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How Etsy’s IPO Could Spark Investor Interest in B Corps
The handicraft website is making waves as it forges its own path.
By Dennis Price
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How to Optimize Your Website Messaging to Increase Conversions
Have you been to a website recently where you read every word and absorbed every image on the homepage, but you still weren't sure what the business actually does?
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8 Psychological Triggers to Optimize Your Pricing Page
Since emotions and psychological triggers influence purchasing behavior, pricing pages should meet those needs. Here's how.
By Talia Wolf
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The Founder of This Website Is Begging People to Stop Using His Service
'Please stop buying this horrible glitter product,' the founder says. 'I'm sick of dealing with it.'
Tech
This Startup Wants to Make Shopping Online Even Easier
The founders of Skipstone aim to make product reviews over video more accessible and much more reliable.
By Jason Fell
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From Clicks to Bricks: How Ecommerce Companies Benefit From Physical Stores
Find out why some web companies are expanding their business offline.
By Grant Davis
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Amazon Software Glitch Sells Products For Just a Penny
Sellers lose thousands after repricing tool goes horribly wrong.
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How to Salvage an Online Sale When All Hope Seems Lost
You tested it and thought your online offer was irresistible. But was it? Here's how you can turn around a sale before it clicks away for good.
Marketing
5 Strategies for Turning Ecommerce Browsers Into Buyers
Between customer impatience and the ease of comparing prices, getting customers to convert is a constant challenge
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How to Make ‘Free Shipping’ Profitable
Offering free shipping will improve your conversion rate. Guaranteed! But, it also can kill your profit margins if you're not careful.
By Andy Hunt
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Sales During Alibaba’s Online Shopping Holiday, Singles’ Day, Surge Past $6 Billion
Customers jumped on heavily discounted goods to send sales past 2013's record high.
By Reuters
Marketing
7 Tips to Improve Your Site’s Conversion Rate — Fast
If you want the nuclear power of CRO, but don't have the time that it takes, here's what you need to do.
By Neil Patel
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Amazon Strikes Deal With Simon & Schuster on E-Book Prices
The months-long standoff has ended, with an agreement on the future price of e-books.
By Reuters
Marketing
5 Tips for Designing Your Website to Serve Every Customer Individually
The better you and your website know your customer, the more likely you are to offer what they are interested in buying.
By Zach Cutler
Marketing
5 Common Strategic Mistakes to Avoid When Using AdWords
AdWords is such a powerful advertising medium that people think they can't get it wrong. That's a serious error.
Marketing
How to Market More Effectively by Following Your Customer’s Trail
'Attribution' follows every step customers take from hearing about your product to buying it.
By Chris Stark
Business News
Adding Personality and Trust to Your Landing Pages Can Maximize Conversion Rates
Simple tweaks to your pages can mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in increased revenue. Here's what you can do.
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Here’s Why You Need to Change Your eBay Password Right Now
The world's biggest online marketplace has been hacked. Those weird warning messages weren't a false alarm.
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How to Use the Psychology of Color to Increase Website Conversions
Color wields enormous sway over our attitudes and emotions. So, when we use the right colors, we win. Here's how.
By Jeremy Smith
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How to Humanize Your E-commerce Business With Personalized Messages
Tips and examples of how you can be more than just a store front by going above the basic requirements of RSS promotion or Facebook Offers.
By Jesse Aaron
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Here’s the Big Problem With Chasing Customers on Social Media
After all the hype has settled and all the stock clamoring has died down, this one social-media truth is staring us in the face.
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25 Ways to Make Your First Online Sale
Don't let the simple concept of a first sale mislead you. Obtaining that first customer can sometimes be a long, arduous battle. Here's how.
By Mark Hayes
Marketing
Getting the Sale Without Being a Sleazeball
Sales representatives often get a bad rap for being too pushy and overbearing, but it doesn't have to be that way. Here are four ways to close a sale and not be a sleazeball.
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Top 10 Ways to Make Money Online — With Integrity
To do it right, you'll need to find a way that serves your vision while also supporting others.
By Lewis Howes
Business News
How to Make Your Website More Click-Worthy
You might have great content to share with your site visitors, but if you don't help them find it, then it might as well not be there.
By Joyce Grace
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Web Design 101: How Typography Affects Conversions
When pondering ways to optimize your website's landing pages, don't forget this critical design element.
By Ankit Oberoi
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Etsy to Offer Tips to Sellers in Town Hall Meeting
CEO Chad Dickerson will discuss best practices for running an Etsy business in a live-streamed event, following company policy changes in the fall.
By Nina Zipkin