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Amazon Launches 1 hour Delivery Service

by | Ecommerce News & Trends |

Amazon LogoI’m starting to feel like an Amazon sales rep, with all of the articles I’ve written about the company in the past month. But in reality, it’s simply an indicator just how much the ecommerce giant is pushing itself to the forefront of consumer news. Just yesterday, the company announced yet another new service improvement…and here I am beginning another Amazon post – again. If the big guys in the A-Towers are reading, a bit of commission wouldn’t go amiss lads… (hint, hint!)

Anyway, back to the awesomeness of Amazon…. Read the full article

Learn How To Create A YouTube Channel! (…and then do it!)

by | Ecommerce Marketing |

So you fancy yourself as a bit of a film-maker? Or maybe you’re happier in front of the camera? Or maybe you’ve no desire to do either, but you do have a desire to promote your brand. Regardless of the reasons, the same rules apply; rules which will make the difference between a YouTube channel that gains actual views, and one that just sits there waiting to be found…someday, any day and probably eventually – by a Tibetan Monk who speaks Mandarin and can’t understand what you’re selling let alone buy it.

Firstly, why do you need to be on YouTube? Well, Google owns it. Case closed…. Read the full article

How to Price Your Product

by | Ecommerce Business Tips |

price your ecommerce productDetermining a price for your product or service is probably one of the hardest things you’ll do when setting up your business, and one of the most important. Price it too high and you risk losing potential customers, but price it too low and you could throw yourself into an outright pricing war in a penetrated market.

So we’ve put together a few tips to help you out…. Read the full article

Google Might Launch Its Own ‘Buy Now’ Button

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by | Ecommerce News & Trends |

Google is upping the stakes in its ecommerce war against the Amazon jungle of new features.

Following the release of Amazons ‘buy now’ button, Google is now working on its own instant buy button which will allow shoppers to search for products and purchase them with just one click. Oh and guess how those products will be delivered? Only with Googles free 2 day shipping via their Amazon-Prime replicate service, of course. Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has previously described Amazon as ‘Googles biggest search competitor’  and according to data from research firm Forrester, 39% of US consumers started their online search on Amazon in the last US quarter, compared to the 11% who used Google or another search engine. So its no surprise that the search giant is taking action…. Read the full article

5 Tips to Give Your Content a Facelift For 2015

by | Ecommerce Business Tips |

We believe that in order to be fresh, engaging and relevant, it’s important to give your content a makeover every now and then. So here are a few tips to get you started!

cms-265133_640 (1)Keywords are important, but… for the sake of the sanity for your reader – do not use them to clutter up every single sentence! What’s the point in making your content visible if it’s not readable? Your content should be interesting and seem natural, not like it’s been regurgitated from the mouth of a spam-bot…. Read the full article

Amazon Sellers Face Bankruptcy After Technical Glitch

by | Ecommerce News & Trends |

Amazon had its very own happy hour last Friday, when a technical glitch reduced thousands of product prices to just 1p.

AmazonFrom 7-8pm, software firm Repricer Express went completely haywire – leaving many small businesses high and dry in the run up to Christmas. The software provider is used by third party sellers to ensure their prices are the cheapest in the market and claims to be ‘trusted by more than 2,025 happy Amazon sellers across eight international markets’; however in this instance it’s cost some businesses more than 100,000. Judith Blackford, owner of Kiddymania, is distraught after losing £20,000 overnight (around $30,000). Judith stated that ‘having asked Amazon to cancel the orders, they are still sending them out and charging me horrendous fees. Surely someone has to be accountable for this. I will be bankrupt at this rate by the end of January.’… Read the full article

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