According to this AFP article (via Yahoo News), Internet commerce is alive and very, very well.  We could certainly have told you that from our own experience.  We’ve been expanding throughout the entire economic collapse, and we’re not alone.  Even China has seen a dramatic rise in the use of eCommerce sites.

The article (in its due diligence) also makes mention of the pitfalls of eCommerce: security concerns being chief among them.  We share those concerns and they’re a big part of the reason that we suggest choosing a stable and secure platform (Volusion, for example) and that you engage the services of an expert eCommerce design and development firm (us, for example).

Yes, you can use eCommerce as a tool to escape some of the many pitfalls of the new economy, but with the increased competition created by the recent flood of new entrepreneurs, you’ll need an edge.  We can be that edge.