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Podcast host DaveO chats with Strategic Advisor Gord Janzen about the recently released “Build versus Buy in Four Easy Steps” White Paper.

They begin by discussing scenarios in which companies need to decide whether to build software in-house or buy a ecommerce solution and then review a four step process developed to aid teams in systematically reaching the best decision for the company by: 1) Picking criteria; 2) Playing them off each other; 3) Coming up a “base” solution; and finally 4) “Gut checking” it.

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[Photo of Gord Janze by DaveO]

They also review the current state of ecommerce software world, the current trend towards re-provisioning and replacing home-grown systems, and the importance of assembling a multi-disciplinary team when starting an ecommerce software project.

Finally, after explaining how to obtain a copy of the Build vs Buy White Paper, including related Worksheets, Dave reveals Gord hidden prowess as a marathoner.

Original post by dave.olson@elasticpath.com (Dave O for Elastic Path)

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Unfortunately “what you see is what you get” is not always the case when purchasing items online. I myself have fallen prey to a false internet product picture and was left asking, would I have walked out of a physical store with this item in my hand? You don’t ever want your online business to falsely represent an item it’s selling. This will only deceive customers, often leading to a disgruntled return and the elimination of a return customer for that matter.

When purchasing from a company via the Internet, the picture provided on the site is the only physical object the customer has to look at, making it the only way possible to see the

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Although it may seem like a new word, the term e-business was hatched back in 1997, making it no spring chicken. Considering the fact that it describes an entirely new way of conducting business, however, it is safe to say that it’s still in its early stages of use. With every turn of the page you’ll see the term defined in a different way, shape or form. Perhaps this is because it describes such a large scope of processes, ranging from sending out a newsletter to selling an Audi online. So, what exactly is e-business, and what does it mean to the future of a business owner?

E-business Defined
The United States Census Bureau defines e-business as “any process that a business organization conducts over a computer mediated network. Business organizations include any for profit, governmental, non-profit entity. Their processes include production-, customer-, and internal or management-focused business processes.” In a shorter broader sense, e-business

Original post by blogadmin

Although it may seem like a new word, the term e-business was hatched back in 1997, making it no spring chicken. Considering the fact that it describes an entirely new way of conducting business, however, it is safe to say that it’s still in its early stages of use. With every turn of the page you’ll see the term defined in a different way, shape or form. Perhaps this is because it describes such a large scope of processes, ranging from sending out a newsletter to selling an Audi online. So, what exactly is e-business, and what does it mean to the future of a business owner?

E-business Defined
The United States Census Bureau defines e-business as “any process that a business organization conducts over a computer mediated network. Business organizations include any for profit, governmental, non-profit entity. Their processes include production-, customer-, and internal or management-focused business processes.” In a shorter broader sense, e-business

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Whether on or off line, customers in today’s marketplace want quality products and information in a quick and easy manner. I’ve typed it before and I’ll type it again, the internet’s main benefit is that of speed and convenience. Therefore e-business, which uses the internet as the core for business dealings, can help make a business more customer-friendly in addition to many other things, such as creating a more efficient exchange of information and/or products and services.

1. Removes Location and Availability Restrictions
Users need not be in the same physical location as an e-business and the exchange of information and transactions may take place at any given time, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and from any location in the world with Internet access. A physical location is

Original post by blogadmin