http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/ User submitted comments to Practical Ecommerce's article entitled Great Ecommerce Ideas en-us Copyright 2007 Confluence Publishing Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:23:35 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/rss/ Practical Ecommerce v2.0.1 Ecommerce kmurdock@practicalecommerce.com bgetting@practicalecommerce.com 60 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4605 I have to offer a few thoughts on sites like Guru and Elance. Consider that the quality of the copy on your Website should be equal to the quality of the copy on your resume; how many quality articles can be written in an hour? As a freelancer, most of your time is spent marketing your services and arranging jobs; these are not billable hours. Many new freelancers will go to sites like Guru because they think they can cut down on the time that they spend marketing themselves, and offer low rates to “get their foot in the door.” Realistically, a freelancer will spend hours reviewing and bidding jobs and if they bid low enough ($5-$15 per article is a high bid) they might get one out of ten (don’t forget to subtract Guru’s cut). Unless the freelancer is extremely well established, they will have around 1,000 billable hours per year. That makes for pretty easy math ($5 per hour = $5,000 per year). How many quality articles can be written per hour? How comfortable are... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:23:35 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4605 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4577 I'm so glad that Greg Laptevsky mentioned negative keywords, which is something that hadn't occurred to me. A great little tweak on my AdWords campaign, and much appreciated advice. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:17:21 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4577 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4537 I have people who write great articles for less than $15.00 each. I have my newsletter written by someone that charges $100. and I don't have to do anything to it before I send it out. If I didn't know better I would think he owned the company. You have to look at a few sources and when you find someone good either hire them or give them enough work so they do yours right away. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:01:12 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4537 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4413 "Elance.com, Guru.com or Getafreelancer.com for $5 to $10 each" per article written? Give me a break. I have never seen an offer less than $150 per article and most people at that price don't write a very good article. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:22:34 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4413 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4405 Well I am not a seasoned professional to give suggesstions, but yes experience wise this free business blog http://moguling.com/ has helped me grow my ecommecre business to some extent. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:09:27 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4405 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4406 I wholeheartedly agree with Richard Sexton: "To survive, smaller e-tailers must offer ... outstanding customer support." This is even true for the offline storefront. One of the best ways to get customers coming back is for them to have a great experience in your store and if you can connect with the customer in some way, they will feel comfortable spending their money with you and price doesn't matter quite as much. Ask yourself the same question when you shop and you might find the same answer. www.customer-e-service.com Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:08:49 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4406 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4407 Pedestrian commentary at best, lacking insight into what is really driving e-commerce. Example: Inventory management as an "idea". Is it not a basic business requirement? Same thing with PCI compliance monitoring. If this is the best you can do I'll cancel my subscription to the newsletter. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:08:21 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/632/Great-Ecommerce-Ideas/#comment4407