Source: KCRG TV-9, By Taylor Holt | Posted: Thu 6:52 PM, Dec 05, 2019 As online shopping becomes more popular, local brick and mortar businesses are trying to keep up and stay visible. A new e-commerce effort in Marion is aimed at doing that. … [Read more...] about New E-commerce platform aims to increase online visibility for Marion businesses
Local Retail Industry Is Among The Last To Adopt Change
Shop Where I Live has two main goals. The first one is to get small locally-owned businesses to start selling online. The second goal is to help local customers more easily find and shop online from local businesses. However, the second goal cannot come to fruition without first getting small businesses selling online together. We've noticed, though, through the years that it is hard to get … [Read more...] about Local Retail Industry Is Among The Last To Adopt Change
CBJ Article – Small Retailers Look to the Web Warily
Source: Corridor Business Journal, story by Katharine Carlon We may be living in an e-commerce world, yet nearly half of all small businesses lack a website, according to research firm Clutch – and even fewer directly market their products and services online... See full article here … [Read more...] about CBJ Article – Small Retailers Look to the Web Warily
5 Reasons You’re Not Getting Online Sales and What to Do About It
If you're relying on customers to come flocking to your online products without ever telling anyone they're online to buy, you're definitely missing out on potential orders. We've seen first hand the power of good SEO (Search Engine Optimization -adding text and keywords to products to help customers discover them through a search engine like Google). However, SEO takes time and may not result … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons You’re Not Getting Online Sales and What to Do About It
E-Commerce or Lead Only Shop- Which one should I choose?
Here at Shop Where I Live we pride ourselves on being flexible for each business, and helping you sell online through our website in whichever way is comfortable for your business. Some businesses utilize our platform as their own website and sell their items directly from our site. Other businesses utilize the platform to help them get leads or custom orders with our lead generation tool that … [Read more...] about E-Commerce or Lead Only Shop- Which one should I choose?
After success with their first business, couple debuts Shop Where I Live
Original Source, Cedar Rapids Gazette February 17, 2019 By Deborah Neyens, correspondent, Cedar Rapids Gazette As a seasoned small business owner, Cherie Edilson appreciates the value that mom-and-pop shops add to a community. “Aside from just providing shopping opportunities, small businesses and local shops keep economies thriving by investing more dollars back into their communities,” … [Read more...] about After success with their first business, couple debuts Shop Where I Live
