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(Photo by Carlos Muza on Unsplash ) In recent years, there has been an increased focus on sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, and this extends to the way we shop for groceries as well. Many consumers are now searching for a more eco-friendly option when it comes to their weekly grocery shopping, and this is where the concept of a green grocery ecommerce site comes in. What is a Green Grocery Ecommerce Site? The green grocery ecommerce site is a B2C (business-to-consumer) model, where the site sells eco-friendly and sustainable products directly to consumers. This type of ecommerce model allows the green grocery site to offer a wide selection of products, fast delivery, and a convenient shopping experience to its customers, while also reducing the environmental impact of their purchases. Why is a Green Grocery Ecommerce Site Needed? With the growing awareness of the impact of our shopping habits on the environment, many consumers are seeking out more environmentally con...

Business to Consumer (B2C) - Amazon Amazon is one of the most well-known online marketplaces, Amazon is accessible in a wide range of locations and languages and is used by both consumers and companies ( What is Amazon?,  2023) . One of its most well-known products is the Amazon Kindle, along with the Amazon app store. Last but not least, Amazon provides infrastructure and software solutions to both businesses and consumers  ( What is Amazon?,  2023) .  In the image below you can see the amazon.com website home page. Business to Business (B2B) - Amazon Business For registered enterprises of any size, Amazon Business offers purchasing options ( Angelo, 2022 ). Each firm can give select users permission to buy office supplies on Amazon on behalf of their employers   ( Angelo, 2022 ) . According to the requirements of the company, the primary administrator can control payment alternatives, shipment addresses, approval workflows, reporting options, and they can als...

(Photo by Riccardo Annandale on Unsplash ) This post presents the e-commerce website project initial idea which are presented below. Business Model: This project will implement the Business to Costumer (B2C) business model. Product/ Service: This project will showcase Food and Groceries as the main products and services in the website. Target Market: Busy individuals and families who are looking for convenient and quick meal options. Health-conscious consumers who are seeking nutritious and organic food options. Foodies and gourmet enthusiasts who are interested in unique, specialty food items. Elderly or disabled individuals who have difficulty getting to a grocery store. College students who are looking for easy and affordable meal solutions. People who live in rural or remote areas that have limited access to grocery stores. Ethnically diverse populations who are looking for foods from their home country. Customers who follow special diets, such as gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan...

Meta Tags Meta tags are text fragments that serve as brief summaries of a page content; they are only found in the source code of a page, not on the actual page ( Meta Tags - How Google Meta Tags Impact SEO,  2023). In essence, meta tags are brief content descriptors that assist in describing to search engines the subject matter of a web page  ( Meta Tags - How Google Meta Tags Impact SEO,  2023). In other words meta tag is meta data which is a data of data and web browsers use meta data to display content, reload page, search query keywords (search engines), and so on (w3schools, 2023). Charset, content, http-eqv, and name are the four common attributes of the meta tag (w3schools, 2023). Charset attribute have "character_set" value which sets the encoding format of the character in the HTML document (w3schools, 2023). Similarly, name attribute stores six different values (application-name, author, description, generator, keywords, and viewport) which defin...

In this post we will be discussing about some advantages and disadvantages of Meta Tags in the HTML document header.  Advantages Some lesser-known search engines are said to still use meta tags and including a proper meta description tag on each page may provide an SEO advantage to those pages in search engines (Peach,2008). Well written description tags which appears on SERP attracts more organic traffic (Peach,2008). Meta tags are more effective on google search engines (Kavanagh, 2021). Title tags plays vital role to attract the visitors towards the web page (Kavanagh, 2021).  Disadvantages Meta tags are not effective to optimise the search results when the web page have massive contents (Peach,2008).  Maintaining and editing the meta tags consumes time for other more crucial tasks  (Peach,2008). Meta tags are the gold mines of keywords for competitors (Peach,2008).  Duplicate meta tags can confuse search engines to index it on SERP ( Meta Description Common ...

(Photo by Stephen Phillips - Hostreviews.co.uk on Unsplash ) What is SEO? Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is a technical configuration in metatags inside the header of websites source code which helps to rank the web pages on top of the Search Engine Results page (SERP) on the search engines such as google, bing, yahoo, and so on ( Hathaway, 2022 ). In other words SEO refers to the process of optimising the visibility of the websites on the search engines search results in order to increase the traffic on the web page ( What is SEO - Search Engine Opitmisation?,  2023) . The main objective of  SEO is to increase the page ranking in the organic search results on web ( Hathaway, 2022 ).  Uses of SEO SEO is used to enhance the credibility of web page because a site that appears highly on search engine results pages is often seen as high-quality and reliable by search engines, which raises the credibility of the company and business ( Muthoni, 2021 ).  It is ...

In this blog post we will be discussing about the analysis done on features of home pages of two popular ecommerce websites across the world, Amazon and Ebay. Firstly this writing will discuss about the contrast between both websites home page appearances and features, secondly it will discuss about the similarities about the between them and finally it will share one feature improvement suggestions to both websites respectively. Amazon Home Page Features: The homepage for Amazon.com prominently features a search bar, a menu bar with links to various departments and product categories, as well as sections for deals and new releases. Additionally, there are sections for recommended products, personalized suggestions, and a section promoting Amazon's various services, such as Prime and Alexa. The homepage also includes a section for customer reviews and ratings of featured products.  eBay Home Page Features: In contrast, the homepage for Ebay.com features a search bar, a menu bar wit...

