Monthly Archives: July 2009

Checkout Re-Visited: Step 6 — when the deal is done; The ORDER SUCCESSFUL Page

Posted on 31. July 2009 by Bardo N. Nelgen

If one would really want to add use to this page (thereby exeeding its functionality beyond the one of a simple check mark…) probably adding the features described here could do the job. Continue reading →

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Checkout Re-Visited: Step 5 — check it out before you check-out: the Review-and-Confirm Page

Posted on 28. July 2009 by Bardo N. Nelgen

Probably the only page you really will not want to dispose from checkout. It’s a bit like putting everything in your basket onto the cashier’s conveyor while potentially realizing you missed something that wasn’t on you shopping list or that you must have left your wallet on the desk at home. Now more shopping outlets start thinking more seriously about new ways to make online purchasing a more pleasant experience for their customers. Continue reading →

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Checkout Re-Visited: Step 4
"Your Payment Details, Please."

Posted on 20. July 2009 by Bardo N. Nelgen

This is about nothing less but an upcoming revolution in payment services. Think of it as the online equivalent of traditional letters of credit or guarateed cheques – but with new players on board. The risks of pre-payment are being shared equally in favour of a trustworthy business outcome. That said, pre-payment, combined with peer-based guaranteeing and realtime transaction confirmations is going to be a major driver of how trusted online payment is going to work tomorrow. Technology enabled, simple citizen-to-citizen services to be potentially more appealing to customers than the corporation-owned “walled gardens”, may be an insight, which could turn out to be hard to reverse. Continue reading →

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