Posts Tagged ‘ecommerce’

 

Product Descriptions

Dec19
 

You’ve got the perfect product! You know it’ll sell and it can sell well. I mean, what? It’s the perfect product, right?

Well, hold on there. It’s perfect to you because you built it, mixed it, designed it, thought it up. But to others, you have to tell them how perfect it is. You need to let your online visitors know how great it is. So, how? Your product description is one way. Through words, you need to describe what it will do for them. Tell them why they need it.

Is it custom perfume? Tell them what it smells like, flowers from an English garden? Does it smell like the roads of China with a bouquet of osmanthus, rose, and jasmine? They need to know this.

Is it a new widget for a car? What will it do for them? Will it make their lives easier? Will it let them keep their car cleaner and more organized?

Did you design your product for the Commuter CEO? The Stressed Mom? Write to them specifically. Let them know you were thinking of them when you produced it.

Next..your photos.

 

Valentines Day Online Sales

Feb02
 

It’s almost Valentines Day. When promoting your e-commerce site, don’t forget all of the other holidays. Valentines is showing to be a great holiday for online business owners. “64% of small businesses expect stronger online sales this Valentine’s Day.” (Constant Contact, January 2007)

So now is the time to send out those newsletters to your customers! Remind them of your products and offer a special holiday deal if they purchase from you. Don’t forget, like Christmas, to remind them of when the last day to order for a Valentine arrival.

 

New Web Design Site

Apr19
 

Interesting web site, http://www.thinkvitamin.com/. If you are a web designer, developer, or entrepreneur, this site seems to have a vast array of articles to help you build a better mousetrap.

It has some pretty heavy hitters in the web design industry. For example, Eric Meyer (CSS guru) and Dave Shea (CSS Zen Garden) are on the advisory board.

Mike Rundle’s article on the four golden rules of web design is a must read for designers and their clients.