Defining e-commerce and its importance for companies and individuals in our time.
Definition of e-commerce
The concept of e-commerce has spread widely in various countries of the world, and it can be defined as the process of selling, buying, and exchanging products, goods, and services through electronic means, which is often represented by the Internet, and with the passage of time and the increase in the popularity of using it instead of the traditional trade recognized; Many companies that operate in this type of trade have begun to emerge due to its characteristics and factors that make it the least expensive and easiest option, and some electronic platforms have also begun to work on developing e-commerce service on their platforms to provide it to their customers, and the most famous of which is the open market-leading site in the field of classified ads.
The most important e-commerce terms
E-commerce has other concepts, including the following:
- The electronic marketplace: It is the electronic space in which the selling party and the buying party communicate, to reach an agreement and complete the buying and selling process.
- E-business: represented by cooperation between electronic transactions and partners, and includes customer service.
- External network: represents the network that is used to connect between internal networks.
- An intranet is a part responsible for using Internet tools to conclude business deals and display products and goods. It is located in companies or the government.
- Social Network: It is the application available on the Internet and is based on allowing communication between partners or friends who share the same interests, and it makes offers for some free services to them, such as e-mail, and photos.
- It enabled the commercial companies to reach a wider segment of potential customers easily and in a shorter time than traditional trade methods, which had a remarkable positive effect in achieving higher rates of sales, and thus increasing profits.
- E-commerce provides greater scope for presenting products in both the local, global, and international markets to business and commercial companies.
- Assisted in configuring and developing products according to consumers' desires; it is considered one of the most important benefits for commercial companies.
- Enables merchants and trading companies to develop and update their products; This means higher sales rates, as it is possible to know the resonance of consumers' experiences through e-commerce through the evaluation feature that is now available in most electronic platforms.
- It plays a major role in reducing the time taken to complete purchasing transactions, as it reduces the period between the purchase process and the payment of the value.
- Providing the opportunity for large merchants and owners of small capital to complete their commercial transactions easily and quickly.
- Contributed to getting rid of the restrictions of time and space.
- It enabled a large percentage of people in various countries of the world to start establishing their commercial projects from their homes, without the need to leave the house; This greatly helped the housewives who want to achieve additional income.
- Contributed to the emergence of electronic educational websites for the exchange of opinions, experiences, and knowledge among people around the world, including everything related to e-commerce.
- E-commerce facilitated the emergence of multiple patterns of social life, especially after it provided more job opportunities for individuals by working from their homes, which played a major role in alleviating traffic crises and the rate of pollution.
- It helped low-income community groups to find their requirements of products and commodities at prices commensurate with their financial capabilities, by providing many buying sites where product prices can be compared and choosing the cheapest.
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