It's was 10:43 pm last night when I logged in to check the daily ecommerce sales. The results Up 20% for the day and for the month up a whopping 50%, "Yes" I said.
This would seem routine if I worked or owned the company, but I don’t.
I am their Internet Marketing Manager and live hours away from their business and I was ecstatic. All the little changes and adjustments we have been working on all year are now paying off and the are swampped with huge sales increases. In a way, I feel terrible as Scott and his team are working weekend just to keep up with demand, but I know they are excited as well. They are on track to break the yearly sales record with over a full month left to go so every day is exciting. It is also exciting to know that we may have the best online month ever and online advertising costs will be unchanged from last November.
We were able to have this success because we consistently made improvements all year long and kept reviewing the site to identify more and more opportunities. While sometimes we were challenged on our ideas and there was resistance, they were implemented and the results are positive. In addition, we always kept testing new ideas, some failed but others succeeded.
One of the most amazing facts is that we still have a wish list of improvements that have not been implemented yet. We expect bigger and better things in 2008.
The Little Things that Added Up:
Consistent Linking Strategy
We consistent worked every month to build brand via directories, social networking pages, social bookmarking sites, press releases, and paid links where applicable.
Revised Onsite Search
We spotted that the online search results were poor and left out keywords products for popular search results. Now people are finding what they want, rather than leaving the site.
Created Product Page Based on How Users ShopBasically, we removed the clutter and confusion and made an easy to use page organized on how users shop.
Constant PPC Evaluation
We are always reviewing the worst and best ppc ad groups and revising and refocusing in order to make them profitable. That is how we have increase ROI tremendously over the last six months.
Revised Navigation & Links for Customer’s Benefit
Provide the information that your customers want and keep the path simple, so if they get lost on your site they can quickly find what they want.
Added Blogs to the Mix
We blogged every month and tested various styles until we hit a consumer need that resulted in a dramatic surge in traffic to the site. During this holiday season we are blogging two to three times a week and seeing a steady stream of new customers from it.
These are a few of the changes implemented this year, we actually wanted more but the great thing is that small monthly improvements which in some cases were not measurable have results in huge benefits when our client needed it most.
There is nothing more rewarding then being able to share in this success with them.
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Russell Troutman is the Internet Marketing Manager for Sales & Marketing Technologies in Orlando, FL