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12 Posts of Christmas: Post Two—Customize your header for the Holidays

If I didn’t have a calendar I would know it was the holidays when my uncle swaps his regular welcome mat for his festive one that says “Ho! Ho! Ho!”. So how do you put out the welcome mat for holiday shoppers?
You can pretty easily customize a few elements on your site to get it [...]

Yahoo! Small Business Holiday Shopping Survey Release

Just a quick note to point out a survey that we released yesterday in cooperation with Harris Interactive. The survey polled a group of shoppers on questions related to their holiday buying. Some interesting findings include:

Almost two-thirds of shoppers said niche or boutique stores were the best place to find unique gifts.
Three-fourths of those surveyed [...]

The 12 Posts of Christmas (or more broadly, the Holiday Shopping Season): Post One—Get your shopping season started early

In this series of posts, we will provide some short tips and thoughts for pumping up your holiday sales. You can also refer to our general overview of the holidays in the Here Comes Cyber Monday post.
Why would anyone want to start their holiday shopping early? If you can answer that question correctly, you can [...]

Here Comes Cyber Monday…

Cyber Monday, the first Monday after Thanksgiving, is just a few short weeks away. This is the day online holiday shopping begins. Are you ready?
For most e-commerce merchants, holiday planning should be in full swing by now. What does this mean? Well, there is plenty to think about. I hope the information below helps [...]

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