Guide to
Search Engine Optimization (2007 edition), Summer 2007
This is now the third edition of the book, increased about
10% in size over the second edition, including new information about how to
conduct a linking campaign. It can be downloaded by logging in at the top
left corner of the page and clicking on the Download Ebooks link.
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Comprehensive Video
Instruction on Search Engine Optimization, Fall, 2007
One of my most popular lectures in the Best Practices
Briefing series is the one on SEO. I have made it available to paid
subscribers on video, to make it accessible. The first segment is free to
all, segments 2-8 require you to login to see the content.
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Web Analytics, Spring 2007
- Keys to Web Analytics according to Jim
Sterne
- The Web Analytics Industry is Gradually
Taking Shape
- An Analytics Consulting Model for Small
Businesses
- Web Analytics Program Enhancements Seen at
the Emetrics Summit
- A First Look at Google Website Optimizer
- A Uniform Campaign Tracking ID that Makes
Sense
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Article Marketing, Spring 2007
- 25-page e-book How to Promote Your Site
through Article Marketing.
- Also
for sale online for non-subscribers.
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What I Saw at Ad:Tech that Might Help Your
Company's Future, Spring 2007
- Site Search from WebSiteStory
- WebSideStory Express Search, formerly from Atomz
- Customized homepages from PersonalWeb
- StrongMail and Lyris ListManager e-mail solutions
- HotBanana hosted content management system
- LivePerson Pro and LivePerson Contact Center for live customer support on your website
- Advertising through custom-written articles from AdFusion
- Video and animation for a website from Rovion MovingMedia and SitePal, respectively
- Wyndstrom Social Network Suite to build a social networking site
- Webloyalty.com with an approach to online loyalty programs.
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How Social Bookmarking Can Increase Traffic to
Your Website, Spring 2007
- 28-page e-book, Social Bookmarking and
Marketing
- Also
for
sale online for non-subscribers
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osCommerce, Winter 2007
- Review: osCommerce Shopping Cart Software
(ver 2.2 milestone 2)
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E-Tail Site Search, Fall, 2006
- Using Site Search to Improve Merchandising
and Increase Conversion Rates
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Search Engine Strategies Issue, August 15,
2006
- Small Business Ideas from the Exposition Hall
- Linking Strategy Ideas
- New Examples of Viral Marketing
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Summer
2006
- Report on Pay Per Click (PPC) Bid
Management Software
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AdTech Issue, May 1, 2006
- Newest Buzzword: Behavioral Targeting
- Affiliate Networks Are Everywhere
- Attract Return Visitors via Games on Your Site
- Better Indexing of Dynamically Generated Webpages
- Briefly Noted at Ad:Tech San Francisco
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Issue 95,
Winter 2006
- LinkMaps from Bruce Clay
- Caphyon Advanced Link Manager 2.0
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Issue 94, Fall 2005
New book: Research Guide to Online Niche-Finding:
- How to Discover a Promising Internet Business Niche -- the research principles
- Formulas and Ratios to Judge Profitability and Potential
- Problems with Niche Research Software
- Keyword Research and Niche-Finding Software
These core chapters are followed by three reviews of product-based research:
- Review: Market Research Wizard from WorldWide Brands
- Review: P.I.P.E. Product Idea Profitability Evaluator
- Review: Online Research Guide to Picking Products that Sell
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Issue 93, Fall 2005
Deliver to paid subscribers their no-cost copy of The E-Mail Marketing Handbook (2nd Edition)
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Issue 92, Summer 2005
- New Search Marketing Tools and Services
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Issue 91, Summer 2005
- How to Select an E-Mail Marketing Program (Bulk Mailer)
- 99 Questions to Ask a Prospective E-Mail Vendor
