What do you look for in a shopping website?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by Chopster, Aug 20, 2007.

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    Little survey of 3 questions that I thought might help us with the development of any online business or stores where we sell items.


    What are your favorite shopping websites?

    Why do these sites appeal to you more than other shopping websites?

    What inspired/motivated you to purchase items through these websites?
     
    Chopster, Aug 20, 2007 IP
  2. Hannah

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    Basically, all I look for is the best price on the item I want to buy.

    In all seriousness I normally only use the futureshop and bestbuy websites for e-commerce (I used to work at our third electronics company, The Source, so I know their prices) to compare pricing and then go to the store in person.

    I don't like waiting for things to ship.
     
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  3. PHPGator

    PHPGator Banned

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    I look for a site that appears as though it has a steady customerbase. I try to avoid business sites that look unprofessional for the most part. On the other hand, price plays a huge role too.
     
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  4. 8everything

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    Besides low prices:

    - A nice design to reflect professionalism
    - Trust (a must)
    - Ease of searching through products
     
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  5. Spider Man

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    What are your favorite shopping websites?
    ebay
    Why do these sites appeal to you more than other shopping websites?
    Faith and Trust
    What inspired/motivated you to purchase items through these websites?
    Easy to use and accepts payments via Paypal.
     
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  6. Chopster

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    So Spiderman, Paypal is an important feature for you. That's good information to know for myself. It's probably good to always have that option on a website.
     
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    paypal is an important option.. but make egold as your other payment options..
     
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    Low prices is very important. If your price are too high, people would not buy from your site even if it is slick.
     
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