ekmSiteBuilder.com – new and improved

May 3, 2012

There’s a big difference between a website and a ecommerce site and many businesses want an online presence without necessarily needing a shopping cart solution. ekmPowershop today told us that they’ve launched a new and improved version of their… Read more

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10 top tips to sell your old clothing online

April 4, 2012

If you’ve never sold online before and want to clear out your wardrobe ready for the Spring and Summer collections then don’t just take your clothing to the charity shop or recycling center – make some money by selling them online. The guys at… Read more

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Frooition add ecommerce solution with BigCommerce

December 5, 2011

Frooition have teamed up to offer website design for BigCommerce customers. You can now get a fully functioning ecommerce solution on a fully managed and hosted ecommerce platform that gives you everything you need to sell your products online. You… Read more

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Harry Potter and the magic of marketing

June 27, 2011

John Hayes is the EMEA Business Development Executive for iContact, who offer email marketing and social media tools to enable small and medium sized businesses to collect data, build community and effectively engage with their clients. You can sign… Read more

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eSellerPro unveil new website

March 31, 2011

eSellerPro, well known for providing a complete eCommerce ERP solution, have got themselves a new website and it’s a pretty and impressive update on their old site. Those that remember their old website will recall a rather dated site which hadn’t… Read more

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Should your website have product reviews?

March 27, 2011

When I set up my own ecommerce sites to run alongside my eBay Shops, one of the biggest reliefs was not having the daily, heart-stopping look at my feedback to see if any random customer had chanced to neg me overnight. It’s tempting to run with… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Customer Service, Ecommerce, Web Design | 13 Comments 

If eBay offered an ecommerce website package, would you use it?

February 25, 2011

There’s been some speculation – largely due to eBay’s involvement with Magento – that they may offer a more comprehensive ecommerce package than just your eBay Shop/Store. If eBay were to offer stand-alone ecommerce websites, would you use one?… Read more

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10 ways to increase your average order size

October 11, 2010

We all want to sell more. There are two ways to do it: get more customers, or sell more to the ones we’ve got. For most of us, the latter option is much, much easier: traffic costs, one way or another, so whether you’re paying eBay or Google or just… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Marketing, Selling Tips, Web Design | 21 Comments 

eBay Shopping Basket FAQs: how long does stuff stay in my basket?

August 21, 2010

Since eBay UK’s shopping basket was introduced, a number of people have wondered about the longevity of items added to it. How long do they stay put? Might they just disappear if you’re shopping over a number of days? eBay gave us an answer: The… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Ecommerce, Web Design | 7 Comments 

La Redoute UK, your website sucks!

August 13, 2010

I’m a bit of a fan of French clothing website La Redoute, and was relieved to see recently that they also deliver in the UK. I placed an order earlier this week, and because I’m an impatient person, checked their site this morning to see when my… Read more

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PayPal survey: why shoppers abandon their shopping

June 24, 2009

photo credit: avlxyzPayPal have published the results of their second annual Checkout Abandonment Survey, looking at why website buyers don’t complete purchases. Just like last year’s survey, an excessive shipping fee was the number one reason for… Read more

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Guest Post: Life after eBay

March 15, 2009

Many eBay sellers are diversifying to other marketplaces and also selling from their own websites. Here Gill James from Foilplay (who also blogs here) offers her perspectives on going it alone and establishing an independent ecommerce… Read more

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20 one-minute jobs to improve your home page

September 8, 2008

When was the last time you looked at your website’s home page? I don’t mean clicked through on the way to checking your new stock’s displaying correctly: I mean, really looked at it, through the eyes of someone arriving there for the first time… Read more

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The seven deadly sins of shopping carts

June 4, 2008

photo credit: Omar Omar A PayPal survey of online shoppers reveals the reasons that buyers abandon their shopping carts. Nearly half blamed too-high shipping costs, whereas – unsurprisingly in a survey commissioned by PayPal – a fifth said that… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Web Design | 9 Comments