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Issue 90, Summer 2005
- Increasing E-Mail Deliverability
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Issue 89, Summer 2005
- Conversion Rates of the Top 400 Retailers
- Review: Internet Retailer Top 400 Guide (2005 Edition)
- Software Used by the Top 400 E-Tailers -- E-Commerce, Affiliate, and E-Mail
- The State of the US Online Market
2005
- Tips for Designing Online Stores
- Why Major E-Tailers Sell on eBay
- Review: The Culturally Customized Web Site
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Issue 88, Spring 2005
- Preface to the Report on Affiliate Management Software
- Recommendations and Awards of Merit for Excellence
- Appendix 1. Detailed descriptions of Affiliate Programs
- Appendix 2. Detailed descriptions of Affiliate Programs Integrated into Shopping Cart Programs
- Appendix 3. User Feedback on Affiliate Management Software
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Issue 87, Winter 2005
- Introduction to Affiliate Management Software
- Types of Affiliate Management Software
- Features of Affiliate Management Software
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Issue 86,
Winter 2004 How to Promote
Your Local Business on the Internet
E-book in 8 chapters:
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Marketing Your Local Business Starts with Your
Website
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Local
Sites
- Local Portal Sites
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Back to the Yellow Pages for Local Business
Advertising
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Local Pay Per Click on Google and Overture
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Display Your Local Business URL Everywhere
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E-Mail Marketing to Existing Local Business
Customers
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Resources for Marketing Your Local Business on
the Internet
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Issue 85, November 2004
- SPF Helps Legitimate E-Mail Get through Spam Filters
- SPF Resources
- How to Keep Opt-in E-Mail Out of Yahoo! Mail's Bulk Folder
- DomainKeys -- Yahoo's Proposal to Verify the Sender ID
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Issue 84, Sept-Oct 2004
- How to Develop a Landing Page 2005 (revised 28-page e-book)
- How to Use Pop-Up Windows Effectively and Responsibly
- Resources about Pop-Up Windows
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Issue 83, Summer 2004
- Reviews of Reciprocal Link Management Software
- Miscellaneous Link Management Software and Services
- Where to Find Willing Link Exchange Partners
- If You're Short of Time You Can Pay for Links
- What to Look for in a Quality Reciprocal Link Partner
- Linking Strategy Resources on the WilsonWeb.com Site
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Issue 82, Summer 2004
- Case Study: Optimizing Conversion Rates Using Split-Testing
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Issue 81, Summer 2004
- PayPal Buyers Survey (July 2004): What Merchants Gain from PayPal as a Payment Option (53-page report)
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Issue 80, Summer 2004
- Introduction to A/B Split-Testing for Your Webpages
- How to Test Your Landing Pages to Improve Conversion Rates
- What to Look for in Testing Software for Small Business Websites
- A/B Split and Multivariate Testing Software Reviews (13 products reviewed)
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Issue 79, April 2004
- The E-Mail Marketing Software Survey 2004: User Ratings and Comments
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Issue 78, Mar 15, 2004
- How to Increase Search Engine Rankings through Links to Your Site
- What You Need to Know about Outsourcing Search Engine Optimization
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Issue 77, Feb 15, 2004
- How Does Search Engine Ranking Work? Webpages vs. Linking: An Introduction
- How to Get Your Webpages Ready for Indexing: Have Pity on Poor Googley-Eyes
- A List of Prime Resources for Search Engine Optimization
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Issue 76, Jan 15, 2004
- Introduction to Shopping Cart Programs
- How Does the New Yahoo! Merchant Solutions Stack Up?
