Is your shop’s social content – a continuous stream of product posts and sale announcements? Are you wondering why your engagement rate is so low? Hearing crickets? Are you wondering why your social content isn’t driving people to your website? Here’s the thing – none of us like to be “sold” all the time.…Click to read more >
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 >
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 >
12 Proven Ways to Optimize Product Category Pages
We’ve talked about optimizing product pages in our online shops. What we haven’t focused on are Product Category Pages. What’s a Product Category Page? If you’ve assigned your products to a category you’ve created – you have Product Category Pages. Product Category Pages are often overlooked when we focus on improving our websites’ search…Click to read more >
Is Your Online Store – Ready for Holiday Sales?
The upcoming holidays are the perfect time to create a festive look in our online stores. When we walk in the doors of a physical shop during the holidays – it’s clear that it’s the holiday season. The sights, sounds (and sales) of the holidays are all around us. Why wouldn’t we want the same…Click to read more >
The Power of Pinterest – for Retailers
As a retailer myself, I’ve been doing some research on using Pinterest to drive traffic to my website. Most social platforms prioritize keeping users on their platforms. They penalize retailers who try to get platform users to follow links to our websites. Pinterest is designed to link to locations off of the platform. That makes…Click to read more >
Extend Your Product Lines and Your Brand with Merch
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 >
Are Your Images Driving Traffic To Your Website?
We’ve talked a lot about the quality of our copy as a way to draw more people to our website. It’s important to make sure that we’ve used targeted keywords – in context. Our copy should be human-readable (and not read like it was written by a machine). It should also be helpful to the…Click to read more >
How to Generate Customer Reviews that Grow Your Business
I had the opportunity to sit in on a “Digital Drop-in” hosted by Sarah Benoit from JB Media Institute. The topic for the session was – How to Generate Customer Reviews to Grow Your Business. This is a topic that resonates with any business owner – online or on the street. Her guest for the…Click to read more >
Navigating December – 10 Year-End Tips for Online Retailers
As we approach the end of another year, it’s time for all of us as online retailers to reflect on our progress throughout the year and strategically plan for the upcoming challenges and opportunities. It’s a busy time of year and for most of us – it can feel like a sprint to the finish…Click to read more >