Shopify is an e-commerce platform that allows small businesses to easily create online stores. The Shopify Trade Manager is a proposed messaging service that would optimize customer and advertiser relationships by allowing real-time communication. It would help users focus on trading and reduce the time spent managing communications. Key features would include real-time messaging, file sharing, translation services, video conferencing, and price tracking tools to facilitate global business relationships for Shopify merchants.
2. • Shopify is an e-commerce platform designed
for small business to build e-commerce
• Shopify gathers thousands of web advertisers
in one web site, with their own domain name
& logo
• easiest for the user to design a new website
even with basic information technology skills,
3. • Shopify offer various options to their
customers like uploading product
pictures,managing customers orders &
providing a secured business cooperation
between buyer and seller
• As a Shopify subscriber you act like you own a
part of a company, & you have freedom to
work with your timetable
• With Shopify your success is in your own
hands as an advertiser
4. Revenues
• Shopify’s revenues are much based on customers
monthly registration fees
• Over 20000 online stores are powered by Shopify
in 80 different countries
• four classes of customers:
*Basic one
*Professional “the most popular one”
*Business *Unlimited class
• Advertising on Shopifys web site
• Shopify App Store “collection of plug-in”
5. Shopify's Limitations & Difficulties
• Limitation of features because it is a hosted
solution
• depends of the monthly registration fees
• To extend the web functionality user should
buy more efficient applications
• or to develop it if he/she is able to do that
• payment method, freight and customs costs
may vary from country to another: High Cost
6. • much time and money wasted in replying to
customers inquiries!!!
• communication channel between web
advertiser and customer is not really efficient
• message is sent and received more or less late
“time zones”
• limitation of free of charge applications, to
communicate with advertisers
11. • STM is a free instant messenger service to
chat in real time with buyers/suppliers
• Optimizing customer & advertisers
relationships
• Stay in touch and be available for their
inquiries and updated news
• Manage your trade contacts “class”
12. • Send files of any size and format “convert
upload it file to PNG format: Error”
• STM permits you to search for the trustworthy
supplier/customer where ever in the world
• Application break down language barriers
with real time translation on your message
”Eng-Fre”
13. • Live conference with audio/video
broadcasting
• Price watch of different new coming products
• Daily news regarding top sellers, new
applications and most watched websites...etc.
• Multiple trade manager account: different
customer segments ” one message to several
customers”
14. • STM will be available also for different mobile
phone OS: Windows, Mac, Android & iPhone.
• Easy to install!!
