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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Top ecommerce store design SEO tip #1: Developing a keyword portfolio
We mentioned in an earlier blog , Top Five Seo Tips for Yahoo Ecommerce Storefront Owners, that developing a keyword portfolio is crucial for Yahoo store SEO success. This blog will offer additional details on why and how to do it. First, remember that many new ecommerce store owners might know their business well, but
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FastPivot.com Feels the "Lion's Roar" at WNC "Lessons In Leadership" Conference
FastPivot.com President, Matthew Ledford, accompanied by his Marketing Director Jennifer Boos, Human Resources Director Daphne Kirkwood, and Social Media/PR specialist Jonathan Poston, attended the Western North Carolina Lessons In Leadership Conference held at the Diana Worthham Theatre in Asheville on January 21th, 2010. The evening’s presenters were George Fleming on The Big ‘Why’ in Becoming
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Top Five SEO Tips for Yahoo Ecommerce Storefront Owners
In the ever-changing world of SEO, it is important for the Yahoo Store manager / Yahoo store builder / Yahoo Store developer / Yahoo Store designer etc.  to not only be up to date on the latest techniques for improving organic positioning in search engines, but also to know about what functionality the Yahoo Store
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FastPivot.com Suggests Blogging in WordPress
There’s no new advice in saying that every business should have a blog, but¬†often businesses start a blog without putting much thought into what type of blog they are starting.¬†FastPivot.com suggests using WordPress over the others out there for a variety of reasons. Before going deeper into those reasons, let’s look at the difference between
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FastPivot.com to Present & Conduct Web Site Audit Consults at IRWD 2010
This year’s 2010 IRWD (Internet Retailer Web Design & Usability) Conference will be held from February 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando Florida. This highly anticipated annual event is featuring 43 expert speakers and 35 exhibiting companies. According to the official IRWD website, this is “the perfect niche event for anyone responsible
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Why Build a Yahoo! Store?
Yahoo! Stores make it affordable and easy for brick and mortar businesses to create an e-commerce site fully loaded with basic templates, debit/credit/paypal payment systems, free marketing features, real-time analytics, processing and shipping centers, etc. FastPivot has found that top stores realize more success by using a team of experts to help with rtml programming, shopping cart programming/solutions/security, and to customize basic Yahoo store templates.
Why Social Validation Is The Holy Grail for Ecommerce Merchants
When Twitter tweets or Facebook posts are re-tweeted and recommended by those with clout, the response reverberates throughout the social media construct at such a rapid pace that by the time it begins to fade, your brand has gained exponentially in recognition and consumer confidence. When it’s time for another marketing blast, even more friends and followers will be on the lookout for your product news.
Social validation can wisp into any decision maker’s ear to whisper it’s well known coercion : If everyone else is doing it, let’s just go with it too…besides, how can so many other smart, capable people be wrong? But be assured that while a Twitter tweet, Facebook post, or even a YouTube video can travel light speed in the minds of the populace, once is rarely enough to make a lasting effort.
FastPivot.com social media experts suggest creating and implementing a social media marketing road-map strategy to achieve consistent, long-term results.