Helping social media customers through the conversion process is much the same as facilitating the process with other online customers. It’s also important to learn how to understand and respond appropriately to your social media leads around the entire shopping experience; before, during, and after. It’s easy to forget, particularly if you’re posting gobs of
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Five Ways to Use LinkedIn Social Media to Market Online Store Brands & Product
The mention of LinkedIn still makes most people reflexively think, “Oh, that professional networking,¬† job search site, right?” It is true that folks are depending on LinkedIn to effectively connect with other¬† professionals who might be helpful with a job search, but LinkedIn is also a great platform to meet B2B decision makers who may
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FastPivot.com will be a Main Speaker at Upcoming Webinar: Shopping Engine Success for Yahoo Stores
Post-webinar note: Thanks to all who attended! A full recording, complete with informative slides, is now available: Click here to gain free access. Original Source URL Reference Shopping Engine Success for Yahoo Stores with guest FastPivot Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST Webinar Registration Last month’s webinar was so popular we
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FastPivot.com Sees IRWD (Internet Retailer Web Design) 2010 Conference as a Huge Success
The IRWD (Internet Retailer Web Design) Conference held in Orlando, Florida attracted many knowledgeable expert speakers and opened the gates for outstanding networking opportunities this year. Asheville NC-based FastPivot.com landed in Orlando last Saturday to prepare for the conference which launched this past Monday and extended into late Wednesday afternoon. Throughout the week, FastPivot.com held
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FastPivot.com Arrives in Orlando & Preps for 2010 Internet Retailer Web Design Conference
FastPivot.com has arrived in Orlando Florida for the 2010 Internet Retailer Web Design Conference  (IRWD) and will be reporting on conference developments live, starting tomorrow, via @fastpivot from Twitter.com/fastpivot and via our Facebook fan page.
How to Improve Online Conversion with this Checklist
When it comes to sniffing out the best online store conversion tools, many ecommerce store owners hope they’ll eventually uncover the one perfect contraption that will tell them how to magically convert every website visitor into a buying customer. Although there are some great conversion tools out there, ecommerce store owners must first do a
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Top Content Writing Tips from Charlotte NC SEO & Search Engine Marketing Meet Up
FastPivot.com’s Marketing Director, Jennifer Boos; Strategic Services Director, Grant Henry; and Social Media/PR Specialist Jonathan Poston attended the Charlotte NC SEO & Search Engine Marketing Meet Up this past February 4th, 2010. Scott Hepburn, a nationally recognized speaker and blogger, covered content writing strategies. His top tips on achieving effective content included: In a world
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Top ecommerce store design SEO tip #2: Creating on-site content to maximize keyword relevancy
We mentioned in an earlier blog , Top Five Seo Tips for Yahoo Ecommerce Storefront Owners, that creating on-site content to maximize keyword relevancy is vital to optimizing SEO. This blog will offer additional details on how to create the best SEO sensitive content as you build or upgrade your online store (*this applies to
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Temporary Solutions for AT&T DSL & Dial Up Customers Unable to Access Yahoo! Small Business Control Panels
AT&T DSL & dial up customers are at this time unable to access Yahoo! Small Business Control Panels. A recent Yahoo update reads: “We are aware of this issue and are working to resolve it in a timely manner. In the interim, customers can access their Web Hosting Control Panel by signing in at: http://webhosting.yahoo.com
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New Social Media Map Model Built to Maximize Ecommerce Store Sales Conversion
Everyday brings the ecommerce world closer to using social media as a serious form of marketing, but one of the ongoing challenges for many businesses is in how to implement a sustainable action plan.  In the social media marketing flow chart below, labeled, Figure 1.1, it is plain to see that all online-ecommerce store social
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