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Advertising for my ecommerce startup

We are an ecommerce startup into online services in India and are looking for ways to advertise ourselves. Is google adword or facebook ad a good choice? Also does getting big time into social media ...
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2answers
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How do I market my app without being a jerk?

I created an app for a popular shopping cart. It is now listed in their app store and it gaining some traction, but not as much as I'd like. The idea for the app came from users asking for it so I ...
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How helpful is a blog for social ecommerce website

I see many websites having their own blogs. The blogs feature mainly the event news and some product information. After reading few of the articles and answers on this site, I see that blogs add to ...
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5answers
238 views

Choosing a URL: balancing a bad name with a great URL vs. a great name with a bad URL

Assume I've made a (hypothetical) online game where you equip two cats that rule small feifdoms, and they fight each other. I haven't done this! It's just an example. But say I did this, and I wanted ...
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1answer
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Small consultancy - first .NET software product out. Advice on release, marketing and selling?

About a year ago I set up a Ltd company to provide IT/Software consultancy to various firms in and around London, UK. This has been going very well and I just completed my first full years accounts ...
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2answers
292 views

Affiliate Marketing Sales Statistics

How do i go about forecasting sales for a new affiliate marketing / e-commerce website? Are there any relevant statistics for this industry available for free?
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3answers
71 views

Do I need a Market segment?

When starting a On line Retail store that uses drop-shipping services, will I still need to choose a market segment? Or can I just market and sell to anyone all over the world. I mean the ...
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4answers
245 views

Is this e-commerce launch promotion a winner or loser?

I'm thinking of offering 3 x $50 gift certificates for the first order received from each of the 52 states. The product's range in price from $69.00 to $139.00. Winner or loser?
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2answers
111 views

How to do marketing for a shopping comparison site like shopzilla?

Google Adwords or any other? A website like shopzilla.com, how to do marketing ? by the way , anyone know how does shopzilla do the marketing? thanks.
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1answer
191 views

Outsourcing sales calls for online business

I am about to acquire a US online dropshipping business. Most orders require the clients to fill out a detailed contact form and then a sales person calls them back to close the configuration and ...
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3answers
549 views

Show competitors prices on e-commerce site, legal issues?

I am starting an ecommerce site selling electronics in the UK. I belive I can compete with price against others in this field, and was considering have a 'price compare' table on the product pages ...
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1answer
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How big is the cake of handmade crafts market？

Like the etsy. I noticed that it has been profitable for years. many users sell handmade carfts on it. I'm living in China now and I want to build a ecommerce website to sell some chinese handmade ...
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3answers
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online marketing compared

i'm with a startup looking to intensify online marketing. we want to sell a physical product over the web and are trying to figure out how to invest our time and money in online marketing. we've ...
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7answers
829 views

New ecommerce site! I want to do this RIGHT!

O.k. I'm NEW at this, so I ask that who ever answers, be helpful, direct, but Not treat me like an idiot. This is the deal: I'm a fashion designer who started an ecommerce site a few weeks ago with ...
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2answers
187 views

Social Media Auction website startup

I need more vendors to join my startup, likebids.com, but I only have 10 so far. Can anyone give me more information on where to find the right advertisers that would be interested in our concept? ...
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2answers
234 views

Suggestion for my eCommerce business. [Selling developed software]

I have developed few software products for micro to small businesses and a security product. I want to market these products but I can't spend much on paid online marketing. I am noticing that social ...
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3answers
365 views

How to market in a heavily saturated field

I've recently launched an ecommerce startup which I've been working on in my spare time for the last 2 years. Now that I'm finally ready to market I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. I think it's an ...
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823 views

What are the best analytics tools?

we are using Google analytics and clicktale to improve our conversion what are the best tool other than those two?
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3answers
261 views

Marketing to a female demographic

I've a product/website in Family/Relationships segment and so far it attracts 80% women and 20% men. Mostly adults(age 25 to 55) actually pay for it. Younger users generally want it "free". I'm ...