http://www.websitewerx.com Ecommerce Marketing | Ecommerce SEO | ShopSite Development Wed, 21 May 2008 05:47:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here are 3 short videos (combined into one) from the StomperNet folks, and this time, they are from Stomper members themselves. Case Studies Video These videos are from actual members of StomperNet, and they talk about EXACTLY what they accomplished, and HOW they got the results they've achieved. Video 1 - Kristie tells ... http://www.websitewerx.com/stompernet-members-show-us-how-they-improved-their-businesses Excellent information from the folks at StomperNet - well worth your time to check out: See More Videos from StomperNet http://www.websitewerx.com/seo-adwords-training-videos I'm going to go out on a limb and take an unconventional stance on the subject of telephone numbers on websites. Simply put: No, you can't have my phone number. In my early days in ecommerce, I posted (and paid for) an 800 number which I prominently displayed in the header of my ... http://www.websitewerx.com/no-phone-number-for-you-part-i Shopping Carts, Gateways and Payment Processors: Anatomy of an Online Purchase Years ago, an exchange of cash was all it took for a customer to make a purchase from a merchant. How things have changed! Today, most businesses offer their products or services on the Internet - clearly, they can't be ... http://www.websitewerx.com/merchant-processing-102 Thinking about adding electronic processing capabilities? There's a lot you should know. There are countless reasons why a business should add credit card and electronic payment processing capabilities - transactional speed, convenience, increased customer satisfaction, improved cash flow, views into sales data and more. But perhaps the most important consideration ... http://www.websitewerx.com/merchant-processing-101 I admit it - I've been slow to embrace email marketing on my ecommerce sites. It has literally taken me years to get around to implementing it on my own sites (even though I have helped many clients do it successfully). This has been a huge mistake, and ... http://www.websitewerx.com/email-marketing-for-ecommerce-part-i-what-is-it-why-do-it Update: Since writing this post the course (and its website, sadly) have been taken down by the owner. I don't have a suitable replacement at this time. However, if you are interested in learning how to set up and optimize your own blog, I recommend the following ... http://www.websitewerx.com/recommended-targeted-blog-traffic-course I'd like to take just a brief moment and acknowledge some of the sites that have linked to my blog: WAHM Business Tips & Advice Blog Carnival Make Money And How To Monetize Your Blog Carnival of Business and Entrepreneurship #1 Carnival of Online Income - November 26, 2007 November 30, 2007 edition of living ... http://www.websitewerx.com/a-thank-you-to-those-linking-to-my-blog Rich Schefren (my business coach) has finally released Part II of his "Attention Age Doctrine".  It's free, and Rich provides the very best free information I've ever seen.  Here's the link to get it now: http://www.websitewerx.com/likes/doctrine This has my highest recommendation and endorsement - if you're still reading this, STOP and go ... http://www.websitewerx.com/the-attention-age-doctrine-yours-for-the-taking For a good part of one of the busiest online shopping days of the year, the Yahoo Stores system was reportedly down, causing shoppers and merchants alike a great deal of frustration. Check out this snapshot from the Yahoo Merchant Services system log: (Source: http://updates.smallbusiness.yahoo.com/) Looking at their timeline, it ... http://www.websitewerx.com/yahoo-stores-down-on-cyber-monday-but-not-mine