E-Commerce

Now a Days eCommerce is a part of every Industry’s Business, if it is a Product based or Service based this channel is very useful.

Ecommerce can be broken into four main categories: B2B, B2C, C2B, and C2C.

v  B2B (Business-to-Business)
Companies doing business with each other such as manufacturers selling to distributors and wholesalers selling to retailers. Pricing is based on quantity of order and is often negotiable.

v  B2C (Business-to-Consumer)
Businesses selling to the general public typically through catalogs utilizing shopping cart software.

Business to consumer sites is generally database-driven e-commerce sites where products are displayed in an online catalog and are stored in a database. Typically, hot new products are pulled from the database and displayed on the homepage daily. The buyer can add items from the database to the shopping cart and prices held in the database will be totaled. The site administrator can easily change product and price information.

v  C2B (Consumer-to-Business)
A consumer posts his project with a set budget online and within hours companies review the consumer's requirements and bid on the project. The consumer reviews the bids and selects the company that will complete the project. Enlace empowers consumers around the world by providing the meeting ground and platform for such transactions.

v  C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer)
There are many sites offering free classifieds, auctions, and forums where individuals can buy and sell thanks to online payment systems like PayPal where people can send and receive money online with ease. eBay's auction service is a great example of where person-to-person transactions take place everyday.