UGAL - Blog http://www.ugal.com/blog/ UGAL - Blog en-us http://www.ugal.com/blog/rss/ Thu, 17 May 2012 07:47:30 GMT UGAL 240 Best wishes for 2012 Best wishes for 2012

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/best-wishes-for-2012/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:07:58 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/best-wishes-for-2012/ E-commerce That Works - Customer Service Customer Service, pleaaase.

Customer service

UGAL's advice

UGAL's advice

While shopping online is much more practical than going to the store, it has some disadvantages. In a store you can see and touch the product you are about to purchase, and you can always talk to and get help from a sales person. If you want to build a reputation online, your online customer service must stand out.

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-customer-service/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:08:09 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-customer-service/ E-commerce That Works - How To Generate Traffic Bring the traffic on!

Generate Traffic on Your E-commerce Site

UGAL's advice

UGAL's advice

Having an e-commerce website is good. Taking orders is better... Here again, to generate traffic a few best practices apply.

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-how-to-generate-trafic/ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:42:54 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-how-to-generate-trafic/ E-commerce That Works - The Ordering Process The cashier is at the end of the tunnel

Ordering process

UGAL's advice

UGAL's advice

The steps between the shopping cart and the order confirmation pages are crucial. In order to help your customer in this difficult process, you must make sure to display the right information at the right place.

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-the-ordering-process/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:19:18 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-the-ordering-process/ E-commerce That Works - Start With a Website That Works Help me find your products !

Create an efficient website

UGAL's advice

UGAL's advice

Your e-commerce website should start with a website that works. Implement an easy navigation and follow the best practices. Help your visitors find immediately what they are looking for. You will earn their trust, and hopefully their business.

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-start-with-a-website-that-works/ Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:09:09 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-start-with-a-website-that-works/ E-commerce That Works - Introduction Don't Dream

Introduction

UGAL's advice

UGAL's advice

E-commerce is booming. Sales in the US are growing at 10% a year and will reach almost $200 billion in 2011. It appears as if the e-commerce highway is paved in gold, however, the majority of people who start an e-commerce website will not succeed. This is the first part of our illustrated guide, E-commerce That Works, published on our blog throughout the week.

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-introduction/ Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:45:56 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/e-commerce-that-works-introduction/ Things to avoid for your website When starting a website, there are a few mistakes that are important to avoid. No need to become a technical expert: with tools like UGAL it is easy to publish your website and to create content for it. With the evolution of technologies, it is important to follow a few best practices.

Here is a short list of things that could be tempting but that we recommend you avoid.

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/things-to-avoid-for-your-website/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:01:44 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/things-to-avoid-for-your-website/ Business models of the web and why UGAL is not free

Business models have changed with the web. Before the web, everything had a price. Many services are now free on the web: email is free, creating a blog is free, hosting videos is free, Facebook is free etc... No need to purchase Windows of Microsoft Office anymore, open source alternatives (Linux and Openoffice.org) are available for free. So called "Pirates" watch the latest movies days before their release date... for free.

The funny thing is that many of the companies offering everything for free are very well valuated: $15 billions for Facebook at the time Microsoft took some shares (much less now). Venture capitalists inject money in companies that offer only free services as well.

All those services look alike (they are free) and it is not always easy to decrypt the various offerings, including the ones like UGAL which are not free. Different times, different business models. Some are viable, other much less. Here is a quick look.

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/business-models-of-the-web-and-why-ugal-is-not-free/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:41:56 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/business-models-of-the-web-and-why-ugal-is-not-free/ 5 questions to ask when choosing a domain name When you launch a website, you must not underestimate the power of the domain name you choose. It is easier to keep a visitor than to attract new ones. With a complicated domain name, your visitors will find it difficult to remember your website address and will not be able to relay it.

Here are the 5 questions to ask yourself before choosing your domain name.

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]]> http://www.ugal.com/blog/5-questions-to-ask-when-choosing-a-domain-name/ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:58:29 GMT http://www.ugal.com/blog/5-questions-to-ask-when-choosing-a-domain-name/ How to build a forum community We just launched forums on UGAL, and we think that they can be a game changer in terms of functionalities that they bring to your website. Think of them as content written to your website by visitors you might not know. If your forum becomes busy enough, it will be a prime source of new traffic to your website - a very good thing.

There is however a big issue with the forums: they are empty at first. Besides the initial "Welcome to the forums, please stay polite" discussion traditionally posted by the admin, there is nothing to see. And with nothing to see, chances that your visitors will start a new discussion are very slim. Pretty much the chicken and the egg question, and it all comes down to how to start building an online community.

Here are a few ideas on how to start a forum and give it some (if not good) chances of success.

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