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Issue 75, December 8, 2003
- Detailed Survey Responses from 50+ Shopping Cart Vendors
- Shopper's Guide to Shopping Cart Programs
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Issue 74, November 25, 2003
- The State of the Shopping Cart Market
- Shopping Cart Popularity Survey
- Web Commerce Today E-Commerce Award of Merit 2004
- Directory of Shopping Carts
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Issue 73, August 15, 2003
- Understanding Fraud Protection Systems for Merchants
- Fraud Protection Systems Offered by Payment Gateways
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Issue 72, July 15, 2003
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Issue 71, June 15, 2003
- Comparison chart and graphs of alternate payment systems
- Product Brief: 2CheckOut
- Product Brief: Cyphermint/PayCash
- Product Brief: e-gold
- Product Brief: iKobo
- Product Brief: Moneybookers
- Product Brief: PaySystems
- Product Brief: ProPay
- Why I Use a Merchant Account and PayPal
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Issue 70, May 15, 2003
- Using Instant Chat for Customer Service and Sales Questions
- Using Voice over Internet (VoIP) for Customer Service
- Using Instant Messaging for Customer Service
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Issue 69, April 15, 2003
- Advertising B2C Products with Shopping Comparison Bots
- Product Brief: ClickAlyzer
- Product Brief: ProAnalyzer Ad Tracking System
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Issue 68, March 15, 2003
- How to Track Click-Throughs and Sales
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Issue 67, February 15, 2003
- Introduction to the Shopping Cart Survey
- User Comments about Favorite and Unfavorite Carts
- Favorite Cart Use by High-Selling Sites
- Order Management Solutions
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Issue 66, January 15, 2003
- Shopping Carts that Support E-Book and Digital Download Sales
- Digital Download Tools for ClickBank and PayPal Merchants
- Internet Marketplaces Where You Can Sell Your E-Book
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Issue 65, December 15, 2002
- Exploring PayPal Instant Payment Notification (IPN)
- Shopping Cart Implementation of PayPal
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Issue 64, November 15, 2002
- Review: 1Shopping Cart
- Review: Persuasive Online Copywriting by Eisenberg, Eisenberg, and Davis
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Issue 63, October 15, 2002
- A Case Study in Order Fraud Detection
- What Merchants Should Do about Affiliate Commission Hijacking
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Issue 62, September 15, 2002
- HitBox Professional 3.0
- HitBox Commerce 2.0
- Web Metrics by Jim Sterne
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Issue 61, August 15, 2002
- Review: StoreFront AE and BizPlaces
- E-Commerce Trends and Tools
- More Sales Venues for Your Products
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Issue 60, July 15, 2002
- Review: Microsoft Commerce Server 2002
- How Useful Is Card Verification Value (CVV2) for Fraud Protection?
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Issue 59, June 15, 2002
- E-Mail Marketing Programs: Introduction to User Comments
- Hosted E-Mail Marketing Programs: User Comments
- Desktop E-Mail Marketing Programs: User Comments
- CGI E-Mail Marketing Programs: User Comments
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Issue 58, May 15, 2002
- Update on the Streamlined Sales Tax Project
- Review: Dansie Shopping Cart 3.27
- Book Brief: Designing Web Sites that Sell
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Issue 57, April 15, 2002
- The Glories of Programmable Database-Driven Shopping Carts
- Preparing B2B Suppliers' Product Data for E-Procurement and E-Marketplaces
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Issue 56, March 15, 2002
- An Introduction to E-Payment Networks
- Comparison Chart of E-Payment Networks
- Assessing Criticism of PayPal
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Issue 55, February 15, 2002
- Various Ways to Monetize Traffic: Case Study of Greeting Card Sites
- Review: ShopSite 6.0 New Features
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Issue 54, January 15, 2002
- Maximizing Your Landing Page Conversion Rate Potential
- Landing Page Checklist
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Issue 53, December 15, 2001
- Leveraging eBay's Marketplace to Grow Your E-Business
- eBay and Auction Resources, Ezines, Books, and Auction Management Software Tools
- Review: Make Your Net Auction Sell!
