Resources to power your small business

 

According to the latest figures from IMRG, e-commerce is set to grow by 14% this year in the UK which puts forward a great case for setting up business online.

 

Here are some helpful e-commerce articles to help you along the way.

 

Guides to getting started in e-commerce

PayPoint.net – How do I get started in e-commerce?

Simply Business – Starting a Business: the Simply Business Guide

Smallbusiness.co.uk – Start a business in 2010

PayPoint.net – How do I accept online payments?

Tiger Commerce - Tiger's Top 10 e-commerce tips to maximise sales

 

Industry reports / guides

IMRG – IMRG E-retail Annual Industry Report 2010 (pdf)

PayPoint.net - How to select a Payment Service Provider (PSP)

192.com – Self defence for the SME

PayPoint.net - Getting PCI Compliant

 

Generating traffic to your e-commerce site

It’s a web life – SEO on a shoestring – the free tools that could save you a headache

Growing Business – Seven ways to boost traffic to your website

Simply Business – Attract more traffic to your website?

 

Designing your e-commerce website

Six Revisions - An Introduction to Website Split Testing

Six Revisions - 30 High Quality Icon Sets for E-commerce Design

Smashing Magazine - 15 Common Mistakes in E-commerce Design

Hongkiat - E-Commerce Design Resources: The Ultimate Round-Up

 

Marketing your e-commerce business

Drapers Online - Allow web shoppers to click with confidence

Simply Business – Website marketing guide for small businesses and start-ups

Fresh Business Thinking – How to build a better web presence through your website

Tiger Commerce - Effective email marketing for e-commerce websites

 

Related e-commerce articles

Metro.co.uk – Be on guard when shopping online

Figaro Digital - Urban Industry sets the fashion for online retailing

Retail Bulletin - Creating an ecommerce platform: avoiding the pitfalls

New Media Age – Small UK businesses blind to fraud liability

epaynews.com - Money talks - Building a solid foundation

Retail Bulletin – Are you ready for PCI compliance?

epaynews.com - Eight tips to increasing customer confidence online

growthbusiness.co.uk - Lessons learned: Michael Norton

epaynews.com - Money talks - Building a solid foundation

 

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