Due to the strength of our economy, business competition in South Africa is at an all time high. Meanwhile the cost of running a traditional business has almost doubled over the last decade.

Fortunately the growth in popularity of the Internet is now presenting you with new and unique ways to reduce your overheads, whilst at the same time giving you instant access to vast new markets.

ECommerce websites offer a series of unique advantages including:

• Increased sales - instantly sell your products South Africa wide, or globally

• Low overheads - slash the cost of staff, facilities and administration

• Measurable results - track the origin and profitability of every sale you make

• Less management - due to simplified processes and increased automation

• Low risk - because of fewer expenses and higher profit margins

ECommerce is the world's fastest growing sales channel, reaching total revenue of USD 5 trillion in 2006. Many South African companies are already tapping into this market and you can too.

Our job is to help you discover how eCommerce can be adapted to your unique situation, and to help you implement a strategy that will allow your business to increase profitability and quickly reach national, or even global markets.

Maybe we are late bloomers, or maybe our politicians are to blame, but for whatever reason South African businesses have been very slow to adopt the Internet and eCommerce.
As a result, the online shopping facilities provided by South African companies are lagging years behind those of their American and European counterparts.

Meanwhile, South African consumers are eager to spend their money on the Internet. Years of economic prosperity has lined the pockets of South African consumers and today the majority of South African's are comfortable using a credit card to make online purchases.

ECommerce websites may be accessible from anywhere in the world, but in many industries concerns about quality, warranty, and the privacy of our personal information, means South African's still prefer to buy goods and services from South African companies.

This trend has created a huge demand for South African goods and services on the Internet, and while still a minority, smart South African business owners are lining up to meet this demand.

When implemented successfully, eCommerce can dramatically simplify the way we do business. By automating most steps in a typical business process eCommerce can reduce your overheads in a number of areas:

• Retail floor space is entirely optional

• Physical shop fit-out and signage are no longer important

• Traditional advertising often becomes completely unnecessary

• Sales and administrative staff can be minimised

• Book keeping is almost entirely automated

Management time can be drastically reduced due to automation

The time and money you save is added straight back to your bottom line, making eCommerce the most cost-effective way to do business.
The price of retail floor space is essentially determined by the size and type of demographic likely to shop there. The larger and more affluent the demographic is, the more you are likely to pay.

The beauty of eCommerce is that you can run your business from wherever you like and then attract the specific demographic you want, from anywhere in the world.
By attracting your ideal target market rather than buying it, you will not only bypass the logistical challenges associated with rapid growth, but also dramatically increase your profit margin.

Like most traditional businesses, the ability to attract the right customers will either make or break an eCommerce website.
The key to success is to understand who would buy your product, and how to attract those people to your site in large numbers. Without the right experience most business owners and website developers are stabbing in the dark, and as a result many eCommerce websites fail.

Developing an effective strategy for attracting the right type and volume of website visitors is essential for success, and working with one of our experienced web-strategist will prove invaluable in this process.

4RB Web Solutions has been fortunate enough to work closely with some of South Africa's most innovative and successful organisations, and over the years we have developed:

• Market knowledge - what will sell online, how to sell it, and to whom

• Extensive experience - meeting similar challenges for other organisations

• Marketing expertise - we help drive the right shoppers to your website

• ECommerce infrastructure - required to run your eCommerce website

• Specialised tools - used to efficiently manage your eCommerce strategy

• Efficient processes - that allow us to deliver cost-effective solutions

• A great track record - supported and endorsed by a number of high-profile South African personalities and organisations.

By effectively combining the resources that will ensure success for your eCommerce strategy 4RB Web Solutions has become the leading provider of eCommerce services in South Africa.

Like most traditional businesses, running a successful eCommerce website is about building healthy customer relationships.
Internet users are inherently lazy, so once they have discovered a reliable source for whatever they need, they are unlikely to invest more time in finding an alternative supplier.
This rule applies equally to your competitors, so the key is to act fast and acquire a large market share before your competitors have had a chance to do so.

The South African, and indeed the global economy are continuously searching for new and efficient ways to spend their money, and yet so far very few South African companies have chosen to respond. For a time, you have an unprecedented opportunity to capitalise on this demand before your competitors do.

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