5 Helpful Tips to Help Boost Your Website's Sales

If you own an eCommerce website then your number one goal is likely sales. How many sales are you making from month to month and what is your conversion rate? What makes the competition of eCommerce so difficult is that it is so competitive. People have realized with the invention of the internet that starting a business is now much cheaper and they can reach customers all over the world. The flipside to being able to reach people all over the world is so can your competitors. Just because you own a Phoenix web designcompany doesn't mean that a web design company from New York can't market to people in Phoenix, Arizona. So what can your business do to optimize your websites sales? That is a question many eCommerce owners are wanting to know. I will give you a few of things I notice that help website sales. 

Professional Website - I know this is obvious but it is a must. If your website doesn't have a professional look and feel and your not willing to update it then you might as well stop reading right hear because nothing listed below is going to help you. Compared to owning a store front a nice website will be like 3 or 4 months of would be rent and you will have a website that will make your business stand apart. To make money you have to be willing to spend some money 

Mobile Website - How many customers are you losing out on because they are trying to view your website from a mobile device? You don't want to lose out on these customers because the number of people that are now searching the internet via a mobile device. 

 
SEO Marketing - So you have a great website now you need customers. If you spend some time with your websites SEO Google will bring you customers without having to pay per click.
Social Media - Spend sometime learning about a great Social Media strategy. With Facebook and twitter having hundreds of millions of users you don't want to miss out on your peace of the pie. If you can get posts to go viral Social Media can reach more people successfully than any other form of advertising.
Test - Whether it be a Pay Per Click campaign banner or a facebook banner make sure to test to see the conversion rate. I would personally suggest using Google Analytics to keep track of your websites analytics. Google gives you so much information that it can give you a competitive advantage.

 

I know most of these seem like no brainers but you would be shocked how many eCommerce websites out there that miss one or more of these things. There is plenty of customers out their that are looking for your service or product it is just a matter of you presenting your business in a matter that makes them want to do business with you. They are likely going to buy your product or service the only question is will it be from you or your competitor?