Lazada: A missing element in online shopping

Often times, there are a lot of online users who visit their website on a regular manner. Online businesses should always ensure that their visitors' interest will be satisfied every time their website is visited. It's ideal that online website owners identify and implement features on their website so that their users will stay on their website. It's very rare nowadays that no new websites is put to live once a day. Having a good website interface is good for visitors. This can even help Ecommerce websites earn more revenue. A lot of online malls are available who offer great deals to their customers, however, some of them don't have a great website with decent user interface to support it.

Local online users sometimes avoid great deals with a crappy user interface and go with decent deal but with great user experience. Credibility of online malls is usually reflected upon this. It's normal for an Ecommerce websites to get the bad reputation if any of the customers experience bad service. A lot of us may consider these online malls as scam or fraud, which is the worst. The online business such as Ecommerce in the countries is actually booming. Believe it or not, it only started last year. The local Internet community didn't even consider shopping online prior to last year. Actually, the local online users prefer second hand items from postings on local online classified ads. It is not secret that online shopping exposes any online customer on getting scammed.

After Lazada arrived last year, it changed the scenery in online shopping in the Philippines. For them to convince local online visitors to try them out, they offered Cash on Delivery or simple called C.O.D. as an alternative payment method. Unlike other online malls, this convinced local online customers to not worry when dealing with them since they don't need to pay upfront. Actually, online malls don't have the leverage in the deal since it is one-sided toward the local online customers. All they need to do is to ready their cash payment once their orders are delivered at their addresses. That’s how they make it convenient for their customers. All they need to do is visit their website and order what they want without even committing to them in advance like payment. They will process the delivery right away.

This is actually amazing for us since we no longer are limited by credit card payment online. From my point of view, I appreciate how they made their website very user friendly to their online customers. No need to worry about not understanding their website navigation even if you are a visitor for the first time. Visitors can easily understand how to navigate the website even on their first glance. Their category menu is actually helpful since it's almost difficult to get lost on their website. It can easily showcase different kinds of categories to their local online customers. It's way easy for customers to narrow down the category that they will visit based from their shopping interest.

Giving online customers the advantage

When we go online, do we connect to communicate or to get information we seek? For some, they connect online to do more than that such as shopping. But this online activity however is very special and crucial as it involves the online visitors money. Let’s face it when our money is involved, we take it very seriously. We don’t want our hard earned money just to fly by because we were stupid enough to be scammed. Regardless, is online shopping the real deal in our shopping needs as an alternative option? A lot of consumers might reject online shopping if this was asked a few years back. It is very important for online malls to have a credible reputation for customers to consider shopping at their store.

Frauds and scams in online usually happen that's why customers are avoiding shopping online. It's more challenging for online shopping to be accepted in the country because only a few posses their own credit card. It cannot be helped that a lot of the first time shoppers really think twice before proceeding in online shopping. Online stores should ensure transactions such as credit card that they are secured for transactions. Online malls are usually weigh in from these details before a customers push through with it. It all changed ever since Lazada was launched in the country just a year ago. They actually came in with a solution on how they can eliminate the Ecommerce woes in the Philippines.

They introduced a unique payment method that will help solve both of the major issues in Ecommerce. The Philippines Online Shopping Mall calls it Cash on Delivery or simply C.O.D. People can actually trust them with this kind of setup in online. Risk is lesser with this payment method since customers don't need to expose their credit card details and can proceed right away on testing their service. How will it help the customers in the shopping online? Online customers can visit their website and check out their huge selection of items.

It doesn't matter if customers can’t pay right away once they are set on what they want to buy since they can actually pay later. Once customers chose Cash on Delivery as their payment option, they will just be required to giveaway their shipment details and have them pay later on once it gets delivered to them. After giving out their details, all they need to do is to sit back and relax until delivery arrives which usually takes two to five days but some get it as early as on the same day. Once customers receive their orders that are the only time they are required to pay in cash. Free delivery is only available once order exceeds one thousand pesos. This allow customers to have assurance that they are safe since they get to keep their money up until it is delivered to them. It's actually rare to see this kind of setup between a customers and online store were customers have the advantage.

Lazada: How online user perceive online shopping

There are many website around the Internet that can be accessed anytime from anywhere. These websites ranges from a basic information website to an advanced website that may be used to communicate or entertain the online visitors like a social media or online shopping website. A lot of online websites have its loyal online visitors that visit them more than a regular occasion. Making it worthwhile to their local online visitors will pay for local online websites in the future. It is better if online visitors of a website enjoy their stay browsing their website. Currently, there are a lot of websites that gets to be published almost everyday.

It helps that online visitors enjoy the user interface of a website. This will help Ecommerce website in boosting their sales. Sure! There are a lot of online malls that offer better deals but their website is hard to use. Customers may sometimes disregard great deals with lousy user interface over just decent deals with great user interface.  It also reflects the credibility of an online store. Customers may give online malls a bad reputation if they encounter bad user experience with them. Local online customers may think of these online websites as scams or frauds. The industry of Ecommerce in the Philippines is actually rising. Surprisingly, this online happened last year. Prior to last year, it wasn't even considered by the local Internet users. Local online users seek second hand items or products on local online classified ad websites.

