
Here’s What I Grabbed on Prime Day (and what I still really, really want)
Let's be honest. Prime Day is likely much more about Amazon getting Prime Membership signups than selling lots of goods. After all, many of the Prime Day deals I found didn't topple over the 20% off mark. I did, however, find a few gems … [Read Today's Post...]

5 Deals to Grab on Prime Day
Amazon’s third annual Prime Day kicks off early, at 9PM EST on Monday, July 10th. The event gives us 30 hours to grab some of the best deals ever found online. Not an Amazon Prime member? You can sign up for a 30-day trial and take advantage of Prime Day offerings. Businesses and professionals will […]

13 Musts to Get More Opens, Clicks and Conversions from Email Marketing
Chances are, while you’re reading this, your inbox is overflowing with marketing emails for scores of different products and services. What makes you take the first desired action of opening the message? What makes you actually read what’s inside, and what drives you to click a call to action? If you’re not certain, that’s okay, […]

7 Reasons I Can’t Wait for iOS 11
Since we still aren’t in a truly compatible world where devices can simply talk with each other, I have to wait for companies like Apple to continue to step up their game. Just think, it was only 10 years ago that Palm users (myself included) regularly beamed contact info directly into another’s address book, as […]

How Website Load Times Eat Into Profits
If you ever truly wondered – and I hope you have – about how much the loading time of your website affects total sales and profits, Kissmetrics put together a mother of all infographics. In it, you’ll find the typical stats on how mere seconds can make or break a visitor’s session, as well as […]


6 Cool Benefits of Playing Pokemon Go
We work. We play. If we don’t do both, we’ll wind up either broke or miserable. That’s why when Pokemon Go launched the other day, I hopped on board, even though I never really played Pokemon previously. I am aware of the potential hazards of playing this game, which requires one move about in the […]

8 Days and No Checked Bags
While packing for a trip to Upstate New York to see my parents, I took my time selecting what would go and what would stay at home. The end result was a small rolling carry on and a large purse. For eight days. The process of narrowing down what I needed actually took me about […]

Snagshout: Legit Site to Get Crazy Discounts in Exchange for Honest Reviews
I’m always skeptical when I’m directed to sites that offer deals that are seemingly too good to be true. So, when I finally decided to give Snagshout a try, I was prepared for the process to be tedious, and the advertised deals not realistic. But, that’s not the case at all. Snagshout lets you grab […]

Why the Chewbacca Mask Lady Video Has Over 140M Views
I, like so many others, watched Candace Payne’s modeling of a Chewbacca mask in laughing tears. Unlike so many other viral videos, this one left me having to share it with friends, but not on the Internet. No, I had to queue it up on my iPad so I could watch it with them, experiencing the same […]

Bill Weiland – A Tribute to a Man Who Truly Helped Shape the Success of Small Business Ecommerce
Today I’m a bit of a multi-tasker. When I was younger, I thought multitasking was the ideal way to get a lot done. Turns out it just made everything take longer, and certainly not with best quality as a result. But, today, I’m working on my final slides for International Ecommerce Day, as I’ll be […]

Facebook’s Reactions Already Showing Engagement Rate Boosts
After just a day, Facebook’s Reactions is taking the social world by storm. Whether users love it or hate it, they’re using it. And we’re already seeing boosts in post engagement as a result. Translation: Smaller businesses and professional pages can leverage results to provide more relevant content to target audiences. Let’s take a look […]






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