Lazada: Choosing the right online mall for you

We always connected online to do different activities. It may be just burning some time, but at the end of the day it still have a purpose. Eventually, as we got fond of using the Internet, we already visited numerous types of websites. Some Internet users are usually attached to some websites that they often visit more than others. Local online users should always have a purpose in visiting a specific website. It's a priority for any website owners that they allow their visitors to enjoy their stay on their website. Hundreds and thousands of new websites are being launched worldwide everyday. Website get benefits from their visitors who enjoy their experience on browsing their website.

For Ecommerce websites who provide great experience to their customers may increase their sales. There are websites that offer great deals but don't necessarily provide better user interface. At times, having the best deal is not enough, some visitors will just move on to then next online store if they find an online mall very hard to access. Online mall's credibility is usually dependent on this. Website usually gets a negative impression if a customers experience bad service from them. These websites maybe tagged as scams or frauds, which is the worst. Nowadays, the Ecommerce industry is thriving in the country.  Actually, it has only begun to rise just last year. What's surprising is that the local online users didn't even consider online shopping a year before that. Usually, local online users pick second hand condition items over brand new on local online classified websites.

Actually, there's a high risk that online scam may occur in online shopping. When website like Lazada arrived in the country, everything changed in the local online shopping. Thanks to their alternative payment method called Cash on Delivery or simple called C.O.D., it allowed local online users to try it out. This allowed online customers to have a confidence in dealing with them since they are not required to pay right away online. This setup gives the local online consumers that upper hand by a mile.

Once order packages are handed over to customers who selected Cash on Delivery, that's the only time they are required to pay in cash. We are no longer held to shop online just because we don't have a credit card. I also value how they made their website very easy to use and shop making my online shopping even more convenient. Regardless if they are first time visitors, I'm sure they will find it easy to understand on how to shop on their website. Their website is pretty easy to understand at first glance since they made it so user friendly. Since their category navigation exist on all of their pages, it will be impossible to get lost on their website. The category selections are grouped properly that it will be easier for local online users to browse for the items they want. This helps local online users to go straight to the category that captures their interest.

No longer an option but a necessity for some

Most of us are probably online most of the time nowadays. I’m sure we all look for Wi-Fi connection whenever we are visiting a mall or any establishment. This shows the magnitude on how we value Internet or being connected online. It has become a necessity for us unlike before were we only see it as an option. It started only as a portal to get information. Now it has come to a point where it makes our usual offline activities possible online. Take for example addressing our shopping needs. We can now directly connect online and show without even leaving our home. However, there is a question that lingers for some of us. Should we trust online shopping the way we trust traditional shopping? It will probably unacceptable to most consumers to consider online shopping if they were given these options.

A lot of factors are considered if customers even consider this option since customers will always question online malls’ credibility. There's always a tendency that online users have their guard up in online shopping since scams usually happens online. Not having a credit card makes online shopping more difficult for online customers. Local customers are usually skeptic in trying online shopping for the very first time. Actually, there is certain measurement that customers conduct like if the online stores have a safe and secured line for credit card transactions. Customers proceeding to online shopping are usually bound with these details.

A lot changed in online shopping when Lazada arrived in the local Ecommerce industry a year ago. Upon this online mall’s arrival in the country, they brought in an Ecommerce solution in the local online market. They introduced this unique alternative payment method, which covers the two main issues that made Ecommerce penetration in our country impossible. It is what they called Cash on Delivery or C.O.D. What this payment method does is that it removes the worry of online customers. Customers can actually test their service without giving too much requirement from their end like filling up or credit card details. How can this help their shopping more conveniently? Customers can check their online mall website's huge selections.

Customers who already know what to buy on the website won't need to pay it right away. They only require customers who select Cash on Delivery to give a few details like the shipment address and name of the recipient without need to pay upfront. Customers can easily relax once they provided their delivery details and wait for the arrival of their orders which takes about two to five days. It is only when local customers received their order as it is handed over to them upon delivery that they are required to pay in cash. Once an order hits one thousand pesos mark, they will cover delivery fee. It's very assuring for customers that they can keep their money up until their orders arrived at their home. This is actually rare to see in an online store where customers have the upper hand over the online store.

Lazada: Website experience matters in online shopping

It can’t be denied that there will be some local Internet users who are very particular in visiting a website of their interest for multiple of times. Online websites should always think on how their online visitors will stay on their website. Website owners should focus their efforts in making sure customers won't have a hard time browsing their website. Right now, numerous websites with different niche are being put to live by website owners everyday. It will benefit websites who provide better user experience to their online visitors.

At times, sales of Ecommerce websites may get a spike from this. Most of the consumers check a lot of online malls that offer great deals but give users a hard time shopping on their website. There is high probability that online visitors will just skip an online mall with bad experience even if it offers great deals. This reflects online store’s credibility most of the time. It's just normal that users may give an online mall a bad impression if they don't show better user experience to their customers.

Local online customers who may have been treated badly will label these online malls as scams and frauds. In the Philippines, Ecommerce is actually an online industry that is getting stronger everyday. It just started last year in my own opinion. Local Internet users didn't even consider online shopping a year before that. Rather than go for brand new, local online consumers usually check local classified ads to check if they can get the same item with second hand condition for a lower price. The scam risk rate is quite high in the country with online shopping. When Lazada was placed on live, it quickly changed how online users perceive online shopping in general.

