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SaaS or Open Source? Discover the differences between the two main e-commerce solutions

SaaS (Software as a service) or Open Source? Installable or hosted in the cloud? If you have been in the e-commerce world for a while, you are probably familiar with these concepts, but … do you really know what they mean or what their differences are from one another? If, however, you are considering opening an online shop and have not decided yet which system suits you most, knowing the differences between SaaS and Open Source solutions will help you understand what is most convenient for your business idea.

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Online marketing – 10 essential keys to growing your business

Many small and medium businesses owners (SMBs) fear tackling the beast that is known as online marketing as they feel they do not have adequate experience or know-how to do it properly.  In order to convince you that online marketing is not only essential to your online business’ success but also that it can be easy to do, here are our 5 main reasons we believe online marketing is worth a second look.

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ePages academy is back – Manchester and London dates offer e-commerce coaching for your online shop

The ePages academy is back, bigger and more packed than ever with e-commerce best practice! As you implement your own plans for retail success in 2016, let us help you make enhancements to your online shop to tackle this head on. Be inspired, learn great techniques and join us in Manchester on 21st April or in London on 22nd April.

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ePages academy, London – Coaching in International selling, design, branding and social media marketing

The ePages academy once again brought to the stage some of the key issues of selling online: Branding, international selling, social media marketing, design and payments. Under the title ‘Sell Smarter Online’, this latest coaching event delivered great knowledge and insights in a friendly setting, with fantastic networking and interaction between merchants and e-commerce professionals.

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On October 2nd, the ePages academy brings you more e-commerce expertise for your online shop

As you return from your summer holidays – we want to welcome you back with some good news! The ePages academy is once again in London! Before one of the busiest times of year for online sales, let us help you make enhancements to your online shop to tackle this head on. Be inspired before the coming winter sales and join us on October 2nd at the ePages academy in London!

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6 effective cross-selling strategies

If you want to increase the basket value of your customers, cross-selling is the most effective way to achieve that. Many successful online – and offline – players have been using cross-selling for many years and know how to get the most out of it. Read more

Returns processes: convert a tricky thing into a sales opportunity

Without customers your business would not exist. Their loyalty is your relief, for that reason maximising their shopping satisfaction should be one of the key points for your online shop. In this article we bring you some useful advice to convert returns into better customer satisfaction.

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New partnership with 1&1: ePages continues to grow

With this new partnership, ePages will increase the number of online shops to more than 120,000. We are also heading towards North America and Canada where 1&1 starts to offer our software.

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Review your online shop before autumn and Christmas arrive

Snowflakes - KopieSure, it’s only the beginning of September but you cannot start early enough thinking about your autumn and Christmas campaigns in your online shop. We recommend reviewing your ePages shop well in advance. In this article, we present some tips to check your texts, images and settings, but also, to improve your e-commerce strategy. Act now and achieve more sales in the last campaigns of  2013.

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Fishing in the social network – How you can sell on Facebook using ePages

With over 600 million registered users, Facebook is by far the largest social network in the world. On average, Facebook users spend over three hours a day on the platform. Measured by visitor times, the network from Palo Alto California far outranks Internet top dog Google. All this makes Facebook one of the largest channels through which online merchants can generate customers. We’ve taken all of this into account, and included a Facebook integration to ePages in version 6.11. The ePages blog explains which level of integration is possible. Read more

Interview with Stefan Kolodziej – one decade in e-commerce II

Are social networks important for online merhcants? Or aren’t they? Does a corporate blog has any impact on an onlineshop? That are the basic go’s and no go’s for online merchants that have just started? Read on all this and more in the second part of our ePages blog interview with Stefan Kolodziej. (You can find the first part here.)

 

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Interview with Stefan Kolodziej – one decade in e-commerce

For more than ten years, Stefan Kolodziej and his business partner Kai Lieder have been running an online shop for high-quality teas. What has he experienced during that period? And what advice can he give to merchants who want to get started in e-commerce? Find out in the ePages blog’s two-part interview.

  

 

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