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E-Commerce Resources for Internet Retailers and Retailing Online

Resources for retailers considering selling products online. These e-commerce resources offer Internet retailers advice, tips and research for retailing online. Website design, hosting, online marketing and other e-commerce articles for retailers.

Business Blogs: A Retailer's Guide

Like any other aspect of retail store operations, blogging should be carefully planned and executed to create value for the reader. Done incorrectly, a business blog may not be the best return on investment and could actually harm the retailer's reputation. However, once retailers learn how to blog properly, they're finding a blog can increase sales and build customer relationships.

10 Internet Marketing Tips for Retailers

When you opened the brick and mortar retail shop, chances are you planned for a grand opening or ribbon cutting. Marketing and advertising to get the word out about your new business was probably one of your top concerns. Internet marketing is just as important for a retail store.

Selling Online

This e-commerce guide can help answer questions about selling online and offer practical advice for retailers taking products from their storefront to the Internet. From e-commerce planning to website marketing, we'll help you effectively sell online.

ABC's of Creating an Internet Marketing Strategy

Feel overwhelmed by all of the online marketing vehicles available? Unsure of where to start with your Internet marketing plan? Your About Guide to Marketing can help! Laura Lake explains the many options of using the Internet to market your products.

From Brick & Mortar to Ecommerce

About's Guide to Online Business/Hosting, Gregory Go, offers this step-by-step guide for main street retailers on how to start an ecommerce business selling goods online.

Content and E-commerce

HTML Guide, Jennifer Kyrnin, shows us how to use the same tricks that the big e-commerce sites use to keep people on your site and buying.

Making the Internet and Ecommerce Work for Your Craft Business

Getting started in selling your crafts online with this article from Maire Loughran, your About.com Guide to Arts/Crafts Business.

Search Engine Optimization Techniques You Can Do Yourself

To get traffic, your business website must be found in the search engines. In order for search engines to find your site, search engine optimization (SEO) techniques can make a huge difference in where your website ranks in search results. Randy Duermyer, our Guide to Home Business explains how to improve rankings and web site traffic with these do-it-yourself SEO tips.

Selling on eBay: Quick Tips at a Glance

Aron Hsiao gives us the quick and dirty tips on how to sell most effectively on eBay. What to do, what not to do, and links to more information.

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