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Writing is hard enough on its own. Add in the need to make it sound good and without any grammar mistakes, and it’s easy to understand why so many people feel intimidated about publishing anything — whether it’s a blog post or an eBook.

And, if you’re a content writer, the pressure is on even more because your writing is your reputation. Each mistake is even more costly, which is why using the right writing tools, like grammar checkers, can make all the difference.

Due to an expected increase and the advent of 2020’s effect on commerce, the eCommerce industry is proliferating. Every day, more retailers are making the move to online selling, while entrepreneurs are getting their start through eCommerce ventures.

Globally, there are 2.87 billion smartphone users, and the number continues to grow—  100 million of them have just started using a smartphone in the past year.

We check smartphones over 2,000 times a day. We keep them handy in all situations, which is why QR codes are rapidly becoming an essential tool in the eCommerce business.

While they've been around for decades, QR codes have gotten a new lease on life, and businesses are taking notice. 

Keep reading for a guide to using these codes and[...]

As great as the saying “build it and they shall come” sounds, relying on customers to just show up and make purchases isn’t a great way to grow your business. Even with the best products and website design, your eCommerce store will struggle to survive if you’re not actively promoting it. Therefore, great sales promotions can help you to attract customers and make sure they actually get all the way through check out.

As the owner of an online store, pictures and images are essential to your success. While physical stores have the advantage of allowing customers to experience products in-person, online stores are somewhat limited. In order to show your customer everything they need to know about your product so they can make a confident purchase, you need to be communicating with them about as much as you possibly can regarding the product. And, in most cases, it all comes down to the product images.

Amazon is a powerhouse of the eCommerce world, raking in billions in sales every year. A few years ago, they introduced Amazon Prime Day, a shopping event created as a special promotion for Amazon Prime members, who pay for Prime membership to gain benefits like free shipping and other bonuses. Besides the typical characteristics of a big promotion (like increasing sales of qualifying products), Prime Day serves as an additional incentive for customers to buy a Prime membership.

While conversion rate is not the end-all-be-all in marketing, it is one of the most important metrics by which you can gauge the effectiveness of your site and marketing material. And, depending on what kind of conversions you are measuring, it can be directly linked to revenue.

One of the best networks for promoting your eCommerce store is YouTube. It is a video network with over 2 billion monthly active users who watch 5 billion videos per day.

90% of people discover new brands or products on YouTube and 65% of people navigate to a site after watching a related video on the network. Therefore, if you create the right content and have a marketing plan in place, you should be able to generate traffic and sales from this network.

The magic of buying from an ecommerce store goes beyond the fact that you can click a few buttons and get a product you like delivered to your doorstep. A buyer can purchase a product from a retailer they love, a company they feel a connection to and that represents who they are — a brand, that is.

Is it time to upgrade your marketing team with technology?

Both of these things go hand in hand. When connected, they enhance productivity, performance, and ROI. Nowadays, it’s almost impossible to perform marketing tasks without any tools. 

In today’s business world, marketing activities are mainly being conducted online. E-commerce marketing can be described as raising awareness and directing consumers towards a business that sells its product or service via an online website. The main point is to make it easy for potential customers to find you at any time.

The digital products market is generating huge revenue; by the year 2022, it might cross 240 billion USD if the trajectory continues at the same pace. Digital products from music to eBooks, videos, online courses and much more, are popular because of easy distribution and access. The fact that digital products can be repeatedly sold, purchased and consumed makes them an ideal choice for many creative artists, freelancers, and educators online.

Customers don’t want a one-size-fits-all solution from your business, and neither should business owners. Every customer wants something different from your brand, so by understanding and categorizing those differences, you can better cater to your customers in ways that they want. 

How much is your brand actually worth? 

While numbers in a presentation can provide some insight, there’s so much more to building a successful (and valuable) business than profit, loss, and the bottom line. One of the most important factors to consider when determining your brand’s worth is brand recognition.

Marketing teams are the engine that sets any business in motion. Their main mission is to create and promote a company image that ideal customers would love. Highlight product features, and you stimulate sales as a marketer.

Thanks to marketing teams, companies can build a reputable and trustworthy presence both online and offline. That being said, they are not the only ones shaping company images.

Opinions and product reviews now have the power to make or break a brand. The online medium has[...]

Coming up with fresh content ideas and finally putting those concepts to paper via a blog post for your brand or business is tough. But, following through with the actual publishing of your blog article is even tougher. Not only does the whole process have to start with inspiration (and a good enough reason why), but it also has to end with enough a confidence that you’ve accomplished what you set out to do with your content. The best way to establish that is by writing a great conclusion that[...]

Giant logo on your shirt or bag? No problem — as long as it’s a brand you’re passionate about. When they shop, customers will typically encounter generic brands that they’re relatively with settling for and brands that they know and love. The latter are the ones they’ll go out of their way to get, the ones they’re willing to pay more for, and the ones that they’ll even freely advertise for.

Once you’ve built your online store, you naturally start to focus on building web traffic towards it. But what happens when users within that web traffic browse your store and leave without making a purchase? Through a remarketing campaign, you can build a strategy that regains those lost leads while nurturing your existing ones through dynamic, personalized advertising. Let’s go through what you need to know to start a remarketing campaign of your own.

If you're running your eCommerce business on Shift4Shop, you should seriously consider setting up Google Shopping.

Shopping Ads show potential customers the exact products they are searching for, which makes them very effective. The biggest advantage of Google Shopping over other advertising channels is that they take a lot less work to manage. That’s mainly thanks to Google, which automates a large part of the work involved.

So today, we'll take a look at how to set up Google Shopping on[...]

Steve Balmer would have chanted “conversions, conversions, conversions” instead of his infamous “developers” chant had he been running a website and not been the CEO of Microsoft at the developer’s conference in 2006.

Why? Because it’s all about conversions in the online world.

And how does one improve their conversion rate? More traffic.