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By on November 24, 2006 in Ideas


ECommerce-Guide:

If you want to attract gaggles of gift-givers to your site, remember these three words: Offer free shipping.

Online holiday-gift shoppers overwhelmingly consider free shipping an important enticement in making purchases, with discounts and free return policies also key considerations, according to a survey released by Yahoo! Small Business and Harris Interactive.

Ninety percent of participants in the survey said free shipping would draw them to a site, followed by online discounts (69 percent), free or “no-hassle” return policies, (64 percent), free gift wrapping (27 percent) and finally gift certificates (24 percent).

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  • http://www.BizMord.com/Blog Igor M. (BizMord Blog)

    Rich good post …

    “Free shipping” makes sense. Not only is it a cost saving offer but it also ads a “no confusion” advantage.

    People see one price and if shipping is not free they have to guess or look somewhere else what the cost will be. Confuse your customer and you’ll lose him/her fast.

    Free shipping is an alternative to store shopping but only this is more comfortable because you’re in your house comfortable clicking away.

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