Monday, 3 January 2011

Online Shopping 101

Q: What do I need to successfully participate in Internet Commerce in Kenya today? A: The number one prerequisite is a Visa Card or Credit Card. Most leading banks in Kenya offer these cards today at one-time costs as low as Ksh 500.00. Visit your local bank to find out more about these cards, and get yourself one today. 
 
The number two prerequisite is more of an advantage than a must-have. With every passing day, PayPal is gaining popularity and usage in Kenya as a very secure, cheap, fast and easy way to transact online. See below an article extracted from www.paypal.com Help articles: 

Question: Does it cost money to open a PayPal account?
Answer: There's no charge to open a PayPal account and to transfer money from your bank account to your PayPal account. There is also no charge to purchase items using your PayPal account.

There are fees in other cases, such as:
  • Receiving payments for goods and services.
  • Receiving payments from friends and family made using a debit or credit card.
  • Receiving payments from people in other countries.
Visit www.paypal.com today to sign up for a free PayPal account.

The number three prerequisite is an email address. Yahoo! Mail, Gmail from Google and Hotmail are among the widely used free web-based email accounts today.

To sign up for a free Yahoo! Mail account, visit http://mail.yahoo.com and click on "Create New Account" button.
To sign up for a free Gmail account, visit http://gmail.com and click on "Create an account >>" button.
To sign up for a free Hotmail account, visit http://hotmail.com and click on the "Sign up" button

The last, but not least is a Physical Address. almost all online stores offer delivery services (free or paid) to their customers. It is necessary to have a clear address that local courier services can use in order to deliver your order securely and promptly. Most customers use their offices or business premises as drop-off points.

There! You are now ready to shop online and enjoy the great incentives and flexibility that comes with it!

Yours Sincerely
Better Living

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