The Content Oriented Website - Ecommerce Foundations

A successful ecommerce website stands on three pillars: traffic-flow, community-building and product stack. Many ecommerce ventures fail because they are weak in one of these three areas. We'll explore how to build a solid foundation for ecommerce using the 'Content Oriented Website' approach -- which acts as a traffic magnet upon which an ecommerce platform can be built....

Successful Website Marketing By Breaking The Copywriting Rules

Why do some websites break the basic copywriting rules and still attract clients and profits? This article shows what everyone can learn from those marverick websites that color outside the lines....

Are You Leaving Money On The Table With Your Upsells?

I have always advised my clients on the importance of upselling, and, as a marketing student, I was indoctrinated with the common practice of gradually working new customers up the price ladder. Obviously then, it would be a normal procedure that the price of upsells be only slightly higher than the original item being purchased. But, is this necessarily the best practice?...

Affordable Small Business Web Site

If you are unhappy at a job an affordable web business may be in your future...

eBay Buyers: Are They Being Held To Ransom?

Okay, so no-one is actually demanding money, but there are other ways of getting 'ransom' all the same. Perhaps intimidation is a better word . . ....

E-Commerce Website Design vs. Web Design

Not all websites are the same. And while all webmasters need to take web design into account, those dealing directly with money and customers have extra considerations to make....

What is a Wholesale Distributor?

The wholesale distributor is so vital to manufacturers and retailers that they simply could not exist nor survive without them. So, what are they, how do they work and how do we tell if they are legitimate or not?...

Beware Of Bogus Dropshipper Listings

There are a lot of places out there that want you to THINK they are wholesale drop shippers. They'll set up accounts with, say, 10 real drop ship suppliers. Then they'll call themselves something like "Drop Ship Paradise", and claim that THEY are the wholesale drop ship supplier. You need honest, real drop shipper listings....

How to Choose Wholesale Merchandise That Makes Money

What is it that you are looking for to sell? Do you want to sell an item online that is specific? Or, do you even care; as long as you can get going online selling something, anything?...

E-commerce Internet Oblivion - It Hurts!

Most new businesses are failing on the Internet, their online shops have to rely on expensive traffic buying campaigns, but for most of them they never had a chance anyway!...