E-Commerce Articles

Business » E-Commerce | By Eric Corl @ Friday, 4th April 2008 @ 2:54 AM

A frequent question among Internet entrepreneurs is "Can I trademark a domain name?" The answer is yes - in some cases. Generally, the rule is that you can trademark a domain name if it is original and not just a combination of ordinary dictionary words. Legal authority NOLO dot com has the following to say on the matter: "For instance, while domain names that use common or descriptive terms, such as health answers dot com or stamp finders dot com, may work very well to bring ... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Chris Simpson @ Monday, 31st March 2008 @ 8:16 AM

The internet is changing the way the world does business. Tasks that once required a person to be in an office and on a typewriter can now be done from anywhere in the world and be sent immediately when they are finished anywhere else in the world, in a matter of seconds. What this means for many is there are additional opportunities for full or part time work and doing it from the comfort of your own home. How is it possible? Companies need data entry help and can often find it cheape... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Jon Beal @ Saturday, 29th March 2008 @ 8:13 PM

The primary motive for the majority of websites is to get customers and make sales but it is a motive that often fails. To succeed you need to shift the focus away from website design and instead concentrate and who your potential customer is and how you can serve them. Whatever your business you are either trying to sell or pre-sell (build interest in a lead so that an agent or dealer can close the deal) and your website can be a major marketing tool to help you tap into the grow... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Mike Fletcher @ Saturday, 29th March 2008 @ 11:01 AM

As the longtime owner of a couple of popular online stores, I've learned the hard way - through experience - that online criminals are constantly trying to take advantage of the ease in online shipping to commit fraud. For consumers whose credit cards are used in online fraud, there's no loss. The bogus charges are almost always refunded. But for online retailers who get conned into processing the orders, there is no relief. If it's fraud, you get a chargeback. You&#... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By M J Topper @ Saturday, 29th March 2008 @ 8:58 AM

From setting up a shopping cart and accepting credit cards, to tracking your visitor's journey from Prospect to Client - it all takes time - and if you're anything like me, you're just finally realizing that you need an ebusiness automation solution. There are a few things to consider when choosing an ebusiness automation system, but three are most to Internet business owners. They are most concerned with Ease of Use - Will this take a day or a week to set up? Worse yet, i... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By M J Topper @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 1:30 AM

If you are looking for an easy online business to start, just look to the offline world. Basically, most of you go to work at an offline "brick and mortar" business each and every day. At your job you trade time for money. In the online world the same can be done except it's easier to eliminate the middleman, your boss. There's a big difference between the offline personal services and online personal services. On the internet you're not going to be digging ditc... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By M J Topper @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 12:19 AM

If you have an online business, you either have, are looking for, or will ultimately need an ecommerce shopping cart that can handle secure digital product & membership form delivery as well as tangible, products with shipping & sales tax calculations. In addition, the perfect ecommerce shopping cart should be free from complicated programming. It should be essentially "dummy-proof" You should be able to tell it what you want, click, and get it and of course it has to look as if it were ... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By M J Topper @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 2:51 AM

Do you really think that people who have over $1,000,000.00 in live Internet sales do everything themselves? Think about it. They're really not any different than you and I but I'll bet they're not struggling to generate leads and then struggling to convert them to sales and then struggling to fulfill the sales and then struggling to manage the back-end sales channels and then...and then...and then. Whew! If you're doing all of that then you're probably in the do-... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Karen Scharf @ Tuesday, 25th March 2008 @ 8:06 AM

I have a client who complained that his website was not generating enough leads. So he hired me to critique the site and propose a new design. When I took a look at the website, the problem was immediately apparent. As it turned out, his site was not capturing any leads because there was no incentive for his site visitors to supply their contact information. My client - by the way, my client's name is Dave. If it's all the same to you, I am going to refer to him as Dave (I'... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Karen Scharf @ Tuesday, 25th March 2008 @ 1:31 AM

You managed to entice your email reader or web surfer to click your link or your ad. In today's cluttered web marketing world, that's quite an accomplishment. But don't start celebrating yet. It's what happens after the click that determines the success of your campaign. And unfortunately, according to a recent SilverPop study, up to 50% of visitors leave your landing page within the first 8 seconds. So, what can you do to increase your conversions after the click? ... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Jon Beal @ Monday, 24th March 2008 @ 11:22 AM

