Choosing an online B-to-B site.E-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. sites for business-to-business  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. (B-to-B See B2B. ) shopping abound, and their numbers are growing exponentially ex·po·nen·tial adj. 1. Of or relating to an exponent. 2. Mathematics a. Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent. b. . How do you know which are the good ones where you can get both good prices and good service? After all, you're you're Contraction of you are. you're you are you're be no longer meeting face to face with buyers or sellers: It's all virtual. Most of the B-to-B sites look alike, but beneath the snappy Snappy - Snappy Video Snapshot Web page design there may be differences that come back to bite you after you've made a purchase. Some things to watch out for: * To assess the site's customer service, check whether it has an easy way for you to contact a real person who has in-depth knowledge of what you are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. . Will he or she help you find the best vendors so you can make the right decision to meet your purchasing needs? * Find out how the site's managers select vendors. Do they post just anyone or are potential vendors checked beforehand? Often this information is available in the site's help section or can be obtained by a telephone call Or e-mail. * Does the site provide detailed profiles of all its vendors? And does it have a way for buyers to post ratings of vendors they have used? * Can you be assured of your anonymity when soliciting bids from multiple vendors on a reverse auction site? If the site releases your name to its vendors you could be plagued with unwanted calls or have your name show up on other vendors' lists. * Does the site offer tools that let you view multiple bids side by side so you can easily compare like features and products as well as prices? * Does the site provide online buying guides with detailed information on products or services? Be wary of guides that push you in the direction of a particular vendor. * Does the information provided focus on quality as well as price? * Is there a wide selection of high-quality vendors in each business category? Two or three may not be enough to connect you to the best products and services out there. Source: BizBuyer.com, an online business-to-business reverse auction site at www.BizBuyer.com. |
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