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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Merchant Accounts | 10/24/2011 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I have a website which provides a service.So the service is provided by different service ... A: Sorry, I can't help you with this. Due to the 1:1 nature of these transactions, I don't think you ... | ||
| Online Busseness | 9/28/2011 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I have recently heard of a new Web service named myus.com. It is a service that provides its users ... A: There are a lot of different versions of forwarding services out there. Have not heard of this one ... | ||
| subscribtion | 5/10/2011 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I hope you are fine. I want first of all to thank you for your such kind services. I am ... A: This is a sales / B2B question, not a retail / B2C marketing question, which is my area. Did you ... | ||
| Starting online retail business | 2/19/2011 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I often purchase things online for my dogs and horses, and think "I can do this!". I would like to ... A: Well, there's an awful lot that goes into doing it completely on your own...but there is a Dummies ... | ||
| higher traffic, less sales due to floating cart or ? | 1/25/2011 | Jim Novo |
| Q: Jim, My full time business is AutographsForSale.com which is hosted by Yahoo Merchant Solutions. ... A: I don't see any major issues. You have great persistent navigation, pretty straight-up checkout. ... | ||
| higher traffic, less sales due to floating cart or ? | 1/22/2011 | Jim Novo |
| Q: Jim, My full time business is AutographsForSale.com which is hosted by Yahoo Merchant Solutions. ... A: I don't see a "floating" shopping cart (using Chrome) or our definition is not the same... It is ... | ||
| Building an Online Product Marketplace | 10/23/2010 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I am building a business around a popular product niche. In addition to manufacturing our own ... A: The ideal retail model on the web is to sell something unique, that you have created yourself or is ... | ||
| Building an Online Product Marketplace | 10/21/2010 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I am building a business around a popular product niche. In addition to manufacturing our own ... A: I'm not sure I understand the question or it's not specific enough to answer. What do you mean ... | ||
| Online auto parts biz | 8/12/2010 | Jim Novo |
| Q: Im starting an online auto parts business. In your experience what makes the customer buy? A: Price, Service, and Product Quality are the typical drivers. You really have to think about some of ... | ||
| Calculating ROI in the fashion industry | 4/15/2010 | Jim Novo |
| Q: We have developed a service for the online fashion industry and working out the value to the ... A: The data will vary widely by merchandise target, pricing, and marketing approach. The best source ... | ||
| promoting my website | 3/19/2010 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I'm selling a 4 ebooks package for $299 and regardless of the price i know it will sell because it's ... A: No, I don't how you would build a list without a web site or a least a blog. How would anybody find ... | ||
| Google Sniper | 12/3/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: recently I came across a system in internet claiming to make 15000 dollar/month if followed, on ... A: It looks like every other affiliate program. Ask yourself this: if 100 other people sign up for ... | ||
| e-commerce website | 11/30/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I want to start a small online Business selling products in an online shopping store and I need your ... A: This isn't a question, it's 13 of them, and none of them specific enough to really answer. So I ... | ||
| How to pay eBook resellers? | 10/26/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: My website is www.importingvillagetreasures.com The book sells for $59 with PayPal and I’ll pay ... A: I don't know of any easy, "no computer" way to accomplish this. What you are talking about is ... | ||
| Hosting online shopping sites | 9/24/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I have heard of these online programs in which the site sets you up with your 'own' website that ... A: These companies usually provide links to sample customer sites. If they don't, then I would not ... | ||
| Starting a online boutique | 8/16/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I am interested in starting a online boutique (ex: chickdowntown.com and electriccouture.com) and ... A: I can't help you with finding vendors, you have to figure out what you want to sell, then find out ... | ||
| HOW DO YOU CONFIRM A COMPANY IS LEGIT | 7/17/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: WHERE COULD I GO ONLINE TO CONFIRM A COMPANY IS LEGIT? A: I don't understand the question, legit in what way? Honest? You could always call the Better ... | ||
| Accounting for consumer sales on-line | 7/13/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: We are a manufacturer of specialty tapes, selling business to business. Now we want to also sell ... A: Answering this question is a bit tough not knowing how the rest of the operation is set up, but ... | ||
| Wholesale Handbags | 7/7/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I want to setup a handbags retail shop, Can you give me some suggestions about Comeco ... A: Sorry, I don't know anyting about this company. In general, if you source from a company ... | ||
| Large Online Luxury Catalog | 2/21/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: How does sites like net-a-porter.com shopstyle.com build catalog of high quality pics and ... A: Jack, I think perhaps you are asking a technical question of a marketing person so I'm not really ... | ||
| Large Online Luxury Catalog | 2/21/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: How does sites like net-a-porter.com shopstyle.com build catalog of high quality pics and ... A: I'm not sure I understand your question. To the extent there is an affiliate relationship where the ... | ||
