News Archive
5/9/2012
Sell on Facebook
Facebook is "the" social media website. To do social media marketing right, you must grow your followers on Facebook by engaging them in interesting ways. Now you can do EVEN MORE with social media by selling right on your Facebook Page. This is possible with the Ecommerce Platform from Web Retail Group.
Contact us for a free quote.
Contact us for a free quote.
4/25/2012
Social Media + Ecommerce
Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest are great places to participate in social media and get traffic to your ecommerce website. When managed properly followers on these sites can grow rapidly, and the sites become great resources on which to advertise your online sales and offers. Converting followers into customers is key. To learn how we can help manage your social media marketing, contact us.
4/11/2012
Modern Ecommerce Web Design - What You Need to Know
Building a modern ecommerce website for your retail business can be a daunting task. You must consider many things, equally important:
We have over 12 years experience building and launching successful ecommerce websites.
Read more about our platform here: http://www.webretailgroup.com/ecommerce/
- how your site will be viewed on the many hundreds of different devices and web browsers
- the best way to organize your products, brands and categories
- what type of web hosting solution to use (load-balanced cloud hosting is best)
- how your site will fair against your competition
- website ranking on the major search engines
- how to utlize marketplaces and shipping comparison sites
- how to manage social media and email lists
- payment processing best practices
We have over 12 years experience building and launching successful ecommerce websites.
Read more about our platform here: http://www.webretailgroup.com/ecommerce/
3/30/2012
CampusApparelStore.com Ecommerce Website Launched
CampusApparelStore.com has launched their new ecommerce website selling Ohio State University Buckeyes clothing & gear to devoted fans.
Ecommerce best practices have been followed, showing exactly how to sell online using a modern ecommerce design that is simple and easy to navigate.
www.CampusApparelStore.com
Ecommerce best practices have been followed, showing exactly how to sell online using a modern ecommerce design that is simple and easy to navigate.
www.CampusApparelStore.com
2/27/2012
Time to Build a Mobile Website
We've seen over 100% growth in mobile-device traffic for our clients in the past year--this is the largest growth for mobile traffic ever.
Desktop computer displays have continued to get larger, which has required web designers to build wider websites, redesigning old sites to fit the modern trend.
At the same time, mobile devices have become extremely important, as more and more people use them for their regular web browsing.
This has created an issue for website owners: modern desktop-size websites are too large to comfortably display on the highly-used mobile devices.
The only solution is to build two versions of your website, adding a mobile version that fits nicely on the screens of iPhones and Android-based phones.
It is time to build a mobile version of your website. Get a free quote for mobile website design.
Desktop computer displays have continued to get larger, which has required web designers to build wider websites, redesigning old sites to fit the modern trend.
At the same time, mobile devices have become extremely important, as more and more people use them for their regular web browsing.
This has created an issue for website owners: modern desktop-size websites are too large to comfortably display on the highly-used mobile devices.
The only solution is to build two versions of your website, adding a mobile version that fits nicely on the screens of iPhones and Android-based phones.
It is time to build a mobile version of your website. Get a free quote for mobile website design.
2/13/2012
Best Practices: Use a WordPress Blog to Build Your Traffic
Trying to build website traffic? Adding a custom-designed WordPress blog to your website is one relatively simple way to do this. By adding unique content frequently, you will increase your traffic while also encouraging repeat-visits. Search engines like Google and Bing will learn to index your site more frequently, and also tend to reward frequently-updated websites.
The key to reaping all of the benefits of your blog is to host it ON your site, specifically on the same domain name. Hosting your blog on-site is better for SEO and building organic traffic than having it on a separate domain or subdomain. We can setup a WordPress blog on your site as http://www.yoursitename.com/blog/ . A WordPress blog can also act as a CMS (content management system) for all kinds of content you may want to add to your site (photos,video,etc), not just blogging text articles.
Contact us to get started.
The key to reaping all of the benefits of your blog is to host it ON your site, specifically on the same domain name. Hosting your blog on-site is better for SEO and building organic traffic than having it on a separate domain or subdomain. We can setup a WordPress blog on your site as http://www.yoursitename.com/blog/ . A WordPress blog can also act as a CMS (content management system) for all kinds of content you may want to add to your site (photos,video,etc), not just blogging text articles.
