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April 5, 2012

Nandha Gopal asked a question

What are your suggestions for an online voucher management system?

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Voucher Management

March 29, 2012

Dave Brock and 2 other people answered this question

Is e-commerce suited for small business?

I would tend to rephrase this question. Clearly there are ebusiness platforms that can support any size business, from a solopreneur to very large corporations. eBusiness can be a very powerful channel for any size business.
But the real question is "Is eBusinss suitable to ... more

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March 21, 2012

Sandeep Jain and 1 other person answered this question

Does anyone know of reliable RMA software that we can incorporate into our shopping cart?

This is is an Tracking & control module of returned things, that may past sold or it may shipped.

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Returns Management Solution

March 20, 2012

Sean Collier and 1 other person answered this question

Is requiring a customer to create an account on your website a significant drawback to sales?

In general any extra steps or clicks in the path to purchase are bad things for conversion rate. However, something to consider when building a store is repeat business. How much of your client base will buy from you more than once. It is always ... more

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Feb. 21, 2012

nikil123 jagal asked a question

What are the key things to turn browsers into buyers?

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Jan. 15, 2012

William Acorn answered this question

What are the five best social marketing strategies for an e-commerce business?

Jeff,
Thanks so much for your thoughtful insights into these questions. As a relatively young startup e-tailer, OakStreet Man is searching for our niche in the vast intenet market.
My team and I are striving to be the go-to source for information for men with ... more

Dec. 10, 2011

Susan Rawlings asked a question

What is the average burn rate for an e commerce startup?

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Nov. 5, 2011

Nancy 406 asked a question

What do you expect from your mobile e-commerce business?

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Nov. 4, 2011

Mark Tamis answered this question

Who are the best analysts covering European e-commerce?

Hi,
One I found who might be of interest to you is Martin Gill @martinjohngill who is with Forrester. Sample blogpost: European Online Retail : Adopt A Local Approach http://bit.ly/oqJ5PV , but in general I find that not many names stand out.
You may want to have ... more

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Nov. 4, 2011

Thomas Harpointner asked a question

POLL: (Y/N) Have you ever made a purchase using your mobile device?

Oct. 11, 2011

Shakti Saran and 1 other person answered this question

Do you have any suggestions for a good company to create an e-commerce website?

Hi Fabio,
Mr. Vishal would contact you through contact details on http://www.a-r-design.co.uk/products.php?id=12 and that would give you my reference. I wish that your web design requirements would be well met by his company's work.
Best Regards,
Shakti Saran more

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Sept. 3, 2011

Craig Elias and 1 other person answered this question

Do you think webforms are the B2B equivalent to what shopping carts are for B2C?

Brian;
I was in the eCommerce space from 1999 until 2001 and one way I think B2B web forms are similar to B2C Shopping carts is the abandonment rate.
If I remember correctly something like 75% of all B2C shopping carts were abandoned in 2001.
I think ... more

July 26, 2011

Alex Grechanowski and 2 other people answered this question

What is F-Commerce?

It's also the ability to add your products, say from your store on eBay or Pikaba, to your Facebook page.
For example, with Pikaba you upload your products / create your store and then "forward" the listings directly to your Facebook page: http://blog.pikaba.com/create-online-store/ more

July 13, 2011

Scott Albro answered this question

Could E-commerce ever become a labor-intensive industry-- one that is conducive to mass hiring?

Yes particularly if you take a broader view of e-commerce. Here are some examples of areas where hiring has been strong:
1. The local deals space - Groupon and LivingSocial have been building massive local ad salesforces that number in the thousands. That might not seem ... more

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