Online store copywriting tips that engage and convert
Your online store is made up of a lot more than pretty product shots. An attention-grabbing image may be the first thing you notice when you open a website, but you’ll find your eyes quickly scanning over key copy. Let’s be honest, you realise if a website is not in…
Why an About Us page is important for online stores
An About Us page is the one page that often gets neglected and left to the last minute. It is the one page that many people are not sure what to put on. Some may even feel that an About Us page is unnecessary. However, an About Us page can…
July 2019 Wallpaper
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Ecommerce product photography 101 for beginners
What’s the number one thing we always see when looking at products on a website? Well, that’s pretty easy. The first thing almost everyone will notice when shopping online are the product images. Appealing ecommerce product photography is what draws the user/consumer into the product. The imagery is the convincing…
Tips to ensure photos enhance your online store design
Online store design is a combination of a variety of factors. Photos are really an easy way to enhance your designs and layouts. If you have been keeping up with this blog series around online stores, you will know that a great online store is not all about the photos…
How many product shots do you really need?
Does having multiple product shots really make a difference on an online store? The answer is… of course it does! If you haven’t figured it out yet, product shots basically sell the product for you. Before people purchase any kind of product, it’s human nature to want to inspect it…
Why online store product photos and copy must work together
So you’ve hired the best photographer in town to take photos of all the products you sell on your online store. That’s great! But you’re only halfway there. Your spectacularly beautiful product photos will be useless if the copy relating to each product photo is inconsistent, poorly written or non-existent.…
How product imagery can impact your online store
The online shopping market is becoming more and more competitive, which means your company needs to constantly strive to deliver a better experience for your customers. Customers are inundated with new information and images, and it is up to you to ensure your product imagery makes your products stand out.…
What are some examples of customised web solutions?
Customised web solutions are all around us. From Uber to online banking we use custom web applications on a daily basis. Ten years ago ALL web solutions were customised… and expensive. Powerful, free CMS systems such as WordPress and the plethora of templates, plugins and widgets available, at very competitive…
WordPress versus Wix: the development debate
Are you trying to decide which website building platform is better between WordPress and Wix? Picking between WordPress and Wix is not an easy decision, especially when there is so much to understand about these two platforms. These two website builders are big names, both have become quite popular over…
June 2019 Wallpaper
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When does bespoke development work best?
People often associate bespoke with tailoring. The Oxford Dictionary defines bespoke as making or selling bespoke (custom-made) goods, especially clothing. So imagine you go to a tailor and ask him or her to design and make a suit exactly to your measurements and desires. Bespoke development is similar in that…
How business process automation will save you time and money
The key to business growth and development in the digital age is business process automation. Trying to continue doing things in a manual manner is impractical and nonsensical, and it is certainly not cost-effective. If you’re looking for ways to save time and money in your business then automating processes…
May 2019 Wallpaper
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South African digital design trends and predictions for 2019
Digital design trends are much easier to follow and keep up to date with than traditional design trends where reprinting is both time consuming and costly. That being said, keeping up with trends is not always a wise way to build a solid brand identity. South Africa is also a…
What does the current South African ecommerce landscape look like?
This month we’re looking at where South Africa is, digitally speaking in 2019. This article will focus on what South Africa’s current ecommerce landscape looks like. It’s clear that it is quite different from that of the rest of the world. If you’re looking to start selling things digitally or…
Where is South Africa digitally in 2019: the stats
What many people don’t realise is that digital landscapes differ. We often look at things from a global perspective, which isn’t ideal as this more often than not considers one landscape over others. So where is South Africa digitally in 2019? The South African landscape is indeed very different from…
April 2019 Wallpaper
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Your business needs to do these things to remain competitive
The world is changing. Fast. The pivotal question for all businesses is: what do we need to do to remain competitive? These days, businesses seem to be coming and going quicker than movies at the cinema. One non-negotiable for businesses is the need to evolve and advance digitally. Let’s take…
How to take your retail business into the digital space
Retail at its root is selling products to consumers. If the goal for your retail business is to sell more products to more consumers, the idea of taking your retail business digital should make you really excited. Digital allows new and innovative ways to sell your products to a wider…
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