| domain | 1/20/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: The domain name I have was created when I read back than, that the "1" in the beginning of the URL, ... A: You should really be asking this question in Web-Hosting-Advice or SEO-Marketing if SEO is the real ... | ||
| Dropship Companies | 1/10/2009 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I want to start an online women's boutique with a lot of vintage clothing and accessories..(hippy ... A: If by "vintage" you mean not just the style but the item is actually old / used, I don't think you ... | ||
| ecommerce | 11/30/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: i just started an online store. I chose x-cart as my shopping cart software due to a ... A: What's your background, can you code in PHP? I'm not a coder, so I can't use a cart like that... ... | ||
| phamamedics uk | 11/14/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I recently ordered medication shipped from Germany. There are blogs saying what a nightmare USPS ... A: International postal system package shipping is not as reliable as shipping through private carriers ... | ||
| Quick Question | 10/28/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I was curious if you may know this. I need to ship approx. 80 pounds of magazines from Vegas 89030 ... A: Sorry, I don't, other than to split the shipment. In general, for dense-weight packages that are ... | ||
| Online retail store | 9/23/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: Say I am trying to work with wholsalers on consignment, how do I do this, I want people to purchase ... A: I think you're explaining what is called "drop shipping". You set the price and take orders, send ... | ||
| Advertising | 9/4/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I just started a business and I am looking for cost effective ways to begin advertising it online. ... A: Google Adwords is probably the easiest, least costly, most effective online advertising you can buy ... | ||
| Online Retail store | 8/8/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I am trying to start an on-line women retail clothing store and i would like to know what kind of ... A: I would ask this question in the legal section of AllExperts (I'm not a lawyer) but in general, the ... | ||
| Drop shipper | 6/29/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I have a question about drop shipping. I have asked in other groups and it is like people don't have ... A: I've answer 16 questions on drop shipping over the years, every question you have is probably ... | ||
| US Market, US Dropshipper, Canadian Marketer | 5/30/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: I have a question. If I live in Canada and created a ecommerce store that sells only the US market ... A: I can't answer this question, other than to say "it depends" and you should check with the Drop ... | ||
| Markup | 5/6/2008 | John |
| Q: I have a product that I will be selling to the public and also wholesale to different retail chains. ... A: Wholesale product cost should range from 1/3 to 1/2 of the retail cost. So your numbers should be ... | ||
| online retailing | 5/2/2008 | Jim Novo |
| Q: hey my website is www.thefancystuff.com I have not had much success in selling stuff from this site. ... A: That's a pretty broad question so I'll give you a broad answer. People buy from sites they trust. ... | ||
| Purchasing Wholesale | 1/15/2008 | John |
| Q: I am trying to purchase some items in bulk (preferably clothing) for resale. I searched online and ... A: Melissa, Check these links out. No require amount. http://www.wholesalefashionsquare.com ... | ||
| Inventory projections for a startup | 12/27/2007 | John |
| Q: I am in the process of developing a business plan for an online business. I have done a lot of ... A: If I understand the question correct, you are trying to figure out how much stock you should have on ... | ||
| Finding a Wholesaler | 12/15/2007 | John |
| Q: Can you please help me. I am having trouble finding a wholesaler. The only information that I can ... A: That can be hard. What items are you looking to re-sell? The only way I know is to look for. ... | ||
| online shipping | 11/22/2007 | John |
| Q: "Hi i have a question - im setting up a website, my business is based in british columbia canada, i ... A: You will need to find out if the country you plan on shipping to has a ban on the item or ... | ||
| re: internet store | 11/22/2007 | Jim Novo |
| Q: we are a manufacturer. we have a cool product not really on the net and right now we are entering ... A: Your absolute best bet on this question is to discuss it with Purolator; there are lots of different ... | ||
| what customers want | 11/20/2007 | Jim Novo |
| Q: Jim I try to startup online business and When i find what customers what to buy on interneti heard ... A: Yes, any auction marketplace can give you an idea of what sells on the Internet and at what price. ... | ||
| ecommerce | 11/9/2007 | John |
| Q: i have a question, i am opening a store on yahoo merchant solutions. For product research, are ... A: You can try the CueCat, http://www.lvpartners.com/ It is old and not sure if even around anymore. ... | ||
Jim Novo
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Questions about using customer data to inmprove online profitability, particularly in retailing. Topics include profiling customers using weblogs, figuring out which ads generate the highest value customers, how to reduce the numnber of 1x buyers, how to generate higher sales from current customers, customer analysis, ROI calculation, reducing discounts while increasing resaponse rates. Do you collect customer data (purchases, page views, surveys) and not really use it for anything? Want to find out how? Just ask.
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Cellular One, MBNA, SteelTorch Software, Retek Direct, CBS Sportsline, Kobie Marketing, Aerial, Tupperware, Barnes and Noble, Comcast Corporation, Home Shopping Network
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