e-Start — Section 4.7 How to Implement Key Steps of the Online Journey

Section 1

What is e-Commerce?

Section 2

Why Consider e-Commerce?

Section 3

e-Commerce - A Business Focus

Section 4

Types of e-Commerce and How to Guides

Section 5

Charting Your First Steps

Small Business Assistance

Section 4.7 How to Implement Key Steps of the Online Journey

The key steps of the online journey were outlined in Section 1. They are:

Key Stages
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Getting and using a computer as part of the Business	Connecting to the internet and using email, online banking and research	Getting a Web Presence for the business	Using the internet to receive or take orders and to receive and make payments

Implementing any of the e-Commerce options you just examined in topics 4.1–4.6 requires that your business has reached a pre-requisite step in the online journey.

For example, to use email in your business you need to have completed Step 1 — Getting and using a computer as part of the Business, and Step 2 — Connecting to the internet.

Included in this topic are “How To” guides related to each of the key steps of the “Online Journey”.

How To Guides
Steps	How to’s available
Step 1. Getting and using a computer as part of the Business.	How to Obtain a Computer for Your Business [244kb]
Step 2. Connecting to the internet and using email, online banking and research.	How to Connect to the Internet [240kb] How to Search the Internet [256kb] How to Surf the Internet [188kb] How to Use Email [248kb] How to Gain Access to Online banking [220kb]
Step 3. Getting a Web Presence for the business.	How to establish a Web Presence [236kb]
Step 4. Using the internet to receive or take orders and to receive and make payments.	How to Conduct Online Ordering and Payment [240kb]