{"id":664,"date":"2010-11-21T12:03:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-21T08:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=664"},"modified":"2010-11-21T12:04:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-21T08:04:56","slug":"online-shopping-for-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/online-shopping-for-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Shopping for Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With  Christmas and 2011 around the corner, now is a good time to fine tune your  ecommerce web site to perfection. Here are a few suggestions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Test your website with major web browsers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ensure that  your site performs just the same in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and  Safari.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monitor your internal search queries <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keeping an  eye on what customers are searching for on your site helps you position your  product mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Display your security badge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ensure your  checkout page and payment gateway is fully secure and you display the security  logo prominently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make your returns and exchange policies  clear and visible<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make it  obvious that registering in order to checkout is mandatory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Provide order status tracking facility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customers  shouldn&#8217;t have to hunt around to find the status of their order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clearly define shipping times and options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have a list  of shipping options and last date to order to arrive by Christmas\/New Year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optimise your site graphics and source code  to make it fast to download<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Online  shoppers do not like to wait. Completion is only a click away!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use up-sell and cross-sell to push higher  profit items<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get them in  the door with great deals, and then offer them up-sell products that not only  complement their purchase, but pad your bottom line as well!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid excessive use of Flash <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mobile  shoppers using an iPhone or iPad are on the rise thanks to Steve Jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invest in developing a customized iPhone  App<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember, 80%  of smartphone users are likely to use apps<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact information should be easy to find<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An 800  number is a good idea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monitor Twitter trends and use Twitter  search to keep up with the latest info<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Social  networks should be part of your e-marketing strategy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Minute Shopping Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make it easy  for last minute shoppers to find a gift on your site. &#8220;Gifts for her\/him&#8221;,  &#8220;Gifts under $100&Prime;, are great ways to help customers decide on a gift.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May I recommend the ultimate online  shopping site to you? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.TheGreenEcostore.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cyber-gear.com\/flash\/images\/online-shopping.gif\" alt=\"TheGreenEcostore.com\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.TheGreenEcostore.com\" target=\"_blank\">TheGreenEcostore.com<\/a> &ndash; Shop online for eco-friendly products while helping  preserve our planet.<\/p>\n<p>Send your  comments to <a href=\"mailto:sharad@cyber-gear.com\">sharad@cyber-gear.com<\/a> or  visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharadagarwal.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.sharadagarwal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Christmas and 2011 around the corner, now is a good time to fine tune your ecommerce web site to perfection. 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