Comments on: 10 Ways To Make Your Online Store More Profitable http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/10-ways-to-make-your-online-store-more-profitable/ Velvet Blues offers a wide variety of website-related services such as: complete websites, eCommerce, design, XHTML/CSS slicing, search engine optimization, and content management with custom or open source software such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. Take a look at our portfolio and see for yourself. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:15:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eranhttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/10-ways-to-make-your-online-store-more-profitable/#comment-9940 Eran Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:56:29 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=297#comment-9940 I think #10 - make it a pleasant place to visit - is the most important, but perhaps change "pleasant" to "professional and secure". An online store must be a place where you expect customer to enter their credit card. The number of online stores that are unprofessional and hence suspicious is incredible. I think #10 – make it a pleasant place to visit – is the most important, but perhaps change “pleasant” to “professional and secure”. An online store must be a place where you expect customer to enter their credit card. The number of online stores that are unprofessional and hence suspicious is incredible.

]]> By: Ken Lempithttp://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/10-ways-to-make-your-online-store-more-profitable/#comment-5027 Ken Lempit Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:08:54 +0000 http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=297#comment-5027 This is a great post, but I'd add a #11 -- maximize the value of all your real estate. Two key areas: know what you want people "to do next," on every page that's presented; and find a way to monetize your "thank you" or order confirmation page. We are the first to offer a thank you page upsell affiliate program designed for entrepreneurial Websites (using techniques as employed at buy.com, priceline.com, etc., on a much larger scale).Loved the "most annoying" item, too. Thanks! This is a great post, but I’d add a #11 — maximize the value of all your real estate. Two key areas: know what you want people “to do next,” on every page that’s presented; and find a way to monetize your “thank you” or order confirmation page. We are the first to offer a thank you page upsell affiliate program designed for entrepreneurial Websites (using techniques as employed at buy.com, priceline.com, etc., on a much larger scale).

Loved the “most annoying” item, too. Thanks!

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