eCommerce Checklist 

Shocking Facts

  • Pizza Hut was one of the first major brands to experiment with online commerce, starting in 1994.
  • 80% of the online population has used the internet to make a purchase, and 50% of the online population has purchased online more than once.
  • 79% of online shoppers desire a tracking option with their delivery.
  • Asia holds the largest number of web purchases, with South Korea at the top of the list.
  • An analysis of the traffic sources of eCommerce stores at Kissmetric reveals that 30.5% of their overall traffic comes from organic searches on Google, Yahoo, Bing and other popular search engines.
  • it reveals that around 70% of online shoppers use Tablets and 47% of them use smartphones for their online shopping.
  • Marketing Donut reveals that new visitors spend an average of 2 minutes 31 seconds as compared with 5 minutes 31 seconds by returning visitors.
  • Kissmetrics reveals that less traffic comes to eCommerce stores during the weekends versus weekdays.
  • An article by Feedteck.com reveals that Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are among the most popular social media sites that bring more traffic to eCommerce stores versus other social networks.
  • UPS Pulse of Online Shopper 2015 reveals that 84% of online shoppers get help from at least one social media site and read peer reviews before purchasing online.
  • By spending several billion dollars every year, eCommerce has continued its double digit growth.
  • In 2013, retail eCommerce sales amounted to 3.5 billion US dollars and are projected to grow to 14.18 billion US dollars in 2017
  • Everything can be automated, from the checkout process to the notifications.
  • By having an online storefront that anyone can visit at any time during the year, 24 hours a day at any minute.
  • Everything can be automated.

Tools & Services

  • Open Cart
  • Zendesk
  • Authorize
  • Avangate global payments
  • MailChimp
  • Lucky Orange
  • Zopim
  • Hootsuite
  • Worldwidebrands.com
  • Replace Myself

Setting up a Profitable eCommerce business, Step by Step.

  1. Locating a ready-to-buy online audience
  2. The Anatomy of a Profit-pulling eCommerce site
  3. Choosing the right Domain and Hosting Service for eCommerce sites
  4. Template based platforms & WooCommerce for creating an eCommerce site
  5. Setting up an eCommerce site in 5 minutes or less with Shopify
  6. Driving the right type of Traffic for eCommerce sites
  7. Tracking and analyzing your eCommerce prospects and customers’ behavior

The 10 do’s you have to apply

  1. Personalize your emails.
  2. Use blogging and Landing pages.
  3. Make good use of Lead Magnets.
  4. Use 100% effort when creating your emails’ content.
  5. Allow guest posting.
  6. Use paid list building services if you can afford them.
  7. Give away stuff to your subscribers, so they reciprocate.
  8. Study your customers, so you can properly target them.
  9. Work on follow-up emails.
  10. Run periodic maintenance checks on your Mailing List.

The 10 don’ts you have to avoid

  1. Don’t think about list building as a one-act task.
  2. Don’t think about your mailing list as a short term recruiting tool.
  3. Don’t focus sales on everybody.
  4. Don’t focus entirely on marketing somebody else’s product.
  5. Don’t buy lists of Email addresses.
  6. Don’t take Email addresses from external websites.
  7. Don’t flood your subscribers with email.
  8. Don’t send out information without value.
  9. Don’t make your mailing list a one-way channel.
  10. Don’t trick prospects.

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