To truly understand, GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform and what all it offers, it’s important to go back and look at the history of ecommerce. Did you know the idea of ecommerce was cemented when English inventor Michael Aldrich in 1979 connected a modified TV to a transaction processing computer using his telephone line? Although it’s nothing as the ecommerce we know today, it became the foundation of ecommerce.

Now 40 years on, GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform offers a revolutionary way to do business. It is powerful tool for SMEs, helping them to expand their sales opportunities, beyond their geographical reach.

The biggest difference between GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform and the others is in the commercials. While even a basic Shopify package has a monthly fee, GlobalLinker’s e-store platform with all its features is completely free to use.

Signing up on GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform gives you a feature packed ecommerce website with:

• Free ecommerce website to help you sell online
• Payment gateway (an option for your customers to make payments online) is included
• Automated logistics integration at special pre-negotiated rates
• Inventory management
• Range of design themes to customise your website
  
  

To put it in a nutshell, GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform is a solution that enables SMEs to sell their products online in a few simple do-it-yourself (or assisted, if you need help) steps. With GlobalLinker, online e-stores and brands have the possibility to reach a global audience, which is the greatest opportunity of all.

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The advantages of ecommerce are multiple and with GlobalLinker, companies and their brands are not only able to service the B2C (Business to consumer) segment but also offers ordering services for B2B (business to business) companies. Some of the other advantages of GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform are:

• Convenience for consumer to buy anywhere at any time is possible
•  Companies can reach new consumers, locally and globally. They can also find new suppliers, customers and overall stakeholders through the GlobalLinker platform and explore the power of 260,000+ members
• With the help of beautiful design themes, data analytics and domain names, companies on GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform can deliver highly personalised digital experiences for the consumers
• The cost advantage is one of GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform’s strong suites. Let’s talk more about that.

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The BIG financial difference

GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform like many other ecommerce platforms, including Shopify, allows merchants to create their online store. The biggest difference between GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform and the others is in the commercials. While even a basic Shopify package has a monthly fee, GlobalLinker’s e-store platform with all its features is completely free to use.

For example, Shopify’s plans start somewhere from $29 for and can go up to $2000 for advanced features. Except for the premium plans, Shopify also charges transaction fee (2% - 0.5% of the sale value) for every on sales you make. This is in addition to the payment gateway fees that may be charged to you.

In contrast to this, GlobalLinker’s e-store platform offers access to all its features absolutely free as part of our offering! There is no commission on your transactions. On GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform we have integrated with leading payment gateway providers and logistic service providers. Only if these services are used, you incur a cost. As these have been pre-negotiated, they are offered at a discounted price compared to the market.

So, there you have it! Not only is GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform full of features and tools that make your online store stand out in the crowd of million others, but it also makes complete commercial sense. Take our advice, use the monthly fees and transaction fees that you would pay other ecommerce platforms to build your own brand. GlobalLinker’s ecommerce platform is here to support in your endeavors from the very start to countless checked-out carts.

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