Posted by Miva Merchant
to Marketing Tips
on August 12th, 2010
Everyone wants more traffic to their online store. Here are 5 simple ways you can get more potential customers to visit, and with luck, they’ll stay to browse and buy.
1. Write a guest article for a popular website
Every blog, ezine and newspaper needs content; the big boys even pay good money for content. Spend time transferring your knowledge into a simple article, something YOU would enjoy reading, then give it to a blogger. The blogger is happy because they get free content and inbound links from others who pick up your article on their site. You get an inbound link to your site because it was included in your byline at the end of your article and people who want to know more about the author (you) will click on the link to your site. Truly a win-win for both parties. Get started guest blogging with the help of My Blog Guest, a community of bloggers looking for guest bloggers.
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Posted by Miva Merchant
to Ecommerce 101
on August 10th, 2010
You have probably heard that the first rule of investing is “Don’t lose money!” The same applies to an e-commerce site.
A common mistake in e-commerce is not making 100% sure you have collected money before shipping an order. Non-delivery or non-payment for goods was the top internet fraud category referred to law enforcement in 2009 at 19.9% according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. Never ship product before collecting payment.
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Posted by Miva Merchant
to Design & Development
on August 5th, 2010
This is a guest post by Ted Hust, Project Manager at AarcMediaGroup, a Miva Merchant partner. The author’s views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of Miva Merchant.
For the past 10 years, my life has been mostly dedicated to developing ecommerce websites using Miva Merchant. In that time, I have come into contact with online retailers from all over the world, and from all walks of life. I’ve built websites for small town fabric shops, big city laptop accessory manufacturers as well as one of the largest sunglasses retailers in the US. I’ve provided SEO consulting services for a couple of Top-200 E-Tailers, a famous beauty product manufacturer all the way down to local gift shops and bakeries.
I mention none of this to boost my own ego (believe me when I say, it needs no assistance).
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