New International leaderboard

	AnaZana is targeting the US right now, but see where the interest in anaZana is this week! France and Austria. Merci and Danke!  France À tous nos amis français, merde! 88 Austria 83 United States 33 India 5 Netherlands 4 China 2 United Kingdom 2 Russia 2 Albania 1

Meredith Munger made us a nice animation

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Mobile SEO needed for eCommerce?

Mobile eCommerce

Is mobile SEO needed or not for eCommerce?

Pro: mobile SEO

There is a blast in the proliferation of mobile devices. The omnipresent excellent tablet and phone now account for mostly 5% of traffic to client web sites. Over 60% of that traffic is directed from Search Engine Optimization (SEO) therefore consequently it’s very important that your mobile web site comes top of GOOGLE’s mobile Search Engine result Pages (SERP). You have to additionally maintain that page ranking and deploy ways to confirm best future ratings. FULL ARTICLE HERE

Con: mobile SEO

It may be that the extra programming needed for mobile computing may not be necessary at this stage of technological development. Most tablet devices and even many smart phones have HD capabilities or better. If you insist on having a mobile friendly site, simply create a site with minimal images and mostly text. This should work fine. Or create a separate page using "mobile format SEO" for keywords. This should suffice just fine.

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Limited eCommerce design offer

Beginning an online business on a shoestring budget?

For a limited time, I will make you a professional eCommerce site for a $50 dollar deposit, and a $7 dollar per month hosting fee (many sites qualify for this low hosting fee).

Once your company sells $1000 of product online, you agree to pay the $600 dollar design fee for making and optimizing your site.

I will not be the administrator of your site, anaZana is made so that anyone can  administrate their site without a webmaster. If you can send an email, you can administrate your site. I will show you how easy it is.

Contact the main office in downtown San Diego at 619-729-3274, ask for Mick.

OR sign up at the link below. 

Christmas and eCommerce

Christmas and eCommerce

Christmas is just around the corner, and you still have time to make an eShop in order to sell more online. Or market your service to get more clients.

Service sites are much easier than eCommerce sites to make, and if you don't have a web presence,  you are likely on your way out of business and don't even know it. Why? Your competition does.

eCommerce sites require more necessary work: photos of products uploaded, key words and meta tags added to make the product searchable on the Internet. While it is more work, anaZana makes the process easy.

I don't know anyone that looks in the Yellow Pages anymore, do you? And the cost of a Yellow Pages ad is generally more than an eCommerce site, something that you have complete administrative control over!

Even if you can only write emails and search the Internet, you can administrate your anaZana eCommerce or Service site.

Even eBay stores are in the process of converting to full fledged individually owned eShops where owners call all the  shots, and earn the profits. (I'll share my research on this soon within six months in the form of a book).

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Design issues? Need some inspiration?

Designer's block, similar to what writers get, happens to everyone.

If you need some inspiration, take a look at these interesting designs, then come back to anaZana and play with the design features.

http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/30-awesome-e-commerce-websites-for-your-inspiration/

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Need a marketing professional for eCommerce?

Sooner or later, you may find yourself needing a professional marketer. 

Check out http://www.meredithmunger.com

Meredith will enlighten you before you ever hire her. 

She is a consummate professional that really knows her field of expertise.

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New site on anaZana, a testimonial

Testimonial for anaZana

Aiva Elsina: "I just finished to make a website at www.anaZana.com! It was easy to understand even for me, who has nothing to do with computers and programming. Great site and great service! Thank you!!!" www.simonepionieri.com

Aiva seems to have a natural ability to make good website design: simplicity, easy on the eyes, placement, directness. Thanks for sharing Aiva! This is a testimony to how easy good site design is with the anaZana platform.

http://www.simonepionieri.com/

simonepionieri.com

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Perfect pricing with eCommerce

Internet retailers have discovered that the web is a perfect setting to optimize prices. 

It is almost costless for e-tailers to change prices, and it's equally easy to measure customer reactions. Given this fertile price-changing environment, Internet retailers are varying prices for 5 key reasons:

Determine the right price. Every business faces the challenge of determining...  (read more here)

Seek pockets of opportunity. Varying prices and reviewing the resulting purchasing behaviors.... (read more here) 

Remain Competitive. If rivals change prices frequently, to remain competitive....(read more here)

Implications on Complimentary/Ancillary Sales. Determining the "right" price should also take into account.... (read more here)

Segment Customers. Identifying who buys at the lowest and highest prices allows.... (read more here)

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A message from anaZana's Chairman of the Board

Hello!

Thank you for using anaZana services. We always think about your convenience, and most importantly about what would make your web site or online store achieve the goals that you have set, and help to grow your business.

I am glad to inform you that this year we have worked very well, and in the second half of October, we will begin a gradual upgrade of anaZana’s system functionality to improve your Internet commerce experience.

Since the current version will be completely replaced by a new one, before each run, we will prepare tutorials and detailed instructions posted in our website help section.