Contact us to get started.
2/2/2012
Best Practices: Reinvent Your Online Sales Strategy
Have a retail ecommerce business, but sales sluggish due to a limited old-tech or inflexible website?
We can review your existing website and ecommerce business, then make a proposal for you to turn things around.
Take advantage of our years of experience setting up and marketing ecommerce businesses.
» Free Quote
We can review your existing website and ecommerce business, then make a proposal for you to turn things around.
Take advantage of our years of experience setting up and marketing ecommerce businesses.
» Free Quote
1/23/2012
Job Opening: Salesperson
Web Retail Group is looking for an experienced salesperson with an interest in retail ecommerce.
The job is both challenging and rewarding. Must be client-friendly and have good communications skills.
We are ultimately seeking a qualified person to head up business development for new ecommerce clients.
Submit a resume to jobs@webretailgroup.com .
The job is both challenging and rewarding. Must be client-friendly and have good communications skills.
We are ultimately seeking a qualified person to head up business development for new ecommerce clients.
Submit a resume to jobs@webretailgroup.com .
11/29/2011
Ecommerce Sales Up 41% Black Friday through Cyber Monday
Clients of Web Retail Group saw a huge increase in sales during the four biggest online sales days of the year. Sales were UP 41% on average Black Friday through Cyber Monday (11/25 through 11/28) over the previous year, with several clients seeing increases well over 100%.
This is at least partly due to some new marketing strategies and website improvements, along with optimization of existing marketing strategies.
Attention to detail pays off, and when best practices are followed, results speak for themselves.
This is at least partly due to some new marketing strategies and website improvements, along with optimization of existing marketing strategies.
Attention to detail pays off, and when best practices are followed, results speak for themselves.
11/16/2011
Launch of Ecommerce Site: WVUClothes.com
WVU Clothes has launched their new ecommerce website selling West Virginia University Mountaineers clothing & gear to devoted fans.
www.wvuclothes.com
www.wvuclothes.com
10/18/2011
Prepare for the 4 Biggest Online Sales Days in 2011
The 4 biggest online sales days of the year are approaching: Black Friday 11/25
through Cyber Monday 11/28.
Online shoppers tend to relate to discounts and sale pricing more than anything during this time, and because conversion rates are so high during these 4 days, ecommerce websites should be able to discount more than usual and still come out on top. If you do not offer a sale, your sales could actually decrease during this time, as your competition will certainly be offering discounts.
Last year Web Retail Groups' clients saw a significant spike in sales during these 4 days, and even an average increase of 11% over the year before. This year is expected to be even larger.
Now is the time to begin planning your sales promotions. Please give us at least 4-5 business days notice of any sale graphics or discount codes you'd like our help with.
through Cyber Monday 11/28.
Online shoppers tend to relate to discounts and sale pricing more than anything during this time, and because conversion rates are so high during these 4 days, ecommerce websites should be able to discount more than usual and still come out on top. If you do not offer a sale, your sales could actually decrease during this time, as your competition will certainly be offering discounts.
Last year Web Retail Groups' clients saw a significant spike in sales during these 4 days, and even an average increase of 11% over the year before. This year is expected to be even larger.
Now is the time to begin planning your sales promotions. Please give us at least 4-5 business days notice of any sale graphics or discount codes you'd like our help with.
9/23/2011
Launch of Ecommerce Site: Udans.com
Ecommerce site for the Illinois based outdoor gear and apparel retailer. The Design offers a modern outdoor theme and a simple, well organized shopping experience for the customer. The streamlined checkout system ensures an easy process to the end.
www.udans.com
www.udans.com
11/24/2010
Launch of Ecommerce Site: PittPanthersClothes.com
PA-based retailer, Pitt Panthers Clothes has launched their new ecommerce website selling Pittsburgh Panther clothing & gear to devoted fans.
www.pittpanthersclothes.com
www.pittpanthersclothes.com
6/7/2010
Ecommerce Launch: Birkenstock Shoe Fly
The well-known shoe retailer is at it again, this time offering Birkenstock Sandals, Shoes and accessories has selected our platform for their full-service online store. We are also providing ecommerce consulting on SEO, social media, email mailers, product feeds and ecommerce web design.
www.birkenstockshoefly.com
www.birkenstockshoefly.com
