Since the birth of e-commerce ten years ago, and with the heady dot com days where it seemed anyone with a website was a millionaire thankfully over, the total number of people using the internet has reached the 1 billion mark. In the Southwest peninsula of the UK Internet usage has quadrupled since 1999, with over 4 in 10 of us accessing the web. Yet many small Cornwall based businesses are ignoring e-commerce unnecessarily, claims a young graphic / web design Cornwall based company behind ‘digiTools’, the first affordable, easy to use, all in one web trading solution for small businesses.
Cornwall based design company Sanders Design will launch a brand new package of e-commerce trading tools on Trevithick day, 30 April. ‘digiTools is affordable, easy to use, and designed to reflect the image of your business,’ said Martin Sanders, company MD. ‘digiTools websites make your company look as good as large corporations – for a fraction of the cost.’
Sanders admits Cornish businesses may take some convincing of digiTools. ‘The sheer volume and technical skills required for ‘e-business solutions’ overwhelms many small businesses. digiTools is operated with as much skill required for word processing – the only equipment needed is a computer with web access. All the programming and design is taken care of. Businesses can start trading within days, taking payments for products, and managing the website content.
Gone are the days where anyone could nail a typewriter to a TV set and walk away with a barrow full of venture capitalist’s cash. Businesses are more realistic about the web, and sceptics should note that 15 million online purchases in the UK have been made so far this year; traditional sales outlets are still profitable, but the statistics show that more of us are buying goods over the web. digiTools looks like the best way to do it.
Cornwall, 30 April 2005
digiTools includes:
- Easy-to-use control panels
- Design to fit your brand
- Round-the-clock availability
- User-friendly navigation
- Secure Commercial hosting
- Scaleable technology
- Optimisation for online use
- Tools for improved efficiency
- Free support