Theme: Boosting Sales
Issue 13, August 15, 1998    ISSN 1094-9001
If you could just boost your conversion rate -- the percent of shoppers in your store who actually make a purchase -- your online store could do much better. The good news is you can do a lot to increase sales without increasing the traffic flow to your site. This issue gives many ideas about fine-tuning your online store for sales.

God bless you,
Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, Editor

New Opportunities & Risks
Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, Editor Moving Shoppers toward the Checkout Stand
by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
E-Commerce Consultant
Too many carts are abandoned in the aisles of virtual stores without going through the checkout stand. In this artice we examine four ways to move shoppers to finalize their order and complete the purchase.

If this article were to help you increase your completed sales by 25%, don't you think it'd be worth an annual subscription to Web Commerce Today. READ THE ARTICLE

A Checklist of Tips
12 Ways to Boost Your Sales Conversion Rate
Increasing the percentage of completed sales is a complex task. In this brief article we outline the twelve most important strategies storeowners have found to accomplish this. Use this as a checklist to improve your store's sales power. You'll need a subscription to Web Commerce Today, but of course you were planning to subscribe anyway.    Read the Article.

Arm Yourself with Additional Resources
Articles and Resources on Improving Store Design
Store Design Section of the Electronic Commerce Research Room You'll find a number of articles in our Research Room which deal with increasing your store's sales effectiveness. We add several new articles every month to this "shelf," so keep checking back.

Store Review
How Disney Drives Sales
Open since November 1996, The Disney Store Online has had time enough to see what raises the conversion rate and incorporate it into their store design. Come along and take a look at some of their techniques through our eyes. Read the Article

E-COMMERCE BOOK

Understanding Electronic Commerce

Understanding Electronic Commerce
Understanding Electronic Commerce
(Strategic Technology Series)
by David R. Kosiur
Microsoft Press, 1997, softcover) A good overview of e-commerce, considering the overall issues and value propositions. Little here, however, on actual implementation details. Click here to purchase the book at a discount.
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