It’s Monday and the inbox is a little full, so instead of a blog post today, I’ll tackle some of your questions that have passed muster for inclusion right here: From email: I’ve had a Yahoo! Store for almost seven years now and I’m looking at moving my store over… Read More "“Leaving Yahoo!, Blogging, Romney, Twitter & Pizza.” Or, “Just Another Monday’s Worth of Email.”"
Author: Scott Sanfilippo
“This is the Longest Email You’ll Read Every Word Of.” Or, “The Wings Suck But Give them Credit for the Email Marketing.”
The longest email I ever got was one of those damn Christmas letters. You know the ones I’m talking about, the ones that are written by the family member who just has to share every intimate detail of their lives with people who could care less. I used to get… Read More "“This is the Longest Email You’ll Read Every Word Of.” Or, “The Wings Suck But Give them Credit for the Email Marketing.”"
“Onions Instead of Olives?” Or, “Building Trust With Your eCommerce Customers.”
A friend of mine invited me over for a cocktail the other night. Knowing that I like martini’s, she pulled her bottle of Ketel One out of the freezer and proceeded to pour. “Wait till you try this,” she said. “Forget olives, try these.” In went a few pickled onions… Read More "“Onions Instead of Olives?” Or, “Building Trust With Your eCommerce Customers.”"
“Five Things I Hate About Facebook.” Or, “Prepare, the Zombies are Coming!”
Before you write this off as just another rant about Timeline, hang in there, I’m not going down that road. I happen to like the most hated update to the social networking site but I dislike everyone else clogging up my newsfeed complaining about it. While Timeline may be on… Read More "“Five Things I Hate About Facebook.” Or, “Prepare, the Zombies are Coming!”"
“Me? The Blog of the Week?” Or, “Look at Me Ma, I’m Famous!”
I first started blogging in March 2009 with a post called “Animals Never Forget.” Pretty fitting for a guy who’s career in eCommerce started with a couple of ferrets and a love for all things furry. Since that first post, I’ve written about many things – the political corruption in… Read More "“Me? The Blog of the Week?” Or, “Look at Me Ma, I’m Famous!”"
“The Coffee Klatsch.” Or, “A Visit With the Boys.”
They’re there every morning. Except Sunday. Three retirees, a funeral director and his young assistant. They take up residence at the McDonalds where they sit at the same table, drink coffee and solve the world’s problems one at a time. “That cockroach in Washington, did you see what he did… Read More "“The Coffee Klatsch.” Or, “A Visit With the Boys.”"
“Quest for a Charlie Sheen Action Figure Doll.” Or, “Put a Telephone Number on Your eCommerce Store!”
When it comes to building confidence with shoppers online, eCommerce retailers usually don’t have a problem cluttering up their website with badges. Whether it be an icon showing the site is safe from hackers or a badge from a review site showing the number of “stars” customers have given the… Read More "“Quest for a Charlie Sheen Action Figure Doll.” Or, “Put a Telephone Number on Your eCommerce Store!”"
“Help Me! My Sales are Falling!” Or, “Tips for Uncovering the Cause of the Rot.”
“I wish I could get it up again.” No, it’s not a follow-up to my attempt at the Fifty Shades of Grey and it’s not something that a little blue pill can fix. The “it” that is the subject of today’s post is “sales.” An eCommerce store owner reached out… Read More "“Help Me! My Sales are Falling!” Or, “Tips for Uncovering the Cause of the Rot.”"
“Fifty Shades of eCommerce.” Or, “I’m Too Old to be Writing this Stuff!”
I walked into the bedroom, pulled back the sheets and slithered between the silk. As the cool threads caressed my naked body I lay thinking about our relationship and how it changed over the years. When we first hooked up, there was passion. There was love. It was fantastic. I… Read More "“Fifty Shades of eCommerce.” Or, “I’m Too Old to be Writing this Stuff!”"
“Going Through Life With Blinders On, It’s Tough to See.” Or, “Life Requires You to Pay Attention.”
On the way to my office this morning, I ran into two miscreants who fall into life’s category called “oblivious.” I’m sure you encounter people like this all the time. You know the type, the ones who appear to pay no attention to what’s going on around them but manage… Read More "“Going Through Life With Blinders On, It’s Tough to See.” Or, “Life Requires You to Pay Attention.”"