7 Ways to Increase Your Online Sales

Bridgeline Digital
80 Blanchard Rd.
Burlington, MA 01803
www.bridgelinedigital.com

Bridgeline Digital prides itself as The Digital Engagement Company™. With the award-winning iAPPS Platform, Bridgeline Digital enables its customers to seamlessly maximize the potential of their online stores. Bridgeline’s eCommerce Fulfilled™ solution partners iAPPS Commerce with UPS Logistics, covering both the front-end and back-end fulfillment and logistics for any eCommerce business.

SLI Systems
333 W. San Carlos St. Suite 1250
San Jose, CA 95110
www.sli-systems.com

SLI Systems provides a patented, learning-based search platform that continually learns from the behavior of visitors over time to deliver more relevant results. This technology empowers retailers to enhance customer satisfaction by helping site visitors find the products and information they seek as quickly and efficiently as possible, increasing site conversions and average order value.

Consumers going online to shop is happening with more regularity than ever before. In fact, e-commerce sales accounted for 10 percent of total retail sales in 2012, the first time that figure has reached double-digits. As a result of this shift in consumer behavior, retailers need to optimize their websites to present the best possible experience for shoppers. Here are seven tips to help you accomplish that:

1. Augment product-level ratings and reviews on your product pages with brand and category-level social testimonials that are visual. Hint: Look for your fans interacting with you on social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest.

2. Cookie the users on your site and then use banner ads on display networks to remind these visitors of your products. Too many online merchants fail to think beyond the click with retargeting campaigns. Keeping your website in front of visitors' eyes is valuable because it constantly reminds them of your products, giving your brand a fighting chance to be first choice when it comes time for them to buy. Retargeting success is also a function of list size and duration, so patience is required as visitors increase and impressions grow. Too often merchants lose patience with advertising that doesn't show results immediately; with retargeting, perseverance is what pays off in the end.

3. Ensure your business meets government and industry security standards. Even the healthiest quarterly or annual earnings can be wiped cleaned by a fine for noncompliance, particularly in terms of PCI DSS and other private consumer data regulations. Conduct a complete business technology compliance audit to ensure your business is properly handling all consumer data. The audit should include any solutions provided by your technology partners.

4. Offer live assistance to shoppers. The quality of your customer service can make or break the shopping experience for many consumers. Make it easy for your customers to get help by making customer service information easily accessible. Consider offering real-time assistance online via live chat so visitors can speak immediately with a live agent without having to switch communication channels.

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E-Commerce: 7 Ways to Increase Your Online Sales