The growth of online shopping is evident these days especially since many more people are using their credit cards to buy products online, no matter what they are – electronics included. Yet there are instances when people have been defrauded, thanks to how easy it is for fradulent companies to appear authentic to customers, by means of constructing a website.

So, here are a few steps that will help you determine how you can safely purchase products safely when surfing the web: #1: Make a list of websites that offer the product you’re after by entering their names in a search engine. Another way to do this is to enter the name of the product in a search engine, and you’ll find a whole list of websites that offer the product. In most cases, Amazon will appear in that list of other smaller online shopping sites.

#2: Ensure that you review each site carefully for contact information among other details when making this list so as to verify their authenticity. #3: Now, check for the prices offered by each of these websites for the product that you wish to purchase. #4: Websites that offer more information about the product than other, in the form of demos, features, specs and an overview, tend to be credible sites to purchase electronics from. Look for this while also collecting as much information about the product as possible.

#5: Read customer reviews at the site of their experience with both the product as well as the site’s efficiency. This is another way by which you’ll know whether the site is credible or not.

#6: Avoid sites that ask you for your credit or debit card information. As much as possible, try andpurchase a few products from the site by using the cash on delivery facility that some sites offer.

#7: After this, you can make an expensive purchase by buying the product that you wish to buy.