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Posted by dani cass on February 22nd, 2009

Studio 2 Online believe in making you sales while you sleep, so it should come as no surprise that we are big fans of ecommerce.

If you read our blogs on a regular basis, you will often find us going on about how wonderful ecommerce is and how ecommerce sites can significantly boost sales. We have been designing ecommerce websites for 10 years this year, and think we do them pretty well! You may have noticed over the last few days however that we have been blogging about a great new product called Magento, and we believe that now we are using Magento as our ecommerce back-end, our ecommerce sites will be even better!

We are all very excited about this new product and the amazing features it can offer our clients.

Yesterday, Kevin discussed the benefits of user generated content and on Monday, Parb discussed user powered ecommerce. There are many more great features which will be discussed by the technical team over the next few weeks, so check back regularly to find out more! We are sure that you will be as impressed with Magento as we are!

With the addition of Magento to our ecommerce websites, we have also reviewed our packages and pricing, and are now offering bespoke, feature rich ecommerce websites from just £3,000.

What is ecommerce?

Ecommerce, or electronic commerce is the name given to the buying and selling of products and services over the internet. Ecommerce websites can offer various payment methods including paypal and credit cards, and through the use of an SSL Certificate allows you, the retailer, to make the transaction more secure.

What are the benefits of an ecommerce website?

Ecommerce websites allow your customer to shop 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Whilst high street traders are reporting losses, online retailers are reporting increased sales. During the recent bouts of bad weather, online traders reported some of the busiest days on record.

Purchasers are better able to research products online before they buy, as well as comparing prices to find the best deal. Also, as a retailer you are able to display a larger range of items giving your customers a greater choice.

Using an ecommerce website with a back-end such as Magento allows you to easily add and amend products without being dependent on a third party, this allows you to update your website in real time giving your customers accurate information. Being able to update your own ecommerce site will also allow you to reduce costs by completing the work in-house.

As I mentioned above, our ecommerce sites are totally bespoke, so we can work with you to achieve a website design that you can really be proud of. Our in-house copywriter will also work with you to ensure your ecommerce site is not only user friendly, but also search engine friendly.

If you would like to arrange a free demonstration of our new Magento system and find out more about how a Studio 2 Online ecommerce website can help to increase your sales, please call us on 0116 2758456.

Dani
Studio 2 Online
Ecommerce Websites Leicester