boosting sales
Published July 14th, 2008
Having an interesting and wide variety of products in your store is important, but without a creative way to display them, you could be missing out on a ton of sales! Think of your store’s display space as part of product marketing and promotion. You are trying to draw customers into your retail space and get them intrigued about your products. Now, what better way to do this than by creating a warm and cozy atmosphere that is logically laid out and with products creatively and attractively displayed? Once your store’s retail space is being used to its full advantage,... Read more
Tags: advice, boosting sales, Carrie Hinkel, Generating More Sales, retail displays, Sales, seasonal, tips
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Published April 18th, 2008
When it comes to getting customers to come to your company and trust you before they know you, customer testimonials are the way to go.
Think about it. What would give you more confidence in a company - an advertisement with the company telling you how great they are? Or customers who have used them, telling you how great they are? The customers, right? It makes sense. When a company puts the words together to talk about themselves, you expect them to only say good things.
A customer, on the other hand, has gone through the experience of working with... Read more
Tags: advice, boosting sales, customer testimonials, Generating More Sales, Leeia Ladipoh, Sales, tips
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Published April 4th, 2008
One of the least inexpensive and easiest ways to boost your store’s revenue is to increase the average order size or, in other words, entice your current customers to buy more. Think about it, your current customers already like what you sell; if they’re on your website to buy one thing, chances are they might be interested in a similar item too. Here are some quick and easy ways to get your customers to spend more money on your website:
Cross Sell - Most of the big retail website employ this option - you’ll see it at the bottom of... Read more
Tags: advice, boosting sales, Carrie Hinkel, cross selling, Generating More Sales, Sales, tips, upselling
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Published March 10th, 2008
Not too long ago it was quite unusual for a company to create its own website, but these days more and more companies have discovered the power of cyberspace and the ability of the internet to grow their sales and increase their profits. Even though most companies understand the power of the web, however, not every company is using their web presence to its full potential.
It is important for every company owner to understand how their company is perceived by customers around the world, and to make the changes needed to make sure that every customer gets just what... Read more
Tags: boosting sales, E-Commerce and E-Business, Marketing, Rebecca Button, sales program, website design
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Published March 7th, 2008
In the last article, 5 Ways to be a Successful eBay PowerSeller , I talked about the huge benefits that achieving PowerSeller status can bring to your business, as well as 5 ways you can make your eBay listings stand out and bring in more buyers.
In this article, I’m going to tell you about 5 more ways to achieve that all important PowerSeller status - this time by focusing on customer service. Your customers are how you make sales, and no matter how pretty your pictures are, or how well written your titles and descriptions are - if your... Read more
Tags: boosting sales, E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, ebay powerseller, Generating More Sales, powerseller, Ryan Dube, Sales
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Published March 6th, 2008
There are a number of ways to successfully advance as an eBay PowerSeller. As an 8 year Seller on eBay, with a 100% feedback rating of over 1000, I’ve come to recognize several things that work, and several others that don’t, when trying to build a successful business as a PowerSeller on eBay.
What is an eBay PowerSeller?
eBay is constantly monitoring the volume of sales of its members. Any seller that can achieve a consistent Sales volume (at least $1000 in gross sales, or 100 items sold per month) for three consecutive months, as well as maintaining a feedback... Read more
Tags: boosting sales, E-Commerce and E-Business, ebay, ebay powerseller, Generating More Sales, online auctions, powerseller, Ryan Dube, Sales
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Published February 21st, 2008
Having the ability to purchase items without paying sales tax is a great deal. The fact that airport duty-free shops have continued to do so well is that international travelers do not have to pay for sales tax on items purchased.
Internet purchasing is having the same effect on buyers and retailers alike-the enticement of not having to pay sales tax for click-and-charge buying. However, what you may not know is that some products are subject to sales tax and consumers would have the responsibility to pay it directly to their state.
The following is how to determine when sales... Read more
Tags: boosting sales, E-Commerce and E-Business, larry Slusser, online sales tax, Tax, tax freedom act
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Published February 5th, 2008
Promotions and special deals are a great way to increase your sales and get more traffic onto your website. People love free stuff, and when it is something they can use it becomes an even more effective marketing tool.
Compensate your visitors for leaving you their email address
One good marketing idea is to offer people something in return for their email address. If you have a site offering advice or a newsletter and you are trying to build up an email list for your newsletter, you can offer something such as an e-book in exchange for an email address.... Read more
Tags: boosting sales, E-Commerce and E-Business, Generating More Sales, larry Slusser, Marketing, Marketing Your Business, online marketing, promotions, website
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Published January 24th, 2008
According to Clickz.com, internet users only spend an average of 46 seconds on a web page. In other words, time is of the essence when trying to capture an online visitors’ attention. Once you have a visitor on your site, you just need to show them that you have what they’re looking for. Your goal is to extend that 46 seconds as long as you can - keeping visitors interested enough to stay, look around and then hopefully make a purchase.
A new way for retail websites to capture a visitor’s interest is by creating unique e-tail displays (let’s call... Read more
Tags: boosting sales, Carrie Hinkel, E-Commerce and E-Business, e-tail, merchandising, Web Design
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Published January 24th, 2008
To improve the profitability of your online business there are only two options: raise revenues or cut costs. There are many different avenues and objections to raising revenues. The focus of this article will be on how to lower the costs of your business, which will improve the profitability of your online enterprise.
In most businesses, including ones online, the two largest cost factors are cost of labor and cost of materials. Labor costs include wages paid, benefits such as insurance and 401K savings plans, taxes, and any other benefits that are directly tied to you and your employees.
Look... Read more
Tags: boost profits, boosting sales, cost cutitng, cutting costs, E-Commerce and E-Business, larry Slusser
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