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Nielsen Research on Ecommerce

laura — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:49:45 +0000

According to a recent research study by The Nielsen Company, more than 85% of the world’s online population has used the Internet to make a purchase. That’s a 40% increase over the past two years. (This falls directly in line with other research companys’ findings – 20% increase annually.) Nielsen reports that globally, more than [...]

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Accepting Payments Online

laura — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:17:03 +0000

For years I promoted PayPal, even though their fees were high, but when I discovered an online payment system that was easy to work with and had low fees I jumped in to investigate. Merchant accounts in the past used to be a huge expense - one that most small business couldn't afford since they were already paying big bucks for the merchant account in-store.

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Country Home Decor Stores

laura — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:37:12 +0000

"I was more focused on art and business..." My friend was more interested in retailing home decor products. In the last three years we both have done well, but that little local retail shop doesn't pull in the sales in the winter months of our tourist town. Regular, seasonal customers return every year, but they are always asking her to put more of her merchandise online so they can shop from home during the months they aren't nearby. Here's how we solved that...

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