http://www.gowholesale.com/news/articles/E-Commerce_and_E-Business Wholesale News & Insights en-us Copyright 2007, goWholesale.com 2008-05-09T00:00+00:00 support@gowholesale.com support@gowholesale.com Wholesale News & Insights 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/How_Well_does_eBays_Best_Match_Feature_Stack_Up/ On March 3rd Ebay launched a few new features. One of these was Best Match. Has this addition helped or hurt their business? Let's take a look and find out. goWholesale 2008-05-09T00:00+00:00 How Well does eBay's Best Match Feature Stack Up? http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Why_it_Pays_to_Pick_a_Strong_Domain_Name/ With e-commerce playing such an important role in today's business marketplace, making sure you're set up to maximize your company's potential is crucial. This includes having a strong web presence and online marketing team. However, another key area of your online success is your website's domain name - pick the wrong one and it could be disastrous for your fledgling online business. Here are some tips. goWholesale 2008-04-24T00:00+00:00 Why it Pays to Pick a Strong Domain Name http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Using_Your_Website_to_Increase_Customer_Loyalty/ One of the best ways for any business to maximize their profits is to keep their customers happy - after all, happy customers usually mean loyal customers, and loyal customers mean sales. For small businesses in particular, though, keeping your customers happy can often mean the difference between your business surviving, or falling prey to the larger companies in your niche. There are many ways to keep your customers happy and coming back to you, but one of the most useful and cost-effective methods is by using your company website. goWholesale 2008-04-22T00:00+00:00 Using Your Website to Increase Customer Loyalty http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Protecting_Your_Companys_Brand_Name_Online/ You've worked hard to create an identity for your company or products, so why no work just as hard at protecting it? With corporate identity theft on the rise, now is the time to build up a wall of security around your brand-name, in order to keep others from stealing or misusing it. goWholesale 2008-04-15T00:00+00:00 Protecting Your Company's Brand Name Online http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Your_Website_Traffic_Statistics__What_You_Need_To_Know/ Once you have set up a system to monitor traffic to your website, you are only a small part of the way to being able to use this information to your advantage. Do you know what to do with website statistics? Here's a crash course on what you need to know about your website traffic statistics - and how you can use it to increase your online business presence. goWholesale 2008-04-04T00:00+00:00 Your Website Traffic Statistics: What You Need To Know http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Whats_SSL_and_Why_Your_Website_Needs_It/ SSL simply means secure sockets layer. It is the security that eCommerce businesses use when gathering credit card information. There are a variety of SSL providers to choose from-it is wise to evaluate the needs of your business before you start looking so you know exactly what you need and want. Read on to learn more about your options. goWholesale 2008-04-02T00:00+00:00 What's SSL and Why Your Website Needs It http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Tips_for_Setting_Shipping_Fees_That_Dont_Drive_Away_Customers/ When it comes to shipping products through your ecommerce business, this can be a bit of a quandary. The dilemma is charging shipping and handling fees that are not too high but at the same time, not too low either. Here are five tips on how to effectively charge shipping and handling fees that will keep customers and make sure to keep you in business. goWholesale 2008-04-02T00:00+00:00 Tips for Setting Shipping Fees That Don't Drive Away Customers http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Get_to_Know_Your_Customers_by_Building_an_Online_Community/ One of the best ways to make sure your business is catering to its customers is by communicating with them on a regular basis. In the digital age, this is easier than ever with plenty of online opportunities to reach out to and interact with customers. Whether it's the new product selection or the ease of online ordering, by building online relationships with your customers you'll have the chance to get feedback on every aspect of your business. goWholesale 2008-04-01T00:00+00:00 Get to Know Your Customers by Building an Online Community http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Small_Business_Resource_Review_Template_Monster/ Template Monster is an online store that offers the largest selection of ready-made website templates online, mainly for newly established websites and businesses. Read this review to find out if it's right for you. goWholesale 2008-03-29T00:00+00:00 Small Business Resource Review: Template Monster http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Do_Visitors_Feel_Safe_Buying_From_Your_Website__If_sales_are_down_it_may_just_be_that_your_website_needs_a_revamp/ If you have a website, the best thing you can do for business is to make it look professional and safe for your customers. We've all stumbled upon websites that look like they were created years ago and have never been updated since- leaving potential customers to wonder if the company is even in business anymore. Here are some tips for making visitors feel safe and secure when they're on your website. goWholesale 2008-03-27T00:00+00:00 Do Visitors Feel Safe Buying From Your Website? If sales are down, it may just be that your website needs a revamp! http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/How_to_Segment_Your_Website_Visitors_for_Maximum_Profits/ If you think that having your website up and running and updating it regularly is enough for your online business to be successful, you are missing the boat. For your online business to really do well, you have to make sure that you are targeting the right customers and selling them the right products and services. goWholesale 2008-03-26T00:00+00:00 How to Segment Your Website Visitors for Maximum Profits http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Whats_On_The_Back_Of_Your_eBay_Packing_Slips/ Marketers are always coming up with creative and unique ways to market a product and/or businesses. In today's electronic business world it's no different. Here is a way for eBayers to advertise to their buyers. Allison Whitehead 2008-03-24T00:00+00:00 What's On The Back Of Your eBay Packing Slips? http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Reach_Out_and_Touch__Selling_Clothing_Online/ Tens of thousands of items of clothing, both new and used, are traded on eBay every week. Though there are other specialist clothing auction sites available, none of them can guarantee anything like as many potential customers. So how can you make your item stand out? How can you make a potential customer feel as if he or she can reach out and touch it? goWholesale 2008-03-24T00:00+00:00 Reach Out and Touch - Selling Clothing Online http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Need_An_Office__Go_Virtual_/ You may well be surprised at how many of today's businesses don't use typical offices from days of old. Instead, many businesses don't even have employees in a real office - instead, they check in to work from virtual offices. Here are a few good reasons to use virtual offices. goWholesale 2008-03-19T00:00+00:00 Need An Office? Go Virtual! http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/Dos_and_Donts_of_Dealing_with_Negative_Online_Reviews/ Nothing will make you more proud as a business owner than seeing a local media source or customer publish a great review of your business online. On the other side of the coin, there is nothing more frustrating than seeing a bad review posted about your company. Here is a look at some Dos and Don'ts of dealing with negative online reviews. goWholesale 2008-03-13T00:00+00:00 Dos and Don'ts of Dealing with Negative Online Reviews http://www.gowholesale.com/news/view/How_the_Rise_in_EFencing_Could_Mean_the_Fall_of_Your_Online_Store/ Previous to the internet, pawn shops were the place that local thieves would go to hawk their recently-stolen goods. But things have changed; now these thieves are selling their goods on sites like eBay, Amazon and Overstock. Here's how to make sure the products you're sourcing aren't stolen. goWholesale 2008-03-11T00:00+00:00 How the Rise in E-Fencing Could Mean the Fall of Your Online Store