Before the New Year we plan to introduce more than 100 new features. Here are some of them:

- An updated interface for management of products;

- Export and import products in anaZana;

- Control of residual product in stock;

- Adjust the color, size and other options of available products;

- Search and filter products on the global store page;

- Management of stock and special offers;

- Additional methods of payment;

- Configure zones and methods of delivery;

- Management of tax, currency and more.

If you already have online store functionality and want to share your experience, please contact us with feedback, suggestions, or testimonials at support@anazana.com.

Thank you for using our services!

Sincerely,

Ruslans Ruso Skolnijs

Chairman of the Board, anaZana, Inc.

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330 A Street, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States

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What does an eCommerce site need?

Here is an interesting post, I list it in full with a link back to the site it came from...

Wozcreative 

The problem with e-commerce websites is they generally take a lot more work than a stand alone brochure website, which means the budget needs to be there. Most small businesses will not invest 10+K on a website designer so they usually try to go with the cheapest possible solutions available.

Sometimes they will buy a template and get a developer to design it based on what the client thinks looks good, which is why you see so many bad e-commerce websites. The site then generally looks like a botched up template, and it shouldnt look like a template at all.

In an ideal world you need to hire one person who is great at design & development, but these people are usually very pricey, and it's difficult to find. Some clients may choose to get a designer to design the website and then have a developer put it together, however.. the developer is often color, spacially and font-blind. So the key here is to have the designer manage the developer's progress and follow through with any corrections that need to be made. The designer needs to be involved at every step of the way. Clients often fail to do this as well because it also costs more.

A worse scenario is when a client finishes a website that a developer botched up aesthetically, or even in the programming because they didn't choose the right developer or have the right amount of cash to put into the site.. and the client then decides to hire a designer to "fix it up". I see huge issues here. How do you tell a client, that their new online business is built with old technology, isn't mobile ready, design is broken, and everything is a complete mess? I recently had a client who knows nothing about the internet and marketing, decided to have a website built really cheaply using a template the developer had. He then asked me how he can market it. When I saw it.. my heart sank for the poor guy. He had wasted 6 months on a half assed website with a lot of technical issues. There was many design flaws, the branding was all off and wouldn't work on smaller scales, too many elements and too many colors. Not to mention the font on the logo wasn't legible at all. The other issue is that the website was NOT AT ALL put together to work on mobile! His concept would have mainly worked on mobile... but because he hired someone on the cheap.. the developer wasn't going to waste time educating the client what is best to do, what hes missing, they just want the money quick and run. How do you tell a guy he just wasted time, money, resources etc on something so garbage?

In any case.. what makes a good design... that is all subjective but I will put a list:

• Branding is #1. Have all the elements, fonts, colors, any design flairs, even the style of messaging/tone—down BEFORE anything else.

• Be consistent with navigation.. top navigation is standard now.

• Footers need to have a lot more information to make it easier

• Website NEEDS to be mobile friendly!

• Typography... typography... typography! A bad design is clear when proper typographic rules haven't been followed

• Pick 2 - 3 colors and stick to them!

• Photography — Don't use boxed photos.. those are hideous! Spend the money to properly photoshop each product

• Don't use photoshop effects that date back to early 2000's (a good designer would know which ones to use and which ones not to.)

• Buttons need to be consistent, important ones can be larger than the not so important ones.

• The products in a shopping cart need to be big and clear. I want to know all the details of this product being sold.

• Searches.. proper hierarchy of products

• I also personally don't like black text on sites (personal preference).. black text makes things look too stark and unfinished

• 16pt font! Don't make me squint.

• Use visual hierarchy on every page. What's the most important thing? Don't let my eye fly around the screen.

And there is a ton more.. but I think that is enough for now.

http://www.small-business-forum.net/ecommerce/7325-what-things-good-e-commerce-site-needs.html

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eBay is going the way of the dinosaur?

Is Ebay adapting to the marketplace and the new eCommerce threat?

I like the idea of eBay going out of business. I've tried three times to sell something on eBay, unsuccessfully. Yet each time, I had to pay eBay, and the listing expired.

NOT SO WITH ECOMMERCE!

You don't pay eBay anything, your site stays up for as long as you want it too, and you can as long as you need to sell an expensive item! What's not to love about eCommerce?

Community Commerce Sites Are the New eBay

By Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes.com October 07, 2012 Thanks Ina, I'm glad others are beginning to see the light.

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How to Convert from Brick and Mortar to the Internet

How to Convert  a Brick and Mortar for the Internet

The anaZana platform is perfect for this!

Read more: How to Convert from Brick and Mortar to the Internet | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_8399145_convert-brick-mortar-internet.html#ixzz284a6zMnf

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International Leader Board to date

Pageviews by Countries Entry Pageviews United States 883 Russia 500 Latvia 203 France 121 India 96 Germany 65 Canada 39 United Kingdom 33 Ukraine 26 Brazil 24

The US is no surprise, this blog is in English. 

So many Russian friends, I wish I had good translation skills.

Простите пожалуйста русскими друзьями.

I am wondering if this indicates that the time is right for eCommerce in Russia?

Thank you all for your viewership.

