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Ever since the dawn of the internet, the websites have changed drastically. The kind of websites you used to see during the early days of the internet are no more. People don’t like static websites that do not engage them. And that is why today websites come with various features and CTAs that engage the site visitors and make them feel part of a journey, even though they are only surfing through a website. The Read more
This article was written by Gary Almond, the CEO and founder of Almond Global . Almond Global helps US based businesses navigate the outsourcing process in China. True to their tagline "We're in China so you don't have to be!" Most online sellers have either sourced products or thought about sourcing products in China at one time or another. It’s impossible to get around it since China produces a ma Read more
This is an excerpt from the book Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini, the best-selling author of Influence and the most cited social psychologist of our times. The premise of his book is, “optimal persuasion is achieved only through optimal pre -suasion. In other words, to change “minds” a pre-suader must also change “states of mind.” [Amazon Reviewer] By preparing people to be receptive t Read more
Image credit: articlelist.com This is the second in our How We Made It in Ecommerce series. Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad, an ecommerce platform that allows creators to monetize their wares. T o date Gumroad has paid out more than $180 million to creators. Click here to listen to the podcast Our first interview was with Trina Felber, the founder of Primal Life Organics . Our next will be wit Read more
Would you like fries with that? Today I’d like to talk about a tactic that is so underutilized in ecommerce/online sales that it boggles the mind! While obvious in physical retail contexts, I am not sure why more people don’t do it in the online world. This tactic is known as the 1-click upsell . It is the retail clerk asking if you’d like a belt to go with the suit you just bought. Or M Read more
