Ecommerce Site Launch: Flamingo Gifts

MoneySpyder are pleased to announce the launch of the newest addition to our client list.

We have been helping Flamingo Gifts with their online marketing since March. Moving over to our platform means they can take full advantage of our online marketing capabilities as well as the improved warehouse and fulfilment functionality.

Design changes have been minimal so far - with the exception of a much slicker checkout and the removal of some conversion blockers - but we're planning to start adding new front-end features and designs in the coming months. We're confident that conversion rates and traffic volumes are going to improve greatly in the run up to Christmas.

Take a look at our site if you're looking for a more heavyweight ecommerce solution to capitalise on the Christmas peak, and beyond.

MoneySpyder Celebrates Seven Years!

The 1st July marked MoneySpyder's seventh birthday. It's been a great year for us.
Recent highlights have been speaking at Sheerluxe (see our summary slides here). Last month we launched our newest site Sentwithalovingkiss.co.uk and we've got more on the way this summer. We have also welcomed Chris Reeve, a new addition to our development team.

To find out more about working with us email info@moneyspyder.co.uk or give us a call on 0207 492 1929.

Is it too early to mention Christmas ecommerce?

Every year Christmas ecommerce advice gets published earlier and earlier. This year, to get ahead of the curve, we're starting now.

Christmas may seem like months away - and it is - but if you want to be ready for the Christmas peak now is the time to start work.

Here are our top long term projects to start working on now if you want to have a very merry Christmas:

1. Conversion Rate Optimisation

Don't wait until summer is over to start thinking about responsive mobile templates, abandoned basket auto-emails and conversion rate optimisation. Our ecommerce mentoring  programme aims to help businesses make meaningful and long-lasting improvements over a period of 3-6 months.

2. Ecommerce Platform Upgrades

A new website, or new functionality takes time to perfect. You don't want your site build to run over schedule and be testing new features halfway through November. If you think your current platform isn't the right one to take you through next Christmas take a look at our Ecommerce Platform brochure.

3. Christmas SEO

What keywords are you targeting this year? Now might be a good time to set up some category pages for wrapping paper or Christmas decorations. You don't necessarily have to link to them in your main navigation but it would be prudent to get them live and indexed by Google.

If you want to know more take a look at our ecommerce consulting pages or our ecommerce platform offering.

Best Ecommerce Articles from Around the Web - June Edition

Just in case you were looking for some light weekend reading we thought we would send you a round up of some of the most useful articles and blog posts we've read this week.

So if you need a bit of inspiration for your PR campaigns or need to brush up on your Analytics look no further:

1. How to Rank: 25 Step SEO Master Blueprint - A great practical guide to SEO. Read here.
2. How to Create A KPI Dashboard - An interesting case study which demonstrates the importance of tracking the right metrics. Read here.
3. Startup PR Tip: To Get Press, Don't Pitch Your Product - Are you a PR guru? If not, these tips will help you write better press releases. Read here.
4. 12 usability flaws that are spoiling the mobile web - Mobiles again. Have you got your responsive mobile site working yet? Get in touch with us, if not. Read this article here.
5. Obsess About Real Business Profitability - Avinash tells us why we're being stupid. Again. Read here.

If you need help with any of the above areas - Analytics, mobile sites, SEO, PR - take a look at our site to see what we do, or drop us an email.

Supplier Focus: Metapack - Better Fulfilment for Ecommerce Websites

Our ecommerce platform with a number of great suppliers. Metapack automatically selects which courier to use for different packages from a list of couriers that you select. It looks at the weight and size of the item being sent as well as where it's going and picks the best courier to send it.


This is great for getting the best deal and saving money on delivery but it is also great for a number of other reasons: our clients have seen a reduction in customer service calls, increased dispatch rates, and reduction of staff needed for their warehouse due to increased packing speed.

You could benefit from an improved warehouse operation in the following ways:

• Reduce incoming call centre calls - More satisfied customers means fewer calls.
• Increase dispatch rate and reduce overheads.
• Exponentially increase the number of orders processed per day.
• Reduce number of staff needed to pack.

See our Partners page for a full list of companies we recommend.

Get in touch for more information about how we can help you grow your ecommerce business.