Where do you begin ?

At home with your personal computer....Buying anything online can be a very intimidating experience. But it does not have to be. You just need to know the advantages and disadvantages of making such purchases. The enjoy the ease and convienience of shopping in this manner. The information in this blog is designed to assist you to make an informed choice when making such decisions.

 
Why online ?
 
Many PC resellers have opted to make the internet their prime source on trading with customers (eBusiness), thus spreading their geographical reach outside their base cities,countries even continents. Why? Anyone can make purchase at any time of the day or night anywhere in the world .By teaming up with courier services its easy for customers to obtain your gadgets within a short period of time (distance dependent). Some Online purchase come with noticeable discounts compared to buying the same items off the shelve. Isn’t that great for times like these?

With all these advantages, what's the catch?

 

Often we neglect precautions about our Personal ID information that we spread around the internet including credit card numbers. Fraudsters thrive on this information. Always make sure you know the following purchasing any item on the net.
 
Your PC.

Must have up to date firewall and anti spyware software installed and running on your PC. There are free versions of such available on the net, though I cannot guarantee their effectiveness.


The merchant's website.

Make sure the sites you purchase from are legitimate and have secure socket layer SSL software on their webpage’s when the purchase is make. This you cant recognise by the https:// prefix showing on the webpage you will be in when asked payment details.

 Remember

Safeguarding sensitive data in your files and on your computers is just plain good business for safe online shopping.


 Make sure it does not fall into the wrong hands, it can lead to fraud or identity theft.

  • Take stock. Know what personal information you have in your files and on your computers.
  • Scale down. Keep only what you need for your business.
  • Lock it. Protect the information in your care.
  • Pitch it. Properly dispose of what you no longer need.
  • Plan ahead. Create a plan to respond to security incidents.

 
Disclaimer: Note that this information does not imply that , when followed, you will have complete safety on the net. These are guidelines for you know what you need to do before attempting any online purchases at reliable and honest sites.Thus the creator of this blog post  is not responsible for any damage or loss occuring from the implementation or references from this blog site.