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Using Virtual Marketplaces for your E-commerce Initiative
Using Virtual Marketplaces for your E-commerce Initiative

This course introduces participants to virtual marketplaces (VMPs), which are a type of e-commerce website on which individual businesses can sell their products or services internationally. It begins by presenting the rationale for selling online, presenting both the pros and cons of such activities. It then moves on to discuss the various types of VMPs available, correlating their attributes with potential advantages for certain markets and products. The course concludes with an elaboration of the content and information required to set up an online store on a VMP, noting useful tips to create attractive and effective product information and pictures.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces participants to virtual marketplaces (VMPs), which are a type of e-commerce website on which individual businesses can sell their products or services internationally. It begins by presenting the rationale for selling online, presenting both the pros and cons of such activities. It then moves on to discuss the various types of VMPs available, correlating their attributes with potential advantages for certain markets and products. The course concludes with an elaboration of the content and information required to set up an online store on a VMP, noting useful tips to create attractive and effective product information and pictures. 

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After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate the advantages of selling online;
  • Select the right VMP for their chosen markets and products; and
  • Prepare the required content and information to operate a VMP-based online store. 

COURSE CERTIFICATION

Participants who meet the course requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion issued in electronic format.

COURSE STRUCTURE
Module 1: Why Sell Online?
Module 2: Selecting Your VMP
Module 3: Operating a VMP-based Online Store
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Course format
Online/Internet-based
Language
English ‎(en)‎
Time required
4 hours over 2 weeks
Next start date
07, Jun 2021
Course access
Open for enrolment
Course fee
Free of charge
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ANNABEL SYKES
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