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Zip Code Maps & Free U.S. Zip Code Database

Zip Code Guy provides detailed zip code maps for every county in the U.S. You can choose by state or individual county, or buy maps for the entire country. They are also offering a special free U.S. zip code database. For those of you who are wondering "Why in the world would I want information [...]

By |June 30th, 2008|Resources|Comments Off on Zip Code Maps & Free U.S. Zip Code Database

E-Commerce 101: Conversion Rates

Your e-commerce store's conversion rate is the ratio of visitors to customers. It's the percentage of visitors that actually complete a sale online. Simple example: 20 sales / 1000 unique visitors = 0.02 = 2% conversion rate Your store's conversion rate is critical to your success. The average conversion rate for retail B2B e-commerce is [...]

By |June 14th, 2008|Business|Comments Off on E-Commerce 101: Conversion Rates

Yard Sales

When I was 8 or 9, my grandmother used to take me yard selling. We'd get the newspaper on Friday afternoon and make our plan. We'd pick which ones were the best, and plan the schedule around them. We would map out all of them and make an order we'd hit them, the best ones [...]

By |June 14th, 2008|Business & Marketing|Comments Off on Yard Sales

New Video Series from Worldwide Brands

Worldwide Brands has released a video series on e-commerce. If you're not familiar with the company, WorldWide Brands is a product sourcing company for e-commerce and retail businesses. They are on of the only reputable sourcing companies I've found for sourcing product for your e-commerce store. Worldwide Brands has one of the largest directories of [...]

By |June 11th, 2008|Product Sourcing|Comments Off on New Video Series from Worldwide Brands

DebtFreeBlog.net – A blog about financial responsibility

I've launched a new blog - DebtFreeBlog.net. The website came about as my wife and I have taken a strong look at our current financial situation. We looked at our current debt levels (normal for our income) and I figured how much money we actually spend on interest per month and year. It's just astonishing. [...]

By |May 17th, 2008|Business & Marketing, Growth & Leadership|Comments Off on DebtFreeBlog.net – A blog about financial responsibility