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Hi all,
it’s been observed for a few years now: online retail sales are regularly growing. An estimated +17% in Europe and +14% in the United States was lately announced for 2016.
Hence for those who sell online, optimizing your shopping website becomes a key priority. Improving the customer experience in a user friendly platform and keeping bringing value added are critical in order to generate sales.
This 1608 Creatives article provides excellent advice on how to upgrade your online shop.
- The choice of the online sales platform – Brands usually move to bigger platforms once their sales are increasing. However it is recommended to switch platform once your brand is profitable and when you have a good feeling of what your customers like. Besides, whichever the platform, you should always tailor it to your brand to make it look professional.
- How to transition in your website? – This paragraph lists up what a menu should provide to smooth the experience on your website.
- Things to expand your shopping site – In the same spirit of enhancing customers’ experience, a few add-ons are much appreciated: lookbooks, grouped collections especially if there are different product categories and highlighting new arrivals.
- Items that should be included in your customer support page are a size Guide, Terms & Conditions, Returns & Exchanges, Billings & Shipping, General Asked Questions, Other (Important “Knows” about your brand and its policy)
- Your online shop should be customized to your brand – it is recommended to hire a web designer and a graphic designer to help you do that.
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4 additional ways to showcase your brand uniquely – Curate gifts, a highlighted separate sales section, a lifestyle blog, must-haves picked by owners, customers or brand ambassadors.
Enjoy!
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