Blog Monetisation With an Online Store

September 6, 2010
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Most bloggers realise pretty quickly that in order to maintain their enthusiasm and writing quality they need to start generating an income from the traffic they are working so hard to generate. You’ll find that most bloggers will settle on a mixture of advertising and promoting affiliate products as their main revenue source. Others will [...]

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E-mail Marketing: Who is Your Audience?

August 4, 2010
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This is a scenario that I have witnessed many times by those who are trying email marketing for the first time. With a bit of forethought it could have been all so different. The Seed is Planted… But Be Careful! You’ve been reading about email marketing and realise it is red hot at the moment [...]

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LemonStand – A Fresh Approach to eCommerce

July 25, 2010
LemonStand Shopping Cart Review

In this post Nick Toye shares with us his initial experience using a new e-commerce application called LemonStand, which is set to move out of final beta to an initial release on July 28, 2010. Having spent 9 months at the mercy of Interspire Shopping Cart I really wanted to try out a new system.  [...]

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Interspire SEO Module Version 1.2 Upgrade

June 3, 2010

I’m pleased to announce a minor upgrade to the ever popular Interspire SEO module. This upgrade is fairly minor and addresses the canonical URL displaying on the paginated results pages within categories, brands, search etc.. The update also addresses a couple of minor syntax errors. Upgrade Instructions If you already have a previous version installed [...]

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Integrating BigCommerce with a WordPress Blog

June 2, 2010
BigCommerce and WordPress integration

Since the release of BigCommerce 5.6 the process of setting up a WordPress blog that is associated with your online store has become a hell of a lot easier. This short lesson will take you through the basic process of setting up a WordPress blog on a subdomain that is associated with your BigCommerce store. [...]

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Open question to Interspire: What Is Your Future and Do You Want Us to Be Part of It?

April 29, 2010

Before getting into the reasoning behind this post I would like to point out that I have been very happy working with Interspire as a partner and customer for a couple of years now. Customers that I have recommended use their products have done so with a great deal of success and have been very [...]

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Shopping Cart Speed Test Challenge

April 19, 2010

It’s now official, Google are now including page speed in their search algorithm. For a long while studies have proved that Internet users much prefer fast loading websites, it seems now speeding up your website is not only going to make your visitors happy but may also have a small impact on your search engine [...]

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What a Botox Treatment Reminded Me About Problem Solving

April 9, 2010

Today I had the pleasure of receiving my second Botox treatment! Now before you go jumping to any vain conclusions I probably should explain exactly why I was having Botox in the first place. A number of years ago I developed a nasty sore underneath my right foot which was a high risk of getting [...]

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Do you have an Always Be Testing Mindset?

March 24, 2010
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If you were to ask me what skills should I concentrate on once I have set up my online store and am starting to get a steady flow of traffic, I would with no hesitation explain that if you really want to be successful you need to start developing an “Always Be Testing” mindset. Adopting [...]

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Hostway Merchant Manager – My First Impression

March 16, 2010
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As part of my “Ask Dave” initiative I received an intriguing question from Kenny, who asked the following: Dave, what’s your opinion on Hostway Merchant Manager shopping cart? How does it compare with BigCommerce, Volusion, etc.? It’s offered thru Costco and gives Costco members a big discount, so price-wise, seems very attractive. Thanks! Kenny When [...]

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