Loyalty programs are growing in popularity with ecommerce businesses. They help small businesses compete in the increasingly competitive ecommerce space, and can highlight their value over very large ecommerce sites. Business owners know that keeping existing customers is less expensive than attracting new ones. Customer loyalty programs can boost customer retention and sales. Data
In the age of the Internet, digital marketing is one of the most cost-effective ways to cultivate an audience for businesses. Be it through the website, social media, or a good mix of both, digital marketing is ideal for businesses with limited marketing budgets. However, no matter how strong your digital marketing strategy is,
Some days it seems as though everyone buys everything online from the huge B2C ecommerce businesses. Prices are low and ordering is easy. Can small businesses compete with them? The answer is a resounding yes! Small businesses offer benefits that huge ecommerce sites can’t. Small business owners need to recognize and communicate them so they
Success! Your marketing strategy is bringing visitors to your website. Once there, you only have three seconds to engage them. A pleasing customer experience will compel visitors to choose products or services, complete the purchase and encourage future purchases. How do you create interest and complete a sale? Business owners and website designers each
The Customer Acquisition Cost equation includes the cost of attracting visitors to your website. You attract customers by investing in advertising, marketing, emails, direct mails, promotions, and incentives. But attracting is only half the story. The goal is to convert a website visit into a purchase or lead, and that happens when visitors have
Are your emails reaching your customer’s inbox? Sending business email is an important part of your marketing strategy, so you want to make sure your emails go into your customer’s inbox and not to a spam folder. Two keys to successful emailing are knowing about spam filters and using a professional, business email address.
Do you really need a website to grow your business, or is a Facebook business page enough? After all, a Facebook page is free to set up, with the promise of reaching a large audience. Sounds good, right? But that’s a shortsighted approach to your online presence. Skipping a website will prevent you from
Your business deserves a great website that expresses your brand, attracts your target audience and helps you reach your goals. You’ll need a knowledgeable website designer who will turn your needs with the right design. Once you find the right designer, you’ll want to prepare for your first meeting so you can communicate your
In May 2021, Google will update their core web vitals metrics, which measure website performance from a user point of view. Specifically, the three core web vitals will measure how fast a page’s largest image or text block loads (Largest Contentful Paint), how fast a page becomes visible to the user (First Input Delay),
You’re ready to invest in your website for your business and you’re eager to see results. You want increased traffic to the site, increased engagement by viewers, and increased sales. Many business owners are so eager to get a new site launched that when they meet with their web designer they immediately want to
