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E-readers, Tablets And Online Marketing

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The reason a lot of consumers buy e-readers is because they really don’t want the additional functionality a tablet provides. But if they can get that additional functionality at the same price, or slightly more, than simple e-reading technology, would that put the e-reader out of the market? Would that be a bad thing?

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Small Business Owners Hopping Mad Over Amazon’s New App

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If the shopper finds what they are looking for, instead of buying it in the store, they will go home and order it online, get a discount for using the app and avoid paying sales tax. The price checker app will check multiple items simply by scanning the bar code, taking a picture or speaking out loud what the product is.

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Can You Cross-Promote Online?

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If she’s a smart sales clerk she’ll ask if you’ve tried the new wing-ding that nicely compliments this gadget you’re about to buy. On some items they’ll offer you a special price if you buy a like product. Buy two books by the same author and you get them at a discount.

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Are Bounce Rates An Important Statistic For Your Website?

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If you think carefully, how many visitors actually buy from you the first time they visit? It’s not until their second, third, or seventh, visit that they actually buy. Those who are ready to buy generally do so unless your price, product or service is very poor. For most online businesses, it would be very few.

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Why Sponsored Listings Might Pay Your Bills

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Your first consideration should be the reputation of the site you want to buy a sponsored listing from. What is the potential value compared to the price of a sponsored listing? Stick to the proven winners. Don’t experiment with a new site until they’ve proven themselves.

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Are The New Top Level Domains Valuable?

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Many registrars will charge premium prices for people who want specific domain names on these gTLDs. Don’t think about buying a new domain name if you think it will give you a search engine advantage. After the sunrise period, a pre-registration period begins. After that, an open registration period begins.

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Are You Wasting Facebook Business Opportunities?

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You will need to review the Facebook terms and conditions, since there are several things that are strictly forbidden, for example, prices or ‘buy now’ statements.You can also use images to effect. Your top banner should be 851 x 315 – that’s a decent sized image, and one that can be used to great effect.

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