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In these uncertain times, standing out in your niche should be a top priority as an online business owner.

COVID-19 has disrupted the way we work and live on a global scale, and while the threat of the pandemic isn’t showing any signs of slowing down yet, shoppers are still willing to spend.

In fact, retail studies predicted that online shopping and ecommerce would skyrocket during the holiday season, with a growth of 18.5{2a3e680f1439d15db2efa1f6e7ed882a5847e72ec9baddde754e69dd847cc2fd} expected across North America alone. And, on a global scale, eCommerce sales are likely to reach the $4.9 trillion mark by the end of 2021.

To get your hands on a healthy slice of the online shopping sales pie and ensure your business thrives in the long term, embracing the power of emotive marketing campaigns is the way forward.

Emotive marketing is a potent promotional force that will engage your audience in a way that inspires … Read more

Any sudden, unplanned decision to purchase a product or service is considered to be impulse buying. These spur-of-the-moment purchases can be big or small, but they are never planned. If you’re standing in line at the supermarket checkout and suddenly decide to purchase a candy bar, that’s an impulse purchase. But the same can be true of a new sweater, a pair of shoes or even a new car – if it wasn’t something you needed and you didn’t intend to make the purchase.

If you want to stop impulse buying once and for all, these tips are designed to curb your impulsive spending tendencies:

1. Plan your purchases

Headed to the supermarket? Don’t leave home without a list. Then make it a habit to stick to the list. A list helps ensure that your purchases are more deliberate and not impulsive, making it easier to scurry on past those … Read more

Business Hosting is the best of both worlds: web hosting simplicity, plus VPS power without needing to hire a server admin or IT pro.

Scalability for your business — and revenue

With plans that grow with you, Business Hosting offers the power to welcome a tidal wave of monthly visitors.

Built to drive the apps you frequently use, Business Hosting comes with the latest versions of PHP and MySQL, which are key requirements for Magento, Drupal, OpenCart, and multiple WordPress websites.

Unmetered bandwidth ensures that your monthly costs won’t increase when traffic spikes. As you get more visitors, you can increase your disk space, RAM, and processing speeds — so users get the performance and experience they expect.

One of the most powerful search engines in the world is probably a site you don’t even consider to be a search engine. Falling just behind Google, YouTube is the second most popular search engine in the world. Yes, you read that right. The same site you watch funny cat videos is also one of the most popular and trafficked search engines in the world. That’s what makes it essential to learn how to optimize YouTube videos to help you get more exposure.

This may not make sense at first. How can a video site be used as a search engine? But YouTube is much more than silly videos you want to share with your friends.

People turn to the site to find information, reviews, how-to guides, news and much more. The site itself is part television station and part Google search engine.

Happy National Reading Day, y’all!

While today is semi-officially reserved for encouraging schoolkids to read, don’t look past the opportunity for us to nurture our inner child. And there’s no better way to do that than by focusing on growth — professional growth, that is.

National Reading Day Bookmarks

In the spirit of National Reading Day, these 10 sites could turn your breaks in the porcelain palace into a legit web design masterclass. Here they are, in no particular order… 10 sites that will help you build your web professional skills.

1. Smashing Magazine

Okay, you might be familiar with this one — hence this reminder to make sure Smashing Magazine gets bookmarked and browsed regularly. It’s one the definitive places to turn, not only for trends and news, but also a wealth of tutorials. While the basic site is free, a paid subscription is worth considering. A couple … Read more