Bounce rate, cart abandonment--call it what you will, but the bottom line is that it is a missed sales opportunity for your website. There are a lot of reasons why a customer might put your product in an online shopping cart but not complete the...
The Stitchcraft team has just returned from another action-packed TNNA (The National NeedleArts Association), Summer Trade Show! This year’s show was in a totally new venue: Washington, DC, which proved to be a nice change of pace from the “usual” venue for the Summer show...
For this month’s Ravelry update, we spent a few days tracking the Hot Right Now list. It’s not an easy thing to do, because the list can shift before your eyes as you are trying to catalogue it. So this post is based on a...
Recently we’ve taken a look at the most popular patterns on Ravelry. We’ve looked at how the Hot Right Now list works (if you missed the post, read it here), and then taken a more in-depth look at the 25 patterns with the most projects on...
Your business website is a showcase as well as a tool. As a wholesaler or manufacturer, you may think that you are selling only to your retailers, but keep in mind that consumers searching for your products may arrive at your website and want information,...
Welcome back to the next part of our series focused on optimizing your e-mail marketing strategy; if you missed part one, click here to get caught up. Once you have built a list of email contacts, you will engage with them on a regular basis. The...
You do use email as part of your marketing strategy, don’t you? If you don’t have an active email marketing campaign, you are missing out on one of the most cost-effective ways for your business to build its customer base. Email is inexpensive to send,...
If you’re in a crafting business, showcasing your products and the wonderful things that can be made from them on an image-based social media platform such as Instagram is a great way to reach your potential customers. Until recently, however, Instagram was exactly that--a showcase...