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How to make a secret or hidden webpage

Hidden pages in anaZana, Secret pages

It is useful at times to create pages that cannot be viewed by the public.

• If you wish to experiment with a web design.
• Experiment with HTML. 
• Keep data that is proprietary in an easy to access area.
• The list goes on... 

Here's how:

Create a new page. Now on the menu, click the eye symbol. That's all there is to it. You can now create secret content only you can see. 

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Good article: Sell more online

 

How to Increase Sales Online – The Checklist

What if there was a method – a process – that you could apply to (pretty much) any website to increase sales? Wouldn’t that be swell? Well, there is.

Read More http://conversionxl.com/how-to-increase-sales-online-the-checklist/#ixzz27PGGYz3F

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Does the US have good broadband rates?

US vs other nations: Is broadband in America the best?

After living in Latvia for five years, I became accustomed to a very high broadband rate. When moving back to the US, I thought "What's wrong with this picture?" Well, study the image below, and find out what's wrong.

So he next time you hear that the US has the highest broadband, you can say with confidence: "No, it does not." My theory is that US ISP providers want to make maximum profit and give their customers as little as possible.

BTW, anaZana was born in Latvia. Which generally has a much higher degree of tech savvy than the US. It's a fact.

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San Diego eCommerce meeting

eCommerce in San Diego

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anaZana sell more online. Have a glass of wine, and start sales online. Get a Nordstrom quality eCommerce website at a target price. Sunday, October 7, 2012 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Come to the free workshop in San Deigo Down Town! Start e-commerce in minutes at the Co-merge business center, 330 A Street, San Diego, CA, 92101 Provided by anaZana co-owners: Lidija Skolnija & Mick Malkemus Contact: 619-729-8386 e-mail: lidija@anazana.com www.anaZana.com

How much increase in traffic does one extra language add?

eCommerce Survey by One Hour Translation shows a 10 Times Increase in International Sales from Localized Websites

A new study by One Hour Translation shows that 69% of websites that localized their content to other languages, reported up to a 10 times increase in sales from relevant countries.

Soooooo... the next time you are wondering what the single most important thing is you can do to increase sales... stop wondering, and get working on adding an additional language, or two, or three. 

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The new affiliate program is almost here!

Our new anaZana payment structure

What we offer now...

When you invite someone to use the anaZana system, you earn 1 dollar for each 7 dollar hosting payment they make, every month.

What we will offer soon... ( I will post as soon as this is finalized)

  28 dollar plan = 4 dollar affiliate fee per month
  63 dollar plan = 9 dollar affiliate fee per month
126 dollar plan = 18 dollar affiliate fee per month
189 dollar plan = 27 dollar affiliate fee per month.

This is huge

So right now, we have the payment structure in place, and we are programming the affiliate system. Imagine the growth of anaZana once the big affiliate marketers grab onto this? In other words, you can make very good affiliate incomes for the next several years before market saturation. We are in the growth phase, and you can capitalize on it!

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eCommerce website tutorial with anaZana

eCommerce website tutorial

Find out how easy it is to build an eCommerce site using anaZana.

Hosting starts at only $7 per month.

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Sign up with Facebook. Add your own URL or domain name later. Make a custom website. Learn how to add pages. Place the menu where you want it. Add sub-pages.

Make the pages or sub-pages horizontal or vertical.

Remember to refresh the page whenever you make a change, 

using ctrl R. Add a title site pasted from a document. Save it in any color.

Pick any template to change the menu and color scheme. Add a logo from your photo album. Re-size the logo as you like it. Choose a background color. Make an eShop. Add products. Name your products.

Add prices. Add keywords. Cart is automatically made for you. Add your site to the main anaZana global network with the click of a button. Add comments for registered users. Allow followers to join your site. Your basic site is done in about ten minutes! 

New affiliate program

Please be patient. New affiliate program to be unveiled soon!

The new affiliate program is now available!

Affiliate marketers are going to be flocking to this one, mainly because it is so generous. See complete details here: Affiliate Programs with anaZana

Sign up by clicking the link below...

 

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Don't complain about a lack of online sales. Do something about it!

Lack of online sales?

Take responsibility for this, just as you would any other portion of your life. There is no magic bullet to making online sales with eCommerce, any more than there is one for sales on Main Street. A proactive stance is necessary to grow sales online.

Take a look at your content, your meta tags and keywords. Make sure they all work together. If you don't know what meta tags or keywords are, you'd better find out. 

Make sure your content has enough keywords sprinkled throughout, but not too many. Too few or too many are a cue to Google to rank your site lower in the search results. 

Make two pages saying almost the same thing, but with iterative changes. Find out which one brings in more views, and delete the other one. Start the process again. Keep improving over time until you are happy with the results. No one can do this for you, unless you have a large budget to work with. Even then, I doubt they will do as good a job as you can yourself, with a little initiative. 

Competition for customers exists everywhere, even on the Net. Especially on the Net. Compete wisely. Do the work, and get the sales. There is a lot to know, and effective information changes all the time. Keep up to date with new developments, and stay ahead of the curve.

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