Good thing that they offer Cash on Delivery or simple called C.O.D. that allowed local online users to try them. With this payment method, online customers don't need to pay them right away, allowing them to try it out with confidence on their side. Online malls have a lot to loose while online customers have all the advantage.

Final transaction is still done offline since customers who opt for this payment method are only required to pay after their orders are handed over to them. Being credit cardholder will no longer have heavy bearing since we can now shop online with just cash on our pocket. What I like about the Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall as well is their user friendly approach on their website navigation. Unlike other online stores, customers who will visit them for the first time will surely find it easy to use.

Navigation will be easy for any local online users that just seeing it for the first time, they will instantly get it. Since category menus exist on almost all of their pages, customers can easily jump to categories of their choosing. They can easily pick which category to go to by just viewing their very organized category menu. This actually helps customers right away on where to go directly on their category.

An offer you can’t refuse online

I always wonder how it is like to shop online. Is it safer or not? Do we get the same perks we usually get when we buy on traditional malls instead? With the aggressive rise of online malls in the country, the big question that does not seem to go away is:

Will online shopping be able to level with the satisfaction we get from traditional shopping? Of course, there are still some elements that online shopping won’t be able to give from offline such as bonding with the family. Online shopping would have been rejected if it were offered a few years back. Online mall's creditability always matters to customers if ever they will consider online shopping. Most of us are worried about getting scammed in online that's why we try avoiding shopping online at most times. The population of the local consumers in the Philippines only has a few credit cardholders. It makes it clear to everyone on why local customers really have a hard time trying online shopping.

A lot of time customers make sure that the security line of an online store can be trusted These are the reasons that online customers usually weigh in before deciding if they will shop online. Everything changed once Lazada's presence was felt here in the local online market last year. Upon their arrival, they came in with solution to our Ecommerce issues in the country. Their alternative payment method solved both of the major issues in the local Ecommerce. They simply called it Cash on Delivery or C.O.D., which is called by many. It makes customers feel that they are secured when shopping on their website. Credit card details of customers doesn't need to be surrendered and will allow them to try their website without risking too much on their end. This is big sign for them to trust any online mall on an absolute level. Any dealer who offers their customers the power to hold into their money will surely bait anyone with that kind of a deal.

 How will this help the shopping of customers in online? Their local online customers can go directly to their website with its huge selection. Customers are not exactly required to pay right away once they know what to buy on their website. If customers happen to select Cash on Delivery as their preferred payment method, they won't be required to pay upfront before their orders are processed for delivery. Customers can relax once they have given their delivery details and wait for it to arrive between two to five days. Once order packages are delivered and handed over to the customers, that's the only time they need to pay in cash. As long as it exceeds one thousand pesos, they will cover delivery fee. Since customers keeps the money up until their orders arrive, they feel more secured in online. Actually, it is rare to see that online customers have the advantage over online stores.

Lazada Philippines: How to be in control when shopping online?

Consumers nowadays are increasing everyday. With the increase of population, traditional mall tend to be more crowded in the coming years. This is when shopping online comes in to make it easier and more convenient for customers. It's always a good thing if Filipinos have alternative on traditional shopping such as online shopping. Shoppers can be in control on when to buy, wherever they may be. Their schedule is just very unusual compared to most people. These are the consumers who have unusual schedule and is asleep in daytime. Their lifestyle is unusual since they are only free when malls are actually closed. They are unable to visit malls when they please unlike most people.

These customers can only visit traditional mall when they are off from their work or business. People who live this kind of lifestyle gets a hard time compared if they work on a normal shift. It actually benefits them now that online shopping is an available option. Nowadays, a lot of business is turning their business to online. Surprisingly, it only occurs since last year in the country. These rise took place when Lazada arrived in the Philippines Actually, they are one of the first online malls to arrive in the country. They were also launched in other South East Asia countries.

The industry of Ecommerce had a quick shift upwards after they arrived in the country. They can actually take credit for their influence on the local Ecommerce scene. The local online scene has no competition so it only made sense to launch it in the country. What makes it challenging for them is how they will lure local Internet users to their online mall. Local online users were hard to convert to online customers since online payment is no easy task for them. They are mostly afraid that their credit card details maybe exposed online.

The majority of the population here in the country doesn’t even have their own credit cards. This is one of the main reasons why Ecommerce growth was slowed down. It doesn't reflect that they have no idea about online transactions. We don't give Ecommerce websites enough chance since we are close-minded and think only of the risk. We just pull the plug once we encounter these kind of website right away. To us, it's all put up to scam local online users. It is what makes Ecommerce very hard to penetrate for online businesses.

The Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall solved these issues in the local Ecommerce market. Their C.O.D. or Cash on Delivery alternative payment method as introduced to the local online users. This allows online customers to keep there before their orders arrived at their doorstep. It is much easier to trust online malls this way. Since they can keep their money up until their orders arrived, online stores are not asking too much from the customer’s end right away. It can easily earn the customer’s trust.