Archive for December, 2009
Here is a little trick that is simple, yet powerful when it comes to generating online niche market ideas that you can use to help you identify what you can sell in an online store. The best thing. Its free.
Using Google’s search box, start typing a general search term. For example, I started typing Dog into the search box and the auto-suggest started providing related search terms. When I typed dog, I started getting suggestions such as: Read more... (304 words, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)
I recently purchased the Shopp e-commerce plugin for Wordpress and I am currently putting it through its paces. I hope to have a full review here within a few weeks or so.
Shopp integrates into your WordPress website and includes everything from backoffice administration to your online store’s shopping experience. It looks and works like it was meant to be part of WordPress all along. It appears to plays well with other plugins by adhering to the WordPress plugin development guidelines. Read more... (178 words, estimated 43 secs reading time)
I have recently written some posts about on and off-page Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. Today, I want to emphasize something that I think outweighs anything you do SEO-wise.
Your online store is not all about the search engines.
While SEO is important, you need to keep in mind that above all else, your customer is not Google. Your customers are real people. Read more... (175 words, estimated 42 secs reading time)
The 2010 Internet Retailer Convention is now open for registration. If your looking for an outstanding convention dedicated exclusively to online retailers, this is your conference to attend. This year, it is being held June 8th-11th in Chicago, Illinois. I last attended in 2008 when it was also held in Chicago and I can tell you from personal experience, I learned more in this 4 days than several months of doing it on my own. In fact, the techniques and knowledge I gained during this conference significantly increased sales, just in the first 2-3 months I got back. And not all came from the sessions. Read more... (354 words, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)
