“A simple and affordable way to increase leads and create more conversions through your website.”
Sounds intriguing, right? But what could I possibly be describing?
I’m referring to sign up web forms. In addition to increasing leads and conversions, sign up forms also help businesses grow their mailing lists and learn more about the people interested in their company and products. They only take minutes to make and can be embedded anywhere on your website.
The first ecommerce sale was made in 1994 … and can you guess what it was?
It was a Sting CD.
Dan Kohn, a 21-year-old who ran a website called NetMarket, sold Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales CD to a friend who purchased it with his credit card for $12.48 plus shipping costs. These exchanges are what we know as ecommerce today: Sales of services and goods made through the internet.
Ecommerce has come a long way since 1994, and it’s growing as more shoppers turn to devices and computers as the primary tools for discovering and buying new products. Let’s take a deeper look at what ecommerce is and the growth trends around it, as well as some basic getting started tips.
The biggest trend around ecommerce right now is growth — and that growth extends far and wide.