1. Interview for Acting Director - 23/8/05
E-commerce What is it?
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce
Mrs Deirdre Turkington

2. E-commerce is short for ‘electronic commerce’
It means buying and selling goods using the Internet.
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

3. GCSE Business Studies E-commerce
Using E-commerce gives businesses access to customers all over the word.
This is known as ‘The global market’ which is reached by means of a website.
Think of examples of websites you or your family frequently use to make purchases.
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

4. GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

5. Divide into six groups and each group take one of the following to discuss
What do you think are the advantages for
businesses of using e-commerce?
What do you think are the advantages for
customers of using e-commerce?
What do you think are the disadvantages for
businesses of using e-commerce?
What do you think are the disadvantages for
customers of using e-commerce?
What are features of
A successful e-commerce site?
Where can somebody get advice on how to build a
successful e-commerce site?
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

6. GCSE Business Studies E-commerce
What do you think are the advantages for businesses of using e-commerce?
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

7. GCSE Business Studies E-commerce
What do you think are the advantages for customers of using e-commerce?
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

8. GCSE Business Studies E-commerce
What do you think are the disadvantages for businesses of using e-commerce?
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

9. GCSE Business Studies E-commerce
What do you think are the disadvantages for customers of using e-commerce?
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

10. GCSE Business Studies E-commerce
What are features of a successful e-commerce site?
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

11. GCSE Business Studies E-commerce
Where can somebody get advice on how to build a successful e-commerce site?
GCSE Business Studies E-commerce

12. GCSE Business Studies 2006 E-commerce