eCommerce
What’s your best tip for an entrepreneur just about to dive into PPC marketing for the first time? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that... Read More
Online shopping continues to evolve and the new trend for businesses is to use social networking to engage customers and encourage them to share favorite products with each other. Facebook offers one such avenue, but there are others cropping up as well. OpenSky recently launched its marketplace, which gives small merchants their own stores on... Read More
It’s time for spring cleaning! Shake out the cobwebs and dust off the shelves! Chase the rabbits out of your garden! Other metaphors! Look, let’s get down to brass tacks: many of the major holidays are behind us and you’ve got some time to spruce up your website a little and get it ready for... Read More
As CEO of Dydacomp, Fred Lizza oversees automation software for a variety of clients, improving efficiency and giving small businesses a competitive advantage. Dydacomp is a multi-channel order manager for e-commerce businesses, providing integrated web hosting and shopping cart integration. In recent years, the company has turned its attention toward cloud-based order management solutions with... Read More
You know who your customer is, but reaching them is the issue. If they only knew about your product, they’d love it more than their family. Mobile marketing ad networks like MoPub and Google’s AdMob can get you out to a broad variety of people, and Infusionsoft’s Lifestyle Marketing Planner can help you figure out... Read More
We cover a lot of different products and services and methods for marketing your businesses and products. But are these offerings and techniques that are available out there meeting your needs? According to a new survey by BtoB Magazine of business-to-business marketers across the US, the answer is no. Sales cycles are getting longer, and... Read More
Running a business is not for the weak of heart. We know that much. It takes so much time, so much effort, and so much money. Building a successful business is even harder. An infographic from Staff.com brings us the numbers on startup failures and successes. Let’s take a look at their findings: Businesses are... Read More
Sean Hilty spent eight years growing HBH MotorWerks in Nashville, Tennessee as his part-time passion. “I work on all makes and models of cars and trucks,” says Hilty. “I strive to do better quality work than the big shops for half the cost.” Hilty joined the PlanetSoHo network in August 2012 to try to grow his... Read More
New order management has come to town. It’s Freestyle Commerce from Dydacomp, a cloud-based solution for small and mid-sized businesses. What does it do? It allows merchants to run retail or distribution operations smarter and simpler with just a browser and an Internet connection. Freestyle provides the ability to accelerate growth, process and fulfill orders,... Read More
What tools or steps are you using to ensure your customer data is safe across all your platforms? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program... Read More
