4.Set your product order numbers at one (1). In other words, when someone clicks a purchase button, have cart say one (1) item purchased when they preview their cart instead of zero, making them select “1” again.

5.Include a no-cost gift in shopping cart, with receipt or in Thank You email, especially with large purchases. Let your customers know you appreciate their business. And ask for referrals!

6.Test special product and package prices with offers on a “Thank You” page or with a “Thank You” email.

7.Accept multiple payment options when possible; credit cards, faxed and telephone orders, print checks, money orders, echecks and 3rd party solutions like Paypal. Note: many businesses use American Express.

8.Choose a progressive shopping cart software solution like ProfitAuto at http://presssuccess.com/AutoPilot for a variety of services, pricing packages and options for company growth. ProfitAuto manages not only cart but also your leads, contacts and shoppers with automated “Thank You” follow up. It also has autoresponders for pre-sale and after-sale communications, digital tracking and delivery solutions, importing / exporting of lists and autoresponder series, electronic coupons, affiliate programs and more.

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So tweak your checkout process. Make your clients and your company happy. And ring up more sales. To learn more top tips and receive them on a regular basis at no charge in your email, sign up at http://ohiohelp.net today or email diana@ohiohelp.net .

* From research (Fall, 2001) by Vividence Corporation, specializing in Customer Experience Management (CEM) products and services.

Just imagine for one moment that you were only one selling automatic self cleaning cookers to catering trade. You would corner that market and make a fortune.

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4. The japanese are great at taking other's ideas and improving on them and they are not doing to bad are they? Great inventors like Henry Ford and Edison have created great inventions and others have taken them to another level. The Japanese have shown imortance of understanding power niche business that is why they are one of wealthier countries in world today.

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5. Creating niche business doesn't require you to invent wheel, it only requires thinking of ways to improve it. That is where you will get more sales, and more referals. So that in end your business will grow without competing with bigger companies.

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In general you can see benifits of niche marketing which is by cornering market in your particular field,you differienciate your business. You avoid competing with big boys. Therefore gaining your own exclusive market, which in turn will lead to more profits.

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Terry Stewat: After years of doing different types of jobs I decided to go into the home based business field. I and I have not looked back since.I dont have all the answers but I do know what not to do, as I have learned from my many mistakes.