Retail website SEO traditionally is the hardest to perform, as the coding of the software used in many e-commerce packages out on the market is very search engine unfriendly. Luckily the Intelligent Retail 'Connect' system offers class leading search engine friendliness right 'out of the box'. This is of course great, and just what you want as the Connect system […]
Promoting your e-commerce website
A large part of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is creating inbound links to a website which increase the perceived importance of that website. Search engine algorithms use inbound links (from external websites into yours) as a vote on popularity, and to a certain respect a vote of trust, so it makes sense to think that the more links you have […]
E-Commerce Website Search Engine Optimisation
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) of e-commerce websites is usually vital for gaining targetted traffic from search engines. Thankfully, your E-Commerce website from Intelligent Retail has a degree of SEO already built in, which means you are already off to a flying start where getting results from Google, Yahoo and MSN is concerned. Read more…
Choosing a domain name for your online business
Here at Intelligent Retail, we try to help our retail customers by providing relevant, useful and above all profit-worthy information. In the spirit of this approach, here is the first in a series of articles all about trading online and how you can prepare your business for this with best practice methodology. Read more…
Survey reveals multichannel shopping has become mainstream
Results of the consumer survey show increasing reliance on internet as part of a multichannel shopping experience. Also, those who shop mostly on the internet are the higher Christmas spenders. Read more…
Balanced views from real independent retailers – not all doom and gloom!
There are more and more people getting fed up with the intensity of the negative press on retail. OK so it is certainly tough at the moment, but a lot of these retailers than have gone under have been stugggling for years. Speaking to our own customers before and after Christmas, the vast majority have had as good as or […]
EPoS Software: Encouraging up-selling and cross-selling
Up-selling and cross-selling are established methods of improving sales and increasing customer loyalty. Up-selling is the practice of offering customers a product in addition to the product they are currently purchasing. Cross-selling refers to selling items that are related or can be integrated with the item being sold. Both techniques can increase sales volume and provide a valuable service to […]