Apple Pay – the future of payments?
When you think Apple you think innovation. They’re always one step ahead of the game, leaving competitors picking up whatever crumbs of the market share’s left. This is no accident however, Apple have...
View ArticleAmazon Dash – Shopping Made Simple?
Gimmick concept or paradigm shifting innovation? When there are such polarised views about a product it always excites me. These situations can go one of two ways; change the market landscape as we...
View ArticleUsing Social Proof To Increase Sales
I was once in a psychology lecture at university when midway through her introduction to the lesson that followed, my lecturer stopped speaking, straightened her posture and looked up at the ceiling....
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Alibaba – The new business religion
This is the inspiring story of Jack Ma, a man that went from failing his university entrance exam twice to building a company that has been merited with the largest flotation in the history of the New...
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5 apps every entrepreneur needs
In today’s competitive environment it is important to be proactive and not reactive. This means you must be at your best at all times. Here are some handy apps that will make your life as an...
View ArticleThe rise of small business
There is often talk of large corporations and how crucial they are to an economy. However, with small businesses accounting for over 48 per cent of all private sector employment in the UK, we often...
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Should I register for VAT?
So, you’ve opened up shop, uploaded your products and you are ready to make your fortune, but wait, what about VAT? It’s a topic often avoided as it’s perceived to be complex. Here is a dummies guide...
View ArticleHow to set up an online business
So, you want to start an ecommerce business. Why? Just by asking yourself that question you are setting yourself up mentally for what is to come. First define the reasons why you want to run an online...
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Increase customer trust in your online shop
In a world where hacking and phishing scandals are commonplace, security is of utmost importance to an online business. If a prospecting customer lands on your shop and does not feel they are in safe...
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Using your business email receipts to generate repeat sales
When a customer completes an order on your online shop, they will always receive an order complete email receipt. This is often overlooked as an automatic nicety that holds no further value to the...
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Social media: An overview
As a new start-up it is tempting to sign up to every social media platform without actually putting any thought into what you are going to use each platform for. That doesn’t go to say however that you...
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12 tips to increase your ecommerce checkout conversions
article.blog-post div.blog-post-body h3 {margin-top:50px} What is time if not the most valuable asset we have? Time is one of the few things we can never get back and is certainly not best spent making...
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Recent updates & what they mean to you
We’ve made some updates over the past few weeks and have received a lot of questions about them. So we’ve put together this list of some of the most recent ekmPowershop updates and what they mean to...
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Do I need an FAQ page?
Have you ever tried placing a test order on your online shop? Did you find it easy? If you have any difficulty using your shop, be under no illusion that your customers will struggle as well. A good...
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The £120m software update
Last year, ekmPowershop launched a brand new checkout experience across its entire ecommerce network. The update went out to more than 20,000 ecommerce websites and the results were even more valuable...
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Design vs user experience: Why EKM themes are different
If you’re a newcomer to eCommerce and building websites, there’s something you should know; there is a vulnerability at the heart of how most websites are built. Before exploring this, we need to take...
View ArticleThe future of payments – EKM & Klarna
We live in a world of efficiency. Every second counts and only the retailers who respect their customers time will flourish. Online shopping is an experience, and anything short of a great experience...
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Responsive vs mCommerce – Which is better?
Where is your phone now? Where is your phone when you eat? Or sleep? Or do just about anything else? Likely within arms reach. The smartphone is the closest extension to the human brain as we have and...
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Increase customer trust in your online shop
In a world where hacking and phishing scandals are commonplace, security is of utmost importance to an online business. If a prospecting customer lands on your shop and does not feel they are in safe...
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Using your business email receipts to generate repeat sales
When a customer completes an order on your online shop, they will always receive an order complete email receipt. This is often overlooked as an automatic nicety that holds no further value to the...
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