Posted December 11th, 2008
How do YOU feel when someone gives you a gift - especially a carefully selected gift that you can use regularly? Does the gift change how you feel about that person? Do you think of them every time you use it? Would YOU appreciate receiving more gifts?
Although the true meaning of Christmas is infinitely more important, the holidays do provide the perfect excuse to give anyone a gift for any reason:
- In appreciation for assistance they’ve given you
- Because you truly enjoy their company
- To serve as a regular reminder that you’re in their life
Even if you suspect that someone may be giving you a gift to enhance their own business relationship with you, wouldn’t you still appreciate the thought? I believe most people would - especially if the gift were thoughtfully chosen just for them. If there are relationships you would like to strengthen, read on. Read more…
Posted December 9th, 2008
What blog or online business couldn’t use more visitors? There are so many little ways to plant seeds of growth that no list can be comprehensive, so we’ll just start with some off the top of our head and count on our readers to add their best ideas. Feel free to leave links to related articles and posts in the do follow comments.
As you visit other bloggers be sure to share the best posts you find at your favorite Social Networking site. I favor the FriendFeed bookmarklet. The better your shared items the more people will want to read what YOU write. Take a little extra time and make your FriendFeed posts more valuable to readers.
Here are Five easy to use tools to make the results of your time online more fruitful: Read more…
Posted November 21st, 2008
If you already have traffic to your ecommerce store (or service business) there is one fast and easy step you can take that can instantly increase sales: Provide instant answers via live chat as many hours as you possibly can. If you don’t have live chat on your site, read on for how you can get hosted live chat absolutely free.
Why should Live Chat make such a large difference? Because shoppers don’t buy until they have confidence that they have the answers they need to make a decision. The faster and more efficiently you answer their questions the sooner they’ll buy. Live Chat closes sales even on well-designed sites with excellent product descriptions.
Are You Getting the Most out of your existing Live Chat service? Would you like to add excellent hosted Free Chat on your site absolutely free?
Read more…
Posted November 21st, 2008
Sellers online and off have the jitters about what 2008 Holiday Sales will do. Statistics on what has happened so far and predictions about what will happen are all over the map. Check out the quotes from recent articles below showing the wide range of beliefs about what retailers can expect. Then keep reading to find out how YOUR business can increase regardless of what the season brings for the majority. Read more…
Posted November 20th, 2008
There are two major Web design errors that can cost you up to 70% of your conversions. I am dead serious and not exaggerating. I have personally seen an immediate decline of 70% in both sales quantity and dollar amount that stayed at that level. The cause was a site redesign that included these two common mistakes. Imagine having an existing business suddenly lose 70% of their sales!
So what are the two worst ecommerce Web Design mistakes you can make? Read more…
Posted November 20th, 2008
The most important point every online business needs to know is this: Conversions (how many people take the desired action - whether that is completing a purchase, gaining potential leads, or increasing a subscriber base) are more important by far than increasing traffic.
It does not matter how much traffic you receive if those visitors do not take the desired action.
This is vastly more important if you are buying traffic in any form. Read more…
Posted November 12th, 2008
What do you do when your vehicle needs repair and you aren’t near your mechanic? Or you don’t have a mechanic? Who can you trust not to overcharge? How do you know if a business is trustworthy and competent? Would you feel better with a personal recommendation?
That is what online reviews are: personal recommendations by people just like you or me. The more reviews you can read, the better feel you can get for who to hire, where to shop, and what to do - especially in an emergency or when traveling in unfamiliar areas. Here’s how you can do that anywhere, any time… Read more…
Posted November 7th, 2008
Each Local Listing site requests similar but slightly different information. The following form is a compilation of all of the data required when listing your business or Web site on the Local Listing sites listed. You can use this form to gather your own information. Feel free to print this out and share it with others. Read more…
Posted September 24th, 2008
You don’t have to operate what Internet Marketers refer to as a “brick and mortar business” to benefit from local directory listings. Every business - whether it operates entirely online, has one or more physical stores, or serves a limited geographic area - would be well-advised to obtain as many incoming links from quality local listing directories as possible.
This is true even if none of your target audience buys from you locally! Here are seven excellent reasons to immediately start requesting listings - whether you sell locally or not: Read more…
Posted September 16th, 2008
Do you have so many passwords already that they could throw a convention? How would you like to know about a simple way to have a different secure password for every account that you can easily “remember” whenever you need it - without looking it up? Read on. Read more…
