Groove

JANUARY 17, 2017

According to Animoto , 73 percent of U.S. adults more likely to purchase a product after watching a video about it. Let that sink in for a second.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

JANUARY 30, 2017

When you put yourself out there by writing blog posts about your successful online business, interviewing popular guests on your podcast and throwing ecommerce conferences, there’s a tendency for people to put you on a pedestal. “Steve, you must work your ass off. Do you ever sleep?” “Steve, you are the most motivated person I know” “Steve, you are my favorite ecommerce guru” Well I hate to burst your bubble, but I’m actually none of these things.

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Blog eCommerce 156

Traffic and Sales

JANUARY 24, 2017

Shopper loyalty has huge benefits. There’s no doubt about it. However with so many ways to build shopper loyalty: rewards, coupons, loyalty programs, customer satisfaction programs, etc, it’s often hard to get started. There are no silver bullets, but as a Shopify merchant, there are many tools to help get started on building customer loyalty, and the benefits that can come from it are not to be missed.

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Store Growers

JANUARY 9, 2017

You know how robots will take over all the jobs? Google Shopping is doing that for search ads. Instead of spending time on keyword research and crafting clever ads, Google Shopping does it all for you. You supply the information about your products, then Google matches the right product with the right search query and creates the advertisement. It’s not 100% perfect yet, but it paves the way to further automation in advertising.

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SellBrite

JANUARY 21, 2017

In ecommerce, you don’t just tell stories to entertain your customers, or to make them feel good—you tell stories to sell more products. The reason? The world thrives on stories. Here’s a hard truth you need to understand when it comes to selling to people online: people don’t care about you or your products. They don’t. People care about themselves.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JANUARY 30, 2017

Some commons problems often arise when ecommerce professionals look for payment processing: There are too many fees. Payment processing may not be offered in your country or region. You can't sell to customers in some countries. Credit cards are the only payment option. Fraud is high. Chargebacks are common. Sometimes you can't process recurring billing or subscriptions.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

JANUARY 25, 2017

My wife just closed the books on MyWifeQuitHerJob.com for 2016 and I’m happy to say that I hit 2 major milestones this past year. In this episode, I go over in detail how I managed to make over a million dollars blogging and what’s in store for 2017. What You’ll Learn The 2 milestones I hit this year Why I decided to quit my job Why it was so hard for me to quit The income report for my blog How I hit the million dollar mark this year My Facebook ads strategy Should you start a blog

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A Better Lemonade Stand

JANUARY 17, 2017

Running an ecommerce store can be a profitable and fulfilling online business venture, but you must be willing to invest a considerable amount of time and money to get started. If you’ve been on the fence about taking the leap, there’s an attractive alternative that could be just the ticket: creating an affiliate store. The post The Beginner’s Guide to Creating an Affiliate Ecommerce Store appeared first on A Better Lemonade Stand.

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Jumpshot

JANUARY 17, 2017

A decade ago, Lululemon’s supreme popularity created a new market for yoga apparel. While the company still maintains brand-name recognition — Lululemon is almost a generic trademark for yoga pants — a new crop of brands like Athleta and Kate Hudson’s Fabletics have been gaining momentum. To understand which brand is dominating the online market and whether Lululemon is losing steam, we analyzed the market share of the leading athletic wear brands, based on online purchases.

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SellBrite

JANUARY 26, 2017

Every ecommerce site is leaking money somewhere, but the important question is where? In this post, I’ll help you to find where your leaks are by looking at a few real-life examples. One of them describes how we found a leak of $2.7 million and what we did to stop it. One key thing to keep in mind is that “averages lies.” Benjamin Disraeli talked about “ lies, damned lies and statistics ,” which applies here.

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Canonicalized

JANUARY 15, 2017

We are showcasing this case study to give you a real taste of what can happen in everyday life. In the real world, things can get messed up. We want to help you deal with any issue like a pro! And what a ride it has been! You might think that Windows will work just […]. The post Optimizing Prestashop on IIS – How Windows got got! appeared first on Canonicalized.

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Groove

JANUARY 10, 2017

Let’s face it: if writing were easy, there wouldn’t be 136,500 professional copywriters currently employed by businesses of all sizes and in all verticals.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

JANUARY 18, 2017

Today, I’ve got an extra special guest on the show. He’s an author who I’ve followed ever since I started my first business. He is an amazing speaker, author, and business consultant who has coached more entrepreneurs than anyone I can think of. His book the EMyth Revisited is considered required reading for anyone wanting to build a business of their own and changed my way of thinking about small business.

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Rishi Rawat

JANUARY 23, 2017

Chat is an incredibly valuable tool. If your site has chat you know chat conversion rates are at least 2x site average. On the flip side, however, chat utilization is typically low. To boost usage some sites show a persistent floating chat prompt or pop open a chat message that says something like, “We can help you …” These tactics are OK.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Bootstrapping Ecommerce

JANUARY 19, 2017

Here at StoreYa we manage an ads budget of ~$1M per month using the Traffic Booster. Advertising on Google AdWords and competing with the big players out-there can be hard. This is the reason we decided to share with you in this post some valuable information that will help you win the AdWords game! If […]. The post How You Can Generate More Profit Using Google’s Dynamic Search Ads appeared first on Bootstrapping Ecommerce.

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Games eCommerce Information Management 79

Store Growers

JANUARY 9, 2017

You know how robots will take over all the jobs? Google Shopping is doing that for search ads. Instead of spending time on keyword research and crafting clever ads, Google Shopping does it all for you. You supply the information about your products, then Google matches the right product with the right search query and creates the advertisement. It’s not 100% perfect yet, but it paves the way to further automation in advertising.

