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How to Promote an Ecommerce Site

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Darren W Chow asked:




An eCommerce site is one of the greatest money making opportunities on the Internet. Imagine having a site with hundreds of products for sale. You will end up making a lot of money.

But first, you need to figure out how to promote your eCommerce site. Without traffic, there can be no sale. Here are a few proven and effective promotion methods.

Method 1: Pay per click advertising.

Using pay per click advertising is one of the best way to promote an eCommerce site. You have an advantage over other product vendors here – and that is having lots of back end products to sell. For example, you bid $1 per click. So $1 gives you a targeted visitor. That visitor ends up buying just 1 product upfront. But now you have the customer billing information. That very same customer is likely to end up buying more products from you in the future.

With more profits, you can afford to bid higher for the clicks. Bidding higher means more traffic, and more traffic leads to even more profits. That is how you achieve growth for your eCommerce site with PPC. In addition, bear in mind that PPC is very scalable. As long as you are willing to pay, you can have all the traffic you want.

Method 2: Article marketing and SEO.

However, PPC may not be for everybody. That, I can understand. Some people just don’t enjoy bidding on keywords all day long. There may be other more enjoyable methods of traffic generation, such as article marketing and SEO.

Actually, article marketing and SEO go hand in hand together. Although they don’t mean the same thing, they kind of complement one another.

For instance, when writing and submitting articles, you are really targeting the active readers on the article directories. Well established sites usually have a loyal base of readers. And when you publish a great article on the site, you end up getting a ton of traffic.

In each article, you add links to your site. That’s how others can click through and visit your website to learn more about your business.

In the “eyes” of the search engines, these links are valuable. The more back links you have to your site, the higher you will appear in the search rankings.

Imagine having your products appearing in Google whenever someone searches for a particular product. You will get a lot of targeted traffic for free, which will lead to sales!

It is perfectly possible to run an ecommerce site and earn five figures each month just from search engine traffic alone. Remember, that is unpaid traffic, which means that you don’t have to pay a single cent for the traffic.

On top of that, you don’t have to spend time adding keywords or managing your PPC campaigns. All you need to do is to write and submit articles on a regular basis. Even when you stop writing, you will still be able to receive traffic from your previously published articles and from the search engines.

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Ecommerce and Online Businesses

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Darren W Chow asked:




The world of ecommerce can be a tricky one, and it is important to know how to go about making the switch to an online business. More and more business-owners are starting to open these online shops for people to purchase their products from. These online transactions are possible through virtual terminals, whereby a customer enter his or her credit/debt card information. After they do that, it is just a matter of processing the order and waiting for payment on the merchant’s end. One of the most important aspects of ecommerce is deciding which payment gateway you will select. Having a totally secure server to transfer data on is extremely important, as is who hosts the website that your store is on.

At first everything might seem a bit overwhelming, however it is important to stay focused and handle one thing at a time. You will want to begin by deciding who is going to be charged with the task of hosting your website. This is a very important decision to make for many reasons, most of all because you want your online store to run smoothly for customers. If the server your website is being hosted on is constantly down or lagging, then chances are you will deeply regret the choice you have made. When looking for someone to host your website, make sure to choose a package that includes plenty of data storage and bandwidth. It is even suggested that you get unlimited web hosting services for your e-store.

By doing this you will effectively get your store up and running, with no lag time for customers, so they will be able to continue shopping and “check out” as quickly as possible. Since your main goal is to service the customer, you will want a host that protects important financial information. The last thing you want is that information getting leaked and having to deal with angry customers. To keep your e-store online a success, the best thing that you can do is take the time to find the right host.

The gateway provider that you choose, or the business that handles all the credit/debit card transactions, will be the next thing you must decide. To have fast and smooth transactions for both you and your customers, it is imperative that you hire the right gateway provider. They will be the ones which allow you to accept all major credit cards from customers who online to your store and purchase the items you are selling. You will want both a web host and gateway provider that can give you the customer service you need, day or night. If you find that there is a snag in your service, you will want it corrected immediately.

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