Comments on: No Credit Card? No Problem. Chinese Online Purchasing Keeps Growing

By: Forumistan

Forumistan — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:54:09 +0000

Yeah, Hindi is really a great language but it is too difficult…

By: PS3

PS3 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:57:51 +0000

When I saw the headline I thought you were going to blog about an increase in online takeaway orders

Cash on delivery is very common here in the UK, more so for trade merchants than private individuals though.

By: Frank Reed

Frank Reed — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:55:09 +0000

Raj, as marketers we are supposed to gauge what the market needs and responds to. I personally hate to leave money on the table just because someone hasn’t “kept up” the pace, so to speak. COD money spends the same as credit card money in my book Fortunately, no one HAS to do anything so if there are companies that will go that route (address this potential market with COD offerings) and make that money for themselves then more power to them.

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By: Raj Krishnaswamy

Raj Krishnaswamy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:14:59 +0000

The Chinese are using cod does not mean we should go their route. Going back to COD is like saying start pedalling to work, because gas prices are high. This is not a cue to e-commerce businesses to switch to accepting CODs rather a hint to credit card companies to start marketing their services into China. We are supposed to move forward, not backward. And by the way, are we to start putting Chinese sub-titles on to Sears and JCPenney stores too?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:00:41 +0000

Hindi is really a great language but it is too difficult

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:17:04 +0000

You may also want to get one of your children to learn Hindi! That is another market that is growing and there is no problem of credit cards there! Credit card as a product is one of the fastest growing businesses in India today. Nicole Price's last blog post..Top Selling Albums of All Time

By: Symbian

Symbian — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:02:58 +0000

In many other countries people don't relay on credit cards too in e-commerce. They use online payment systems with prepaid voucher activation. Symbian's last blog post..Nokia S60 Symbian Windows Live client available in Europe

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:37:17 +0000

That’s interesting an maybe some of us think that this payment system is unusual. But as Yoga Exercise said, China is powerful in world economical. It is not impossible that soon the traditional system will be back and accepted by the world.

By: Beginner Yoga Exercises

Beginner Yoga Exercises — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:33:36 +0000

China is becoming a powerhouse in the global economy and we might soon be seeing a change in the way we do business due their growth.

By: Allison Reynolds

Allison Reynolds — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:26:14 +0000

The “why don’t they” thing always bothers me…. meeting your market with “why don’t we” is surely the way to answer

By: 康爷

康爷 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:47:05 +0000

The online purchasing in China is more and more popular. And Ma-Yun，the CEO of Alibaba.com(owns taobao.com) ，once said the C2C in China is in advance in the world.

By: Warenwirtschaft

Warenwirtschaft — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:37:22 +0000

Here in Europe Cash on Delivery is used quite often as well. Of course many people have credit cards but they dont trust the internet companies. So COD still has its fair market share.

By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:43:48 +0000

Here in South Africa we dont recommend payment gateways as often as we could and rather recommend that visitors pay through traditional payment processes. In each country we do business different way, so we understand.

By: Search Engine Optimisation

Search Engine Optimisation — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:44:56 +0000

I suppose people now use their credit cards though, as thats the only place that they have got the money, aas the credit crunch draws in harder.

By: Top Rated Digital

Top Rated Digital — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:51:42 +0000

Makes perfect sense really. Sometimes a low tech solution is the right solution, even in a high tech world. I didn't even realize COD was an option on most commerce sites. Top Rated Digital's last blog post..The Top 10 Digital Cameras Ripped Apart

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By: Joe Hall

Joe Hall — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:47:51 +0000

Why don't they just use payment gateway systems like Paypal to interface with their bank accounts? Or better yet they could use virtual currency accounts. CODs seem *really* old school. I mean brand name catalogs don't even use them anymore. Joe Hall's last blog post..Top 5 National Real Estate Franchise Web Sites