Merchant Services 70

Merchant Services eCommerce Platforms Shopify Information 70

Jumpshot

JANUARY 20, 2017

Gift card and Echo Dot sales drove a 30 percent month-over-month increase in the volume of US consumers that purchased a top ten product on Amazon in December. In fact, Americans’ preference for Amazon-brand products reached record highs, accounting for 81 percent of the purchases in December. Meanwhile in the UK, purchase volumes remained stable, but customers replaced their preference for gaming products with books.

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Groove

JANUARY 19, 2017

15 Seconds. That’s all merchants have to capture a user ( a ccording to Tony Haile, CEO of Chartbeat ).

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BigCommerce 159

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My Wife Quit Her Job

JANUARY 16, 2017

My wife just closed the books on our online store and I’m happy to say that we achieved double digit growth yet again. And the fact that we’ve maintained double or triple digit growth for the past 9 years continues to amaze me! As I mentioned in my mid year report, 2016 was all about improving my online store and I spent most of my free time on strategies to increase sales.

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Rishi Rawat

JANUARY 30, 2017

The human brain is wired to notice questions. The ? symbol has a magnetic appeal. Sunflowercamo.net manufactures a hunting camo designed for sunflower fields. Apparently, dove hunters need it. In order to advertise the effectiveness of their invention they ask this simple question … … and when you give up (which you will) they reveal the answer.

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Canadian Special Events

JANUARY 26, 2017

The theme of the 2016 MAC Ball benefiting the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art couldn’t have been more evocative: Discover your inner artist! Orchestrated by Debbie Zakaib, Chair of the MAC Ball organizing committee, produced by the agency 45 DEGREES , Cirque du Soleil’s events and special projects company and catered by Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel , the Mac Ball is one of the year’s most anticipated and sought-after events and is well known for its high style, discerning taste and gl

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ChannelAdvisor

JANUARY 18, 2017

It’s incredible how quickly time flies when you’re busy keeping up with the ever-changing world of e-commerce. A lot has happened in a year — the first Prime Air delivery was made successfully, Instagram went after Snapchat head-on and Alexa took the holidays by storm (to name a few!). It’s hard to believe that a few months short of a year ago, we were telling the world — on the Catalyst stage no less — that ChannelAdvisor was going to be Walmart’s very first third-party launch partner on their

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I’m getting in touch with the news that fashion retailer, Gina Trictot, has achieved 98% inventory accuracy thanks to its partnership with SML RFID. Please see the full press release below, including exclusive quotes.

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Talkoot

JANUARY 23, 2017

Once upon a time I wrote all my copy in the convoluted cornucopia of colored cells known as Excel. My co-workers and I would email our docs back and forth and back and forth and back again. My desktop was always scattered with finished and half-finished Excel docs. Eventually I would file them away and promptly forget about them until the end of time (or until my hard drive sagged under the weight of all those gigs).

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Omniconvert

JANUARY 18, 2017

Are you aware of the latest techniques and trends on conversion rate optimization that will make your online business be successful in 2017? The following webinar will provide the answer to this question and will show you why conversion rate optimization is the core your SaaS growth plan. Join Valentin Radu, CEO Omniconvert, and Vasil. The post Why and How to Hack Growth for Your SaaS with Conversion Rate Optimization [Webinar] appeared first on Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Blog - Omniconv

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My Wife Quit Her Job

JANUARY 12, 2017

Today I’m really happy to have Rachel Holland on the show. Rachel is someone who I was introduced to by a friend and she is killing it in the network marketing space. Rachel runs the popular site Surviving The Stores where she teaches others how to save money and live healthy on a budget. She and her husband Ryan run the site together and have turned it into a huge resource.

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Marketing Other eCommerce 156

SheerID

JANUARY 5, 2017

With over 47% of online consumers using ad-blocker, marketers can. The post How to Determine the Success of Your Influencer Program appeared first on SheerID.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Canadian Special Events

JANUARY 16, 2017

As a sommelier, my clients always ask me what my favourite wine is and my answer is always the same: I’m far too promiscuous to pick just one. So much of what I’m drinking depends on what’s I’m doing, eating, who I’m with, the weather, my mood… what I’m likely sipping poolside when it’s +40 outside, is much different from what I’m sipping by the fire in January when it’s minus 40 and beautifully crisp.

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ChannelAdvisor

JANUARY 27, 2017

As we get closer to the opening keynote of Catalyst 2017, stay tuned to this blog for Catalyst stories, announcements and conference tips in our “Countdown to Catalyst” blog series. . In the Summer of 2012, I was lucky enough to snag an internship in Music City. Years later, I find myself as part of the ChannelAdvisor family. So you’re thinking, what do these statements have in common?

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Dynamic Yield

JANUARY 3, 2017

Aviad Ariel of Vertex Ventures explains why he is so excited to support Dynamic Yield and its innovative personalization and AI technology. The post Investing in Dynamic Yield: Vertex Ventures’ General Partner Speaks appeared first on Dynamic Yield.

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Technology 53

eCommerceFuel

JANUARY 20, 2017

New post from eCommerceFuel : Welcome to the first episode of 2017! Today I’m chatting with Brad Bernhart, a fellow Montana business owner and craftsman behind the awesome tools over at Earlywood Designs. Brad talks about his recent experience handling an unexpected rush of orders, thanks to a press release over the holiday season that depleted his inventory and left him shorthanded in the workshop.

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