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Treat Video as a Value-Add

Treat Video as a Value-Add

When using video to help sell a product, let it compliment, not duplicate or replace, your text. Relying purely on video will alien... 0 Comments | Read More »

Be Productive, Un-tethered

Be Productive, Un-tethered

An increasing number of smartphone apps allow you to manage your work from outside your office. Whether for iPhone or Android, you ... 0 Comments | Read More »

Shop Around for Your Ecommerce Platform

Shop Around for Your Ecommerce Platform

When looking for software like a shopping cart platform, remember that most programs offer a free trial - take advantage of this to ... 0 Comments | Read More »

Take Advantage of Free Online Services

Take Advantage of Free Online Services

Don't assume that you have to spend money on expensive programs for tasks such as video editing. Increasingly, you can find free si... 0 Comments | Read More »

Poll Customers to Determine Upcoming 'Hot Items'

Poll Customers to Determine Upcoming 'Hot Items'

Merchants can anticipate market trends by getting feedback from their customers. Try polling your customers every few months to det... 0 Comments | Read More »

The Purchase Follow-up

The Purchase Follow-up

Merchants should have a transactional email program in place to communicate information about a purchase. Including a follow-up surv... 0 Comments | Read More »

Understanding 'Traffic Sources' in Google Analytics

Understanding 'Traffic Sources' in Google Analytics

The Google Analytics Traffic Sources section monitors which sources are sending traffic to a site and — with a bit of interpretation... 0 Comments | Read More »

Feature Contact Information on Checkout Page

Feature Contact Information on Checkout Page

Here's a tip from Randall Davison, lead project manager with Audio Transcription. “Make sure your company's customer service phone n... 0 Comments | Read More »

Use Labels and Filters Together in Gmail

Use Labels and Filters Together in Gmail

Here's a tip to help you become a more effective Gmail user: Labels and Filters are two Gmail features that go very well together. L... 0 Comments | Read More »

Writing Tools for Grammar, Style and Content

Writing Tools for Grammar, Style and Content

Content is king. If you run a blog, most of your content is language. For an ecommerce site, you write promotional copy, product des... 0 Comments | Read More »

Consider How Non-Mobile Content Renders

Consider How Non-Mobile Content Renders

Increasingly, users are reading email on mobile devices. Savvy marketers want to be aware of this trend and tailor email campaigns t... 0 Comments | Read More »

Build Your Brand with Q & A Section

Build Your Brand with Q & A Section

Here's a tip from Jamie Salvatori, Owner of Vat19.com. “If you’re an expert on the products you sell, start proving it with a quest... 1 Comments | Read More »

Mobile Templates for Your Business

Mobile Templates for Your Business

Google has introduced six mobile templates for Google Sites, Google's portal to assist with the creation of websites. Businesses can... 0 Comments | Read More »

Customers Don’t Care About Cool Graphics

Customers Don’t Care About Cool Graphics

Tim Burns, owner of MinnesotaWorkWear, gives us the following advice: “Keep your site neat, clean and straightforward. Too many tim... 0 Comments | Read More »

Check Your Website's SEO Health

Check Your Website's SEO Health

Websites that are a number years old will likely have missing internal links and 404 “page not found” errors. Both of these could be... 0 Comments | Read More »

Encouraging Email Subscriptions

Encouraging Email Subscriptions

To encourage more email subscriptions on your standard email newsletter form or on campaign landing pages, consider (1) what motivat... 0 Comments | Read More »

Use Social Media and Video

Use Social Media and Video

Shoppers are becoming accustomed to interacting with companies on websites and in social media. Email marketers can often gain loyal... 0 Comments | Read More »

Mobile Commerce Payments

Mobile Commerce Payments

Ease of payment is extremely critical for the success of a mobile site or app. The most convenient option is to add the charge to th... 0 Comments | Read More »

Locating Social Communities

Locating Social Communities

There are a number of ways merchants can find communities that would be interested in their products. One way is to start by listeni... 0 Comments | Read More »

Mobile Promotions

Mobile Promotions

One of the biggest benefits of mobile commerce is the ability to leverage the always-connected state of a mobile device to send real... 0 Comments | Read More »

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