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Free Tools to Edit Product Shots for Your Online Store
[January 25, 2012] We look at five free and open source image editors you can use to liven up product shots and images in your online store. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

How to Get Even Seething Mad Customers to Like You
[January 19, 2012] Tips for small business ecommerce owners to improve service and entice customers–even the unhappy ones–to deal with you again. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

Top 2012 Ecommerce Trend: Retailers Need to Move to Mobile
[January 18, 2012] The "I'm thinking about it" stage of optimizing for mobile customers has passed. It's now a must-do for even the smallest of online retailers. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

12 Social Media Marketing Platforms for Ecommerce Marketers
[January 12, 2012] A dozen options to help small business ecommerce site owners integrate social media marketing with other marketing channels. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

10 Apps to Monetize an Ecommerce Facebook Business Page
[January 4, 2012] A look at 10 Facebook ecommerce apps that can help you monetize your Facebook Page and communicate better with customers on this popular social networking site. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

A Hassle-Free Return Policy is the Best Policy for Online Merchants
[December 21, 2011] Tips to create a return policy that will provide a good customer experience without losing your small business Web shop profits. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

Constant Contact Helps SMBs Manage Social Media Marketing
[December 15, 2011] Small business owners can drive social word-of-mouth with new a product called Social Campaigns. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

Get a Free Web Shop for the Holidays
[December 8, 2011] Transition to a hosted Web store to cash in on holiday sales without spending a fortune. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

Email Marketing: Industry Research and Trends Reports
[December 1, 2011] 25 email marketing facts, industry predictions and best practice advice to help small business ecommerce site owners cash in on email marketing trends. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

VeriShow Gives Facebook Customer Service Chat Capability
[November 23, 2011] The VeriShow platform is an affordable way for small business ecommerce site owners to provide live support to Facebook customers. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

Social Media Marketing & Research Reports for SMBs
[November 17, 2011] 21 social media research reports, industry forecasts and expert guides to help small business ecommerce site owners to better understand the world of social commerce and marketing. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

Holiday 2011 Trends: Are you Ready for Free Shipping Day?
[November 9, 2011] Free Shipping Day helps merchants promote free shipping offers for holiday shoppers. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

7 Tips to Manage Customer Service on Facebook
[November 1, 2011] Using Facebook as a customer service tool? These tips and tools will help you provide the best customer service. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

2011 Holiday Shopping Research and Trends
[October 25, 2011] Highlights from 29 research reports, industry predictions and expert ecommerce guides to help you get ready for this year’s online holiday shopping season. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

Tips for Successful Mobile Text Message Marketing
[October 20, 2011] With more than 82 million smartphone users in the U.S. it’s easy to see why mobile marketing is appealing to ecommerce business owners. We tell you how to get started with SMS (text messaging) marketing. [More ECommerce-Guide ]

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Word Tips: AutoCorrect By Helen Bradley - [June 26, 2008] The AutoCorrect and AutoText tools in Microsoft Word can help you reduce repetitive typing and avoid common typos.

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Why AT&T's New Mobile Data Plan Isn't A Money Grab
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Manage Tasks More Efficiently With Producteev 2
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Security Monitoring - Does Your SMB Need It?
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