Let’s face it, you’d go to great lengths to increase sales, but you’re overwhelmed at the volume of tactics and tasks you’re supposed to do to grow your business. What if we told you you could increase your annual sales by 7% just by paying better attention to your business? While all e-commerce stores would […]
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To succeed in ecommerce, you have to recognize the fact that every visitor matters. Each time someone lands on your website, it’s an opportunity for you to make a sale. The problem is, there are a lot of ways to move a prospective customer from “just looking” to “buying now.” Though it’s important to have
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In ecommerce, words matter. Great products are important, strong visuals are essential, but words are ultimately what allow you to tell great stories, connect with your website visitors on an emotional, human level, and build a loyal customer base. To build a successful ecommerce business today, you can’t afford to be lazy when it comes
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Nothing can quite compare to the holiday shopping season and its incredible sales volume. However, back-to-school shopping is quickly becoming a huge opportunity for retailers to cash in on increased shopping demand. Back-to-school shopping is predicted to account for over $65 Billion in U.S Ecommerce sales. It’s also the most lucrative summer shopping period, accounting
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Google Analytics is an incredible tool if used correctly. Last month I watched Annie Cushing at ConversionXL Live and she pointed out a whole slew of Google Analytics mistakes companies make: [CXL Live 16] How to Give Your Data an Annual Checkup by Annie Cushing from ConversionXL Every good conversion rate optimization expert knows how to
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In ecommerce, there’s only one thing worse than getting bad reviews, and that’s never taking the time to proactively and authentically respond to them. Here’s the hard truth you need to accept: you can’t grow an ecommerce business (or any business, for that matter) without investing in customer service. It’s not possible anymore. In this
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In ecommerce, you can either spend all your time and energy selling to one-time customers, or you can invest your time and energy into establishing and nurturing relationships that drive brand loyalty and repeat purchases. *Hint: running out of inventory is a sure-fire way to ruin relationships, so make sure you have a system in
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Savvy online sellers know that one key way to grow their business is to expand into selling on multiple channels. But I’ve yet to meet an online seller who didn’t experience some growing pains during expansion—especially when it comes to those back-end administrative hassles like sales tax. In this post I’ll go over why sales
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Despite the ever-increasing popularity of new social media and communication apps like Snapchat, Vine, Messenger, and others, Twitter remains one of the most effective tools that business owners can use to build brand awareness, engage with current and future customers, sell products, and grow their businesses. An active and intentional brand presence on Twitter can
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It’s hard to find enough superlatives to describe the growth of marketplaces in recent years. The marketplace model is undeniably a win-win-win; it’s attractive to sellers, shoppers, and, of course, the marketplaces themselves. Ecommerce as a whole has grown at a pretty steady rate of 13–15% annually. Google Shopping is also growing at a
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