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Once again the Holiday Season is upon us and the yearly combination of family, friends and frenzy are here. It’s just as exciting online too!
According to Jupiter Research, online retailers saw a staggering 25% increase in holiday sales, totaling over $18.1 billion, in 2005 over the 2004 holiday season.
All estimates for the 2006 holiday season predict a similar rate of growth; and with more than 35% of American households making an online purchase last year, you can anticipate a great winter for your business online this year. |
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Success on Stage and Online
James Malinchak has delivered over 2,200 motivational presentations at conferences and meetings worldwide, and was named Consummate Speaker of the Year by Sharing Ideas professional speakers' magazine. He has appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and several hundred other publications. And, he has a thriving web site powered online with a 1ShoppingCart-powered ecommerce platform.
His shares his success strategies through his ezine, “Explode Into Personal Development” and captures site visitors’ names and email in exchange for their subscription. |
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Is Your Web Site Ready For The Holidays?
Don’t let your competitors get the best of you or your keywords this holiday season.
Start by taking a look at your online advertising options. The most popular varieties online are PPC Search Ads, Classifieds, CPM (banner ads) and email marketing.
Add seasonal keywords to your PPC ads like: Christmas gift, hostess/host present, toys, holiday greeting – whatever is relevant to your products and service or find a unique way to tie in a story to your business. |
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The Do's and Don'ts of Passwords
1ShoppingCart and our Private Label Partners are committed to providing your eCommerce solution in the most secure manner possible. This year, we’ve been Certified for PCI (Payment Card Industry) and CISP (Cardholder Information Security Program) online security standards.
These standards, established by Visa, Mastercard and the credit card industry, help ensure the highest level of protection possible for online businesses by enforcing a series of security measures. |
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Membership and Subscription Management Solution
This fall, 1ShoppingCart.com partnered with aMember, a leading membership and subscription management tool provider, to provide the ultimate paid-membership and subscription management solution.
aMember’s software allows you to setup paid or password protected areas on your website and now you can automate the billing process through your eCommerce account’s comprehensive recurring billing module! |
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