Electronic Commerce

There has been a lot of hype in the past five years around the term "e-commerce", which of course stands for Electronic Commerce. You couldn't watch one financial news program that didn't mention that phrase, and yet for many people the meaning of it is still a mystery. Electronic Commerce is exactly what it says: Doing business electronically.

Until about a 150 years ago, if you wanted to do business with someone, you had to meet them face to face, which wasn't very convenient if they were at the other side of the globe, or even the country for that matter. Then with the invention of the Telegraph, you could send short messages across the wires and do things a little more efficiently. Then came the Mail Order catalogs, Telephones, and Facsimiles that transformed the marketplace into a smooth, fast environment.

Today, when more than 75% of businesses rely on the Internet and Electronic Mail to deliver messages across the land (and sea), things go faster than ever. At the click of a mouse you can send your message to the other side of the world within seconds. You can use encryption and electronic signatures to ensure that the message will not be read by prying eyes, and in some countries you can even sign documents electronically - and that "signature" is valid in a court of law just as if you were sitting there and scribbled your John Hancock on a piece of paper.

Furthermore, starting a small Mail Order business just 10 years ago, required vast investments of capital. You needed enough money to design the catalogs, print them, send them by mail, keep inventories and more. Now for a fraction of that cost, you can build an Internet web site and start doing business on the World Wide Web. You can attract customers from all over the world, collect money electronically via Credit Cards, Wire Transfers, and even Electronic Checks.

All you need is a concept. We can take that concept and utilize today's technology to transform it into income. Many of our clients come to us with an idea, or a line of products that they can purchase at wholesale prices. We build a web site for them to sell these products at retail prices, and market it for them so new customers can find them.

Whether you cater for the retail market, or for business, we can build an online application for you that will take care of all your needs. From shopping carts to database applications, we've been there and done that, and we can do it again for you!

"Our traffic has grown a whopping 2800% in the past year thanks to the marketing efforts of 21 Solutions."

Avi Datner, PartyPOP.com