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Actual Sales of Products – Amazon, etc…
Promotion/Advertising - Customers can be effectively targeted
in many situations because of they have sought out the site
Customer Service – Manuals, returns, software updates
Market Research - Data can be collected cheaply on the Net.
However, the response rates are likely to be very
unrepresentative and recent research shows that it is very
difficult to get consumers to read instructions.
Value to Bulk ratio – small, valuable products are better
Margins – allow you to spend more money on processing
Extent of customization – allow user to do online
Willingness of customers to pay for convenience
Geographic dispersal of customers
Lots of competition
How to get people to your site
Site security/reliability
Compatibility – browsers/software, etc…
Speed vs. Aesthetics
Abandoned carts – too many banners/links
Information collection
Viral Marketing - product usually must be interesting and unique
Online Ads – sponsored sites Traditional Ads – magazines, t.v., radio Online promotion – discounts or gifts to new
customers (eMusic) SEO – Search Engine Optimization