No Credit Card? No Problem Internet Retailers Allow Consumers To Shop Online With Cash

In today’s economically depressed climate, many retailers are feeling the affects of limited consumer spending  first hand.  Online retailers, in particular, have been offering sales, special deals, and promotions in an effort to attract buyers, and are expected to increase their efforts as the 2009 holiday season approaches.

But what about those consumers who don’t have or use credit cards and/or debit cards? Believe it or not, there are quite a lot of them, about 72 million in fact, according to eBillme.com. Ebillme is trying to capitalize on this demographic by offering them the option to pay for their online purchases in cash.

How does this work?

Through the site’s “walk-in” payment option can purchase items online from 840 different ecommerce sites, and then pay for their purchases in cash at one of Ebillme’s payment locations. Once payment is confirmed, the merchant is notified, and the product is sent.

If this service catches on, more online retailers may have to rethink the types of payment options that they offer their customers, and expand these options accordingly.

While paying in cash for online purchases may allow customers to take advantage of special online deals,  critics also point out that it may also be time-consuming and confusing for some “cash only” customers who are, according to eBillme CEO Marwan Forzley,  primarily seniors or recent immigrants  without access to banking.

Killer Advice for a Beginner Blogger

As I look back, many tactics were missed, but I learned what to embrace and discard. There is a lot of hype, and I learned quickly not to get sucked in.

Here are some tips you can begin with – based on some personal advice.

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Blog Tips: 8 Tactics to Make Readers Engage!

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Blogs are all about information. We write to entertain, to educate, to share news and get the conversation started. This could purely be for distribution of useful, unique information, or something more direct, a sales related and affiliate marketing centric blog.

The truth is – not many blogs make it to the top 100 – as seen in Seth Godin’s Top 1,000 things you should know

There is so much information floating around. What are the tactics to make folks read your blog?

Here are some great tips to get you started — starting with your planning:

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1.) Plan Ahead

So,  if you don’t know where you’re going with your writing, then your readers don’t stand a chance. Before you sit down and … read more …