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  • 11 years
    March
    03
    2015

    How to Enable USPS Address Verification

    Connected Business lets your customers verify their addresses with USPS' databases, making sure that their shipping addresses are correct. This way, your customers always receive the items they ordered for shipping, and you greatly reduce shipping error costs. To learn more about how to configure U [..]

  • 11 years
    February
    24
    2015

    Creating Custom International Documents for Shipping

    Connected Business now offers you the ability to create and print custom international documents for international shipping. The feature reduces the time you spend on filling out these documents required for you to ship ordered items to international customers. This is a great feature and will benef [..]

  • 11 years
    February
    23
    2015

    Omnichannel to hit the mainstream in 2015

    Retail news from industry magazine Consumer Group Technology cites omnichannel as the top predicted trend for retail in 2015, according to the most recent National Retail Federation BIG Show. The most recent exhibitions emphasized the value of merging brick and mortar processes with [..]

  • 11 years
    January
    27
    2015

    Cut Down On Costly Shipping Mistakes With Address Validation

      Among the hidden costs incurred by e-commerce merchants come from incorrect or unverified shipping addresses. This can be especially prevalent if you are using the services of third party carriers, since you can't immediately disrupt the shipping process once you've spotted an error. Fort [..]

  • 11 years
    January
    09
    2015

    Connected Business Introduces Hassle-Free Website Management With Web Admin Panel

    Streamlining the look and content of your website has never been easier with Connected Business. Our proprietary content management feature called the Web Admin Panel provides remote access to your web store via your Internet browser. This means a tremendous amount of convenience since you'll be abl [..]

  • 11 years
    December
    23
    2014

    Kickstart customer engagement through newsletters

    The email newsletter has been enjoying a period of resurgence, thanks to the rise of mobile Internet and the ubiquity of smartphones. According to US consumer data, 65% of all emails are now opened first through mobile devices. Email marketing has also been at the top when it comes to en [..]

  • 11 years
    December
    17
    2014

    How to Maximize Multiple Selling Channels

    Are you making the most out of your multiple retail locations? While expansion is an optimistic sign of increased growth and market demand, running a business with more than one site can present a number of logistical challenges. Providing your employees with software that streamlines the workflow a [..]

  • 11 years
    October
    12
    2014

    Millennial Buying Attitudes Shape the Future of Business

    Who are the millennials? This highly amorphous group born between 1980 and 2000 is made up of 80 to 90 million young people in the U.S. alone. In fact, recent trends indicate that millennials will have the strongest spending power among all age sectors by 2017. Their lives and economic realiti [..]

  • 11 years
    November
    19
    2014

    Gift Cards Are Paying Off for Store Owners this Holiday Season

    Holiday season is gift card season. Consumer purchases made through gift cards during the holidays reached $29.8 billion in 2013, a feat that industry analysts expect to repeat this year. People will be buying gift cards for friends and family--everything from gym memberships and restaurant m [..]

  • 11 years
    October
    21
    2014

    Easy Fixes to Optimize Your Website Speed

    Website speed is a primary concern among e-commerce merchants, and a fast-loading website can have a significant effect to your bottom line. Fortunately you don’t need us to speed up your website, you just need to optimize your customizations. First Things First: Understanding "First Loa [..]

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