Coming Soon: Forward Multimedia Model Online Store

I’m sure you’re wondering, given all my articles, explanations and advice about e-commerce in Trinidad & Tobago, why I’m not doing it myself if I’m such an expert. Good question and I’m glad you asked. There’s actually two reasons: I’m already doing what I love and that’s enough. A bona fide online store is a full-time business even without the physical storefront. Orders to track and fill, inventory to maintain, dealing with suppliers, customers, shipping— everything, is a big ask and requires heavy commitment to work and will tie me down too much. The other reason, I like to sleep late.

As the title says, the least I’m going to do is to show you how it’s done because I want my site to always be a live example of everything I say I can do for you. I intend to do it with an actual working store, albeit on a small scale but 100% e-commerce in every respect. I’m talking professional website, shopping cart, SSL Certificate, online payment via Paypal and 2Checkout, delivery— the full US shop-in-your-pajama experience in T&T. I haven’t figured what products yet, but I’m open to suggestions; perhaps nice Forward Multimedia merchandise like T-Shirts, cups, hats, lingerie (last one was a joke!). Possibly some of my clients’ products but it’s all percolating at the moment.

The objective is to show you a working Trini e-commerce website the way it should be, which is hopefully the way you envision it. Combined with the fact that (I hope) by now I’ve earned your confidence and trust to support it, knowing that Zaf and Forward Multimedia are the real deal and and above board and always straight with you. That’s it for now, I’ll keep you updated…any of you print T-Shirts? LOL.

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January 18, 2013 / Articles, E-Commerce, Featured Posts, News / Tags: e-commerce

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I am Zaf Rahaman, owner of Forward Multimedia Ltd, a Trinidad based digital agency now in our 13th year. Through my experience acquired on the ground since 2011, I’ve become known as one of the foremost authorities in E-Commerce, especially as it pertains to Trinidad & Tobago.

I began writing blog articles on various topics after observing the lack of online information about local E-Commerce. These articles quickly propelled the Forward Multimedia to the number one position on Google for all major industry keywords, a position consistently held since without challenge.

In 2018 I was an invited panelist in the annual Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum. Also in 2018 I was an invited speaker for the launch of the Virtual Caribbean DNS Entrepreneurship Center (VDECC) an initiative of ICANN- the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the international body that that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS) worldwide.

I was also a stakeholder consultant for the Ministry of Trade & Industry’s National E-Commerce Policy which was passed in December 2018, with many of my recommendations making it to the final policy.

Most of all, I love to write AND love to write on everything website and E-Commerce related to help business owners in Trinidad & Tobago get the most out of their online presence.

ALL articles and pages on my site are written by me, in my voice, from the ground up, and for you, from a Trini perspective, using local examples and applications.

Comments (2)

Zaf Rahaman – January 19, 2013 - 11:11 am:

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How often do you transfer to your credit card Chris?
Chris – January 19, 2013 - 11:02 am:

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I’ve done this before though to receive payments, using this since last year. Glad they opened it up, before all you could’ve done was send payments and not receive .