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The 8 Must-Follow Business Principles That Drove 832% Growth and $5M in Revenue

BigCommerce

I started my current business, Flexfire LEDs , in 2010. Prior to 2010, starting an online business was near impossible. The Business of B2B. Our customer base is split 50/50 for homeowners (regular consumers) and businesses (B2B). Our customer base is split 50/50 for homeowners (regular consumers) and businesses (B2B).

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Subscription Ecommerce Websites Saw 4,461% Revenue Boom in 5 Years: 20 Brands Reaping the Benefits

BigCommerce

Heralded as the newest, greatest ecommerce strategy beginning around 2010, subscription box services like BirchBox, Trunk Club and Dollar Shave Club have not only made headlines – they’ve made billions. B2B subscription ecommerce. Word of mouth recommendations. B2B subscription ecommerce. billion – a 4,461% increase.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Business-to-Business (B2B). B2B ecommerce relates to sales made between businesses, such as a manufacturer and a wholesaler or retailer. Training the New B2B Buyer. Training your customers to use the new B2B tools is important for adoption. The first Square app and service launched in 2010. E-Commerce. Ecommerce.

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SEO Copywriting: How to Write Content For People and Optimize For Google

Kissmetrics

So when you highly recommend something, Google sees it relevant and you will achieve greater SEO content results. Site speed has been a ranking factor since 2010 and it’s good for users, too. New and experienced SEO copywriters highly recommend downloading Yoast SEO as a WordPress plugin to help optimize SEO copy.

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30 Lessons After 30 Million SEO Visitors

Kissmetrics

It works for all industries including B2B and ecommerce and even lead generation sites. Within a two-year period, from 2010 to 2012, 47 infographics generated 2,512,596 visitors and 41,142 backlinks from 3,741 unique domains. Although I don’t recommend practicing blackhat SEO, I do recommend following them.

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8 Strategies for Converting Free Trials Users into Paying Customers

FastSpring

A B2B company offering a freemium product will have a very different conversion rate than a B2C company offering an opt-out free trial. I don’t recommend optimizing more than one of these at a time. What is a good free trial conversion rate? Are you using guided demos or product tours to help users get a quick win?