Online grocery and alcohol businesses set to grow in 2016
More people are shopping for groceries online – new entrepreneurs are expected to continue to open up shop.31% of US consumers purchased food online according to this Harris Poll. Most were...
View ArticleIncrease in e-commerce fraud seen in the US
High e-commerce fraud partly a symptom of EMVIf you are one of the thousands of US merchants selling online these days, you know about the risks of fraud. What you may not realize is the US has the...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence and e-commerce, an inevitable combination.
Have you been paying attention to the recent rise in artificial intelligence (AI) programs and algorithms online these days? Even Facebook has an auto message responder for its pages. A recent article...
View ArticleBig data and ecommerce
How important is Big Data for small business?There are many strategies to effectively attract new customers, and managing data is one of them. Everyone is talking about data these days, as if it’s the...
View ArticleKey e-commerce marketing terms and tactics
Know what constitutes a balanced marketing strategy.These days there are a million and one different tools, strategies and tactics in digital marketing. Some people will tell you a particular tactic is...
View ArticleHigh-risk payment gateways, processing, and Brilliant Directories.
Brilliant Directories makes a mark with high-risk merchantsAre you a high-risk merchant that could utilize Brilliant Directories? Well, you may or may not have heard that Brilliant Directories recently...
View ArticleE-commerce privacy from the merchant’s perspective
Do you store all of your customer’s personal data and habits? It’s a risky thing to do for a few reasons. First, you have the potential of letting all of that data become available to hackers and other...
View ArticleCybercrime and your e-commerce store
We may sound like a broken record when talking about fraud. The reason is that we recognize how quickly one fraudulent charge can completely alter your business. With the rise in EMV security chips,...
View ArticlePokémon Go and your business
We know it sounds absurd, but honestly, if it fits with your overall business in some way it may be a good idea for you to incorporate some type of (legal, licensed) product related to Pokémon in your...
View ArticleE-commerce customer acquisition tips
Beyond the basics:Trying to reach the next level of customer acquisition for your online business but nothing seems to be working? After reading this great article from Kissmetrics, we gathered there...
View ArticleThe Holiday e-commerce season is coming
If you are in e-commerce, the time to prepare for the holidays is now.Recently it dawned on me that the holiday season is right around the corner (at least in the e-commerce marketing world). I thought...
View ArticleShopify and WordPress for High-Risk Merchants
One of the best functioning, most popular shopping cart / hosting solutions in the world can now be integrated with one of the most popular website platforms in the world – such is the beautiful...
View ArticleOnline Firearms Sales 101
Despite public perception, internet sales of firearms are very regulated. If you’re a first-time FFL merchant, you’ll need to obtain legal counsel from an attorney familiar with the purchase and...
View ArticleShopify Tips and Tricks
Are you a Shopify user but aren’t very tech savvy? As a Shopify partner, we understand that not everything is a simple as one, two, three, but because Shopify is so well designed and thought out you...
View ArticleWeekend e-commerce tips
We hope you take the time to read these 3 e-commerce articles and let us know if they helped you. Feel free to leave comments on our Facebook posts!This week we found an article with some compelling...
View ArticleWeekend ecommerce tips September 16th 2016
E-commerce tips of the week!This week we have several good articles we think you should check out.Subscription e-commerce modelsFirst, is Find Your Ecommerce Niche from Practical Ecommerce, with the...
View ArticleWeekly e-commerce tips September 26, 2016
This week we found a few good articles we think might help those who are trying to find new ways to improve their site and increase conversions.First up we have an important part of any website, A/B...
View ArticleAB testing, Data marketing, Abandoned carts, and SEO
Weekly e-commerce tipsAB testing toolsThis week we’re going to start off with something that not only high-risk merchants should do, but that every website should be doing from time to time, AB...
View ArticleEcommerce tips January 6 2016
FaceBook video marketing This year you need to grab their attention, a great video on Facebook can do that. Customer Service Done Right! Doesn’t matter what type of business you run, you need...
View ArticleSoftware Spotlight: TicketSpice
Ticketing Done Easy! TicketSpice is a top ticketing software in the industry and for good reason. According to many, TicketSpice is the most comprehensive and simplified platform out there to help you...
View Article