The biggest hurdle for nearly every online retailer is no longer maintaining their ecommerce technology. It isn’t getting up and running. It isn’t managing inventory. It isn’t setting up proper shipping and tax information. No, all of these issues have long been solved for when it comes to running an online business. In fact, there’s … Continue reading

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Have you ever wondered what Point2 Agent websites really look like? Not demo sites or sample sites, but real, working agent sites. Whether you’re interested because you don’t have one yet or you do have one, but you want to see what other agents are doing with them, this is something we get asked about […] Continue reading →

Every time you type something into a search engine, the results you receive are a result of a series of title tags and meta descriptions. For online brands, it’s critical to properly customize and brand these tags. After all, they are essentially your organic search advertising offering, and you want them to pull in traffic … Continue reading

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I’ve never really been happy with things as they come “out of the box.” Perhaps Dell is to blame, after presenting 15-year-old me with way too many options as I ordered my first laptop back in 2001. The same desire to customize that plagued me back then still holds true. With any SaaS platform, I … Continue reading

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Are you feeling overwhelmed by the deluge of SEO information? You’ve got the basics down, but every day there’s something new; more content spewing from the blogosphere, speculating about what Google will do next and how SEO is changing. This constant rush of information can cause anxiety and uncertainty among marketing teams that just want … Continue reading

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With new smartphones being released every year and fast-fashion cheap enough that it doesn’t wholly matter if you wear it only once, today’s shoppers have gotten pretty used to replacement rather than restoration. But the ecommerce repair industry is booming, especially when the item to be fixed is small, affordable and necessary. After all, few … Continue reading

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How many times had you had a frustrating experience with part of the home loan process? We’re betting it’s more times than you can count on one hand! Whether there’s a paperwork delay, lack of communication or unrealistic client expectations, it’s easy for the loan process to add some bumps to an otherwise smooth closing. And, […] Continue reading →

Video is an integral part of an effective ecommerce marketing strategy. Not only does it lead to higher average order value (AOV) and increased conversions, but a recent study conducted by Animoto revealed that 4x as many consumers would rather watch a video about a product than read about it. Additionally, 1 in 4 consumers … Continue reading

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Have you been keeping an eye on the Canadian real estate market this year? We sure have been! Our friends at Point2 Homes recently interviewed two experts in the Montreal and Edmonton areas. We’ve included some of the key takeaways below. Want to read the full interviews? Just click the titles to be taken to […] Continue reading →

It’s becoming more and more essential that all ecommerce businesses, regardless of size, implement sophisticated on-site search technology to help their shoppers find the items they want as quickly and conveniently as possible. This is due to a shift in consumer shopping habits, by which internet users have become accustomed to functional faceted searches, such … Continue reading

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