Web Design Minneapolis, Web Site Promotion, First Scribe Inc.


.		1^st Scribe has years of experience developing sites that conform to the highest levels of design excellence. Integral to this process is minimizing graphic file sizes, developing intuitive navigational structures, and using cutting-edge technologies to create highly functional and responsive commerce sites. Why Ecommerce: For good reason, many of today's forward thinking companies are using the internet to conduct business. Approximately one-third of all Internet users have made a purchase on the Internet in the past year, according to eMarketer's eCommerce study. A study by Jupiter Communications has found that 35 percent of the Internet population purchased online in the last year. Those that don't buy are typically held back by price, not security. Over the past year, 16.8 million Americans have purchased at least one product or service online. These online buyers represent 7.8 percent of all Americans age 14 and over and 31 percent of all active Internet users. By year-end 1999, however, the number of online buyers will double to 36.1 million, or 16.6 percent of the U.S. population 14 and older. By the year 2002, the U.S. will have 63.7 million online buyers, representing nearly one-third, or 28.4 percent, of all Americans 14 and older. The Bottom Line: Being able to transact over the internet will be as common as taking orders via fax today, and it carries with it many opportunities. Not only can ecommerce increase revenues by transacting online sales, but it may also dramatically cut expenses associated with traditional processing of customer transactions. Always Open, Never Busy: An ecommerce site puts your company open for business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Customers can browse products, purchase units, or order supplies whenever they want. Customer Intimacy: A surprising element of ecommerce is that a good commerce site can actually provide a more "customer intimate" experience than traditional methods. Ecommerce sites can easily "remember" customers buying patterns, birth dates, re-order schedules, and other buyer specific information that can be tailored to your application. Sample Sites: See our fully functional sample sites at: http://www.ecommerceforbusiness.com or http://commerce.black-hole.com/vc30/. Contact us today to learn more about how you can put your company on the web. We will be glad to meet with you and show you how your company can increase you sales while enhancing customer service with your own ecommerce enabled web site.
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