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Hip Hop Jewelry
2008-02-27 04:01:00
If you had the money to buy all the Hip Hop Jewelry you could ever want, what would you buy? Would you go for the diamond and emerald dollar sign necklace like Chris Brown?s, a gold and diamond pave watch like Jay-Z?s, or grillz like the ones Chamillionaire wears? You may think that you need ...

2007 Holiday Shopping Predictions
2007-10-13 05:20:00
The National Retail Federation today released its forecast for the upcoming 2007 holiday season, predicting that sales will rise 4.0 percent this year to $474.5 billion*.  ?Retailers are in for a somewhat challenging holiday season as consumers are faced with numerous economic obstacles,? said NRF Chief Economist Rosalind Wells. ?With the weak housing market and current ...
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Is Link Authority Dead (Dying)?
2007-07-19 23:13:00
Link Authority … a phrase I’ve always tried to learn more about. A phrase that had a major impact on Page Rank. A phrase I knew was always being manipulated… A month ago, SEObook.com author Aaron Wall blew the whistle on relevancy problems in Google’s SERPs. Big name sites, like eBay and Yahoo, set up “infinite” subdomains, ...
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Computer Memory - What kind and where to buy?
2007-07-18 18:43:00
  If you are like me and you spend alot of time online you always want to have the most updated computer system. Well, what we want and what we can have is not always the same thing. For me to stay up to speed with all the breaking technology I would have to buy a ...
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Online Retailers Take Stock!
2007-07-12 16:32:00
If you thought counting goods on a shelf was tough…. What happens when an online shopper doesn’t find what she wants? Like many retail shoppers, she goes to another store, according to “The Online Inventory Impact Survey.” The survey was commissioned by the e-tailing group and BetweenMarkets and conducted in May 2007. While about half of respondents ...
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When to Hire a SEO Company
2007-07-09 02:27:00
Yahoo! had a great article up about when to hire an SEO company which we whole heartedly agree with and posting here. It has some valid points on when and if to hire an SEO firm and what you should look for if you do. We would also add that any company you hire to ...
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Towable Ski Tube & Water Trampoline Fun
2007-07-05 17:06:00
While I am the first to admit that there are not enough hours in the day to get all of my work done, I do try to break away every now and then in order to keep my sanity. Give me anything to do on the water and I’m half way there. Having said that, ...
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Women and online shopping?
2007-07-05 16:18:00
Over half of US female Internet users ages 25 and older say the Internet is their main research source for checking out potential product purchases. Major online buying categories for women in the past six months included travel, adult clothing and health and beauty products. Over half of US female Internet users ages 25 and older ...
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Yahoo! Store Domain Redirect ?301 Redirect for host names
2007-06-13 21:29:00
Finally!!! Yahoo is expanding their redirect to include all the account created subdomains i.e., shop, store, etc. as received below: Update to Domain Redirect Setting ?301 Redirect for all Domains In our ongoing effort to help you become more successful, we have updated the Domain Redirect Setting to help improve search engine visibility for your store. You can ...
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Internet Access Tax Debate Back on House Table
2007-06-03 22:10:00
By Roy Mark WASHINGTON — With the federal ban on Internet access taxes set to expire on Nov. 17, a longtime simmering feud between the states and Congress is beginning to warm up again. A U.S. House panel began hearings this afternoon on the fate of the Internet connection tax moratorium. Congress has renewed the ban ...
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Alexa Ratings
2007-05-29 16:32:00
When you are talking about Alexa , you are talking about the Alexa Web Ranking service provided by Amazon.com. This is method of ranking websites based on information gathered from the Alexa toolbar. The toolbar is installed in some windows-based browers, is available as a plug-in for other browsers, and is also included in some other ...
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Web Blogs for business and? SEO
2007-04-25 19:46:00
When working on Yahoo! Stores I find myself on many occasions discussing with clients the importance of setting up web blogs with regards to Search Engine Optimization (SEO). More often than not the response I receive is  “You mean I have to spend time on yet another thing?” or “We’ve been thinking about doing that and ...
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Not ranking well in Google? Maybe you?ve been ?sandboxed?.
2007-04-25 15:11:00
What is the sandbox? For this article the Googl e Sand box Effect is defined as the situation where the results of Google’s main ranking algorithms (PageRank, TrustRank, HillTop, whatever is in place) are initially inhibited when applied to a new property due to one or more temporal algorithm procedures taking effect. Put simply, when it’s obvious your ...
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SEO Optimized Press Releases
2007-04-16 05:08:00
Why use an online service to write and publish a press release? Using an online service enables you to instantly publish your business news online. The instantaneous publication of your press releases online is your number one benefit of using online press release distribution services.The second benefit is when a service distributes your release to other ...
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Is there hope for new merchants?
2007-04-15 05:23:00
Hope for Newer Merchant s… For those newer e-tailers who wonder if shoppers will give them a chance, comScore data indicates the answer is ‘yes.’ Newbie online shoppers tend to cling to the familiar. They are 81 percent more likely than experienced shoppers to shop only at sites they’ve shopped at in the past. However, willingness to shop at ...
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Thinking about selling online?
2007-04-15 05:15:00
Selling on the Internet is a viable option to starting a home based business or enhancing an existing business because of the relatively low costs (if you do it smartly) and the wide geographical target market. The possibilities are endless. When deciding what to sell online, keep a few points in mind: 63% of people who shop ...
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Yahoo! Store Help - Technical Support Phone Numbers
2007-04-14 18:26:00
Yahoo Customer Support team is available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1-866-800-8092. From the main menu select Option 1. Fill an Online Customer Support Form Alternatively, you can use email store-support@yahoo-inc.com If your question is about billing, please email store-billing@yahoo-inc.com. Is your store down? Check here for a System Status page it’s ...
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Abandonded Carts - A few reasons?
2007-04-14 18:15:00
Thirty-five percent of consumers surveyed said added costs, such as shipping and handling, or lengthy delivery times resulted in their abandoning an online purchase. Sites requesting too much information is another annoyance that drives away 35 percent of buyers surveyed.
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Top reason for shopping online?
2007-04-14 18:15:00
  The top reason online consumers prefer to shop on the web is to: avoid crowds, a reason cited by 38% of respondents. The next four reasons consumers prefer the web, and the percent of respondents citing them: Lower prices, 35%; Ease of comparing products and prices, 28% Avoiding the inconvenience of traveling to stores, 28% A wider selection of products, 26%.
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2006 Holiday Shopping Stats
2007-04-14 17:50:00
In 2006, there was a surge in online holiday shopping that lasted beyond Cyber Monday (the Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday). Shop ping actually increased in volume through December 18. The statistics below were compiled during the November 27 - December 24, 2006 time period. Online traffic and buying continued to rise through December 18. From December 19-25 ...
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Hey, what?s this new Yahoo! Store Design Wizard and why would I still need
2007-04-14 17:38:00
I thought about placing a whole lot of information here leading up to my answer for using custom templates instead of the design wizard but I realized the Official Yahoo ! Store Blog administrator summarized it best by writing the following…   “The short answer for established merchants is while the new templates are a major improvement compared ...
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Yahoo! E-Commerce Survey, Shows Small Business Will Top Holiday Shopping
2007-04-14 17:34:00
Sunnyvale, California - November 20, 2006 - According to a new survey commissioned by Yahoo ! Small Business and conducted by Harris Interactive, three out of four (76%) of holiday shoppers, plan to shop for holiday gifts online. A similar number, 75%, are likely to purchase gifts online from small businesses. Survey respondents expressed strong support for ...
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