Are you still going on with the hassle of having to do your blog shop transaction personally via cash on delivery? Or maybe you have improved better by instilling bank transfer process into your blog shop payment method. Theoretically, there is nothing wrong with either of the two modes of transaction but if you look closer, one is troublesome, time and energy consuming whereas the other mode is not scalable.

Technologies has evolved rapidly, from the tradition way of having a physical shop, we have move into the Internet virtual world of selling and buying. Forget about finding a good location, the expensive rental fees or strenuousness and limitation of managing a physical shop, we can now open our online store 24/7 with minimum cost.

But we can’t possibly remove all danger factors instantly however what we can do is at least minimize it. Aren’t you afraid when you meet up with your customer and suddenly he/she turns out the person isn’t a genuine customer, worse still a pervert or stalker? But with the introduction of simplicity and ease when creating an online blog shop, we should not compromise on the transaction safety and effectiveness. When you opened an online store, we must remember that in order for a business to go far, your business must be scalable and could expand anytime when required. You also need to be able to track your transaction and provide trouble shooting for your customers.

Imagine when you have a sudden spur of sales, influx of overseas dealing or simply overrunning of inquires, can your shop handle such event?

There are basically a lot of way you could prepare your shop to be as flexible and expandable. You do not need to be a psychic to look into the future, but such measure will surely benefit you in the long run.

Here are some of the method you could adopt to add a cutting edge to your blog shop.

Payment Method

PayPal
PayPal has quickly become a global leader in online payment solutions with more than 153 million accounts worldwide and it’s available in 190 markets and 18 currencies around the world. PayPal enables global ecommerce by making payments possible across different locations, currencies, and languages.

PayPal has received numerous awards for excellence and with over 2,000 security specialists, anti-fraud technology and even models for how fraud works your chances of having your money stolen when purchasing through PayPal is quite low. Both you and your customers have assumed to done everything you all can to be a “smart” consumer and this almost critical.

Whether you are buying or selling through PayPal, you should know that it has one of the largest and best systems to detect and prevent fraud. You can read more about it here.

What are the Benefits of Using PayPal?

• It’s fast. Payments are made immediately, quicker than sending checks or money orders.
• It’s private. PayPal does not reveal your financial information to sellers.
• It’s global. PayPal is accepted worldwide, and can be used to make payments locally or internationally. This spread your exposure of your blog shop to overseas customers.
• It’s easy. Send money to anyone in just a few clicks.
• It’s trusted. Industry-leady fraud prevention keeps you safe and secure.
• It’s cost-effective
• It’s free to send money, and PayPal is affordable for businesses of all sizes.
• It’s flexible. PayPal allows anyone to pay in any way they prefer, including through credit cards, bank accounts, buyer credit or account balances, without sharing financial information.

You can sign up for a PayPal account now.

eNETS
eNETS Pte Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of NETS, is owned by Singapore’s local banks. Whereas NETS enables physical world payments for the local PIN based debit and stored value card services, eNETS, its subsidiary, enables online payment services for Banks, merchants and other payment gateways.

eNETS is the leading online payment gateway in Singapore, offering online credit card and direct debit products. It enables payment from all major International credit cards as well as online direct debit (internet Banking payments) from the largest Banks in Singapore and China. The solutions that it has serve a broad range of merchants including; multinational corporations, government agencies and sole proprietors.

Some of the benefits of using eNETS,

• Trusted and Reliable
• NETS, which i eNETS parent company is wholly owned by the DBS, UOB and OCBC, realiable major banks in Singapore.
• Major corporations and government entities in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau rely on eNETS.
• eNETS adhere to Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant.
• eNETS support bilingual local customer support.
• eNETS is the only payment gateway that offers direct debit.
• eNETS accepts all major credit cards and currencies.
• eNETS offers flexible payment features such as virtual terminal, periodic payments, authorisation & capture, order payment page.
• and it’s easy to install and use.
• and remember, with eNETS there are no hidden costs, for example no transfer fee for settlements.

Goods Postage Delivery Method

SingPost
SingPost is Singapore’s designated Public Postal Licensee (PPL), providing efficient and high quality domestic and international postal services.

You can view the postage rate at SingPost here or calculate the cost using their provided Postage Calculator.
Well, these are just some of the ways you could improve your blog shop goods tracking  and management.

Conclusion
If your blog shop have started to move into the blog shop 2.0 zone. I applauded your wise decision. If you have not, you should start taking such steps in order to shift your blog shop into the blog shop 2.0 eras. In the end, not only will you increase your customers and sales, you will win over your competitors and ultimately will have a final laugh.

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