, no hidden clauses.

If you know anything about having an online business you know that SE (search engine) traffic is one of the key factors to success. Building targeted traffic is how you will be attracting more clients than you can handle.

To announce your site to Search Engines, you need to submit a specialized file called a "Sitemap XML" file. SBI! does it all automatically, a huge time saver, that enables you to quickly achieve wider distribution and attract more targeted free traffic.

But simply announcing your site to the search engines won't build your traffic. You want to write content that is relavent to your service. Write articles that will give readers what they have been searching for and build trust in you and your service. This is called PREselling.

PREselling is a concept "invented" by SiteSell, part of the C T P M process. The concept is simple. As small business people, you do not have a brand name that is known and trusted. So you have to build that before you can monetize. Seems obvious, right? So few people do it, or they don't do it right, online.

With the many tools that SBI! offers, like traffic statistics, and SE analysis, you will have the tools to know what readers are looking for. Armed with this information you can write articles that deliver.

Did I hear you say you don't know how to write? Not to worry. Here are two excellent books written by the doctor himself. Dr. Ken Evoy that is.

SiteSell.com was established by Dr. Ken Evoy in 1997. His series of books have helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and small businesses. Make Your Content PREsell! and Make Your Words Sell!, formerly books sold by SiteSell, are now free. They are literally the dynamic duo of "Web-writing."

E-Commerce Can Also Include Hard Goods

Hardgoods like clothes, electronics, cars, houses and more can also be purchased over the internet. One visit to Amazon and you have visited one of the most popular and probably one of the first E-commerce businesses started by someone from home. You have probably heard the story of how Amazon began in the garage of a man with a dream.

Today it would be easy to make every purchase you need or want and never leave your home.

You can even create an E-commerce website and never have a product. One such case is that of Affiliate Marketing. You might recall I mentioned this business model earlier. This business model is similar to being a sales associate.

That may be an over-simplified comparison but as an affiliate you make recommendations for products you feel will be of quality or fill the need of your readers. The most successful affiliates are those who use the products they recommend. This type of e-commerce website is a good place for someone new to online business.

No matter what type of E-commerce business you feel is right for you, there are only a few products that I would recommend to get you started. And my first choice would be SBI. You might find a cheaper way but often the cheaper way ends up costing you more in terms of money and time.

SBI! has a no-risk, 30-day money back guarantee. It's a risk-free decision that you can make with confidence and peace of mind.