Seems many people have jumped on the bandwagon for the new social network site from Google, Google +. But should your business hop on the train before it’s too late? My advice is definitely not, and for good reason. For starters, businesses can’t even use the current beta version because Google is only allowing individuals [...]

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With each innovation of social networking there are both risks and potential opportunities for various companies. For some web retailers the ability for folks to comment on a Facebook page or respond directly and publicly in Twitter form can be a risk. That risk is even more pronounced with the launching of Klout a website [...]

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Time keeps on passing us by, and if you aren’t paying attention, so will the latest trends in online shopping. Consumers are more concerned than ever with getting the best bang for their buck and a few emerging trends show how this is coming into effect. For example, this March, Denmark launched digital stamps, which [...]

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Something sucks in Canada? Well that’s shocking. Juuuust kidding. I have nothing against Canada. It actually seems like a very nice place to live, what with all the free healthcare and friendly natives. But I digress. The point is that apparently one thing that is actually no good in Canada is their e-commerce. According to [...]

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Sadly, it’s not a real building with shops like The Poke and Farmville Accessoriez LTD, but a new application developed by online e-commerce platform Payvment. Essentially, the application will simplify the Facebook shopping experience (who knew there was one?), bringing together all the Payvment shops to one page, allowing customers to check out with one [...]

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A recent study by ForeSee Results polled 10,000 online shoppers about their customer service experience with various online retailers. Amazon and Netflix were in the top two, with sites for Sears and Macy’s losing a few points from last year’s study. And what they are finding overall is that the right or wrong customer service [...]

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We all know that e-commerce is the wave of the future and it’s not leaving any time soon, if ever. However, recent trends show that e-commerce is going mobile. While many businesses are still trying to make shopping online a viable source of income, those ahead of the game are expanding their mobile shopping capabilities. [...]

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Trends are profitable to business. Why? In short, because if you know what people like, you can meet their needs. In long… Trends satisfy a consumer’s need. These needs don’t really change. Everyone wants to feel special and important. Ways that they do this are by having lots of followers on Twitter; driving nice cars; [...]

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Every small business wants to stay on top of the latest trends. Here are some of the biggest trends to watch in 2011: 1.    Honorable Mention: Your customer is always looking for ways to make himself stand out. And that doesn’t just mean customized products bought from you. A user’s virtual authority is becoming more [...]

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So you’ve got this successful start-up business that you’re looking to expand by developing an ecommerce website for, but have no idea what to do and how to do it?  If you’ve done some brief research on the different types of ecommerce solutions, then you’ve probably seen terms like “payment gateway” and “SSL”.  Don’t be [...]

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