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    Message Match: A 30 Second Tweak to Skyrocket Conversions

    I can guarantee you’ve experienced message match while wandering the internet (or a failed attempt at message match). Think about the last time you clicked on an ad, social post, or link in an email. Were your expectations met or were you wondering why you were sent to that page? If you were confused, then […]

    Bad reviews improve conversion by 67%

    Social commerce company Reevoo has released research that suggests bad reviews are good for business. The company found that 68% of consumers trust reviews more when they see both good and bad scores, while 30% suspect censorship or faked reviews when they don’t see anything negative at all. Not only this, but shoppers who go […]

    Upselling is 20 times more effective than cross-selling online

    Upselling on e-commerce sites performs 20 times better than cross-selling, according to new research from PredictiveIntent. The statistics show that upselling, in which visitors are shown similar but more expensive products than the one in view, drives over 4% of sales compared to just 0.2% of sales driven by cross-sales tactics (such as displaying ‘people who […]

    Site search for e-commerce: 13 best practice tips

    An effective site search function on an e-commerce site has a number of potential benefits. Customers are accustomed to finding results quickly and (mainly) accurately from search engines, and will expect a similar experience on e-commerce sites. On e-commerce sites, up to 30% of visitors will use the site search box, and each of these […]

    How We Got 400 Free Beta Testers

    Have you heard this startup narrative? Come up with an idea, build it, launch to an audience that accepts you wholeheartedly, and watch the money roll in. While that may happen to a select few, it’s a bit different for us mere mortals. Before your product is ready for prime time, it needs to be […]

    75 Food and Drink Trivia questions That’ll Stump You

    Food is important and I’d argue that drinks are just as important. Depending on where you grew up, food is a central part of the culture and the way people live their lives. Flavors are distinct based on where you live and where you grew up. Oftentimes, we have little practical knowledge about the foods […]

    150+ of the Best General Trivia Questions For a Great Time

    With our increasingly busy schedules, it can feel as if the simple pleasures – like a few trivia questions – are harder and harder to come by. Of course, you can go through a few fun trivia questions using apps but there’s nothing like having a trivia night with friends and family. While I can’t help […]

    75 History Trivia Questions to Test Your Knowledge

    It’s been said that those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. While you may not be repeating the great mistakes of the past any time soon, these history trivia questions are still a great refresher. We’ve split them into multiple categories so you can jump to the ones you find the most […]

    We Wrote on Medium Every Day for 30 Days – This Is What Happened.

    Medium has been around for a while. Some people sing its praises. Others are vocal about how Medium continues to change their business model to their detriment Whatever. That’s not why I’m on Medium. Though I’ve been republishing articles on the platform for a while, I’ve never focused on it. It’s never been and will never […]

    9 Reasons to Never Buy an Email List (+What to do Instead)

    Optimizing your website to grow your mailing list is hard so the temptation to buy an email list is real. Enter your credit card details, get the contact information, and email them until they buy. It’s like the perfect shortcut to growing your mailing list and, by extension, your business. The bad news is that […]