Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash Email marketing campaigns promote customer loyalty and attract new ones. As a business owner, you know that adding photos and other images to an email draws more interest than those with text only. Adding videos goes the next step and engages readers even more. Some small
Image from Unsplash While competitors pose a threat to small business owners, they also offer the opportunity to grow and improve. Studying and tracking competitor websites helps small businesses learn their strengths and weaknesses. And they’ll learn more about their own unique business strengths, which they can use to develop powerful marketing
Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash Small businesses adapted quickly to demand for on-line shopping in the last few years. Online shopping hasn’t slowed down, either. In a recent Jungle Scout survey, 72% of consumers said online spending either stayed the same or increased in 2Q 2022. Shoppers search and make decisions
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Like many small business owners, you pivoted to stay competitive during the last few years. Changing market conditions and buying habits meant adding ecommerce applications, new products and new customers. In effect, you rebranded your business. You revised your operations to reshape or restart your brand.
Photo by Carl Heyerdahl on Unsplash Small business owners often choose basic website builder software for their first website. It’s quick and easy to create a site and establish a brand. Once your basic website is up and running, however, you’ll notice its inadequacies and wonder about upgrading. Upgrading from a basic
Photo by Myriam Jessier on Unsplash The valuable data you get from Google Analytics, namely Google Universal Analytics (UA), is transitioning to Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Google introduced Google Analytics 4 (GA4) in 2020 with new features driven by changing customer behavior and government regulations. Since Google will discontinue the UA version
Maybe your business website was designed before mobile ecommerce become popular. Maybe you recently added ecommerce to your site. Either way, your website traffic will improve when it’s designed with the mobile user in mind. As of 2021, over half of all website traffic came from mobile devices. The growth rate has been rising
What are your top business goals? Grow revenues? Build brand recognition? Boost conversions? Reduce expenses? A well maintained website will help achieve these. Add a line item to your business plan saying, “Maintain the website on a regular basis,” to keep your business performing at its best and reach your goals. What does website
So many choices! Shopping online can be overwhelming. With so many vendors, brands and products, buyers need help making purchase decisions. Social proof gives shoppers feedback from other shoppers to make it easier. Coined by Robert Cialdini in his 1984 book Influence: Science and Practice, social proof is when people copy the actions of others
Every step of the purchasing process is an opportunity to build your brand. In fact, what happens after customers press the "order it" button can make or break their experience. Packaging and delivery intervals affect your brand reputation. Customers view quick delivery and sustainable packaging as important parts of the purchase experience. Don’t view
