How do I set up sales tax/VAT/GST correctly for my online store?

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Indirect taxes are among the most misunderstood obligations in e-commerce. Get them wrong and you face audits, penalties, and retroactive bills — get them right and you build a business that scales across borders without fear. When you launched your … Read More

What makes a good e-commerce homepage?

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A good e-commerce homepage does three jobs, fast: it explains why someone should buy from you, helps them find what they want, and builds enough trust to make the first click easy. Below is a practical guide to the structure, … Read More

EU new rules in e-commerce

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In 2015, the Commission published its communication on the Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy, thereby addressing priority No 2 in Jean-Claude Juncker’s ‘Political Guidelines for the Next Commission’ of July 2014. The latter had promised ‘ambitious legislative steps towards a … Read More

Implementation of e-commerce

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Technical specifications Technical specifications were adopted for electronic commerce with ebXML, short for Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language. These specifications are based on the XML markup language. This standard is published by OASIS. ebXML has become an international technical … Read More

Implementation of e-commerce

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Technical specifications Technical specifications were adopted for e-commerce, with ebXML abbreviation for Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language. These specifications are based on the XML markup language. This standard is published by OASIS. ebXML has become an international technical specification … Read More

Environmental impacts and logistical challenges in e-commerce

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The “virtual” or “intangible” nature of e-commerce might suggest that selling online is environmentally friendly. Some studies, yet few, unfortunately tend to doubt the virtuous effects of electronic commerce in this area. According to a study on online sales of … Read More

e-Commerce in the European Union

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The European Parliament and the Council adopted on 8 June 2000 an European Directive on electronic commerce (Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain legal aspects of information society, including the electronic commerce, in the … Read More

e-Commerce

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e-Commerce, electronic commerce or online sales, means the exchange of goods, services and information between computer networks, including the Internet. Electronic commerce is not limited only to Internet. In the context of inter-firm trade for many years are used networks. … Read More

e-Commerce in European Union

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The European Parliament and the Council adopted June 8, 2000 a European Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain legal aspects of the information society, especially electronic commerce (Directive 2000/31 /, including the electronic commerce, in … Read More

e-Commerce

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(Amazon.com’s former headquarters in the Pacific Medical Center building in Beacon Hill, Seattle.) Electronic commerce (e-commerce, or online sales) is the exchange of goods, services and information between computer networks, including the Internet. Electronic commerce is not limited only to … Read More

Tips for developing an e-commerce website

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Let’s consider that you already have a website and a product list, if not their image. Your phone number is available so the site visitors can call and order one of the company’s products. If the page was well done, … Read More

Web development

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Web development is a broad term for any activities related to developing a web site for the World Wide Web or an intranet. This can include e-commerce business development, web design, web content development, client-side/server-side coding, and web server configuration. … Read More

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