Blink. Blink again. That’s how long you have to make an impression on a customer who visits your e-commerce website. This is the time to make a big splash. Go big or your customer will go somewhere else. Whether you […]
Have you ever had a boss who just had to peek over your shoulder every two minutes and constatly make changes to your work? Then you know how it is to work with a micromanager. Beware of becoming one yourself […]
For the small business owner, the idea of shipping internationally presents a tantalizing opportunity. What if you could expand your markets to include countries like China and Mexico? As more than 3 billion people now have access to the Internet, […]
Look around the office. What does it say about your company culture? Are employees dressed to the nines or do they cruise into work in washed-out jeans? Do managers (you?) spend all day in their corner offices or are their […]
To keep your small business growing, beware of using technology that evokes memories of the horse-and-buggy era. Saving on technology while trying to meet increased customer demand is bound to become a costly strategy. Now is a good time to […]
Picture loading your products into a 53-foot trailer. It’s nowhere near full as it drives off, but it is at least an exclusive service. It transports your products and yours alone. The full truckload (FTL) carrier will, as icing on […]
Can you hear the hum? That’s the sound of your business growing. But as you listen more closely, there may be occasional creaks and crackles that you have not noticed before. It may be business processes that have gone astray […]
Nothing makes customers jump ship as fast as excessive shipping and handling charges. Forty-four percent of people who abandoned their online shopping carts did so because they deemed the costs too high, according to a Shopify survey. Another 22 percent […]
Navigating a poorly designed e-commerce site is like driving car at night with no headlights. You swerve and squint, desperately trying to find your way, until you finally pull over and call it a day. In e-commerce, that’s the equivalent […]