The ever changing web will never cease to amaze me. We've come from direct email conversations to social media like twitter, linkedin and facebook. ALL of which are social mecca's online. Business' everywhere are honing in on where people want to be and don't want to leave, and Facebook is one of those prominent online places.
Socializing is important in building online friendships, trust and business, Facebook knows the key. With a massive following Facebook continues to strategize for businesses by incorporating the "shopping cart" right on the facebook page or profile. With more than 500 million users it's most logical to say that people are spending time online for social, academic and shopping purposes so why not make it easy to shop right where you like to be? (see websitemagazine.com sept. issue)
TheMerryBird Designs has already incorporated it Etsy.com Shop onto the MerryBird Facebook business page/see Etsy tab @
http://www.facebook.com/TheMerryBird.Designs . This makes it easy for friends and fans alike have the opportunity to shop as they view the business page. The only flaw here is that Etsy.com only allows sales of "handmade" items. This is ok for me since I offer hand drawn and custom designed stationery, but I lose momentum on etsy when it comes to offering my graphic design services. This is where it gets interesting on facebook for my business.
As sited from Website Magazine Payvement.com is moving in. Facebook offers this easy to install service which makes it easy for visitors to "shop"from FB. Payvment is TRUSTe certified, shares items, allows reviews, has options for discounts, ties into system inventory and saves addresses for fast check out anytime. Not bad for business.
I wonder where my .COM is going to be in the next few years.....
Kristine Sheehan, TheMerryBird.com Designs
