A Comprehensive Guide to Credit Card Processing Rates and Fees

Ecommerce Selling Advice

Sure, thereโ€™s an unavoidable cost involved when you choose to accept credit and debit card payments. Why should your business have to pay to get paid? โ€ฆItโ€™s simple.

The benefits and revenue that will accumulate by doing-so will exceed the fees; thereโ€™s trend going around called, convenience and most consumers are jumping on. ย Welcoming the use of credit and debit cards allow your goods and services to be available for purchase to target customers who may not utilize cashโ€ฆ ever.

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Top 10 Actionable Tips to Increase Your Store’s Traffic

Ecommerce Selling Advice

So today I want to dive into some out-of-the-box ways to increase your storeโ€™s traffic. Ranging from smart ads to sponsorships, these tips will give you a unique look into the business of increasing your online business. Keep reading to learn about some of these more unusual techniques, and feel free to try them out.

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iContact Review: Affordable Email Marketing for Ecommerce Beginners

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iContact is an easy-to-use email marketing platform with a clean interface, good support, and entry-level automation features.

While it doesnโ€™t compete with Klaviyo or Omnisend on power, itโ€™s a smart choice for new ecommerce stores that need the basics done right โ€” without blowing the budget.

Iโ€™ve tested iContact over the past month to see how it stacks up in real-world ecommerce campaigns, especially for small to midsize online stores.

In this review, Iโ€™ll walk you through its pros and cons, email builder, automation tools, segmentation features, pricing, and who I believe itโ€™s best suited for.

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How to Build a Digital Product Marketplace in 2024

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Itโ€™s not uncommon to see $16 billion quarterly revenues from Amazon, but whatโ€™s interesting is that much of this revenue is now coming from digital sales.

From eBooks to music, digital sales are a wonderful way to make money, and if you make your own digital product marketplace, similar to Amazon, you may just end up with a decent amount of online revenue coming your way.

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History of Commerce: From Cattle to Bitcoin

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Forget about ecommerce for a moment! Imagine trading one of your prized cattle for a piece of land to raise your family in 7000 BC. Thatโ€™s how it was done back then. Boy how times have changed. Now think about the first ATM in 1972, and how remarkable it was for people to walk up to a magical machine that spewed out physical cash after a few button clicks.

The history of ecommerce is truly amazing, so we compiled a story of 11,000 years in 30 seconds, by using another modern marvel: animated GIFs. Have a look below and scroll down for the full infographic.

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