Since the first online shopping was developed here in the UK back in 1979 (predating the internet) a lot has changed in the world of e-commerce (electronic Commerce)

The world’s first recorded online shopping system was Thompson Holidays in March 1981 and in may 1984 Mrs Jane Snowball of Gateshead, became the world’s first recorded online home shopper. In 1994 the first online bank arrived alongside Amazon and then in 1996, Ebay.

In the year 2000 the .com bubble burst, but e-commerce is with us to stay. And in today’s highly competitive markets it is an increasingly important way to get goods and service to market and an important revenue stream for many companies that previously wouldn’t have thought that an e-commerce package could be rolled out cost effectively.

The question these days is, can you afford to ignore the increasing trend to buy and sell online?

In the first three months of this year alone the Great British public spent £13bn online; that’s £125 for every person in the country. And it’s a rise that is set to continue, as more and more customers search online for the goods and services that they want.

Our website designers have experience designing and developing e-commerce websites that can put your products in front of this increasing customer base.

If you are based in Birmingham, the Midlands or anywhere else in the UK, Essential Marketer can design a website will get your products in front of your customers.