Business and Industry are evolving all of the time and the UK has the fastest growing e-commerce market in the world. According to the most recent UK Government figures, just within the UK, the total value of e-commerce is £408 Billion and growing at 24.9%.

UK E-Commerce trends and statistics (provided by eCommera) shows that as a whole almost half, (42.6 percent), of us purchase something online once a week or more and the average online spend per shopper is £71 per month.

Nearly half ,(46%), of surveyed consumers spent between £0 - £100, with the largest proportions (29%) being between £25 - £100.

 

 WHY DO I NEED A WEBSITE?

According to a recent survey up until December 2011 there were 366,848,493 websites available on the World Wide Web and the UK has the fastest growing e-commerce market in the world.

Even the most negative futurists agreed that all the signs indicated that a large portion of future business revenues would be derived from online transactions or from offline transactions that were the result of online marketing efforts.

So should your business have a website, even if your business is small and sells products or services you don't think can be sold online?

Yes, if you have a business, you should have a website, no question, without a doubt. You should at the very least have a presence on the web so that customers, potential employees, business partners and perhaps even investors can quickly and easily find out more about your business and the products or services you have to offer.

Since many consumers now search for information online prior to making a purchase at a brick-and-mortar store, your site may be the first chance you have at making a good impression on a potential buyer. Don't be so quick to dismiss your product as one that can't be sold online. Nowadays, there's very little that can't be sold over the internet. More than 20 million shoppers are now online, purchasing everything from books, to computers, to cars, to property, to jet airplanes, to natural gas, to you name it. If you can imagine it, someone will figure out how to sell it online.

One of the great things about the internet is that it has levelled the playing field when it comes to competing with large companies. With a well-designed site, your little operation can project the image and professionalism of a much larger company.

When it comes to benefiting from a website, size does not matter, whether you're a one-man show or a 10,000-employee corporate giant; if you don't have a website, you're losing business to other companies that do. Your website is an important part of your business, it speaks volumes about your business, make sure you treat it as such.

Article taken from : http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/65204
 

 CUSTOM BUILT SOLUTIONS

At Caritas we help clients turn internet business ideas into a reality: successful and profitable online businesses. The added benefit of our ecommerce website solution is that the creative design of the website is unique to your business allowing you to stand out from the rest of the crowd. We produce specialised custom built websites specially designed according to the needs of our clients and the needs of their customers. Even the most complex customised solutions can be accommodated for a range of industries

As we utilise in leading industry technology, this means that your web design will include sophisticated functions that are globally supported. From new media to e-marketing, your website will benefit from tried and tested applications and incorporate the very latest developments. Thanks to your business site you’ll be able to attract clients from all over the world, find business partners and even market your goods in different countries.
 

 CONTROL YOUR OWN WEBSITE

Business is evolving all of the time and the ability to communicate these changes in activity, products or services is paramount to maintaining your existing business whilst developing new opportunities.

Once live our formulated Content Management Systems (CMS) allow our clients to manage and update the content throughout their site via a simple and intuitive user experience. A CMS system increases your individual control by enabling you to update content and promotions, or upload new products on a regular basis. We accommodate all levels of I.T. proficiencies by making our systems as simple as possible.




Benefits of a Content Management Driven website ( CMS )

• Secure login via admin.
• Ability to add, edit or delete pages.
• Ability to update the content.
  - Text.
  - Images.
  - Meta tags ( for SEO richness )
  - Ability to update contact information.