What does offline payment mean?

Offline payment is relative to online payment. Generally speaking, those who don't pay online are called offline payment.

The specific ways of offline payment are: cash on delivery, post office remittance, bank transfer and face-to-face transaction.

Cash on delivery means that the seller can collect the payment through logistics institutions such as express delivery. Take express delivery as an example. When the goods are delivered to the buyer, the buyer needs to pay the courier company when signing for the goods, and then the courier company pays the seller.

Online payment is generally realized through a third-party payment platform.

For example, Alipay, Tenpay, Baifubao and so on. The specific operation is to open online banking first, and then transfer some funds to the payment platform through my permission. In online shopping, you can purchase items through the funds reserved on the payment platform.

Advantages of offline transactions: offline payment is safe and reliable.

Disadvantages of offline trading: cumbersome and inconvenient operation.

Advantages of online trading: you can show your popularity, get recognition from others, be trustworthy, and prove that you are a businessman.

Disadvantages of online trading: you will be spoofed by your most annoying competitors, and competitors will easily know your best and worst sales, and will be easily disturbed by sales advertisements in various industries.