Archive for February, 2012
29
Feb
5 Social Resources You Can’t Miss From 3DCart’s Social Media Webinar
We shared a ton of tips and tricks in Monday’s webinar ( if you didn’t get a chance to attend check it out here) We went over SO much in fact, that we wanted to share some highlights.
Here are 5 social resources you can’t miss:
Wisestamp: Promote Your Social Accounts In Email
Promote your store’s social accounts in your email signature with Chrom Plugin wisestamp. Wisestamp automatically embeds a social signature in your emails. Wisestamp is easily configured allowing you to customize what social accounts you want to show, how they look and even add your own website in your signature.
Tweepi: Build Your Twitter Following:
Tweepi allows you to easily follow Twitter users in bulk, follow back users who are following you and unfollow users who do not reciprocate. There are many tools similar to Tweepi, but most on par with its service demand payment. My advice though is NOT to go crazy with following & unfollowing too much bulk activity can cause Twitter to ban your account ( especially if you are not actively engaging followers). To be safe, I suggest following/unfollowing 50 users a day. That;s enough to build you base quickly and not trigger any alarms at Twitter.
Klout & Topsy: Find Experts
A great aspect of Twitter is the ability to connect with experts in your industry, press and other influential figures to your business. Klout & Topsy are two great resources to help you find those individuals. Klout ranks a person’s social influence and gives you topics that those users a influential on. Through Topsy’s expert search, you can type in keywords related to your business and interests and it will show you a list influential Twitter users.
Findpeopleonplus: Expand Your Circles
If you are looking for people to add to your personal Google+ Circles ( brand pages cannot circle users that have not circled them), then there are 3 sites you need to check out http://www.findpeopleonplus.com, http://www.recommendedusers.com & http://www.group.as. In addition to finding other G+ users to connect with, you can register your own account under keywords to expand your visibility.
Circle+: Easily Add To Circles
Circle+ is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily add Google+ profiles listed on ANY webpage to your Google+ circle like the sites above. When you connect Circle+ to your Google+ account, it first collects a listing of your circles and adds them to a dropdown box so you can choose which circle you would like the profiles to be added to. The according to its description in the Chrome store, “It then scans the current page you are on for Google+ Profile IDs and tries to add them to the given circle. Once it is able to do this it will give a listing of every person that has been added (by image and name.)”
29
Feb
Social Media Webinar Recording
Thanks to all who attended the webinar this Monday. Below is the recording for those that didn’t get a chance to attend:
28
Feb
Announcing The Webinar Mobile Design Package Winner
Drum roll please ……..
Congrats to Tim Hawkins from 3dcart store organicbabygarden.com for winning our Mobile Design Package Webinar Giveaway worth $399!
Thanks to all of you attended and don’t worry if you didn’t get a chance to join us the webinar will up posted on YouTube within the day.
24
Feb
UPDATE Webinar Gift: $100 Off On Any Social Commerce Design
In ADDITION to entering to win 1 Mobile Store Design package ($399 Value), by attending our Social Media For Merchants webinar February 27, 2012 2:00- 3:00 PM EST, EVERY ATTENDEE will receive a coupon for $100 off on any Social Commerce Design Package. The coupon is good for any Facebook Store, Twitter Background or Blog Design.
What are you waiting for? Sign up here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/897432946
23
Feb
Webinar Giveaway: 1 Mobile Store Design ($399 Value)
Join the 3dcart team Monday, February 27, 2012 2:00- 3:00 PM EST for our free webinar: Social Media For Merchants: Building A Social Media Marketing Strategy That Converts for a chance to win a Mobile Store Design package! In addition to learning smart social strategies that will convert followers into customers, we are raffling 1 Mobile Store Design package ($399 Value) at the end of the webinar!
