Invariably you’ll find the people who enjoy shopping for shoes online and who have a better experience in shopping online for shoes are those people that have learnt to follow some basic rules.

The first rule of thumb is to know what type of shoe you are looking for. If you don’t know the type of shoe then browse the net by visiting several shops selling women’s shoes if you’re a woman or men’s shoes if you’re a man or kid’s shoes if the shoes are for a child. As well as websites selling shoes take a look at what’s happening in the shoe world by typing in shoes into the search box and then clicking news.

Once you decided what type of shoes you want you can search the net for websites that sell them. You can compare the style of shoes you want between the different manufacturers and brands until you find a match between the style and brand.

When deciding which website to buy your shoes from don’t just go for the cheapest, check the site out. How long has the site been running? Are there any testimonials from past customers? Are there any reviews on the internet about the site?

Always read the ‘about us’ page, it should tell you how long they have been selling shoes on the internet, whether they are a sole trader or a company, where they are based.

You need to read their terms and conditions. What is their policy on returns, can you send the shoes back and under what conditions? Do they give a guarantee and for how long? Is the guarantee with the website selling the shoes or with the manufacturer? You also want to see a telephone number.

All the above you’ll want answering in the positive before purchasing a pair of shoes.

The website should also be a secure trading website protected by an ssl certificate so you credit card details are encrypted.

Once you find a website that sells shoes that you like and ticks all the above boxes set up a new folder in favourites’, call it something like ‘good shoe sites’ and store all the sites you like in there for future use.

Once you have a list of sites selling shoes that you feel comfortable buying from you’ll find that shopping for shoes online is easy, safe and pleasurable.

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