E-commerce is an important facet of any retail business, and it’s becoming increasingly important for small business owners—like independent eyecare practitioners—to understand what it takes to set up a successful online store.
In a recent infographic from the
bluehost blog,
a division of the web hosting platform
bluehost.com powered by
WordPress, the evolution of e-commerce is explained in digestible detail with statistics and suggestions for small businesses about optimizing a company site for consumers and patients.
Stand-out stats for small-medium businesses:
- 73 percent of small businesses with e-commerce sites saved money by lowering their administrative costs
- 64 percent of small businesses that sell online said the internet has increased their revenue
- 30.5 percent of website traffic to e-commerce sites come from search engines
- In the next three years, online sales from social media networks are expected to grow 93 percent each year
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For more information and infographics on e-commerce, search engine optimization and web hosting, visit
bluehost.com/blog.