2012 is going to be a great year! Here are four things I think every online business in the quilting industry should watch for in regards to online marketing.  I find that quilters are getting more tech savvy (and technology is improving to make the Internet easier to use).  What ...

Let’s say you’re going out to eat at a local restaurant tonight for a date. If given the choice, would you rather trust a ad in the newspaper, or a friend’s opinion? Chances are, you would chose the friend’s opinion. Why is that? It’s because ...

If you’ve traveled the online quilting world, chances are you’ve used several websites that Dan Purcell and his team of web developers have created.  In the six years they’ve been in business, Websites For Quilters has developed hundreds of websites including thread companies, fabric manufacturers, famous educators ...

Earlier this summer, the state of California enacted a law requiring online merchants that sell over $500,000 of product to collect sales tax for orders shipped to California residents.  After tremendous backlash, California temporarily suspended the law. Other states, such as Illinois, has put similar laws in motion.

The ...

When planning an e-commerce site, it is important to plan ahead of time how you will accept payments.  One popular option for taking payments is by accepting and processing credit cards in real time on your website.  The advantage of processing cards in real time allows you to receive immediate ...

As a business owner, you can't ignore Facebook.  It has nearly 600 million active users and is the busiest, most visited website on planet Earth.  Many businesses have begun to create Facebook pages for their businesses and have invited their customers to "like" their page.  By liking pages, customers ...

We redesigned our Websites For Quilters site this month!  Our past design was a little too techie.  We wanted a more visual, crafty/creative look because after all, we do websites for quilters!

I've learned over the last few months how important design is in our lives.  We look ...

I've been doing a lot of study recently on the consumer psychology of Free Shipping.  It's been really fascinating.  Some online stores do really well offering Free Shipping.  Others may not do so well.  Like most business decisions, it all depends on a number of factors.

In my ...

Danemco will host a free online seminar (webinar) about website marketing.  The meeting will be held on Thursday the 23rd of April at 10:00 AM mountain time.  The webinar can hold up to 25 persons.

To join the meeting, click on the following link in your web browser:

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I often get many questions asked about how to effectively run an online business for the quilting industry.  Our team has set up over a hundred quilting-related websites, and have talked to many more talented and wise business people.  After months of research and many interviews, I have written a ...

Please come visit us in Houston!  We will be exhibitors at the International Quilt Market from October 25th to the 27th at Booth #609 (near the front of the main entrance).  The president, Dan Purcell, and the project manager, Brigette Hodson, will be attending.  Dan will be debuting his new ...

Did you know that U.S. Internet users conducted nearly 10 billion searches on the top four search engines in the month of December 2007 alone? Did you know that people rely on search engines to help them find their final destination on the web 50% of the time? And ...

I found an interesting article about a man that put together a team that analyzed thousands of pages of teaching material to determine what is the most frequently referenced verse in the Bible [http://www.topverses.com ]. Some verses in the Bible are referenced more than others. The ones that ...

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