E-Commerce Articles

Business » E-Commerce | By Patrice Walker @ Friday, 21st December 2007 @ 12:27 PM

It is so much easier to make money in network marketing today, than it was years ago. Still, many have not had the best of "luck" as the top gurus in the industry have had. Part of the problem is that the unlucky mlmers are going according to the "Old School" methods of the business. Most are simply unaware of what to do in order to start out on top. This is the number one reason I have special interest in assisting network marketers turn their businesses into mega income gen... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Sunday, 16th December 2007 @ 7:06 AM

There are almost as many different ecommerce storefront options, shopping carts and software programs these days as there are products sold on the Internet. If you compare and contrast the many different online stores you visit, you'll notice that some are extremely elaborate while others are basic in their design. What's interesting is that it isn't always the most elaborate websites that encourage sales. It's more a product of the quality of a site than how complex it is... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Friday, 14th December 2007 @ 3:45 AM

What attracts customers to an ecommerce site and keeps them there all the way through the purchasing process is your online shopping cart. Just as with any retail venture in real life, shoppers are looking for a user-friendly experience that gives them everything they want or need at that moment. We've all experienced both ends of the spectrum when it comes to shopping; either the salesperson is dogging our every footstep, or when we really do need them, they're suddenly nowhere to be... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Friday, 14th December 2007 @ 3:43 AM

For those who sell various types of merchandise over the Internet, an online storefront can be one of the most important aspects of the business. With an overwhelming number of sites to compete with, it is important that an eye catching but pleasant setup be the first thing a customer sees. It should always be well organized, easy to maneuver and easy to read. For those who shop online on a regular basis, quality is an important factor. A site that looks disorganized with broken links or... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Jonathon Hardcastle @ Tuesday, 11th December 2007 @ 11:13 PM

The rise of the Internet in recent years has seen a boom for business the world over. The almost instant access to a global marketplace makes it easier to sell goods and services, and is boosting profits no end. With that in mind, it is important to remember a few salient points about online transaction, and there are a number of legal issues which have yet to be clarified in terms of formation of contract and jurisdiction online. In this article we will flag up the discrepancies and issues ... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Brett Nordin @ Saturday, 8th December 2007 @ 4:57 AM

With the birth of Web 2.0, you don't need to leave your seat to find a dozen online advertisements that claim you can earn passive income by establishing an internet marketing business. The formula sounds simple: Find a niche, drive traffic, push, pull and dangle an electronic product for purchase. Instant gratification and a quick buck, right? What most internet marketers don't tell you is how many things they have to throw against the wall to get one to stick. I have personally tried... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Diane Corriette @ Friday, 7th December 2007 @ 7:07 PM

The benefits of learning from someone in the same field with more experience has long been recorded and many successful people will be able to name someone they mastered their skills from or who was instrumental in helping them achieve success. Anyone new to internet marketing or looking to build an automated internet business that continuously brings in profits must seriously consider learning from a mentor. The old definition of a mentor was someone within an organization who was... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Ron McNeil @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 9:42 AM

Make your social network earn money for you. Choose the right social network software to design your website, and provide the right kind of services to retain the users, helping them to invite their friends, in an attempt to build up large communities and groups. Provide them with enough opportunity to spend more and more time on your website, and slowly create that customer loyalty which is so very important in running a social networking website. The longer that the user remains on your websit... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Ron McNeil @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 12:05 AM

Photography is truly an enjoyable art because of the great freedom it offers. You can take many different types of photos you don't have to be stuck taking the same type of photos everyone else does. You can be as creative as you want. While it's an awesome hobby, it can also be something that makes you money. This article is for all the photographers who have ever wondered how to sell photos online. You'll learn exactly how to sell photos online for a profit. Step 1: Look ... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Dwayne Garrett @ Friday, 30th November 2007 @ 9:15 PM

Even though hiring other folks to do things that you can delegate or are not an expert on can help free you to manage the business, you will also find you are spending a great deal of time interacting with other people who are working for you on a contract basis. There are programmers, distributors, buyers, bankers and more to deal with. You may even find the local government is interested in having your obtain a legal dba (doing business as) name. All this takes time and attention away from you... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Dwayne Garrett @ Friday, 30th November 2007 @ 9:05 PM

