Successful Marketing Campaign Ideas For the Holidays Without Breaking the Bank

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As the holidays approach, your online business has the potential to rake in tons of money.

Unfortunately, you also have lots of competition, meaning that your marketing budget may end up far more than what you see throughout the regular parts of the year. Increasing your marketing budget is common during the holidays, but what happens if your efforts don't pay off, and you're left paying all that money for sales that never came through?

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Killer Ways to Boost Online Sales During the Holiday Season

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The holiday season is often more hectic than it is jolly for businesses, parents and just about anyone besides the kids that are getting most of the gifts.

Although stress comes along with the holiday season, it's important to remember that this time of the year is often the most rewarding in terms of sales, and it's essential to capitalize on these customers hungry for deals.

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China’s Ecommerce Market in a Nutshell

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When it comes to the global ecommerce market, there's one contender who's quickly becoming the world's biggest: China. China's online market is the biggest in the world with an estimated value of 450 billion USD (2014) which supersedes the US' 296 billion USD by far according to Juniper Research. Understanding the structure from which it thrives is imperative if we're to learn anything from its multifaceted success.

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How to Sell Ecommerce Business Sites for the Maximum Value

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So, you’re the proud owner of an e-commerce business that has seen increasing revenue, and now you’re looking to sell. You have probably put in countless hours of hard work and equity to build a profitable site and now your objective is to get the maximum return on your investment. Well, if you’re looking to best prepare your e-commerce website for the sale, then you’ve come to the right place. In this guest post from brokerage expert, Thomas Smale of FE International, we will explore the options that you have when looking to sell ecommerce business websites, and how to maximize the overall sale price of your business.

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16 Best Dropshipping Suppliers in 2024 (Dropshipping Companies & Free Suppliers List)

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The world of dropshipping is often considered the easiest way to sell products online.

The biggest difference between drop shipping and the standard retail model is that in drop shipping, the selling merchant doesn't stock his own inventory.

Instead, the merchant purchases inventory as needed from a third party – usually dropshipping wholesalers or manufacturers – to fulfil orders.

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How to Make a Strategy for Releasing New Products on a Consistent Basis

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Let's say you've been running an ecommerce business that sells electronics, such as headphones, speakers and other audio equipment. You started your online business with five or ten products, but now you're starting to see your sales plateau, and you're beginning to think about how you can expand your product lines.

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The Interchange Plus Pricing Model and Why It’s Your Best Friend

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If you currently run an online business, take out your most recent credit card processing statement. If you’re still in the market for building an online business, put all your focus on this article, because this could mean the difference between you cutting costs efficiently or draining your resources way too quick.

Merchant account pricing models, a topic that sounds super boring, is actually rather simple once you take a moment to think about it. Not only that, but a quick understanding of the desirable, and not-so-desirable, options could be mean success or failure for you. Your best bet is the ever-so detailed, yet transparent, interchange-plus pricing model.

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The Ultimate Guide on How To Use Instagram to Generate Sales for Your Online Shop

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Instagram is a match made in heaven for those looking to use social media for ecommerce and reach out to people who are on their phones, since it's not even that common for users to open up Instagram on regular computers.

For quite some time you weren't even able to access the Instagram homepage from a PC or MAC, and you still can't post images from the primary Instagram website. What does this mean? Instagram is one of the most intimate social media networks in the world, since you gain access to every follower's personal phone. In short, it's wonderful for generating sales and pushing more people to your online store.

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