More than 85% of the world’s Internet users surveyed have purchased something online, according to The Nielsen Company’s “Global Online Survey on Internet Shopping Habits,” conducted in October and November 2007.
The research company said that more than half of Internet users had made at least one purchase online within the past month.
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Given that worldwide e-commerce is project to grow through 2010, the new e-commerce feature in my personal website would definitely contribute to the cause. I have implemented a shopping cart in the Products sections where you can actually buy the solutions that I develop. The payment is possible via Paypal. A customer needs to have a Paypal Account.
Tomorrow there is another interesting lecture on Marketing Research. As usual, tutor2u.net has the best presentation on the topic. Last but not the least, whilst reading Web Marketing for Dummies, I discovered MarketingSherpa.com. This website seems to be a treasury of articles and case studies related to Marketing. The exploration of this website proudly features in my agenda.