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How to Write Order Confirmation Emails (+7 Brand Examples)

Offering your customers peace of mind after they buy from your online store is one of the most important things you can do as an eCommerce business.

What better way to instill trust immediately after a sale than through your order confirmation emails?

Yes, setting up your cart recovery emails and win-back emails are important, but don't overlook the value of order confirmations.

Miss the mark on these emails, and you may find less and less first-time customers come back to give you repeat business.

In this guide, we'll break down the anatomy of a great order confirmation email, discuss everything that should be included your emails, along with real brand examples for your inspiration.

At the end of the article, you'll know exactly how to write, structure, and trigger your order confirmation emails to send at the perfect time.

Let's get started.

Is Powering Down Your PC Actually Wearing It Down?

Afraid of sending your computer to an early grave by shutting it down on a daily basis?

The answer is more complicated than a straight yes or no.

Back when the boot times of personal computers rivaled those of nuclear reactors, powering them down at the end of every day was generally avoided.

However, that logic doesn't apply to modern PCs bearing faster processors and even faster SSDs that boot up in a matter of seconds.

Does that make it safe to shut down your computer at the end of the day?
Or will regular power cycles wear it down prematurely?

This article helps to answer that question.

Let's check it out.

VPS Hosting: Cloud or Traditional?

Every business needs a website, and every website needs hosting.

It used to be simple to choose hosting, as there were few options.

But hosting technology has quickly advanced and now there are many factors to consider when deciding on a suitable plan.

No business wants to overspend or be stuck with a hosting deal that could call for disruptive changes before too long.

All too often, organizations outgrow shared hosting plans as growth leads to increasing demands, and VPS Hosting seems to be an obvious next step.

But others see the various benefits of VPS right from day one, so they can sidestep the hassle of migrating their hosting service.

The next question is: which VPS hosting will work best for you - traditional or cloud?

Let's check it out.

NOTE: I am neither an affiliate nor endorse any hosting offers you might find in this article.

25 Ways To Drive More E-commerce Store Traffic Without Buying Ads

It’s no secret that e-commerce is here to stay.

With more consumers shopping online than ever before, retailers must work hard to get noticed.

What if you don’t have the budget for ads? Are you doomed to fade into the online abyss?

Absolutely not.

This guide covers 25 e-commerce tips to get more visitors to your site, without spending a dime on paid ads.

Best of all, many of these tips are easier to implement than you might think.

How Marketing on Reddit Works

(And How To Do It Right)

A few years ago I posted a guide on marketing on Reddit and I thought it was time to revisit this super powerful online community.

With billions of monthly visits and hundreds of millions of active users, this could be a great place to market your offers.

If you know how to do it without getting banned. Oh and getting banned is pretty easy so this guide will help.

Also, if you have never been to Reddit, then this guide is a great starting point. It covers not just the how but also the what & why.

NOTE: You might want to supplement this guide with a search on YouTube for 'How To Market on Reddit'.