In today’s new normal world, every organisation strives to either go digital and survive or wither and vanish. It’s no more a secret that going digital or technological will lead to success. Well, at least an effort will be made to survive and thrive.

If you are an SME who has come across multiple e-Commerce companies targeting you to create an e-Store, this article is for you.

A common e-Commerce platform will only help you with a website builder, which is not enough, and having only a website will not solve your problem.

You cannot become successful overnight with just owning a piece of technology that is known by everyone. To effectively grow and make use of it, what you need is a perfect eco-system.

What is a perfect e-Commerce eco-system?

1. Understands your initial baby-steps into the digital world 

A perfect e-Commerce eco-system is something that helps your business from start to end. The digital technologies available today have transformed customer expectations. Many traditional businesses must go through this digital transformation to compete effectively with brands that have mastered these and other e-Commerce capabilities. It helps you understand and handholds you while you take your initial baby-steps into the digital world, which is newly known to you.

2. Helps you launch with all your products and their descriptions

The utmost essential part of starting with your online store is products: uploading your products, having creative and attractive product descriptions. An e-Commerce website builder will not help you with this step, but an e-Commerce eco-system will assist you during this crucial step.

3. Equips you with the right payment gateway solution to collect online payments

The e-Commerce eco-system provides help for every aspect of having an online store. Another area where our research shows most businesses face an issue is getting the perfect payment gateway. Enabling online payment options for your online store is very important as more customers want cashless transactions. Joining an e-Commerce eco-system equips you with the right payment gateway solution and guides you with the correct documentation and paperwork. This will help you focus on marketing and promoting your products, which is of the most valuable.

4. Integrates you with the right logistics partner

When a business plans to start an online store, they are overwhelmed by so many logistics options available. An e-Commerce eco-system integrates your online store with the right logistics partner, who is well-priced. Our logistics partner supports you with traceability, making it easy for your customers to track their orders.

5. Helps you connect with the right customers

The platform that consists of an eco-system approach looks at all the minute difficulties faced while setting up an online store and giving a solution. An e-Commerce eco-system is a community in itself and helps you connect with the right customers. Connecting with the right customers will higher your potential for sales growth, interest in the product, and loyalty towards the brand.

6. Connects you with a community of like-minded individuals

Last but not least, an eco-system helps improve yourself, your skills, and also your business. It connects you to a community of like-minded individuals on similar steps of this digital journey. Networking with such individuals, knowing their stories will help your business to a great extent practically.

With GlobalLinker’s e-Commerce platform – Linker.store, you get a specially-curated platform to carter any and every need of SMEs. Along with creating your free online store, it also offers you integrated payment gateway and integrated logistics.

Along with making your online store, GlobalLinker also provides a platform for you to: 

Learn from our 10,000+ content resources

Network with 3,00,000+ SMEs

Grow along with 210 curated industries

Also read: You are 5 steps away from setting up your online store with GlobalLinker’s eCommerce platform

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