In this post we will be discussing briefly about the birth of  World Wide Web (WWW) and E-commerce respectively. World Wide Web (WWW) ( Photo by Lars Kienle on Unsplash ) The World Wide Web (WWW) is a system that allows users to access a network of documents via the Internet. It was created in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN to facilitate the sharing and access of scientific information (Berners-Lee, 1989). The Web was intended to be a simple and open platform for sharing information and connecting people (Berners-Lee, 1989). It quickly spread beyond CERN and is now widely used for communication, information sharing and commerce (Berners-Lee, 1989). It has greatly impacted the way we access and share information and conduct business (Berners-Lee, 1989). E-commerce ( Image by  StockSnap  from  Pixabay   ) E-commerce, or electronic commerce, is the act of buying and selling products and services through the internet (Li et al. 2019). Its origins can be traced bac...

( Photo by Mark König on Unsplash ) In this blog post we will be discussing briefly about the major features which makes ecommerce what it is today. Product Listing A collection of goods and services that are available for purchase on the e-commerce website (Kwok, 2015; Zhang & Zhu, 2020). Shopping Basket Allows customers to add desired products to a virtual basket, which they can keep track of while shopping (Kwok, 2015; Zhang & Zhu, 2020). Search and Filter Allows customers to find products easily based on certain criteria, such as product name, price, and category (Kwok, 2015; Zhang & Zhu, 2020). Payment System   A secure system that processes online transactions and enables customers to pay for their purchases using various methods, such as credit cards, PayPal and bank transfers (Kwok, 2015; Zhang & Zhu, 2020). Order management A system to track and manage customer orders from the time they are placed until they are fulfilled (Kwok, 2015; Zhang & Zhu, 2020...

( Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/shopping-business-money-pay-50987/ ) Ecommerce is a great business model in the present time and it has made the commerce easier by migrating it online on the internet. However, it has some disadvantages along with disadvantages some of them are listed below. Advantages Convenience for customers: E-commerce allows customers to shop at any time and from any location, as opposed to brick-and-mortar stores that have set hours and locations (Li et al., 2019). Increased reach: E-commerce businesses can reach a global audience, whereas traditional brick-and-mortar stores are limited to a local market (Li et al., 2019). Lower overhead costs: E-commerce businesses have lower overhead costs compared to traditional brick-and-mortar stores, as they do not need to pay for physical storefronts or the associated expenses (Li et al., 2019). Personalization: E-commerce businesses can use data collected from customer interactions to personalize the shopp...

( Photo by PhotoMIX Company ) Ecommerce is a process which involves buying and selling products, services online in monetary transactions on the internet and it is also known as electronic commerce or internet commerce ( Shopify, 2023) . The first ever sales on internet in ecommerce history was back in 1994, a man sold his CD to other customer through the NetMarket website ( Shopify, 2023) . Business to Consumer (B2C), Business to Business (B2B), Consumer to Consumer (C2C), and Consumer to Business (C2B) are the four major types of ecommerce models. Amazon, Ebay, Alibaba are some of the top ecommerce websites all across the world.  In Business to consumer (B2C) ecommerce business model consumers and business are involved in the buying and selling of goods and service online and it is also known as retail ecommerce ( Natarajan, 2023) . Business to Business (B2B) is the ecommerce business module where transactions between two business takes place online in the internet involving eac...

( Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-human-hand-327540/ ) Greetings, I am Himmat Rai from Nepal studying Computing at De Montfort University International Collage (DMUIC) Leicester, UK. I am aspiring to become a professional Software Engineer having good expertise in the field of software engineering and machine learning. My experience in DMUIC is really good so far, I have met new peoples from all around the globe and made some good friends and I am enjoying the facilities provided by the university especially the LinkedIn learning and the library. Personally, I find DMUIC more multi-cultural and welcoming towards international students and the university environment is peaceful. Furthermore, this is our second term in DMUIC and I am hoping to do better in this term from the last term and in this term we will be studying E-commerce computing  and I am really excited and interested to continue my journey on this term with e-commerce module. Moreover, I will ...

( Photo by luis gomes: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-programming-of-codes-546819/ ) Websites are designed and developed with multiple stack of web technologies such as Internet website cookies, User Interface (UI), Page source, Meta tags, J-query, Hyperlinks, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and Ruby. In this blog post we will discuss briefly about the definitions of each web programming languages (Web Technologies). Internet Website Cookies Internet website cookies which is often referred as browser cookies is a text file which stores user information such as personalised web settings, user sessions, and other data of the user in the client side (local storage) and the user have full authority to delete or keep the cookie from their device (GDPR, 2020). In general cookies are used for session management, personalisation, and tracking by the websites and browsers which makes the daily life of a user conveniente ( What is a cookie? How it works and ways to stay safe, ...