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E-commerce is<\/strong><\/a> the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet.. You must be familiar with the existence of e-commerce, especially people who like to shop online on the internet.<\/p>\n

Are you one of the groups of people who like online shopping?\u00a0That’s right, most people probably really like shopping, both women and men, not even age adrift can have a consumptive nature.<\/p>\n

But do you really understand what e commerce is? Well, you need to know that thanks to the Internet, technological developments have opened up new business opportunities. The emergence of e-commerce is one of them. But do you know what e commerce is, does this business help you to fulfill satisfaction in consumptive behavior?<\/p>\n

Well, e-commerce is all activities related to online transactions that take place via the internet<\/a> or other electronic networks.\u00a0However, in general, you know e-commerce is an online shopping activity that involves buying and selling physical or digital products over the Internet.\u00a0In fact, e-commerce also includes activities such as buying and selling, banking, and providing services.<\/p>\n

So, this article will discuss all of these things, from e-commerce to the development of e-commerce:<\/p>\n

Definition of E-Commerce<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What is e-commerce?<\/strong> Ecommerce or electronic commerce is the trading of goods and services on the internet. It is your bustling city center or brick-and-mortar shop translated into zeroes and ones on the internet superhighway.<\/p>\n

For television and telephone it is available, but more e-commerce occurs over the Internet. Technological developments, especially the Internet, affect many areas of life, including retail. Trade has changed in terms of the process of buying and selling and marketing of products<\/a>.\u00a0This trading process is commonly known as electronic commerce or e-commerce for short.<\/p>\n

The definition of e-commerce according to Laudon & Laudon is the process of selling and buying goods electronically by consumers, which is a\u00a0business-to-business<\/em>\u00a0transaction with a computer intermediary, namely using a computer network.<\/p>\n

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David Baum (1999) then also defines e-commerce as a set of dynamic technologies with application forms and business processes that connect businesses, consumers, and society through e-commerce in exchanging goods, services, and information electronically.<\/p>\n

This understanding of e-commerce can lead to misunderstandings about how e-commerce systems and markets work.\u00a0The term e-commerce is used to describe all transactions using electronic media.<\/p>\n

While the marketplace itself is one of the e-commerce models and acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers.\u00a0Sellers trading in the market only need to buy.\u00a0All other activities, such as website management, have been taken over by a web platform such as Shopee and Lazada as two examples of marketplaces.<\/p>\n

This e-commerce offers many changes regarding the trading process.\u00a0If the traditional buying and selling process requires face-to-face meetings between buyers and sellers, e-commerce<\/a> no longer requires them.\u00a0Buyers can trade in different cities without meetings and communicate via the internet.\u00a0E-Commerce benefits buyers as well as sellers.\u00a0Buyers save more money and time because they don’t have to go far to find the items they need.<\/p>\n

In addition to these advantages, there are also disadvantages when processing buying and selling transactions via the Internet.\u00a0The disadvantage is that the buyer cannot see the goods directly and hold the material from which they are made.<\/p>\n

For example, if a buyer wants to buy clothes, the buyer’s image and perception of the purchase can be different from the product being sold because he cannot hold and touch the material used.<\/p>\n

This led to disappointment among buyers.\u00a0In the case of electronic products<\/a>, the buyer may have difficulty managing the warranty, and the method of managing the warranty is not clear.\u00a0When making online transactions, trust is the most important asset for sellers and buyers.\u00a0Because they never met in person.\u00a0If the seller makes a mistake or lies, the buyer won’t believe it.<\/p>\n

Types of E Commerce<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You may think that online transactions are only between sellers and buyers.\u00a0However, e-commerce can be divided into six groups as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Business-to-business (B2B<\/strong>\u00a0) is a type of e-commerce in which one company sells products or services to another company.\u00a0In this e-commerce model, buyers usually order goods in large quantities.\u00a0An example is a company that buys office supplies from a manufacturer.<\/li>\n
  2. Business-to-Consumer (B2C)<\/strong>\u00a0In this type of e-commerce, companies sell products or services to consumers.\u00a0In general, B2C e-commerce customers are only involved in the retail industry.\u00a0This activity falls into this category if you have previously purchased something from an online store.<\/li>\n
  3. Between Consumers (C2C)<\/strong>\u00a0Have you ever sold used goods to other people in need via the Internet?\u00a0These activities are included in this type of e-commerce.\u00a0In other words, C2C is an online transaction between two people.<\/li>\n
  4. Consumer to Business (C2B)<\/strong>\u00a0is not like B2C.\u00a0C2B e-commerce is a system where a person sells a product or service to a company.\u00a0For example, graphic designers offer and sell logos to food companies.<\/li>\n
  5. Business-to-Government (B2A)<\/strong>\u00a0is an e-commerce model that is similar to B2B, but the actors are companies and government agencies.\u00a0B2A example is a website creation service for an online management system.<\/li>\n
  6. Consumer to Government (C2A) is a type of e-commerce that works like C2B. However, transactions are carried out by individuals and government agencies.\u00a0 Types of transactions that occur are usually in the form of services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Example E-Commerce<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    As previously mentioned, there are six categories of e-commerce.\u00a0Below are examples of each type of e-commerce.\u00a0However, for example, government e-commerce customers are omitted from this list because there are rarely websites or marketplaces that connect freelancers with government agencies more seriously and focus on profit like doing business.<\/p>\n

    1. E-commerce Business to business (B2B)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n