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Issue 52, November 15, 2001
- Trotline Marketing: Spinning Off Multiple Micro-Focus Stores
- Store-Building Buyer's Worksheet
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Issue 51, October 15, 2001
- Feature Comparison of Popular Shopping Cart/Store-Building Programs
- Bigstep.com Price and Feature Updates
- Yahoo! Store Price Change Analysis
- Product Review: Americart
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Issue 50, September 15, 2001
- Types of Shopping Cart Programs
- E-Merchandising: An Interview with Melanie Shannon
- Review: HipHip MerchandiZer
- Dr. Wilson's Articles and Reviews on Shopping Cart Programs
- Links to Reviews of Shopping Carts
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Issue 49, August 15, 2001
- Managing a Members-Only Website
- Members-Only Subscription Management Programs
- Protecting a Members-Only Website from Credit Card Fraud
- Review: Account Manager Pro
- Review: Verotel Billing Solutions
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Issue 48, July 15, 2001
- A Merchant's Introduction to E-Commerce Payment Gateways
- At What Point Is a Merchant Account better Than PayPal or CCNow?
- Survey of 90 Payment Gateways: Info and User Feedback
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Issue 47, June 15, 2001
- Quick Look: Shopping Cart/Store-Building Programs
- Quick Look: Payment Gateways
- Quick Look: Accounting Software
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Issue 46, May 15, 2001
- Highlights of Affiliate Management Software User Survey
- User Feedback on Affiliate Management Software
- Editor's Choices among Affiliate Management Software
- Review: Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants
- Other Resources on Setting Up and Managing an Affiliate Program
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Issue 45, April 15, 2001
- Sale Discount Strategies that Influence Shopper Behavior
- Reader Feedback on HipHip's Merchandizer
- E-Commerce in China
- Review: Selling Online
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Issue 44, March 15, 2001
- How to Make an Effective Ad 'Landing Page'
- Product Review: CCNow.com
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Issue 43, February 15, 2001
- Secure E-Mail E-Commerce: Using Secure HTML E-Mail Order Forms
- Survey of HTML E-Mail SSL-Submission Capability
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Issue 42, January 15, 2001
- Review: Yahoo! Store
- It's All about Building Customer Loyalty
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Issue 41, December 15, 2000
- Crucial Differences between Retailing and E-Tailing
- How Realistic is an Online Store as an Add-On to a Retail Store?
- Book Brief: The E-Commerce Book, by Korper and Ellis
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Issue 40, November 15, 2000
- Designing a Site that Builds Trust
- A Personal Feel that Builds Trust
- An Ordering Policy that Builds Trust
- Associations that Build Trust
- Book Brief: From .com to .profit
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Issue 39, October 15, 2000
- How Thieves Steal Card Numbers without Detection
- How Thieves Hide Their Identity and How to Spot Them
- New Fraud Detection Systems Available
- Product Brief: CPS Computerized Parcel System
- Low Cost Shopping Cart Scripts
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Issue 38, September 15, 2000
- Basic E-Commerce Credit Card Authorization Process
- Why I Am Angry with the Merchant Credit Card Industry
- Best Merchant Credit Card Account Prices Directly through Banks
- Payment Gateway Fees Bundled with Merchant Accounts
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Issue 37, August 15, 2000
- Product Review: Bigstep.com
- Product Review: eCongo Free Commerce
- Comparison Chart of Four "Free" E-Commerce Platforms
- Dr. Wilson's Recommendations of "Free" E-Commerce Platforms
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Issue 36, July 15, 2000
- Product Review: Stone Edge Order Manager
- Product Review: FreeMerchant.com
- Product Brief: PlanetPayment.com
- Product Brief: JavaScript to prevent Double-Click Submits
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Issue 35, June 15, 2000
- Window Dressing 101: Redesign Your Store's Display Window to Lure the Shoppers Inside
- Fine-tune Your Ordering System to Encourage Sales
- Generating Trust to Motivate Sales
- My Experience with Yahoo! Store
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Issue 34, May 15, 2000
- How B2B E-Commerce Software Differs from Retail
- How Small Businesses Can Use Affordable Web EDI
- The Rise of Online B2B Marketplaces
- Sidebar: Will Online Marketplaces Displace Online Stores?
- B2B E-Commerce Resource
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Issue 33, April 15, 2000
- Using HTML E-Mail to Sell Your Products
- Improving Store Navigation to Increase Sales
- Structuring Shipping Charges to Improve the Conversion Rate
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Issue 32, March 15, 2000
- How Widespread is Credit Card Fraud against Merchants?
