• Design
Your Commerce Site: WebReference
Good service is everything these days, as this article from Web Reference will
testify. Learn important components for a working electronic business that will
keep your clients coming back.
• Digital Money
& Transactions Archive: EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation presents a collection of logos, papers and
articles that deal with electronic payments, online banking and other topics
related to digital money and electronic commerce.
• E-Commerce
Laws are Written by Buyers: Fortune
The author of this Fortune article discusses the pitfalls for sellers if they
fail to pay attention to consumer-driven software. He covers four areas:
Automated purchasing, anonymous exchange, the content site and the consumer
exchange.
• E-Commerce Market Snapshot:
In-Depth Analysis: ITAA
The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) publishes the results
of surveys that address technologies implemented in e-commerce. It's a telling
document that shows where the industry is and where it's going.
• How to Set Up Your
Electronic Business: IBM
A series of articles targets owners of Web-based businesses, from small
enterprises to Fortune 500 companies. The tips touch on finances, issues,
technology and products. Courtesy of IBM.
• IBM's
Electronic-Commerce Assistant: IBM
A multilingual site from IBM gives companies access to Web-based tools for
e-commerce, drawing from real-life scenarios to demonstrate the development of
Internet and Intranet sites.
• Let's
Go Shopping: PC Magazine
PC Magazine gives you solid and sound advice about setting up a store front,
pointing out the attraction of easy-to-navigate pages, conspicuous merchandise
and superior service.
• Online
Shopping Simplified: Net Worth
Building a commerce site doesn't have to be a hassle or a scary journey into the
unknown. This article lays the groundwork in plain, simple language -- that's
not intimidating.
• Pay
Collection is the Bottom Line: InfoWorld
It always boils down to money, doesn't it? Particularly when you're operating a
Web-based business. Here's primer on electronic payments and transactions for
the online merchant.
• Selling
Your Wares on the Web
So you want to make money online? Catch up on all the e-commerce basics at this
crash course courtesy of eFUSE.com. Includes vital statistics on secure
transactions, online storefronts and the shopping-cart functionality of
NetObjects Fusion.
• Ten
Commandments of I-Commerce: InfoWorld
Thou shalt offer customers secure transactions; thou shalt offer speed and
convenience. There are more, but you'll have to look yourself to see what they
are. From the Net Prophet, Dylan Tweney.
• Think
Twice About Storefronts: Internet Week
As the Internet explodes with retailing and wholesaling, entrepreneurs are
racing to build bigger and better storefronts to attract customers. But how
effective are all the bells and whistles? This article addresses the tendency to
get carried away.
• Tips for Setting Up
Shop: Web Review
With so much technology to keep track of, what's a shopkeeper to do? Checking
out these tips for getting online might be a good place to start. They cover all
the basics such as storefronts, inventory, payments and purchases.
• TradeRights
A global products and service registry indexes both home pages and electronic
catalogs in EDI format that allows software agents to search for suppliers. The
page tells you how to use the service and what it costs.