Our e-Commerce packages let you focus on selling; whilst we concentrate on the technology.

What are the benefits?

When it comes to shopping, more and more of us are letting our fingers (and our mice) do the walking.

Online sales are expected to hit $211 billion this year. That is a rise of 20 percent over last year and comes just three years after the industry hit the $100 billion milestone, according to the 2006 State of Retailing Online report from Shop.org and Forrester Research.

Here are six reasons why people shop online

1. Lower prices. Online shopping can reduce overhead costs in a variety of ways, which can translate to lower prices for you. In fact, one 2004 study found online prices to be 6 to 16 percent lower than offline prices.

2. Research capabilities. The Internet allows you to easily compare products and prices, so you can be sure that the item you purchase is the exact item you want. Online merchants can publish much more information about their product on a website than they could affordably publish in a print catalog. And online stores give you the ability to share information and reviews with other shoppers who have firsthand experience with a product or retailer. As Internet connection speeds continue to increase for larger segments of the population, these types of interactive features will become even more important. Zappos.com, a leading shoe retailer, for example, allows you to view most shoes from as many as eight different angles, including a close up.

3. Increased selection. Warehousing logistics can be much simpler for an online retailer, and many of the online superstores have a staggering inventory to choose from. Plus, as a consumer, you can avoid the inconvenience of physically traveling among online stores to comparison shop. A simple online search can lead you to the right product at the right price, fast.

4. Convenience. An online store allows you to shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So you can shop at your leisure, regardless of your time zone. This is particularly important for those of us who are limited in our ability to get to a brick and mortar store. The elderly, as well as parents of young children, for example, may have a more relaxed shopping experience in front of the computer screen.

5. Saves time. So much of the vast variety of products and product information is easily searchable. Plus, there is no traveling, parking, and walking involved.

6. Environmental Benefits. Recent studies are showing that shopping online leads to reduced fuel consumption and air pollution, because so much of our car travel is dedicated to shopping. Plus, shopping online reduces the need for print catalogs and excess packaging. And downloadable items purchased online eliminate the need for any kind of material goods at all.


And the cost?

The good news is that an e-Commerce Solution "Online Store" is no where near as expensive as opening a brick and mortar store-front. Dependable on your requirements and amount of product lines, it can be as low as three and a half thousand dollars ($3,500). This of course can scale dependable on your requirements in relation to the complexity and density of the products, product lines and information to be implemented. 

When you consider this in comparison with the costs associated in opening a new shop-front presence, it's only a fraction of the cost. And, of course, this 'website shop-front' is open to a world-wide location and most definitely isn't geographically restricted. If you still think a few thousand dollars is expensive, consider if you will that you wish to open a shop-front in every capital city of Australia, then the costs associated with the staffing to man each shop-front. Hmm. In comparison, a few thousand dollars is very cost effective, isn't it?

Ready to launch Your Online Store?

Share in the $211 billion that is projected to be spent Online this year alone.

Contact Design Firm Pty Ltd to discuss your Online Store or call immediately on 0488 747 046

We are an internationally recognised multi award winning agency and we can tailor a solution that perfectly reflects your business' requirements and its future marketing goals.

We are based in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia and service a multitude of businesses and companies Australia Wide - and even a couple overseas.

Here are some of the areas that our clients reside:
Torres Strait, Townsville, Carins, Mackay, Airlie Beach, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Noosa, Maroochydore, Caloundra, Beerwah, Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Forster, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Warrnambool, Portland, Albany, Mandurah, Bunbury, Rockingham, Perth, Geraldton, Karratha, Port Hedland, Broome, Darwin, Tamworth, Richmond, Footscray, Shepparton, Mooroopna, Wangaratta, Horsham, Ballarat, Bendigo, Albury, Wadonga, Mildura, Echuca, Alice Springs, Kalgoorie, Mt Isa, Ayr, Cloncurry, Broken Hill, Fairfield, Campbelltown, Sutherland, Manly, Hornsby, Penrith, Chatswood, Morewell, Moe, Traralgon, Sale, Geelong, Colac, Bacchus Marsh, Warragul, Yarra Glen, Healesville, Roxburgh Park, Melton, Dandenong, Springvale, Ascot Vale, Cranbourne.

We do apologise to any clients if we have missed your area in our client location listings, as always please feel free to email us should we have done so!