How to Hire e-Commerce Web Development Agency?
Fueled by online and mobile user bases in emerging markets, if eMarkter has its way, then the worldwide business-to-consumer (B2C) revenue will hit a new high of $1.500 trillion in 2014. This will be the first instance of Asia-Pacific countries with combined figure of $525.2 billion dominating the North America e-Commerce market which would close to $482.6 billion. Of the every 100 dollars spent in this sector one would be cornered by China alone, and by 2017 it will be responsible for nearly three-quarters of the regional spending. Interestingly, meanwhile China will overtake US market as well.
Thus, e-Commerece is no longer a chapter of interest of advanced countries, it has gained worldwide popularity and businesses and enterprises are in the battlefield to monetize the trend by having dynamic and user-friendly e-Commerce websites. This demand has promoted the eCommerce web development services and today there is no dearth of affordable and reliable options in front of entrepreneurs. However, choosing a Web development firm is a significant factor, particularly for small and mid-sized companies as it's not affordable for them to have an in-house team to manage sound Web presence for themselves. Moreover, the task of portraying a brand image is no mean one that can be handled by any one randomly. Remember, a website is the public face of your business online. Hence, don't get lured by instant benefit of website development packages, rather look for long term for service, support, future expansion of your Web site and for delivery of other services like search engine optimization, social media, and email marketing. Below are a few questions to ponder upon, and before finalizing your e-Commerce website development company, you must have satisfactory answers from your prospect partner.
(a) What is their track record?
It's much important than 'how much is this going to cost?' Don't even you need to ask 'how reliable is your company?' In the practical world, ask for practical things. Hence, let the prospective partners come out of their reveries. Ask for figures and stats. Enquire about their previous work samples. Are they willing to disclose the contact information of their clients? If yes, speak to their clients, if possible. What types of clients have they worked with? What kind of results have they delivered for those clients? Also get answers to all these.
(b) How do they measure their results?
Always keep in mind that e-Commerce is all about generating revenue and increasing brand loyalty. Are the stats offered by the prospective partner enough to justify its work? Are their results published and verified by their clients? Yes, grill the results obtained before inking the contract.
(c) What are their competencies?
Are there experienced website developers to design and develop an e-Commerce portal of your interests? Can they display your complete range of products in a compelling manner? Have they done payment gateway, mobile apps and social media integration using advanced coding languages?
(d) Do they have experts to render marketing services?
After getting a website developed, you need to market your products or services and that can be done effectively if the agency that you have selected is bestowed with skilled marketing experts. To cross-check that you must ask for their fact-sheets pertaining to different clients.
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Submitted on: 2014-10-29 23:43:43