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Essential Features Of An E-commerce Website


An online marketplace known as an e-commerce website enables companies to offer goods and services to customers directly. The following crucial elements are frequently included on e-commerce websites:



(Clockwise Software, 2023)




Product listings and descriptions: Customers can use this feature to explore and view in-depth details about the goods or services that are offered for sale.

Shopping cart and checkout: Customers can add things to their shopping basket and use this function to move to the checkout to finalise their transaction.

Payment processing: With the help of this tool, clients may safely submit their payment information and finish their transactions.

Order tracking and customer service: Customers are able to use this tool to follow the status of their orders and get in touch with customer service for support.

Search and filtering: Customers can use this option to search for specific products or filter their search results based on a number of different factors.
(Laudon & Traver, 2018, pp. 330-350)

Personalization: This feature allows e-commerce website to show the products according to the customer's interest and browsing history, which increases the chances of sales. 

Mobile optimization: With the increase of mobile usage, it is important for e-commerce website to be optimized for mobile devices in order to provide a good customer experience. 
(Kotler et al, 2017, pp. 125-130)







References:

Clockwise.software. (2023). E-commerce Website Cost: How Much Does it Cost to Build an E-commerce Website in 2021 - Clockwise Software. [online] Available at: https://clockwise.software/blog/e-commerce-website-cost/ [Accessed 20 Jan. 2023].

Kotler, P., Kartajaya, H., & Setiawan, I. (2017). Marketing 4.0: Moving from Traditional to Digital. John Wiley & Sons. pp.125-130

Laudon, K. C., & Traver, C. G. (2018). E-commerce 2018: business, technology, society. Pearson. pp. 330-350

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