{"id":1789,"date":"2013-06-03T20:29:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T04:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2013-06-03T20:29:38","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T04:29:38","slug":"how-to-increase-profits-and-decrease-costs-for-your-ecommerce-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/how-to-increase-profits-and-decrease-costs-for-your-ecommerce-store\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Increase Profits and Decrease Costs for your Ecommerce Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Graph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1379\" alt=\"Graph\" src=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Graph.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Graph.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Graph-135x151.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>Isn\u2019t this what we all want for our Ecommerce businesses? Low costs and high profits?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We live to increase our ROI and sell, sell, sell more.<\/p>\n<p>But, we don\u2019t always know exactly how to get it done.<\/p>\n<p>I will let you in on a little secret\u2026the most successful Ecommerce stores know that this one key concept is integral to keeping their stores in a forward profitable momentum and keeping their operating costs to a minimum\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>What is this concept?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is outsourcing.<\/p>\n<p>Outsourcing has suffered a negative connotation for years, but in actuality, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">it forms the cornerstone of the most successful businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>You have two hands and one brain. It is impossible to be the best at everything your store needs to outperform your competitors and expand into a profit machine. If you want direction at a fraction of what it would cost you to tackle the job yourself\u2026read on.<\/p>\n<p>If you are an ecommerce store owner who uses the Zen Cart platform, you are most likely frustrated with locating a professional, reputable Zen Cart development company. The industry is filled with fly-by-night companies who hire quick help (some who subcontract to people in other countries) and make themselves look like they have more experience than they do. They will be here one day and gone the next.<\/p>\n<p>As an Ecommerce store owner, your main concern should be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">creating great products and running a great online experience<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The web development, content, SEO, and other marketing tasks that are essential to maintaining your business can become a nuisance or worse, neglected, because it is impossible to execute all of these needed strategies enough so that you are bringing in maximum profits.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have tried outsourcing but your experience was sub-par.<\/p>\n<p>Have issues contacting companies?<br \/>\nAren\u2019t getting your phone calls and emails returned?<\/p>\n<p>The Ecommerce services industry is unfortunately filled with \u201ccompanies\u201d that subcontract to other \u201ccompanies\u201d in other countries, who then subcontract to individuals in yet other countries. It\u2019s a vicious cycle and you are the victim in all of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>True outsourcing frees you up to run your business and drive its expansion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Companies like Numinix allow small business owners with limited budgets to receive the same white glove service large corporations receive without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>How is this possible?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cutting costs is the primary concern of most businesses and Numinix\u2019s fixed-cost model solves this dilemma. Profitable small businesses know that even minor changes in costs can drastically affect sales numbers and profits.<\/p>\n<p>The smartest strategy to increase your net profits and measure results is to convert from a variable cost model to a fixed cost model. Keeping your numbers predictable allows you to avoid expenditure mistakes and\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a well-planned development roadmap for maintaining your Zen Cart platform, modules and plugins<\/li>\n<li>Plan the look, feel and presentation of your website monthly to ensure your visitors and Google are happy.<\/li>\n<li>Develop an SEO roadmap to increase your rankings in Google and see your traffic skyrocket.<\/li>\n<li>Call on a programming expert to execute your custom programming needs<\/li>\n<li>Consult with a development manager weekly and discuss your present issues and future needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to \u201cfly by the seat of your pants\u201d anymore. You can stop spending every day \u201cfighting fires\u201d instead of growing your business.<\/p>\n<p>Website maintenance is one of the most <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">unpredictable dynamics<\/span> for small businesses and with so much to maintain (server\/host, modules, plugins, templates, design, development, content, etc.), you can spend your time \u201cspinning your wheels\u201d instead of realizing true profits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Your website is the heart of your Ecommerce business and all of its elements work together to make it breathe and live. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Numinix understands this and believes that if a development roadmap is the most essential part of <em><strong>their<\/strong><\/em> e-commerce <i>development-based<\/i> business; it is also the most important piece of <em><strong>your<\/strong><\/em> e-commerce <i>product-based<\/i> business. \u00a0There is nothing like the peace of mind and financial security of knowing where your website will go in the near and not-to-distant future.<\/p>\n<p>Numinix has a reliable, friendly approach to web development and maintenance and their long-time clients are a testament to this fact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/subscriptions_compare.html\" target=\"_blank\">Numinix&#8217;s monthly subscription service<\/a> is the answer to predictable, sustainable, and expanding profits without spending over budget. Our industry-leading development roadmap provides an outline of services that includes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/subscriptions_compare.html\" target=\"_blank\">five affordable Subscription plans<\/a>. Only spend what you need and let Numinix be your one-stop shop for all your Zen Cart needs with a Subscription plan that fits almost any small business budget!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isn\u2019t this what we all want for our Ecommerce businesses? Low costs and high profits? We live to increase our ROI and sell, sell, sell more. But, we don\u2019t always know exactly how to get it done. I will let you in on a little secret\u2026the most successful Ecommerce stores know that this one key&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":241,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[549,548,381],"class_list":["post-1789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marketing-strategies","tag-decrease-ecommerce-costs","tag-increase-ecommerce-profits","tag-outsourcing"],"modified_by":"Jenna Scaglione","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/241"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.numinix.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}