E-commerce is the use of telecommunications and computers to provide goods and services to shoppers. This ranges from the use of telephones as a sales method, right up to the use of internet and WAP-enabled telephones to allow people to buy what they want, whenever they want.

If you want to be a company selling through the internet, you have a number of options.  You can build the site yourself, or you can have:

• A predefined shop building/registration service, like HomePageCreator, or Virgin Biznet
• An off the shelf toolkit to help you build your shop, and put it online, such as Actinic, Shop @ssistant or ecBuilder
• A dedicated bespoke system built to your requirements...

The nearer to the top of the list, the less control you have over the look and 'feel' of the site.  However, the first 2 options are suitable for shops selling a limited number of goods, or shops on a tight budget.

Alimar can help in the design, building and implementation of your web site. We can offer advice on different aspects of what image you want to project, give your customers what you want them to have, and make sure your site is as easy to find as possible!

Alimar is a company dedicated to helping build internet, intranet, and e-commerce sites for those who have a site they want to improve and expand, and for visionary companies new to the web.   

We collaborate with Web Design companies that require the technical expertise we offer.  We are based in the Leicester and the Midlands, but can work nationwide.

We offer internet and business help without jargon.