21
Feb
LinkedIn: What You Need To Know
Even though it is one of the fastest growing social networks, LinkedIn’s business focus makes it distinctly different from other mega-networks like Facebook & Twitter. Being soley focused on professional networking opens up the platform to offer more straight-forward marketing opportunities than other social networks. Before we dive into the world of LinkedIn marketing, here are a few things you need to know:
Big & Influential
With over 135 million users, LinkedIn’s user base is massive and these are not teeny-boppers looking to message their friends about The Jonas Brothers. With 77% of users being over 25 and the average income of a LinkedIn user being more than $100K, LinkedIn offers you a chance to connect with a network of influential decision-markers.
16
Feb
4Tell: Are Manual Recommendations Good Enough?
Below is a guest post from Ken Levy, CEO and co-founder of 4-Tell.
Hard to believe, but just a short time ago manual recommendations were thought to be doing a good job for some pretty well-known companies, such as Columbia Sportswear, Sgt Grit and SmartPak. That is, until they automated and personalized the recommendation process, giving them 30-67% more revenue than manual recommendations. Still think manual recommendations are good enough for your business?
Most online retailers understand they need to have product recommendations in order to provide an engaging shopping experience for their customers. Although manual recommendations come free with your cart, they really have a large hidden cost because they are expensive to enter and maintain, usually out of date, and static.
More…
15
Feb
Register For 3dcart’s Social Media For Merchants Webinar
Join us Monday, February 27, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST for our webinar: Social Media For Merchants: Building A Social Media Marketing Strategy That Converts
Thank you for all of you who gave your great feedback on what you wanted to discuss in the Social Media Webinar! On average you rated social media marketing’s importance in eCommerce as a 4.5 on a scale of 1-5!
After tallying all the votes here is what you wanted us to cover in the webinar:
- Google+
- Blogging
So that’s exactly what we are going to do!
But don’t worry if you voted for Pinterest, Stumbleupon or Linkedin,we will focus on those topics this month on the 3dcart blog.
In addition to covering the above, you can expect to learn:
- Basic terms and practices of social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+
- Best practices for engaging your store’s community
- Tactics and techniques to reach new customers
- How to maximize your social media time-spend
Mark your calendars & register here for the free social media webinar!
14
Feb
Will You Be Our Valentine?
Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope all of our merchants racked up from the annual rush of sentimental purchases, as well as received tokens of affection themselves. On this day of love and appreciation, the 3dcart team wanted to take a moment to share our gratitude and appreciation for our Valentine – YOU, our customers.
We love eCommerce; we live & breathe it, but that’s not what makes us passionate about our jobs. We are passionate about helping you build your business. We feel honored to have the privilege of helping more than 10,000 of you run your businesses everyday.
In honor of Valentine’s Day’s cheesy & heartfelt tradition, a few members of our team wanted to send you a Valentine’s message:
“If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, and it will after trying any other shopping cart, then it’s yours forever.”
- Gonzalo Gil – CEO
“Let me be your one and only! I’ll give you the best eCommerce, Web Design and SEO Services, all in one place.”
Joe Berger – Sales Director
“Our customers are amazing. Over the years as we’ve grown, so have our customers. It’s amazing to watch a small business become a real competitor in its industry. We’ve had the pleasure of watching several small businesses that have been with 3dcart over many years do exactly that.”
Jimmy Rodriguez – CTO
“We love providing great customer service for our clients. There is no better feeling than sharing the knowledge about something you love like 3dcart with new business looking to succeed online.”
Henry Suarez – Technical Support Manager
12
Feb
3dcart Valentine’s Day Specials
Cupids day of love is almost upon us. Check out these 3dcart stores that are showing their customers some love!
ParisiansPureIndulgence.com - Save 25% on Sugared Butter Whip Body Polish
Indulge someone you love with soft, smooth skin with Parisian’s Pure Indulgence Sugared Butter Whip body polish!
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www.elegantweddingsplus.com - Begin all your life events with us! Affordable luxury of elegant events
Additional discount on most LOVE Theme items – no coupon necessary. Sale runs January 15th to February 28th 2012
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www.itrendystuff.com - 10% off Store Wide discount. Use Coupon – > LOVE
We’ve got a sweetheart of a deal for you.
