March 9th, 2012 by John Smith

5 Tips on Shopping Online [infographics]

An infographic by the team at PriceCollate

Reports have indicated that women are the common online shopper. At the age of 42, women are most expected to shop online.  This group of woman spends   averagely $400 USD every month to buy products. They buy variety of goods from beauty products to electronics.

Tip 1: Bookmark the Reliable online Shopping Sites

Identify the websites that are reliable and bookmark them. Never depend on search engine results. The main reason is that cyber criminals have a way of directing you to the wrong place.
The top commerce-sites: EBay, Alibaba.com and Amazon.com are the leading sites for online shoppers. The websites are ranked highly because of the volume of trade they handle and the revenues they generate. AS an example, Amazon.com received revenue of $ 48.07 billion USD in 2011.

Tip 2: Ignore Suspicious Offers Sent by Email

Spamming is another source of malicious information.  These spams give huge offers which attract unsuspecting online shoppers.  These spams are the source of malicious attachments and links. The two can crash your computer by the introduction of a virus.

Tip 3: verify the Unbelievable Offers

It is very crucial to verify some offers which sound too good. Before making up your mind, take your time to countercheck the reliability of such offers. The following are the top products purchased online: toys, computers, apparel and consumer electronics.

Tip 4: Double Check Payment Sites URL

The technique of spoofed pages is employed by phishers to trick you into giving very confidential information. This information is later used to harm you. Pay Pal and Ebay are the most phished sites on the internet.

Tip 5: Use a Reliable Security Software

Investing on good software which blocks fake websites is timeless. This way the user is denied access to those sites which are harmful.

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  • http://www.aaateleshoping.in/ Manish Kumar Jain

    Thanks a lot for such a valuable information. Its true that when we going to purchase a online product,we should always careful.