Question 1

What are the advantages of having a brochure website?

Accepted Answer

A brochure website allows businesses to establish an online presence and showcase their offerings to a wide audience. It provides a cost-effective way to share information, promote products or services, and generate leads. It also offers 24/7 accessibility to potential customers. The CMS (Content Management System) allows you to easily add/edit/delete pages of content, videos, blogs and FAQs which all help you rank on Google. In short, a CMS gives you full control and flexibility allowing you to make up to date changes for your audience.

Question 2

How can a brochure website benefit my business?

Accepted Answer

It offers several significant benefits, especially for small businesses, startups and service providers who don't need a complex eCommerce solution but do need an online presence. It's primary focus is to clearly present essential information about your business, brand and services that you offer. Not forgetting it is a tool to allow your customers to easily get in contact with you

Question 3

What tips can you give me to find the best website agency?

Accepted Answer

To find the best website agency we recommend the following tips:

Define your online goals
Set a budget and timeline
Check out the Agency's Google Reviews and customer testimonials
Check out their design portfolio
Make sure they are a cultural fit
Determine if they have expert knowledge

Question 4

What is a brochure website with a catalogue?

Accepted Answer

It is an informative website that is primarily designed to showcase products via a catalogue format, but it does not allow the customer to purchase. Rather the website allows the potential customer to make a general enquiry or an enquiry specifically against a SKU or product ID. There are typically two sections to a brochure website. A section that has pages of content about their core services and a section that showcases their catalogue, for example departments, categories and product landing pages - making it easy for the customer to find what they are looking for (especially if the catalogue has 10000's of SKUs)

Question 5

How to choose the best eCommerce Agency

Accepted Answer

Define your online goals and business requirements first. Then, match these goals to the right agency:

Check out their reputation and customer reviews
Make sure they are experts in this field
Assess which payment gateways they have integrated into (for example Stripe)
Evaluate their customer success stories and case studies
Ensure they have proven CRO strategies to increase conversions and revenue
Trust your gut instinct

Question 6

What are the benefits of an eCommerce Solution

Accepted Answer

There are several advantages of having an eCommerce online presence. Here are our top 4 and why:

Global reach - you can sell to anybody in the world (as long as you have your delivery rules and currencies easy to understand for your global audience on your website)
24/365 - your website is always open. It is the most important sales person - it never sleeps
Increase profitability by pushing unbeatable offers, bundles, free gifts, free delivery
Scalable - eCommerce platforms nowadays, have very easy to use CMS (content management system) which makes it easy for the seller to grow their online catalogue by adding additional departments, categories and products

Question 7

What is B2B e Commerce?

Accepted Answer

B2B eCommerce is online sales from a 'business to business' perspective. These companies tend to be wholesalers, manufacturing, industry-lead with customers who have their own trade accounts, prices lists and discounts.

Question 8

What is EDI for B2B eCommerce

Accepted Answer

EDI stands for Electronic Data Interchange. It is a standardised method for electronically transferring business documents and data between two different computer systems, typically belonging to two different companies.

In B2B e-commerce, EDI is crucial because it facilitates the automated exchange of core business documents, eliminating the need for manual data entry, paper forms, and faxes. This can all be executed in your B2B eCommerce portal on your B2B website. The goal is to make it quicker and easier for B2B clients to process everything in one place.

Question 9

What is the difference between a brochure and catalogue website?

Accepted Answer

The core differences between a brochure website and a catalogue website lies in the fact that one is purely pages of content and the other has a catalogue. The catalogue structure is exactly like an eCommerce website, without the ability to make payment. The catalogue is a comprehensive and detailed list of products organised by top level categories which makes it easier for the customer to find the exact product they are looking for

Question 10

What is the difference between a website with a catalogue and an ecommerce solution

Accepted Answer

A catalogue website displays products for information and to generate leads, because the customer has to either call or fill out a form to place an order. An eCommerce solution allows the customer to buy online straight away with one of the many available payment gateways (for example Stripe)

Question 11

Which is the best payment gateway?

Accepted Answer

5 best payment gateways are:

Stripe - developer-friendly flexibility, ease of use, ideal for small businesses
Paypal - trusted brand and can set up 'buy now pay later'
Opayo - for businesses who want to sell internationally
Adyen - for larger retailers with complex requirements
Braintree - a comprehensive payment gateway for all sizes of businesses

Question 12

Why do I need a B2B eCommerce Website

Accepted Answer

To make it easier for your suppliers to buy from you. These types of customers expect to see the following:

Ability to buy in bulk (bulk orders) which a discount. The more they buy the better the discount
Quick orders - be able to just put in the SKU and buy
Repeat order - be able to go into their trade account and press a button to re-order
Real time stock - to make sure that when they place a large order you have the stock available
Lead times - you tell the truth, as in how long it is going to take to dispatch their order

Question 13

Why do I need an eCommerce Website?

Accepted Answer

To sell to a wider audience. Consumers want to be able to buy products online in the comfort of their home rather than having the additional transport costs and time to go into a town or city. It is imperative (whether you are a small or large retailer) to give your audience the opportunity to buy your products online as it provides convenience and a personased service. Don't forget, it's also the most cost effective way to scale your business