Social Media Battle Rages: Google +1 Gaining Ground

The social media battle rages on as Google’s answer to Facebook’s social networking dominance, Google +1, makes headway. This according to a new study by BrightEdge, a company which helps online companies optimize their sites to help boost organic search results. In a report for the Internet Retailer by Paul Demery, Google +1 was found…

DIY Ecommerce Solutions Small and Local Businesses Can Easily Avail To Start Selling Quickly

Custom ecommerce solutions are not for every business. Local and small businesses often don’t have the budget to hire professional ecommerce website designers to set up their online store. Fortunately, there are a number of great options that small businesses can avail to start setting up shop easily and quickly. These hosted services and subscription-based…

Conversion Tips for Ecommerce Website Designers

There are times when ecommerce website designers prioritize creativity and design over customer usability, overshadowing certain features that would create a better shopping experience for online consumers. Anything as simple as colors to the more complicated flash animations can send the wrong signal to shoppers if not used accordingly. Not only can this lead to…

Social Media Tips: Successfully Penetrating YouTube (Part 2)

In our previous article, we shared with you some basic tips for starting a social media campaign on the popular video sharing site, YouTube. Now, we are adding to those tips with a few more tricks to help you successfully penetrate YouTube and make it your social media ally. 1. Add captions. Captions are especially…

E-Commerce Security Issues Do Not Prevent Customers From Online Shopping

When it comes to e-commerce, a key issue has always been information security. However, in an article for the BizReport by Kristina Knight, a study by security software company, Symantec, reveals that US customers are not hindered from online shopping by the security issues lurking online. The article notes that only about 15% are using…

Social Media Marketing: Defining and Calculating ROI

Convincing your CEO to implement or continue a social media campaign isn’t an easy task. Just like any marketing initiative, you must be able to identify its benefits and illustrate how the investment will ultimately generate profit. What your boss is looking for is a high return on investment ratio, or ROI. You need to…

Social Media Tips: Successfully Penetrating YouTube (Part 1)

Everybody knows about Facebook and Twitter and these two social networking sites are always on top of every e-commerce merchant’s social media marketing campaign lists. What about YouTube? The world’s most popular video sharing site definitely has a lot of social media mileage to offer and yet it tends to be overlooked in favor of…

When It Comes To Professional Networking, Men Fare Better Than Women

While women do prevail over men when it comes to social media presence, according to a study from job networking website, LinkedIn, men are better at networking when it comes to job networking or job-related contacts. In an article for the BizReport by Kristina Knight, data revealed that in most countries, men are more aggressive…