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Models of e-commerce [E-commerce notes]

E-commerce can be spilt into four major categories: B2B, B2C, C2B, and C2C. Online
Businesses can be commonly categorized as business to consumer (b2c), consumer to consumer (b2b), and business to business (b2b) business models. This means that any traditional business model can also be implemented online. These models have been discussed briefly as follows:


  • B2B (Business-to-Business)
    Organizations/Companies doing business with each other. Manufacturers selling to distributors, wholesalers selling to retailers can be interpreted as B2B commerce. For example, bulb manufacturing company dealing with car manufactures. Pricing/ terms and conditions are based on quantity of order.
    Examples: shop2gether, metalsite, etc.
    Note : Check out http://www.golna.com. Ningbo GOLNA PARTS Co., Ltd. It is a B2B portal. It is a manufacturers and exporters in the home appliance components. Its products include washing machine spare parts, refrigerator spare parts etc.


  • B2C (Business-to-Consumer)
    Businesses selling to the public directly, usually through catalogs by using shopping cart software. In race of maximum volume category B2B is undoubted leader. Buying air ticket, hotel booking across continent, book purchase all could be done before you finish your coffee! Examples: makemytrip.com, amazon.com, etc
    Note: Check out http://www.amazon.com. It is a B2C portal.
    Amazon.com is the leading online retailer of products that inform, educate, entertain and inspire. The Amazon group also has online stores in the United States, Germany, France, Japan and Canada.

  • C2B (Consumer-to-Business)
    Consumer publish his/her project with a set budget online. These requirements are reviewed by the companies and accordingly may bid for the project. The consumer checks the bids done for the project and selects the company for handling their project. Examples: reverseauction.com, priceline.com

  • C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer)
    Consumer sells directly to consumers. As you surf web you will find that there are numerous sites that are offering free classifieds, auctions, and forums. On such sites individuals can easily buy and sell their products. Thanks to online payment systems like Papal where people can easily send and receive money online. Example: EBay's auction service is a classic example of same.

    Note :Check out http://www.ubid.com(It is C2C portal)

    Bid, offer brand-name merchandise at deep discounts, where most auctions start at $1 and come with warranties. uBid's mission is a recognized Business-to-Consumer marketplace. Founded in 1997 it has swiftly emerged as a major force in the e-commerce world.


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hey nice blog related to B2B Portal,online business can be commonly categorized as business to business(B2B). This means that any business model can also be implementing online.

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