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A Little Holiday Gratitude Can Go a Long Way

UPDATED:  WE thought we should add our own holiday greeting email for you to see: Internet marketing at holiday time isn’t just about percentages off and free-shipping coupon codes. Sometimes (biiiiig emphasis on sometimes), customers are content with a greeting that simply shows a measure of gratitude for their loyalty. Take a look at our [...]

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Attention E-tailers: You're in for a Bumpy Sleigh Ride

Do you hear what we hear? It’s the sound of cash registers closing as more consumers click their way into holiday debt. Whether or not we’re in a recession is still the subject of controversy, but one thing’s for sure – though the dollar is comparatively weak, Americans are starved to spend it. To be [...]

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How Does Your Site Hold Up Against Gas Prices?

For months now, high gas prices have made headlines, spawned dozens of new sites that locate the cheapest stations, and changed the behavior of millions of Americans. How? Well, for one, Americans are driving less despite recent drops in prices. This may be due to the higher transportation costs that hike up the prices of [...]

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You're Welcome: Here's… Mahalo

Previously, we discussed the helpfulness of directories and shared some tips on how to avoid being labeled a spammer. Now, we show you the first “human-powered” search engine/directory that strives to be spam-free. Mahalo (“thank you” in Hawaiian) arrived in early 2007, and it has been in beta mode since January 2008. Unlike search engines [...]

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Shopping Cart Abandonment on the Rise

Recently, more and more people have been exiting online purchases when they go through the payment order process. According to MarketLive, in the first quarter of 2008, consumers were a little more likely to commit shopping cart abandonment than compared to the first quarter in 2007. Since e-commerce sites in general have improved over time, [...]

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