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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Here are Steps that can Help you Shop better Online

 Online shopping is a very interesting experience. It gives you the opportunity to compare the market price of one product from different sources and decide the source you want to buy from and all these are done at the comfort of your own home. Here are steps to improve your shopping  method: when you see a product or services you intend to buy, take the seven steps I listed below to be sure the company is genuine.
  • Find out if the company physically exists.
  • Do they have a contact address and a contact phone number?
  • Check from telephone directory if the contact phone number is officially registered.
  • check if they stated their privacy and return policies?
  • Carefully go through their terms of agreement/warranty to find out if there is any clause that places unfavorable condition on their guarantee promises.
  • Verify that their payment processor is a reputable company before you part with any cash or bank details.
  • If you are not sure how your personal information will be used, feel free to ask questions on about it.
Again, if you want to go to any website, always enter the web URL directly into your web browser to be sure you are lunching to the intended website and avoid using any link offered from unsolicited e-mail.

When you finish your research and are satisfied that the site you intend to buy from is genuine, then choose a safe and secure way which will not expose your financial details to make your payment.

As online shopper, you should keep all your password unique and hard to guess.not used for any other internet account.  and change it regularly. Do not share it with any one and learn to change it from time to time. 
Use the following tips as a guide while formulating your password:
  • Use at least eight characters, the more character you use the better;
  • Use random mixtures of characters, upper and lower cases, numbers, punctuation,spaces and symbols;
  • You can choose two words you will remember and interleave the letters: for example, if you choose airplane and  handbag, you can interleave the two words to have ahiarnpdlbaange as your password. It looks strange but it is easy to remember because you know what you interleaved, and the fact that it is out of stock in the dictionary makes it a strong password.
  • Use separate password for every account.
Above all, trust your instinct. If you are concerned that something may be a scam, forget it. Don't ignore your spiritual antenna. It senses danger signals and brings it to your consciousness long before your brain begins to figure it out. 

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