ProStores eCommerce Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-18043362012-04-23T13:22:00-07:00Build your own web store at your own web address with ProStores - an eBay Company.TypePadhttp://users.feedblitz.com/6e16e9e7f118e9f3a777c76b2614f398/ProStores_lock-upSM.BMPhttp://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/its-all-in-a-name-ecommerce-storefront.htmlIt’s All in a Nametag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55020ecd48834016764e0ae36970b2012-04-23T13:22:00-07:002012-04-10T01:05:09-07:00Last year, Datch Haven changed the name of his web store, which sells trade show exhibits, from Advatum Displays to Epic Displays. At the time, he was already doing a good business—so good in fact that we featured Advatum in our Seller Success stories. But when he wanted to take his storefront to the next level, he knew he needed a better name. Datch chose Advatum back in 2004 because it sounded like “Advantage,” and he thought having a name starting with the letter A would give him an alphabetical edge. “We accidentally typed ‘Advatum’ into Google search instead of...<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/29986609/0/prostores"><p>Last year, Datch Haven changed the name of his web store, which sells trade show exhibits, from Advatum Displays to Epic Displays. At the time, he was already doing a good business—so good in fact that we featured Advatum in our Seller Success stories. But when he wanted to take his storefront to the next level, he knew he needed a better name. Datch chose Advatum back in 2004 because it sounded like “Advantage,” and he thought having a name starting with the letter A would give him an alphabetical edge. “We accidentally typed ‘Advatum’ into Google search instead of...</p>
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<div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Share with AddToAny" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/26/29934537/prostores"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/addtoany.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/29934537/prostores"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/29934537/prostores"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/29934537/prostores"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="View Comments" href="http://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/my-best-ecommerce-advice-little-passports.html"><img height="20" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments.png"></a><div style="clear:left;padding-top:10px"><h3>Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a href="http://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/my-best-ecommerce-advice-epic-displays.html">Your Best eCommerce Advice: Epic Displays</a></li><li><a href="http://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/its-all-in-a-name-ecommerce-storefront.html">It’s All in a Name</a></li><li><a href="http://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/my-favorite-ecommerce-tool-merchantadvantage-.html">My Favorite eCommerce Tool: MerchantAdvantage </a></li></ul></div> </div>Lily Tunghttp://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/my-favorite-ecommerce-tool-merchantadvantage-.htmlMy Favorite eCommerce Tool: MerchantAdvantage tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55020ecd488340167642798dd970b2012-04-10T16:19:25-07:002012-03-23T16:24:35-07:00Todd Walbridge of Tuxedo Tshirts Online feeds his products to several shopping comparison sites. But he found it cumbersome to update and manage every feed, since each site had different requirements. That’s when he started using MerchantAdvantage’s Channel Management. The eCommerce tool allows merchants to submit, manage and analyze data feeds to more than 200 online marketing channels, including Shop.com, thefind, Shopping.com, NexTag, and PriceGrabber. All Todd has to do is send one feed to MerchantAdvantage, and the service propagates it to his eight other feeds. “It’s a huge timesaver,” says Todd. MerchantAdvantage supports unlimited SKUs and storefronts. It also...<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/29851380/0/prostores"><p>Todd Walbridge of Tuxedo Tshirts Online feeds his products to several shopping comparison sites. But he found it cumbersome to update and manage every feed, since each site had different requirements. That’s when he started using MerchantAdvantage’s Channel Management. The eCommerce tool allows merchants to submit, manage and analyze data feeds to more than 200 online marketing channels, including Shop.com, thefind, Shopping.com, NexTag, and PriceGrabber. All Todd has to do is send one feed to MerchantAdvantage, and the service propagates it to his eight other feeds. “It’s a huge timesaver,” says Todd. MerchantAdvantage supports unlimited SKUs and storefronts. It also...</p>
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<div style="clear:both;padding-top:1em;"><a title="Share with AddToAny" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/26/29770300/prostores"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/addtoany.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/29770300/prostores"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/twitter.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/29770300/prostores"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/emailsubscribe.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="Subscribe by RSS" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/20/29770300/prostores"><img height="20" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/rss.png" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0"></a> <a title="View Comments" href="http://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/by-phone-or-text-or-chat-or-tweet.html"><img height="20" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0px 3px 0px;padding:0" src="http://assets.feedblitz.com/i/comments.png"></a><div style="clear:left;padding-top:10px"><h3>Related Stories</h3><ul><li><a href="http://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/03/by-phone-or-text-or-chat-or-tweet.html">By Phone or Text or Chat or Tweet...</a></li><li><a href="http://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/its-all-in-a-name-ecommerce-storefront.html">It’s All in a Name</a></li><li><a href="http://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/04/my-best-ecommerce-advice-little-passports.html">Your Best eCommerce Advice: Little Passports</a></li></ul></div> </div>Lily Tunghttp://blog.prostores.com/prostores/2012/03/five-seo-tips.html7 SEO Tipstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55020ecd488340163032b7516970d2012-03-30T10:57:14-07:002012-03-26T02:44:59-07:00Featured ProStores merchant Todd Walbridge gets on average 30,000 page views a month on his web store Tuxedo T-Shirts Online. And his store comes up first in Google searches for his product. That's because Todd spends a lot of time thinking about search engine optimization, the main component of his marketing strategy. Through the years, Todd has learned a thing or two about what makes his store so successful. Here are a few tactics that have helped him drive traffic: Have good content. Always update and refresh your web store. Make sure your keywords are pertinent to what you’re selling....<Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/29731705/0/prostores"><p>Featured ProStores merchant Todd Walbridge gets on average 30,000 page views a month on his web store Tuxedo T-Shirts Online. And his store comes up first in Google searches for his product. That's because Todd spends a lot of time thinking about search engine optimization, the main component of his marketing strategy. Through the years, Todd has learned a thing or two about what makes his store so successful. Here are a few tactics that have helped him drive traffic: Have good content. Always update and refresh your web store. Make sure your keywords are pertinent to what you’re selling....</p>
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