Welcome to the premiere issue of ShopT@lk. Whether you’re a client of ours or one of our fine Private Label Partners, we know you’ll find the content helpful and articles inspiring.

It’s been specially crafted for YOU. Many of our clients, like you, have asked for creative tips and insider innovations to better use their online marketing and shopping cart systems.

You’ll find sales and marketing help in Insight, from guest writers with varied specializations and expertise. You can review various business successes featured in our Merchant Spotlight and get tips and tactics in the Support FAQ and Did You Know…? sections to use your 1ShoppingCart-powered system to the max.

You are invited to participate by forwarding questions and offering your own suggestions. Let’s approach our industry challenges together in online marketing. Please consider this a place to share your successes and learning experiences. We’d love to hear from you and present your story in ShopT@lk.

 
Each month, we’ll be featuring a company, or individual, that uses an online marketing and ecommerce system powered by 1ShoppingCart.com. You’ll be able to hear about their experiences and share in their steps to success, both small and big.

This month, the Spotlight is on Lynn Pierce from Getting To Yes Without Selling who teaches speakers and information marketers the communication and sales skills to double or even quadruple their income in less than 30 days, using her success system. She’s been helping sales teams and individuals increase their sales for nearly 25 years.

Lynn is the author of, "Change One Thing, Change Your Life; A Personal Transformation System," and creator of the home study program, "Getting to YES Without Selling, The YES System", and mentoring course, "Infopreneurship for Women Only." Internet marketing was an obvious solution for her to promote her products.

Lynn faced a small challenge at the time sharing, "When I created my first product I had almost no computer experience.  I needed a shopping cart that made things simple with easy to follow steps in plain English."

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In order to save yourself some valuable time, why not add the shopping cart login page to your "Favorites" menu in your browser? To do this, follow these simple directions for your particular browser, and that's it!

First, go to the LOGIN page for your shopping cart, then for:

    Internet Explorer (all current versions):Simply enter the Login Page Link into your URL area, and click "Go" to load the page. Once at the page, simply use <CTRL> + D on your keyboard, or click "Favorites" and then "Add to Favorites..." to add this page to your favorites for linking quickly back to this page!

    Netscape: Like Internet Explorer, you will be able to simply load the Login Page Link, and use <CTRL> + D on your keyboard to quickly add the link to your "Bookmarks". You can also load the Login Page Link, and click on "Bookmarks" then "Bookmark this Page" to add it to your Bookmarks list.

    Firefox: Firefox users will also be able to use the <CTRL> + D command to add the Login Page Link as a "Bookmark". Using this command will open a simple "Add Bookmark" window allowing you to rename the bookmark, and choose where to store it. Firefox users will also be able to click on the "Bookmark" menu, then select "Add Bookmark" to do the same.


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While online marketing should be important to you, it should not be about you! You’ll increase your sales, brand recognition, and market share -- read: PROFITS -- once you realize it's not all about you.

The most prominent customer thought is, "What's in it for me?" Notice that it's not, "Wow, can you tell me more about your proprietary email server client interface," or, "Tell me why your ecommerce solution is better than others and how it integrates with my back office".

Customers don't really care about you, or your company, or your products. They care about their lives, their career, their company, and their products. You may be thinking you've heard this "customer focus" pitch before: you may believe in it, and you may have tried to implement it in your company. Still, a majority of marketing gives priority to company characteristics and product features.

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Understanding The Pitfalls of Email

"Did my email get there?"

This is probably the most common question asked by Internet marketers and merchants. The nervous anticipation and finger-crossing between the time you hit the ‘Send’ button and getting your first responses can be tense. What affects the fate of the emails you send?

"Did my broadcast message reach my audience?" We successfully send and deliver over 8,000,000 emails a day for nearly 10,000 merchants. If your individual messages don’t get delivered for your broadcasts, your marketing machine basically grinds to a halt. So, it’s important you understand the many factors involved in your email campaigns. We’ll be exploring this topic over a series of articles in ShopT@lk.

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Spotlight is published by 1ShoppingCart.com. Editor: Martin Wales   Martin@1ShoppingCart.com
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