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Electronic commerce (ecommerce) is all the tools required to make money on the Web. There are software programs to allow you to sell products and information on how to make sales.
What is HTTPS - Why Secure a Web Site
HTTPS or HTTP over SSL is a way to encrypt data sent and received over the Web so that monetary and other sensitive transactions are secure. If you are going to run a store on your Web site and collect credit card or other monetary data, you should use an HTTPS secured server so that the data is secure.
Content and Ecommerce
What makes people want to buy? How does your content improve your e-commerce site? Learn how to create an ecommerce site that has the content that makes people want to buy.
Content and Ecommerce
Use the same tricks that the big ecommerce sites use to keep people on your site and buying.
Ecommerce @ About
Gordon Whyte has an extensive set of links, articles and information on electronic commerce. From the About Guide to Ecommerce.
Keys to eBay Selling - Small Business: Canada @ About
If you're planning on setting up an ecommerce site on eBay, make sure you follow these tips from the Small Business: Canada Guide at About.
Accepting Credit Cards
Getting a merchant account can be tricky and hard to find information, but this article clears up the mysteries.
E-Commerce - Don't Believe the Hype
If your customers can't figure it out, they won't buy from you, and they might not come back.
Information Privacy: The Other Side of the Ecommerce Coin
If you're developing an ecommerce site, you should strongly consider the privacy issues of your customers.

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