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3 Keys to Breaking into More Marketplaces 

Retail TouchPoints

For this reason alone, marketplaces have become crucial partners for small businesses looking to acquire more customers and expand brand awareness. “It’s Marketplace and ecommerce experts offered their detailed best practices for a Retail TouchPoints Special Report.

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E-commerce SEO: The Definitive Guide for Small Businesses?

VTNS Solutions

Local SEO is mostly reliant on how well you optimize your “Google My Business” profile because you will be recommended based on proximity, business hours, reviews, and services rendered. Product pages are essential parts of any online retail store and this is why they need to be SEO optimized.

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How to Make ‘Buy Online, Pick Up in Store’ (BOPUS) Work for Your Digital Brand

Kissmetrics

The BOPUS (Buy Online, Pick Up In-Store) has been attracting hype for both retailers and customers, and this trend is expected to stay. BOPUS lets retailers leverage omnichannel experiences to boost online and in-store profits when done well. However, it requires synergy between online commerce channels and physical retail to succeed.

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5 Resources to Build Your App Idea

Kissmetrics

For example, if your goal is to build an app that offers workout and diet recommendations, take the time to download similar apps and read their reviews. After you get to know your audience and decide how to monetize your app, take the time to create a business plan. Who is using these apps? How are they monetized?

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Ecommerce Trends: 147 Stats Revealing How Modern Customers Shop in 2017

BigCommerce

BigCommerce has teamed up with retail and payment experts Square to dive deep into the shopping habits, behavior and preferences of thousands of American buyers across multiple generations. Free Download. It’s free and a quick download away. Get this entire report in a PDF version for further reading, research and action.

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The 15 Best Ecommerce Platform for Small Business

Ecommerce Platforms

As a result, there are dozens of different companies all claiming to have the best ecommerce platform to offer today’s small business owners. Choosing The Best Ecommerce Platform for Small Business. Scalability: Just because you’re running a small business now, doesn’t mean that it’s going to stay small forever.

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Best Practices for Selling Logo Designs Like Hotcakes

Ecommerce Platforms

So it's no wonder that even some small businesses pay upwards of $500 for their logo. For example, Business Insider reports BP spent over 200 million on its logo redesign in 2008. Downloadable digital assets: Shopify's Digital Downloads app allows customers to download logos from you with a secure download link.