Monthly Archives: June 2009

Best Practices for Running an Affiliate Network

Best Practices for Running an Affiliate Network

Setting up an affiliate network for your existing Volusion store is quick and easy, but what do you need to do to manage it? Below are some affiliate network best practices to help you run a successful affiliate network. Communicate Continue reading…


What is M-Commerce and Where Is Its Future?

What is M-Commerce and Where Is Its Future?

What is M-Commerce? Mobile commerce (aka “m-commerce”) refers to consumers shopping via wireless handheld accessories such as cell phones and PDAs. An m-commerce site is a version of a company’s webpage that is designed to fit within the constraints of Continue reading…


How Effective Are Online Banner Ads?

How Effective Are Online Banner Ads?

In terms of ROI, marketers tend to view banner ads (aka “display ads”) as low on the list of online marketing tactics, but as a recent study shows, their ROI may be higher than supposed. Of those surveyed by iProspect Continue reading…


Wayne Parker’s Business Is out of This World

Wayne Parker’s Business Is out of This World

In the 1980’s Wayne Parker’s wildly popular Canadian band “Glass Tiger” won five Juno Awards. (Even if you do not know the band by name you definitely know their biggest hit “Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone.”) Today the band Continue reading…


IRCE 2009 Day Two Recap

IRCE 2009 Day Two Recap

During our second day at the IRCE 2009 (or as Volusion enterprise consultant Justin Manning has dubbed it “the 10 hour marathon”) we met a number of interesting people. From first thing this morning when doors opened right up until Continue reading…


Add a Blog to a Volusion Store

Add a Blog to a Volusion Store

  Today’s economic climate stresses the importance of a cost effective marketing strategy in order to achieve the most gain with the least expense. Blogs fit this bill because they allow you to reach a vast global audience with very Continue reading…


Entrepreneur Magazine Names Volusion in “100 Brilliant Companies for 2009”

Entrepreneur Magazine Names Volusion in “100 Brilliant Companies for 2009”

Entrepreneur Magazine recently rolled out their list of “100 Brilliant Companies,” which included Jitterbug, Volcom, and Volusion just to name a few! As Entrepreneur Magazine puts it, “Booze, Whoppers and lottery tickets are the only recession-proof commodities out there, but Continue reading…