Author: Catalin Zorzini

You’ve probably noticed that credit cards are gaining ground, unless, of course, you’ve been on a mission to the moon during the last decade. Not only are they gaining ground, but they are essential in any ecommerce enterprise.

Now that we’ve settled this, it's good to also know that credit cards come in various colors, have several backgrounds, and each has its own special features. Some mightier than others, but all good for commerce. That's why you shouldn't miss to add “We Accept Credit Cards” sign from your online shop.

Continue reading We Accept Credit Cards: 16 Editable Vector Designs for Your Website (Free Download)

The world of SEO is one of the more frustrating parts of running an online business. You can read up on the common SEO tips, and those are more than likely going to give you a competitive advantage over other companies in the market.

You'll also find all sorts of cool SEO tools that do everything from SEO evaluation to image alt tag creation.

Your first step with an online store should be to focus on the basics of SEO. That includes image alt tags, keyword use, blogging and complete product page optimization.

This way you can at least get on the same playing field as the competition.

But what about going above and beyond? Are there some more unique SEO tips you can follow to strengthen your online business?

Continue reading 7 Unique SEO Tips for Online Businesses

All sorts of criminal activity happens in the ecommerce world. You have fraud, which stems from people trying to take advantage of your company by completing unwarranted chargebacks, claiming a product wasn't delivered when it was and utilizing fraudulent payment techniques. Fraud also ties in with identity theft, where you might think that you have a sale, but it's actually someone who has stolen the credit card information of another person.

Continue reading How to Protect Your Online Store Against Fraud

Ryan Stewart of Webris is an all around cool guy. He’s been featured on some of the biggest marketing publications like Moz and Ahrefs, and his post on why he stopped selling SEO services was one of the most popular articles on the Moz blog last year.

Then I came across a case study of an Ecommerce store that he put together. I was blown away.

Continue reading Viral Traffic Growth Using Content: How Ryan Stewart Grew LacesOut and Drove Over a Million Visitors in a Year

Whether a customer contacts you through email, phone, chat or a support ticket, they want a fast response. At that moment in time that's the only thing they desire.

Therefore, a speedy response time should always be your primary objective when establishing a support system. After that the customer is going to judge you on the quality of support. This ties into how knowledgeable you sound, if you resolve their problem on the first try and if you're accommodating to any problems they have encountered on your site.

Continue reading Using Social Media for Customer Service

Sometimes you stumble upon an ecommerce platform that looks too good to be true.

I would argue that PinnacleCart is one of those situations, since it has an onslaught of built-in features, and the integrations cater to some niche companies.

However, this one is all true, seeing as how the support is strong, we like the themes, and dropshippers can get up and running fast.

Continue reading Pinnaclecart.com Review: Doba, Quickbooks and Facebook Integrations Drive it Home