If youre going to pursue an e-commerce site, hosting is going to be an issue. Heres a primer on web hosting for your site.
Understanding Wholesale Drop Shippers
I am often asked, why would a wholesaler drop ship instead of just selling directly to the public. This is an excellent question and understanding the answer is key to understanding the whole drop shipping business.
Target Marketing Your Internet E-Commerce
It is one of the supreme ironies of the Internet that the computer, so long derided as impersonal, is now being used to create highly personal experiences for Web site visitors. Because a computer can sift through vast amounts of existing information according to preprogrammed rules, computers can now take company information (or special interest information) and combine it with information supplied by prospective customers and digest it in a way that is meaningful to each in…
Start An Online Business With No Money?
Want to start an online business but have no cash? I often see in forums internet marketers who have a deep desire to make the big bucks and be successful like Joe Vitale, Terry Dean and the other top names in the web marketing business.
Simple Ways To Boost Your Online Presence Through Improving Page Rank And Alexa Rating
Studies show that Internet is the first activity in the past 40 years that keeps people away from watching TV! Is your business online? If you answered “NO” – it should be, because your competition is! If you answered “YES” then “Is your website visible when you type in your keyword in Google or Yahoo?” And I mean visible on the first three pages? If your website is stuck on page 18 of 361,000,000 results returned you have wasted your time and money creating the website in th…
Site Search As Key Performance Indicator
Do you know whats happening in your own site search? Understanding site search is one of the most important KPI (Key Performance Indicator) you should measure. According to a Forrester study, over 50 percent of major web sites fail in search usability. When your search fails to deliver, your conversion suffers. A low converting site will result is less sales and decreased revenue. Search is not just another nice feature to have. You have to think of search as a revenue gener…
Problems With Web Analytics
There are two major problems with web presence analytics; theyre either non-existent or too complicated. Many people may be against using web analytics because it not only measures success it also measures failure. Someone in charge of marketing might be afraid to use web analytics because it would prove the failure scientifically. Avoiding web analytics because it shows failure is the wrong attitude. We learn from our failures and we must welcome the opportunity to gain kno…
Proactive vs. Reactive Web Analytics
Proactive web analytics is necessary for successful web presence. Everything that is meant to help your business succeed online must be tied into your web analytics strategy. Every web site, e-mail campaign, Pay Per Click ad, landing page, and blog must be measured. There is no improvement possible without rigorous measurement of what is happening to your web presence. As the old cliché goes, if you cant measure it you cant manage it. Without measuring the effectiveness of …
Introduction To Web Analytics And KPIs – Key Performance Indicators
There was a time not too long ago when it was cool to have a web site. You didnt have to worry about issues such as usability, conversion, and flow because the web was not as competitive as it is today. If you had a website that looked nice, you were in business. Lets face it even if you had an ugly site you were still in business. If you got business from the site nice if not you were happy too. In the beginning most people didnt really believe they could make money on th…
Importance Of Search Engine Optimization For Online Businesses
For anybody looking at making money online and setting up a website, a working knowledge of Search Engine Optimization is essential. Search engine optimization is one of the key “success factors” of all websites, it has the ability to make or break your online presence. Search engine optimization is the art of getting websites to the top the search engines under the things you do. Search Engine Optimization is a process designed to ensure that your web site ranks as highly as…
Improving The Odds Of Success In Ecommerce
Technological advances have allowed a series of potential revenue streams in the world of ecommerce. Certainly the technological revolution has allowed brick and mortar commerce to open its doors to international clients. And while this is a rather large tip on a rather large iceberg its not the sum total of available online wealth.
Four Point Consumer Connection
Ecommerce is essentially the art of meaningful connection. When online businesses perceive their role as merely seller they are liable to find themselves in a disconnect with their customers.