- How Much Protection Do Online Merchants Have?
- Sophisticated Fraud Protection Systems
- Inexpensive Techniques to Protect Merchants against Credit Card Fraud
- Resources and Articles on Fraud Protection
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Issue 31, February 15, 2000
- Cross-Selling and Up-Selling
- Employing Color and Graphics to Stimulate Sales
- Overcoming the Four Common Barriers to Order Completion
- Creating Compelling Special Offers
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Issue 30, January 15, 2000
- Display Your Products Compellingly
- Sidebar: Tips for Scanning Photos from Catalogs
- Improve Your Product Description Copy
- Review: Words That Sell
- Digital Certificate Alert
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Issue 29, December 15, 1999
- Trends in E-Commerce: Freeze-Frame December 1999
- Small Businesses E-Commerce Strategies for the Year 2000
- Book Brief: Selling Online by Jim Carroll and Rick Broadhead
- Browsing Four Products at a Time
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Issue 28, November 15, 1999
- Review: Why We Buy, by Paco Underhill
- Review: Open Market ShopSite TX 4.1
- A Look at Lycos Stores
- E-Mail to the Editor
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Issue 27, October 15, 1999
- Review: Open Market ShopSite SC 4.1
- Are Amazon.com zShops Good for Merchants?
- Comparison of Popular Stores
- Choosing an Internet Order Fulfillment House
- Book Brief: The E-Commerce Book
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Issue 26, September 15, 1999
- Importing Online Order Data into QuickBooks
- Two Maturing Web Fulfillment Solutions
- Integrating Web Ordering with Accounting Packages
- Accounting Software Comparison Resources
- Shipping via the US Postal Service
- Review: Data Mining Your Website
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Issue 25, August 15, 1999
- 3 Basic Security Rules for Siteowners
- How Does SSL Work?
- Do You Need a Digital Certificate?
- How SET Will Change Things ... Sometime
- Resources on Transaction Security and the SET Protocol
- Report on '99 E-China Forum on E-Commerce
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Issue 24, July 15, 1999
- Lessons from Gift Store Marketing
- Gift Store Marketing Comparison
- Malls and Niche Stores
- The Waning and Waxing of Affiliate Marketing
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Issue 23, June 15, 1999
- Readiness Assessment Tool
- How to Assess an E-Commerce Developer
- Sidebar: Why Not Set Up Your Own Online Store?
- Moving from Print Catalog to Web Catalog
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Issue 22, May 15, 1999
- Jumping All 12 Hurdles: Store Elements You Must Have Right
- Internet Business Plan Checklist for Online Start-Ups
- Books on Writing a Business Plan
- Review: Make Your Site Sell
- iCat Commerce Publisher Discontinued
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Issue 21, April 15, 1999
- Part 1: 10 E-Commerce Trends That Affect Your Business
- Part 2: 10 Essential Small Businesses Strategies
- USPS Offers Priority Mail Tracking
- Review: Miva Merchant
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Issue 20, March 15, 1999
- Services to Support the Online Sale
- Instant Person-to-Person Sales Support
- How Will It Look on Me?
- More Customer Service Links
- Review: IBM HomePage Creator
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Issue 19, February 15, 1999
- What I Look for in Store-Building Software
- Real People Build Trust
- Non-US Credit Card Gateways
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Issue 18, January 15, 1999
- Examining the Goods: Flashpix Imaging Technology
- Sidebar: Online Flashpix Resources
- Best Practices: Ideal Front Page Size
- Review: Web Design in a Nutshell
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Issue 17, December 15, 1998
- Why You Need to Take Credit Cards
- Obtaining a Merchant Credit Card Account
- Do You Need Real-Time Credit Card Authorizaton?
