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Any website that conducts secure transactions should have SSL encryption. All businesses, from banks to ecommerce sites, need SSL to protect not only financial information of the customers but also to protect the website and its business. Secure Sockets Layers are protocols that allow secure communications to happen in the World Wide Web. Hackers are…
With the anonymity that social media networking offers, it is easy to lose track of proper communication etiquette. If you are an e-commerce merchant utilizing social media networks as a marketing tool, good for you! Social media marketing is definitely the next big thing in e-commerce. However, it should be used wisely and properly for…
Email marketing is an aspect of online advertising that does not receive as much attention (and probably efforts) as search engine optimization or social media marketing. The truth is, email marketing is an internet marketing strategy that builds customer relationship and generates repeat sales because it builds brand recognition and customer loyalty. Small to mid-sized…
Previously, we enumerated three tangible benefits that a company can gain from having an in-house SEO team – meaning that instead of outsourcing SEO professionals, SEO campaigns will be done by those who work internally for the company. These three tangible benefits include performance data and reports, small SEO changes, and time and money saved…
Is your e-commerce enterprise on the right business track? There are several metrics that will help you determine if you are. But for starters, here are five habits that all highly effective e-commerce merchants–big or small–should have. 1. Think like a customer. Once you become an entrepreneur, it is easy to forget what it feels…
Previously, we opened the discussion on building a mobile site for your users and having it optimized for smartphones. Doing mobile SEO is actually no different from traditional forms of SEO. There has to be content infused with relevant keywords that search engine crawlers can find. The following concludes the article on whether mobile SEO…
In the recently concluded Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibit 2011, panelists shared an unlikely piece of advice to e-commerce merchants: stop worrying (too much) about making a sale. Instead, online entrepreneurs should work on engaging customers and gaining their long-term loyalty as compared to working towards one-time-only transactions. In an article for the Internet Retailer,…
While many experts recommend that companies hire SEO firms and professionals, there are still a few good reasons to build an in-house SEO or have an SEO consultant to do search engine optimization and other internet marketing techniques for your business. Bob Tripathi of Search Engine Watch divides the benefits of having an in-house search…
As an e-commerce merchant, you would certainly want to know more about your customers. How often do they want to receive information from you? Which sort of products and services are they really interested in? There are many ways to do it–some complicated, some simple. But according to Get Elastic’s Linda Bustos, the simplest way…
The rise of smartphones gave way to the rise of mobile SEO. With smartphones packed with impressive hardware and software, it is easy to see why consumers prefer doing mobile searches on their HTC, Android, iPhone, and Blackberry phones. Equipped with minimum requirements of 1Ghz processors, 4G connections, and browsers that can do Flash and…
