| 371 | Selling - Blending E-Commerce and Store Front Sales Preview: There seems to be the misguided suggestion that e-commerce, buying or selling on the Internet, will very soon surpass regular means of retail such as department stores. Nothing could be further from the truth. The e-commerce industry should check out the... (more) Published By: John Warzecha Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 372 | Brainstorming for your Digital Information Product Preview: How many times have you read, "Come up with your own Digital Information Product (D.I.P.) and watch the cash start to roll in?" For most of us the problem lies in trying to come up with that product or service. Wouldn't you agree? One of the reason ez... (more) Published By: Kurt Geer Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 373 | Helping Merchant Accounts and Checking Accounts PlayHelping Merchant Accounts and Checking Accounts Play Nicely Together Preview: To Do List: 1. Name my company 2. Name my web site (and register domain name) 3. Open checking account 4. Open merchant account You’ve made the arrangements for adding e-commerce capability to your web site. Who wouldn’t? Your goal is to make it easy fo... (more) Published By: Karen LaVoy Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 374 | Why You Should Do Business on the Internet Preview: With a little money and a good idea, you can reach anyone who uses the Internet. According to the latest statistics, that’s 158.5 million people. You can use the World Wide Web to open new sales channels, extend your current business into a different pr... (more) Published By: David Johnson Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 375 | Who Needs Cash When There's Electronic Money! Preview: It's a new world. Gone are the days of writing paper checks and entering credit card numbers. Now with the click of a mouse you can pay anyone anywhere, anytime, or you can receive payments yourself without a merchant account. All you need is the right ... (more) Published By: Merle Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 376 | Shopping Cart Abandonment Solved! Preview: Imagine yourself at the local Sears carrying a shopping basket down the isles looking for the perfect gift for your spouse when you come to a great looking watch in the jewelry department. You know she'll love the design, but also know she has a curious ... (more) Published By: Mike Banks Valentine Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 377 | Electronic Payment Services: Money Still Exchanges Hands, it Just does so Without ever Touching a Palm Preview: Buying and selling products or services online just got a whole lot easier. Using only a person's e-mail address, you can pay for purchases and receive money owed to you without ever touching an actual green dollar bill. Of course, not touching it might ... (more) Published By: Merle Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 378 | How to Protect Your Online Store from the Internet Burglars, Part 1 Preview: The theft of credit card numbers is enormous. It is estimated that as many as 40% of all online transactions are bogus. This article is normally an electronic booklet sold on my site, but I decided its content was too important to not share with you. H... (more) Published By: Lynne Schlumpf Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 379 | Shopping for a Shopping Cart? Make Sure you Weigh your Options First! Preview: If you sell more than a handful of products on your website, you'll need to add what's known as a shopping cart. This is a function that allows your customers to pick out the items they want and send them to a "cart," which holds onto them until they're... (more) Published By: Merle Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 380 | How To Give Your Visitors A One-Way Ticket To The Shopping Cart Preview: When web surfers visit your sales page online, they can be in various stages of emotion at their time of arrival. Advertising becomes more than just words on a page when you see your website from your visitor’s perspective. If you consider a purchase to ... (more) Published By: Lynne Schlumpf Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 381 | How to Protect Your Online Store from the Internet Burglars, Part 4 (final) Preview: Thanks for joining me for Part 4 and the final part of this article about how to protect your online store from Internet thieves. Now, I’ll tell you some true stories about how we put these methods into practice to save ourselves thousands of dollars, an... (more) Published By: Lynne Schlumpf Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 382 | How to Accept Online Payments Without a Merchant Account Preview: If you operate a small business from your home and have been thinking of moving it online to take advantage of a "global audience," this article is for you. A lot of people I talk to are hesitant to start selling online due to the "red tape" of getting ... (more) Published By: Merle Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 383 | How to Protect Your Online Store from the Internet Burglars, Part 2 Preview: Thanks for joining me for Part 2 of this important article about how to save your store from online thieves. Here's a scenario that will help you identify who is savvy to credit card fraud and who is not. Let's say that John Smith runs an Internet stor... (more) Published By: Lynne Schlumpf Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 384 | How To Turn More Web Site Visitors Into Customers Who BUY Preview: These days I receive a lot of email from web site owners who say "I get plenty of visitors to my site, but hardly anybody buys." Sometimes it is downright embarrassing. These folks are getting WAY more traffic to their site than I get to mine. I'm tempt... (more) Published By: Lisa Lake Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 385 | "How exactly does Ecommerce work"? Preview: "How exactly does Ecommerce work"? This has to be the most-frequently asked question I receive from newbie clients. They know people are buying online and they know they have to accept credit cards if they want to stand a chance in all the net-based com... (more) Published By: Lisa Schmeckpeper Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 386 | Protecting Your Online Store from the Internet Burglars, Part 3 Preview: Thanks for joining me for Part 3 of this article. Now let's look at some lessons we learned from our scenario of two Internet store owners. Lessons to be learned: That's what is great about this booklet. You don't have to lose to learn these lessons. I... (more) Published By: Lynne Schlumpf Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 387 | Developing a Winning Ecommerce Strategy Preview: One bright spot on the economic horizons around the world seems to be continued consumer spending and ecommerce is clearly a part of this, with sales estimated to be in excess of $9.9 Billion in the next three months according to ACNielsen. But, there... (more) Published By: Lee Traupel Submitted: 04 December,2001 |
| 388 | 2 Percent Conversion Rate Preview: Do you wonder why the industry average of conversion rates of a customer buying on web sites is only 2 percent? Have you tried to purchase anything online from some of the Big Boys? I have a feeling that it's a game with them to load all the graphic... (more) Published By: Kurt Geer Submitted: 05 December,2001 |
| 389 | "e is for everything?? . . ." Preview: This article was originally published in three installments in the "Foundry Trade Journal", 2001. Just this week, a member of my audience asked me the following: "Why would a local company, with a large investment in trained, professional sales people... (more) Published By: Philippa Gamse Submitted: 06 December,2001 |
| 390 | The Dream Still Lingers Preview: Remember how the world was going to change? Smart sensors in your refrigerator would notice that your milk freshness date had expired and it would add a half gallon to your electronic shopping list. As items gathered, you would click the list over to ... (more) Published By: Rob Spiegel Submitted: 06 December,2001 |