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1D0-725 Exam Topics and Domains
1D0-725 is organized into 10 weighted domains.
Ecommerce Fundamentals
Define electronic commerce (ecommerce)
Define electronic commerce (ecommerce).
Direct project team activities toward strategy
Direct the activities of software developers, copywriters, and graphic designers to achieve predetermined strategies.
Evolution, advantages and components of successful ecommerce sites
Identify the evolution, advantages and components of successful ecommerce sites.
Business Strategies
Key performance indicators (KPIs)
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve products and customer satisfaction through analysis of social media, sales, and other user trends.
Agile supply chain
Identify components of an agile supply chain.
Stakeholder collaboration for rollout
Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to ensure as successful rollout of ecommerce Websites.
Strategic business policies
Create strategic business policies, including intellectual property, user privacy, returns, incident response, and data security.
Customer service strategies
Determine appropriate customer service strategies, including communication methods (phone, chat, email).
Digital retail algorithms
Develop digital retail algorithms to maximize customer interaction.
Payment resolution for failed payments
Create payment resolution solutions for customers for failed payments.
Subscription services strategy
Define strategy and develop ecommerce solution for subscription services (content streaming, monthly deliveries, etc.).
Digital native brand
Define the principle characteristics of a digital native brand.
Content Standards of Performance
Establish Content Standards of Performance.
Improve product and service satisfaction
Improve product and service satisfaction.
Ecommerce in specialty organizations
Identify unique challenges and strategies for conducting ecommerce in specialty organizations (charities, business startups, venture capital investment funds).
Security
Secure Electronic Transactions (SET)
Define Secure Electronic Transactions (SET).
Privacy, site and data security policies
Implement business policies to ensure user privacy, site security, and data security.
Common security threats
Identify common security threats for ecommerce sites.
Sensitive data handling
Identify sensitive data that requires secure handling.
Encryption methods
Select appropriate encryption methods for ecommerce transactions.
Detect and respond to attacks
Identify and respond to the signs of a security attack on an ecommerce site.
Certificate authorities
Identify appropriate security certificate authorities.
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
Determine if two factor authentication (2FA) is needed for an ecommerce site.
Implement SET
Implement SET in an ecommerce site.
B2B Frameworks
B2B Web services
Distinguish between common B2B Web services (including buy-side, sell-side, trading associate agreement, and marketplace applications).
Ecommerce frameworks (B2B/B2C)
Select appropriate ecommerce frameworks, including development tools and packages for B2B and B2C environments.
Hosting services
Select appropriate hosting services for ecommerce sites.
Open Buying on the Internet (OBI)
Define Open Buying on the Internet (OBI).
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Define Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
Open Trading Protocol (OTP)
Define Open Trading Protocol (OTP).
Development
Integrate with internal/external systems
Integrate an ecommerce site with internal or external systems, including inventory management, order fulfillment and accounting systems.
Chat / phone support
Create chat support or phone support for customers.
Product pages
Design and develop product pages.
Mobile app integration
Integrate an ecommerce site to mobile applications.
Mobile optimization
Optimize ecommerce sites for mobile devices.
Functionality testing
Test an ecommerce site for functionality.
Cross-browser testing
Perform cross-browser testing on Website pages.
Publish a new site
Publish a new ecommerce site.
Voice search optimization
Optimize for voice searches.
Payment gateways
Integrate payment transactions
Integrate payment transactions, including support for various payment options (credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, Zelle, Stripe, Venmo, cryptocurrencies, ACH, online payment systems, etc.).
Select payment gateways
Select appropriate payment gateways to process transactions from an ecommerce site.
Subscription configuration
Configure subscription services, including automatic renewals, secure storage of payment information.
Fraud prevention
Identify best practices for fraud prevention in an ecommerce site.
Multi-currency support
Implement support for multiple currencies and process currency conversions.
Catalog
Catalog organization strategy
Define a strategy for organizing a product catalog for an ecommerce site.
Gather product information
Gather information about products including text, images, sizes, colors, categories, etc.
Create and maintain catalog
Create and maintain a product catalog for an ecommerce site.
Product reviews
Review and incorporate customers' product reviews in product information.
Order Processing
Cart rules and fulfillment best practices
Identify best practices for shop cart rules, order fulfillment, order abandonment, returns, etc.
Inventory management
Implement inventory management strategies for ecommerce sites.
Customer service procedures
Implement customer service procedures for resolution of customer complaints, returns, reports of defective or incorrect products.
Shipping options
Integrate shipping options for orders.
Wishlist strategy
Create product wishlist strategy for customers.
Marketing
Marketing goals and business trends
Determine marketing goals and business trends for an ecommerce site.
Advertising campaigns
Create advertising campaigns, including internal and external advertising such as Google ads, social media posts, etc.
Promotional campaigns
Create promotional campaigns for specific products for giving discounts to customers to drive sales.
Brand support and protection
Determine how to support and protect a brand within an ecommerce site.
Promotion policy and strategy
Develop policy and strategies for promotions, limited time sales, deals and discounts on selected products.
Growth drivers and barriers
Identify the growth drivers and barriers that may affect an ecommerce site.
SEO best practices
Maintain best practices for Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Data mining / analytics
Maximize performance by using data mining business analytics to adjust campaigns.
User behavior analysis
Analyze user behavior to ensure ecommerce sites are developed to maximize the customer experience.
Logs for trends/performance
Use logs to monitor trends and ecommerce site performance.
Marketing expense analysis
Analyze marketing expenses to maximize budget performance.
Legal Considerations
Copyright, trademark, patent issues
Assess copyright, trademark, and patent issues that may affect an ecommerce site.
IP, privacy, confidentiality
Determine if intellectual property, privacy or confidentiality issues affect an ecommerce site.
Legal issues of ecommerce
Identify legal issues involved with conducting business via ecommerce.
Taxation issues
Analyze taxation issues that may affect an ecommerce site.
How do I earn this certification?
Passing 1D0-725 earns the CIW Ecommerce Services Specialist certification. It sits in the Web and Mobile Design track.
- Web Security Associate - CIW Web Security AssociateDeepens the security concepts (encryption, threats, certificates) tested in 1D0-725 Domain 3
- Database Design Specialist - CIW Database Design Specialist Complements catalog and back-office data integration skills
- AI Data Scientist / Artificial Intelligence Associate - CIW AI Data Science Specialist / AI Associate Supports the analytics, KPI, and personalization objectives in 1D0-725
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2023-12 (objectives document date)
- Modern payment methods in objectives (Domain 6.1) 2023 objectives The 1D0-725 objectives explicitly name current payment options including Stripe, PayPal, Zelle, Venmo, cryptocurrencies, and ACH, indicating candidates should understand contemporary gateway integrations. • Release date: 2023-12
- Voice search optimization (Domain 5.9) 2023 objectives Voice-search optimization is an explicit development objective, reflecting current search behavior trends. • Release date: 2023-12
Who should take this exam?
- Familiarity with web design fundamentals and general ecommerce concepts