Instagram is quickly becoming one of the most important channels for your eCommerce store. It is already a fantastic platform for product discovery with 60% of users saying they have discovered new products on Instagram and 80% saying that they follow a business. Indeed, more and more people are discovering and shopping for items with… Continue reading How to Sell on Instagram: 5 Tips for eCommerce Stores
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5 Ways Chatbots Can Improve Your Ecommerce Store
Last year Facebook introduced a suite of new features for their Messenger platform including bots for messenger. Chatbots, as they have come to be known, have the ability to send and receive messages on your behalf automatically. They achieve this using some clever natural language processing (NLP) that turns regular sentences into structured data. What’s… Continue reading 5 Ways Chatbots Can Improve Your Ecommerce Store
7 Ways to Make Your First Online Sale
Making your first sale is a turning point for your business. However, getting to that point isn’t necessarily easy to do. To make your first few sales, you’ll need to acquire your first few customers. And if you’re like most eCommerce stores, you’ll be starting from scratch. It’s hard to know where to begin, but don’t worry!… Continue reading 7 Ways to Make Your First Online Sale
6 Steps to Leverage Twitter for Your Online Store
If your brand hasn’t had a chance to leverage Twitter yet, you’d better jump on the bandwagon quickly! We recently wrote about the importance of using Facebook and Instagram for business, but a Twitter presence is also a great way to drive traffic to your eCommerce store. Like any social media platform, Twitter can be an… Continue reading 6 Steps to Leverage Twitter for Your Online Store
Product Photo Secrets to Boost eBay Sales
Note: The eBay photo requirements in this post were updated on 1/7/16. There are so many reasons why your product might not sell on eBay. It might not have the right description or it might be in the wrong category. It could be overpriced, particularly once you include shipping. Maybe you have a really terrible title that’s not giving… Continue reading Product Photo Secrets to Boost eBay Sales
3 Awesome Online Stores with Pretty Packaging
There’s more to running a successful online store than having a good website and awesome products; it’s also really important that you present your products the best way you can. There are two simple rules when it comes to product packaging: sturdy and aesthetically pleasing. The product package has to be strong enough to withstand… Continue reading 3 Awesome Online Stores with Pretty Packaging
How to Use Hashtags for Marketing and Get Social Traffic
If you use social media, you’ve probably seen hashtags. They’re everywhere! Hashtags are ubiquitous for many reasons. One reason is because they’re really fun to use and people love including them in social media posts. Another reason is because they help people find things they love. And it just so happens that you can use… Continue reading How to Use Hashtags for Marketing and Get Social Traffic
6 Hacks to Starting a Successful Online Store
There are millions of online shops these days, from small startups to Fortune 500 companies. What separates a strong and successful online store from a weak one? Let’s take a look at six hacks that will kick-start your progress. 1. Create a killer website Investing in a good website is the first and most important part of… Continue reading 6 Hacks to Starting a Successful Online Store
3 Ways to Increase Customer Trust in Your Ecommerce Store
Oftentimes what separates a good shop from the rest is the trust it inspires in its customers. 84% of customers say that a company has to show it’s trustworthy before they’ll spend money there. Furthermore, a customer knowing they’ll have a transparent, secure shopping experience might be the single factor that makes them buy from you instead… Continue reading 3 Ways to Increase Customer Trust in Your Ecommerce Store
The Advantages of an Online Store for a Business Owner
Have you ever thought about opening a store? If the answer is yes, think about this question: Should you open an online store or a physical store? Both can work, but there are many advantages of an online store — and these advantages can be the making of your business. Check out these reasons why… Continue reading The Advantages of an Online Store for a Business Owner
Bigcommerce vs Shopify: Which One’s Right for You?
Starting an online store from scratch can be a challenge, particularly for people with little or no eCommerce and web design experience. Using an online store builder to set up and manage your store allows you to focus on running it while the eCommerce platform service provider takes care of the tricky technical stuff. Shopify and Bigcommerce… Continue reading Bigcommerce vs Shopify: Which One’s Right for You?