However, shopping online was highly considered for scam risk in the country. Once Lazada Online Mall arrived in the country, everything changed with how online users perceive online shopping. By offering Cash on Delivery or simple called C.O.D., it allows local online users to try online shopping without risking too much. This allows them to avoid getting scammed since they don't need to pay right away unlike conventional online malls. Advantage is on the online customers side since they are risking more ahead of the final transaction. Usually customers pay in cash only after they receive their orders on which they selected Cash on Delivery as their way of payment.

On top of all, customers can pay for cash while not worrying if they don’t have a credit card but still enjoy online shopping experience. I also like how they presented their website's user interface to their local online customers. No need for first time visitors to worry as they can easily understand how to use a website. They can easily understand how they can shop on their website by just having a glance at their website. Their category menu is actually present on almost all of their pages that you wouldn't get lost on their website so easily. With great division of huge selections, it makes online shopping much easier for their customers. Local online customers can directly go to the category of their choosing depending on their preferred interests.

Would you consider online shopping?

First and foremost, it’s always a problem for many consumers when it comes to addressing their shopping needs. Most of them have time constraint or just don’t want to go to a crowded place like a traditional mall. Good thing that we can now shop online wherever and whenever we are. However, there are some trust issues that we usually encounter in the country when it comes in dealing online. Taking note of that, should we trust online shopping the way we trust traditional shopping? It's a big No for the majority of the population if this was asked a few years ago. It is very important for online malls to have a credible reputation for customers to consider shopping at their store. Most of us are worried about getting scammed in online that's why we try avoiding shopping online at most times.

Another thing to consider on why online shopping is hard for us is that most of us don't have credit cards. Local customers are usually skeptic in trying online shopping for the very first time. It matters to customers that online shops they are dealing with have a secured credit card line. Online malls are usually weigh in from these details before a customers push through with it. Everything changed once Lazada's presence was felt here in the local online market last year. The Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall arrived in the country with a solution to solve the Ecommerce issues in the Philippines. They introduced this unique alternative payment method, which covers the two main issues that made Ecommerce penetration in our country impossible. They called it Cash on Delivery or simply known by many as C.O.D. People can actually trust them with this kind of setup in online. 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.

So how does this work with online customers? Customers can check their online mall website's huge selections. It is not a requirement for their customers to pay right away as soon as they are decided on what to buy. Once customers chose Cash on Delivery as their payment option, they will just be required to giveaway their shipment details and have them pay later on once it gets delivered to them. Customers can relax once they have given their delivery details and wait for it to arrive between two to five days. Upon delivery and as order are handed over to local online customer, that's the only time they are required to pay cash in real time. Once an order hits one thousand pesos mark, they will cover delivery fee. This kind of setup enables customers to be at ease since they will only be liable to pay only after the customer receives orders. It's actually rare to see this kind of setup between a customers and online store were customers have the advantage.

Lazada Philippines: No need to wonder what is like to shop online

Most of us may not be aware that shopping is really part of our lifestyle. Some may do it on a regular occasion; some can only do it only every one in a while. But the point here is that, almost everyone has shop at one point like any basic necessity such as clothing. These are usually found on traditional malls where people go there to shop. However, not everyone has the time to go to traditional malls whenever they want.  Good thing online shopping started to emerge in the country.

Traditional shopping has been around for a while and it helps that online shopping is now an option as well. Since we control the time, we can do it whenever we want. Their lifestyle is just not fit for shopping during regular hours. These are the consumers who have unusual schedule and is asleep in daytime. They are only free when mall hours are actually closed. It's really hard for them to visit traditional malls as they please. They can visit traditional malls during the day off at work. It's way harder for them if compared to people who work on a normal shift. Now that they online shopping as an option, they can shop whenever they want.

Most of the businessmen are now shifting to online business. As a matter of fact, it only happened last year in the country. When Lazada arrived in the Philippines, other online malls were established as well. The Philippines' Online Shopping Mall is one of the very first online malls in the country. They also exist in key South East Asia countries. Ecommerce quickly rose once they arrived into the local online scene. It's easy to say that they influenced the Ecommerce industry for its rapid growth. Actually, it's only logical to establish an online mall in the Philippines since there is not much of a competition. It's actually more on how they will convert the online users to become their visitors.

Online payment was not just regarded dearly by local online users it is why it was harder for online malls to turn visitors to customers. They are afraid that they may be victimizing of online identity theft. Sadly, only few of the entire population in the Philippines own a credit card. This hampered the growth of Ecommerce in the country. This doesn't mean that we are not aware of online payment.

We don't really consider reward initially, instead we jump to risk immediately. It's only because we don't give online malls a chance. First thing that comes to our mind is that it is only a scam for us. These two alone are enough reasons to tell that Ecommerce is really challenging here. It's great that the Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall has solved these Ecommerce issues. Cash on Delivery or C.O.D. was introduced to their local online customers as their alternative payment method. Their customers will no longer be bound to pay right away as they can pay later after they received their actual orders in real time.