Electronic commerce or e-commerce is the process of buying and selling between businesses and consumers without a physical store, usually through an electronic medium. Often, this term refers to the internet as a marketplace but the term can also refer to retail activity through any electronic method. The technologies that support e-commerce include e-commerce or mobile commerce, electronic transfer of funds, internet marketing, electronic data interchange, inventory management systems, and online transaction processing among others. In this article, we will look at e-commerce basics such as, 1) what is e-commerce?, 2) making the e-commerce decision, 3) designing an e-store, 4)