While it may sound strange, one of the key motivational factors for me is the knowledge that I am helping someone. This doesnt mean I am disinterested in ecommerce it simply means that my interest in helping others becomes a facilitator of ecommerce.
Something radical happens when you shift your focus away from the sale and place it squarely on the individual making the purchase. This will alter the way you conduct business, the way you conduct customer service and the way you interact with present and future customers.
Social isolation or isolation preferences make the Internet a place where many customers can feel most at ease. Dr. Roberta Hestenes at Eastern College indicates, Today we are seeing the breakdown of natural “community” network groups in neighborhoods like relatives, PTA, etc. At the same time, we have relationships with so many people. Twenty percent of the American population moves each year. If they think they are moving, they won’t put down roots. People don’t know how to reach out and touch people. This combination produces crowded loneliness.
The Boston Globe reported these telling statistics:
* People...