In a matter of very few years, the Internet has consolidated itself as a very powerful platform that has changed the way we do business, and the way we communicate. The Internet, as no other communication medium, has given an International or, if you prefer, a "Globalized" dimension to the world.

Electronic Commerce, or E-commerce is one of the largest forces driving the Internet today. US E-commerce went from 27.6 billion in 2000 to 176.9 billion in 2010. This is a 540% increase. U.S. online retail sales are expected to reach $278.9 billion by 2015!

In 2010 over 5.5 million consumers shopped online for the first time. Globally, 10% of worldwide Internet users shopped online within the last month while in the US over 27% of the users shop online. Increased Internet connectivity via devices like smartphones, tablets and game consoles will continue to drive this growth pattern. Consistently, E-commerce has grown faster than total economic activity, to be truly competitive in today’s economy you must have a handle on E-Commerce.

Contrary to popular thought it much more then the sale of a physical item from a website. E-commerce is term that describes a very complex process that begins with marketing and ends with customer fulfillment. It can involve the exchange of goods, services or data with some electronic medium as a conduit for the process.

With a very low investment and the proper guidance, almost anybody can have access to the financial bounty of the World Wide Web. Nittany Link offers any business the opportunity to reach a very large market, directly and economically, no matter the size or location of the business. We will make you a player in the global economy.

NopCommerce is a fully customizable shopping cart. It's stable and highly usable.

NopCommerce is an open source E-commerce solution that is ASP.NET 4.0 based with a MS SQL 2005 (or higher) backend database. This easy-to-use shopping cart solution is uniquely suited for new merchants or merchants that have outgrown existing systems. It has everything you need to get started in selling physical and digital goods over the internet.

NopCommerce developers have put a lot of effort into ensuring that nopCommerce is optimized for search engines. From search friendly URLs to properly structured content and products, you will find that nopCommerce was built to help your customers locate your content with ease.

Microsoft Website List NopCommerce as one of its top 5 Web Apps