Fans love Merch! Creating merchandise for your quilting, sewing, craft, or other creative customer base is a fantastic idea to further engage with your audience and expand your revenue streams. They are a built-in fanbase and the people most likely (initially) to purchase your branded merchandise. Here are some merchandise ideas that might appeal…Click to read more >
Social Commerce
Using Pinterest to Grow Your Brand
I recently attended a Digital Drop-In webinar offered by Sarah Benoit from JB Media Institute – How Pinterest Can Grow Your Brand. I learned so much – and wanted to share it with you. First of all – Pinterest is pretty unique in the world of social platforms in a few specific ways. Let’s take a…Click to read more >
Reoccurring Commerce
Sales Automation – The Ultimate Guide 2022
Virtually every business can benefit from some form of sales automation. This includes those of us with online creative retail businesses. The key is to understand which parts of your business can be automated while not losing the personal touch our customers expect of us and our business. The following article touches on many of…Click to read more >
Marketing
Holiday Promotions – 15 Creative Ideas for Your Online Shop
Are you one of those shop owners with all your holiday promotions planned and ready to go? Or – are you still searching for some interesting promotional ideas for this Black Friday? I’m always looking for good ideas – not only for Black Friday, but also for Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and 12 Days…Click to read more >
Social Media
Hacked? Regaining Access to Your Social Accounts
That sinking feeling, that moment of pure panic when you realize you’ve been hacked – maybe you’ve experienced it. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t at least worried about what they’d do if that moment presented itself. I certainly have. Having our personal social accounts hacked is devastating – it feels like (and it is)…Click to read more >
Technology
Plagued By 404 Errors? What They Are, How to Fix and Prevent Them
We’ve all seen them – probably (frustratingly) on our shop websites. We’ve all experienced that sinking feeling when that page pops up – and instead of the content we’re expecting, we get a page that says 404 – Page Not Found. 404 Errors directly impact the user (customer) experience (and not for the better). The…Click to read more >
Retailing / Tutorials
Developing a Customer Experience Strategy
What is Customer Experience? What is customer experience? It’s defined as “interactions between a brand or company and its customers throughout their business relationship.” An interaction can include awareness, discovery, cultivation, advocacy, purchases,and service. In a study by Oracle, concluded that customer experience impacts the willingness of a customer to be a loyal advocate. If…Click to read more >
Analyze
Driving Results with Sponsored Ads on Facebook
FB advertising is alive and well – here’s why. Facebook serves more than 2.9 billion monthly active users, and that number is expected to grow by another 5.04% by 2028. Even more impressive (and concerning) is the amount of data the Meta (Facebook) collects on every user. Some of that data is available to marketers…Click to read more >
Must-Read
Important Changes to Google and Yahoo Email Sender Requirements – Are You Ready?
Some big changes are coming to the email sender requirements for Google and Yahoo. If you use an email service provider, they have likely sent you a notice about the changes, and what it means for your business. They are taking it seriously – and so should we. What’s happening and why? Both Google…Click to read more >