40% of Splitit's employees are women and now 40% of them are pregnant – 5 reasons why I will keep hiring women They value time - Women pack some serious industry experience and some personal stories as well. Working mothers, for example, need to manage their time wisely and [...]

5 Ways to Increase the Average Order Value (AOV) of Your Ecommerce Store You know there are many ways to turn a profit through e-commerce. You offer great products at competitive prices, and back that up with excellent customer service. But how do you actually increase [...]

5 Ways to Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment When it comes to online shopping, adding items to your shopping cart does not automatically guarantee you’ll be going ahead with your purchase. So why is it that so many potential customers leave their shopping cart in the virtual aisle, and what can [...]

5 Ways to Boost Your eCommerce Store Summer is just around the corner and we all know what that means, seasonal shoppers flocking in droves to their favorite sites to find the latest deals and trends. For eCommerce merchants, these seasonal peaks often lead to spikes in shopping cart [...]

Average Order Value is Key to Upping Profits You know there are many ways to turn a profit through e-commerce. You offer great products at competitive prices, and back that up with excellent customer service. But how do you actually increase those profits? You might find that process elusive unless [...]

For e-commerce business to work, they need shipping - one can’t work without the other. And the big household names have recently reported to be raising their shipping cost. Reports suggest this will come into effect after the holiday season, with UPS and FedEx both increasing shipping costs by 4.9%. [...]

 It’s a race to the December 25th finish line for businesses that want to make sure their pre-holiday marketing strategies pay off. Here’s what you should do in order to boost your sales this holiday season […]

How to Sell Art Online? One of the biggest challenges facing artists today is not finding the best creative material for their next project, but rather managing to find the audience who’ll actually buy it. What should you do to sell your art online? Follow these [...]

How to Make Payments Easier for your Online Customers? Whether you like it or not, your business depends on your online customers, so you better make sure they’re happy. Here’s how  to make payments easier for them to ensure they’ll come back for more […]

How to Choose the Best Ecommerce Platform? If you’re reading this post, it means you’ve decided to run your business online, or you’re at least starting to think about it – either way, here are the tips you need to choose the best e-commerce platform [...]

How to Increase Online Sales With e-commerce sales booming, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to convert your web visitors’ interest in your products into actual sales. From building a trusting relationship with your customers to allowing them to pay in installments, here are the top 7 [...]

E-commerce Conversion Rate Boosters: Turn Traffic into Profit As summer ends, the holiday season is looming, and shoppers will flock to online stores in massive numbers. Tune up your e-commerce store to improve conversions in preparation for the holiday rush with a combination of hard analytics and traditional sales tactics. [...]

How to plan a wedding on a budget : Avoid Breaking the Bank and Your Marriage Marriage can be a beautiful thing, but a rocky engagement could have a lasting negative impact after the wedding bells have rung. Time and again one of the biggest stress factors during the [...]

Goodbye APRs, Hello 0% Consumer Financing! In the minds of many consumers, credit card spending is closely aligned with hefty interest fees. Emerging payments giants are reinforcing this stereotype by boasting “no hidden fees”. Yet, application fees are part of the equation along with APRs that can fluctuate between [...]

Apple's installment-based program Last April, Apple introduced its phone upgrade program to the Apple online stores, allowing customers to "buy" new iPhones every year using an installment-based program. This gives them the freedom to upgrade every time a new model iPhone is rolled out to the market without having [...]

6 Tips For Eliminating The Potential For Fraud And Digital Threats For Your Online Store There is often a misconception that small websites are simply unviable targets for cyber criminals. Unfortunately, this is not the case. In fact, a recent study from Experian concluded that 1 in 5 small [...]

5 Simple Tips For Calming Customer’s Nerves And Enhancing Shopping Cart Experience Over the course of several years, big businesses and startups have been hit hard by shopping card abandonment. Just when the business is about to snag a sale, the customer walks away and doesn’t pay for his [...]

10 Things To Know Before Selecting A Payments Processing Provider As someone, who operates a small business, you should understand the tremendous importance of being able to accept payments online. If you’re unable to accept credit card payments, your customer base will shrink substantially and your profits will plummet. [...]

Patient Financing: The Key to Your Clinic’s Success Today, too many Americans are unable to pay for their medical expenses, even when insured. In fact, a quarter of insured Americans are not able to afford needed health care services because of the cost, according to Families USA. Dental care [...]

Choosing a Payment Solution that Won’t Break the Bank this Holiday Season While financial technology is currently a hot topic for financial institutions and merchants, it’s important that we as consumers fully understand the impact […]

Three Tips for Merchants to Create Brand Loyalty this Holiday Season ‘Tips the season for merchants to make a lasting impression on their customers. Or else.‘ […]

Improve Conversion in the Luxury Apparel Industry In January, Luxury Society made a number of predictions regarding luxury brands and the industry as a whole. Specifically, they suggested that 2015 would be another challenging year for companies selling luxury goods. Not every prediction has materialized but one thing is [...]

How To Sell Diamond Jewelry Selling fine diamond jewelry is an art. Each purchase is generally linked to an important life event such as an engagement or anniversary. Most people who have shopped for engagement rings have become […]

How to Market Sports Equipment & Apparel – 5 Tips According to Statista, the retail sporting goods industry in the United States has grown every year for the past 5 years, from $38B in 2009 to $44B in 2014. With average gross profit margins close [...]

Office Furniture Installment Payments for Small Business Small businesses can take a long time to get off the ground, especially when they’re under-capitalized or have poor cashflow. It’s possible to circumvent this problem by starting a micro or home based business for a few thousand [...]