- A Short List of Internet Credit Card Gateways
- Internet-Friendly Banks
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Issue 16, November 15, 1998
- Analyzing the Drop-Shipping Model for Online Stores
- Drop-Shipping Resources
- Amazon.com's Inventory Strategies: Readings
- Shopping Agents for the Christmas Season
- The Current State of European E-Commerce
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Issue 15, October 15, 1998
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Issue 14, September 15, 1998
- E-Commerce Basics: The 10 Rock Bottom Essentials for Online Stores
- Ordering via E-mail Links
- The Integration Imperative
- What Motivates Established Companies to Get into E-Commerce?
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Issue 13, August 15, 1998
- Moving Shoppers toward the Checkout Stand
- How Disney Drives Sales
- 12 Ways to Boost Your Sales Conversion Rate
- Store Design Articles to Increase Sales Effectiveness
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Issue 12, July 15, 1998
- Should You Accept Checks over the Internet?
- US Laws and Regulations Governing Demand Drafts
- Introducing Accepting Online Checks "shelf"
- Review: iCat Online Commerce
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Issue 11, June 15, 1998
- Fraud and Chargebacks Challenge Online Merchants
- Low Cost Fraud Protection Methods
- Evaluating Fraud with Artificial Intelligence
- Review: Designing Systems for Internet Commerce
- Research Fraud Prevention
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Issue 10, May 15, 1998
- Manufacturers' Dilemma: To Sell or Not to Sell Directly?
- The Future of Selling via the Internet
The Online Progress of Disintermediation
- How to Retain Your Affiliates
- Tips for Preparing Product Photos
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Issue 9, April 15, 1998
- How Much Store Infrastructure Do You Need?
- Review: Creating Stores on the Web
- European E-Commerce Update
- Learning from ShopIrish.com
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Issue 8, March 15, 1998
- A Merchant's Primer of Affiliate Programs, by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
- How ViaWeb and ShopSite Pro Incorporate Affiliate Program Support Functions
- Affiliate Programs Resource Page
- Strategies to Lure Web Shoppers away from Traditional Retail, by Tom Vassos
- Japan Update, by Chris Beck
- Tips and Innovations
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Issue 7, February 15, 1998
- How to Select Products to Sell on Your Website
- Marketing Single-Product Websites vs. Multi-Product Stores
- Mail Order Manager order management and fulfillment software
- Webstore Tips and Innovations (new feature)
- Books to Help You Select Products
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Issue 6, January 15, 1998
- Preparing Your Online Store for International Shoppers
- Update on European E-Commerce
- Shopping Carts for Small Sites
- E-Commerce Trends
- More Resources to Globalize Your Webstore
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Issue 5, December 15, 1997
- How Does Store-Building Software Work
- Store-Building Software Evaluation Guide
- Why Freeware Shopping Carts Are So Expensive
- Store Software Review Links on "Shopping Technology" Shelves
- E-Commerce Trends: Associate Programs
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Issue 4, November 15, 1997
- Selling Online to Wholesale Customers
- Why Business-to-Business Commerce Prefers EDI
- EDI Glossary
- On Setting Retail Prices for the Web
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Issue 3, October 15, 1997
- A Primer on Retail Transaction Security
- Securing a Digital Certificate
- Is It Really Safe to Order Online?
- Electronic Commerce Trends
- Review: Magdalena Yesil, Creating the Virtual Store
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Issue 2, September 15, 1997
- Getting Customers from the Front Page to the Center of Your Store
- Sidebar: Building a Dynamic Left Side Menu
- Electronic Commerce Trends
- International Payment Issues by Bill Dunlap, et al.
- Review: ICentral ShopSite Manager 3.1
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Issue 1, August 15, 1997
- Unraveling the Mysteries of Merchant Credit Card Accounts
for Web Commerce, by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
- How to Decide Whether You Need Real-Time Credit Card
Authorization for Your Site
- How Does a Foreign Business Obtain a US Merchant Credit
Card Account for Web Commerce?
- E-Commerce Trends and Briefs
- Shopper's Guide to Real-Time Credit Card Authorization
Systems for Websites
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