If you want your website to succeed and become a powerful lead-generating tool for your business then you need to ensure that you have these important bases covered. 1) A site that can grow with you You will rapidly outgrow a site that offers you a fixed number of pages. Although you may think that 5-10 pages is sufficient now you will quickly find that it is nowhere near enough. Once you read all about implementing a marketing strategy to build your online business you w... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Ricardo d Argence @ Monday, 24th March 2008 @ 12:23 AM

Is it time to give your home a fresh new look? Are you moving into a new home and need furniture to get started? If so, instead of rushing off to the furniture store, you might want to consider shopping for your furniture online. There are many advantages and disadvantages to shopping online for your furniture or other items as well. Advantages Shopping for your furniture online had many advantages. For instance, it can save you a great deal of time. If you are like many pe... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Koz Huseyin @ Sunday, 23rd March 2008 @ 9:59 PM

Trying to get webhosting with eCommerce facilities? So many times when trying to find a eCommerce solution it can be a difficult solution to find. We have an option of buying a package, and hoping it will work with our web hosting companies packages or getting a hosting eCommerce solution together. There are benefits of both systems, they also have there pitfalls. You could also get a web hosting eCommerce solution from a web designer. In this article we will look at each option and see w... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Carael Knight @ Sunday, 23rd March 2008 @ 4:04 AM

The great thing about the internet is that the possibilities are endless. Regardless of your reason for needing more money, you will be able to supplement your income as much or as little as you need. All you need is the willingness to learn and the time to set aside. Then you can join the thousands of other people who are able to make money online both as a primary job and as a supplemental income. The economy has fallen on many difficult times lately and it has become very difficult fo... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Friday, 21st March 2008 @ 4:12 PM

An ecommerce shopping cart is the most essential tool for a successful online shopping experience. It is the main vehicle that allows customers to order merchandise and site owners to accept payment. While having an eye catching storefront can help attract customers, the inability to purchase goods in a swift and secure manner it is likely to drive business elsewhere. The Internet has greatly changed the way that people shop and therefore produced new priorities. Of the things that will... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Friday, 21st March 2008 @ 4:08 PM

An ASP shopping cart program has helped many small business website owners find their way to success. It is not uncommon to run across a website whose shopping cart program is either too big or too small for the amount of merchandise being offered. This can hurt a website even if it is professionally designed and offers only the finest quality goods. Those who shop online often do so for the convenience; however, there is a good amount of safety that is expected as well. A shopping cart p... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Al Mahrouqi @ Monday, 17th March 2008 @ 11:44 PM

The wealth is spread more evenly than ever before as well with thousands of people every day making a fortune from their websites with ideas and ways to do things that no one has ever thought of before (or at least never had the courage of their convictions). If you have a website and a great idea you may be wondering why this success has not come knocking on your door. The answer is in marketing. Website traffic does not happen automatically and it rarely happens by accident. The most pro... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Chad Bates @ Monday, 17th March 2008 @ 9:51 PM

Web 2.0 has been proven to deliver a massive amount of free traffic to your website when properly implemented. The challenge that most people have is the sheer terminology of Web 2.0 makes it somewhat of a mystery. Simply put, Web 2.0 is a broad term that describes the proliferation of websites where people can communicate with each other and become informed. Search Engines have let it be known for quite a while that they promote quality informational content over "sales" websit... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Paul Vlasblom @ Sunday, 16th March 2008 @ 1:58 PM

There are so many internet based business success stories out there. The troubling thing is however, there are maybe a tenfold or even a hundredfold that never make it. Many have unsuccessfully launched a business enterprise that is internet based but only a handful have succeeded. Is this through luck? That is even more remote. It takes good business sense and a lot of help and team effort. Most importantly, it is the eagerness to succeed and the determination to learn and the willingnes... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Al Mahrouqi @ Sunday, 16th March 2008 @ 2:07 AM

There are some tips and guidelines that can assist you in creating a website that is sure to please. In order to achieve this there are five areas that you want to focus on when creating your site. These areas include a site that is welcoming, clear, customer service, product details and affiliate links. In the next paragraph each of these areas will be discussed to provide a clear definition of each. Inviting/Welcoming: When a customer enters your site the first impression is visu... more...