Ecommerce - The Way Forward     Ways to Promote Your Online Shop     Some Recent Projects	Dear XXXfirstnameXXX, Welcome to the Immediasite Newsletter Hello XXXfirstnameXXX, and welcome to the latest edition of the Immediasite newsletter.   In this issue, we'll be focusing on ecommerce.  Do you have a product or service that you're not currrently selling online? If so, please read on - you'll soon be convinced that putting your business online is the best way forward.  Even in the current economic climate, ecommerce continues to be one of the fastest growing markets in the UK, with internet-related businesses worth an estimated £100bn a year to the UK economy – that equates to 7.2% of GDP this year. Online trends for 2011 suggest another year of massive growth in online sales:  a 14% increase is predicted.  That's 10 times the expected growth overall for retail sales.  So the message is clear:  if you're not already selling your product or service online, now's the time to get started... This month we've added a new feature to our own website to make it easier for our customers to pay invoices online.  Rather than writing out a cheque and sending it by post or having to login to your online banking and set up a BACS payment, you can now go straight to this link to pay invoices quickly and easily:  http://www.immediasite.com/Pay_Invoices_Online.htm If you'd like to read articles from our previous newsletters, click here. Have a great month. The Immediasite Team
Ecommerce - There's never been a better time to start selling your product or service online. E-commerce is having a huge impact on the way we do business. Online retailing is one of the fastest growing markets in the UK, growing steadily year on year.  Figures for 2010 showed a 16% growth on the previous year.  2011 looks set to continue this upward trend. What’s more, the UK spends more than any other European country online.  In 2011, it is expected that internet shopping in the UK will continue to thrive with sales set to rise by £6.2bn (14%) by the end of the year, while in contrast, total retail sales are forecast to grow by just 1.4% over the same period.   Read the full Ecommerce article here>>> How to Promote Your Online Shop - A quick guide to help bring customers to your site again and again. Once your online shop goes live, what steps should you be taking to ensure it brings in the sales?  There are a number of well-proven methods to help grow your online business and in this article we discuss the most effective.  With a little time and effort you could soon be enjoying a steady flow of sales from your website.       Read the full article here>>> Some Recent Projects - Take a look at these projects we've been working on recently.