Shopbot (www.shopbot.com.au)
Is an e-mall business model site with a comprehensive database of businesses and their products. Registration with Shopbot gets a business a step closer to taking out a package which it is touted will lead to sales leads.
Electronic payment does not appear required or provided on Shopbot. Locating a product for purchase will ultimately take the buyer through to the vendor website where such facilities may be provided.
Experts Exchange (www.experts-exchange.com)
Is an information community, based on a subscription model, with community members being able to search a vast solutions database for IT related incidents and problems.
Electronic payments are accepted with credit card being the accepted method of payment.
Members have the ability to earn membership through providing “Expert” advice to member’s questions. There are minimum qualifications around how to obtain / maintain this type of membership.
Doubtless that this site also derives income from vendor advertising as modest ads are located on screens visited.
Daopay (http://www.daopay.com)
This site provides facilities to merchants to tap into user payments utilising their telephone bill. A purchaser can dial a number or send an SMS to complete a purchase. Additional flexibility is made available to purchasers through merchant use of this service. No credit card is required to participate.
This type of service raises a new topic in relation to e-commerce - ethics. While this type of payment makes e-purchasing available to those without payment options (credit card, bank transfer), it also increases exposure to those not in a position to accumulate debt and that may have been denied credit facilities.
Risk minimisation through transference is a key attribute to this type of buying service. The merchant obtains their funds, less commission, while the full risk of the debt is transferred to the telephone company. Clever indeed!
Ilium Software (http://www.iliumsoft.com)
This vendor markets a range of software and information services that are purchasable via their web site. The main method of payment is via PayPal and credit card.
One product of interest is their eWallet software. The user is able to securely store any manner of details in a safe, portable manner.
In addition to pc based Internet access, Ilium also provides a site suitable for use with smaller screened smart devices. By facilitating alternative screen formats, this vendor is extending their market reach to the more mobile user.
Ilium also seems to subscribe to the premium content business model. Their products are available to try for free, buy with a restricted feature set, and then ultimately, buy with a full feature set.
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