LO1: Site 4: eBay

Site 4 - eBay

Purpose

eBay is an e-commerce site where users can put their items up for sale. this could be as an auction or as an instant purchase. It is aimed at adults that need to sell something. It allows them to post anything appropriate with their desired price or decide to leave it up for an auction between other users. 

Visitor Needs

eBay allows the user to easily purchase and auction for items that have been posted on the site by other users. The user can also use the site to sell or auction off their own items easily. The items are categorised to make it easy for the user to find the item that they want. They also have a search bar that allows the user to search for specific items or for a specific category of items on the site. The site also has accounts for users that allow them to watch specific items to get updates on their stock and auctions.

Information Flow

eBay has a simplistic but more business themed design. It has a navigation bar with drop down boxes that reveal all of the categories and a search bar for the user to search for specific phrases. Their logo is easily presented at the top of the screen and allows the user to get from the page they are currently on to the homepage.

Features

eBay has a search bar that allows the user to search for specific products on the site. It also has a log in option that allows the user to create an account and log in to so that they can keep their important information on their for quick checkouts, wishlists and so that the site can give recommendations to the user. The accounts also allow the users to sell their own items on the site. The user can also edit their posts online so that they keep the information about their products up to date so other users don't receive false information.

Benefits

Some benefits of eBay for the business owners and the users are:

• It is easy for the user to navigate their site.
• The site is up 24/7 so the user can access the site at any time of the day. 
• Because the users sell their items on their own and organise deliveries themselves, the business doesn't have to help sell their items or pay for shipping.
• The site allows the users to broadcast their sales to a wider audience to increase their chance of making a sale.

Content

On the site there are thousands of items on sale from users all around the world. These items can be put up for auction or for an instant buy at a set price and are sold by both users and businesses that can set up their own personal page to sell all of their individual products.