In the Store Owner Tips private facebook community, we ran a poll recently asking what web hosts people are using for their e-commerce stores. Not all our members run WooCommerce stores, but most of them do (as many are also Wholesale Suite or Advanced Coupons customers) so it was interesting to see the results. I […]
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Why I Started A Facebook Group Vs. A Business Page
There’s a couple of options for building a presence on Facebook for your business and it can be confusing as to which type of entity you should make. Today I wanted to share the story and reasoning of why I decided to create a private Facebook group community called Store Owner Tips. Facebook Business Page […]
You Aren’t Sending Enough Email
Big companies (I’m talking 7-8 figure a year eCommerce businesses) have between 25% and 40% of their revenue coming from email. Even today with all the Messenger bots and live chats and stuff, it still remains the #1 communication channel you have between you and your customer. There are of course some alternatives to email: […]
6 Live Chat Options For Your WooCommerce Store (Including 2 Free Ones!)
One of my goals for this quarter is to get some live chat happening on our sites and that’s led me to exploring a lot of options for the tools to use. If you’re like me and have relied on email support tickets and social media for your customer and live chat has just sounded […]
Guidelines For Stores That Send Email
“Email is dead.” … Pfffffft! … What a load of crap. Of all the options for non-verbal communication, email is still perhaps the most unique and useful tool out there. It’s used more today by stores than at any time in history and for a variety of reasons. Order related emails (think invoices, shipping notifications, […]
How To Get Your New Wholesale Customers To Make Their First Order
Congratulations, you have a new wholesale customer! Now that you have someone onboard on your wholesale program, you have a new challenge ahead of you. Getting them to order for the first time. The good news is that once you do, you’re likely to continue to keep getting orders from them over and over. The […]
5 Tactics To Get Bigger Wholesale Orders
Getting bigger wholesale orders should be a huge priority for you as a business owner. As the old saying goes, it’s cheaper to sell more to your existing customers than it is to find new customers. So if you already have a good base of wholesale customers, the question quickly becomes “How do I get […]
3 Tools To Help You Connect With Potential Wholesale Customers On LinkedIn
If you aren’t on LinkedIn as a business owner/professional you really should be. It’s the social network for business and it can be used for more than just displaying your work history and resume. You can actually use it as a sales tool. A whole cottage industry surrounding using LinkedIn for sales has cropped up […]
How To Conduct A Catchup Call With Your Wholesale Customers
Have you thought about how you can improve the relationship with your wholesale customers? Great relationships lead to long working partnerships and better revenue over time. The best way to strengthen any relationship is by familiarity and that’s where catch-up calls come in. Today I want to talk about conducting catch up calls with your […]
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Split Your E-Commerce Site
One of the early questions that comes up when you’re considering adding wholesale to your existing e-commerce store is whether or not to split your website in two. It’s something I’ve seen people do both ways and I’ve personally learned a lot about the reasons behind both viewpoints. Should you split your site or not […]