If you are not selling your own products, but instead are focusing on affiliate marketing, you will still need some knowledge of HTML coding or experience with software packages like Frontpage or Dreamweaver. Both of these packages can be downloaded off the Internet for free trials to see if you feel confident using the product. You can download free templates today from many sites that are easily installed on web servers, if you understand how to connect to a web host using FTP (File Tr... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Steve Dempster @ Thursday, 29th November 2007 @ 6:28 PM

For many eBay users, positive feedback has become the Holy Grail of a member's credibility. But there's more to feedback than meets the eye. This article looks at a couple of points to bear in mind. Ask most eBayers what they look for when dealing with a seller or buyer and they are likely to say one word - 'feedback'. This magic number has attained the status of a near-obsession matched only perhaps by the kudos of powerseller status. Yet what does feedback really sho... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Ryan C. Nagy @ Wednesday, 28th November 2007 @ 10:38 PM

Online marketing, products and ecommerce offer great potential for passive and active income for small businesses and sole-practitioners. Unfortunately, many people in the helping professions, such as psychologists, social workers, psychotherapists and coaches, do not know how to capitalize on the new opportunities in internet sales and marketing. In the last several years, many internet technologies have evolved so that non-technical people can use them to create websites, blogs and dig... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Brett Nordin @ Wednesday, 28th November 2007 @ 9:58 PM

Sales, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, is "The exchange of goods or services for an amount of money or its equivalent; the act of selling." Although this is a good definition of a sales transaction, the process leading up to the sale, whereby a prospect is converted into a client, usually involves a lot more. Longer sales cycles and higher prices demand even more time to build client trust and requires more effort for them to stick with your product or service offe... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Brett Nordin @ Wednesday, 28th November 2007 @ 8:06 PM

The key to relationship marketing is building a list and then developing trust. In the Mortgage business I don't expect to get a sale today, my product sells for thousands of dollars and my clients have a problem I can solve every 3 years on average. So I have to be in the long term relationship business which means that I treat everyone on my list as a future client or referral source. For the purposes of this discussion, I'm going to focus on building the list through viral ma... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Jay Douglas @ Wednesday, 28th November 2007 @ 8:06 PM

With the dizzying array of merchant account processors on the Internet today, it can be a daunting, if not outright frustrating task to determine which provider you should entrust the handling of your sales. But the process of deciding which provider is right for your business might not be as difficult as you might have imagined. In fact, veteran business owners know that there are several options you should look for before you settle on any given merchant account provider. It might seem... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Dwayne Garrett @ Tuesday, 27th November 2007 @ 5:29 PM

It is a well-known statistic that 50% of all businesses fail within the first two years. Within five years, a total of 95% of small businesses fail. These are daunting statistics that are coming from the Small Business Administration (SBA) office, with study after study proving the difficulty of establishing a successful business. These statistics are equally true of online businesses where the same factors that affected the failure of solid businesses correlates to e-commerce with too many entr... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Patrick Tang @ Tuesday, 27th November 2007 @ 2:57 PM

Have you ever tried shopping with a screaming baby, a tantrum-ing toddler or in the rain? Don't have a car? Don't have the energy to try to tackle an overcrowded or understaffed shop? Tired of running to the shops every day for a couple of items or having to schlep bags and bags of groceries in from the car? Online shopping could be the answer to all your worries. Online shopping involves purchasing products or services over the Internet. Online shopping is done through an onli... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Andy West @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 6:46 PM

There are millions of retail websites on the Internet that use online shopping carts to enable customers to order products or services online. If you've ever shopped online, however, you know that all online shopping carts are not created equal. Some are confusing to use, don't allow you to make changes as you progress through the ordering process or are limited in terms of payment options and other features. Having a shopping cart system that doesn't work well or is li... more...

Business » E-Commerce | By Cathy Goodwin @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 12:58 PM

As a web site marketer these days, in the 21st century, you have to work harder than ever to stand out from the pack. Everybody's sending out ezines. Nearly all of us hold teleseminars. Add your ezine and teleseminar and you're joining a parade down Main Street. Sometimes you can generate leads even more effectively if you also run through the alleys and knock on back doors. Often these back-door "sneaky" strategies seem too easy to be effective. But simplicit... more...