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Basic E-Commerce at a glance

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The ability to find and buy products and services online is one of the most compelling uses of the Web. To be successful, however, e-commerce requires clean, simple interfaces and support for common tasks. This pattern group discusses how to make e-commerce a pleasant and professional experience for your customers.

Customers need a quick, simple, and reliable way to finalize purchases. Learn how to implement quick-flow checkout, a four-step process that smoothes the way to a successful sale.

People want to know the details of what they?????re buying. Learn which information is important and how to present it.

Your customers might want to purchase multiple items in one transaction. Learn how to provide a shopping cart so that customers can keep track of what they plan to buy before they finalize a purchase.

Customers want the easiest possible way to provide shipping and billing information. Learn how to design a simple and effective shipping and billing address page.

Some customers want products shipped more quickly than by regular mail. Learn how to provide shipping options.

When customers make payments online, they need the right methods and instructions to make the process flow smoothly. Learn how to design an effective process for online payment.

An order summary shows the complete order and verifies where the items will be sent, before customers commit to the purchase. Learn how to provide order summaries.

Customers are not always certain that their purchases have been accepted. Learn how to confirm purchases.

Customers who shop online must give up the privilege of examining products or services in person?????a drawback that can hinder online sales. Learn how to remove the risk of a bad purchase by making your return policies liberal and simple.