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Now it’s easier to sell in China. But crypto ads are harder to run in Europe. January 19, 2022 [Read in browser]( [logo] [sponsor]( Happy Wednesday! You’ve heard of the Google assistant device, Nest Hub, right? It’s small, cute, and plays ambient noise to help you fall asleep. Well, quite a few owners of this device are losing sleep and sanity over the new generation that apparently plays muffled sounds and loops the noise every 10 minutes instead of every hour. What a headache! Everyone loves new things, but it’s pretty clear… If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. E-COMMERCE Shopify just made selling in China much easier [article-image] How? [By partnering with JD.com](, the [Amazon of China](. The partnership allows Shopify's US merchants to easily list their products on JD's platform, giving them access to JD's 550 million active customers in China. JD will handle all of the legwork, such as price conversions, product translations to Chinese, product shipping, and duties. Shopify merchants will only need to create a JD marketplace account and sync their Shopify products. From months to weeks: According to Shopify, this partnership will reduce the time it takes for foreign US brands to begin selling in China from 12 months to 3-4 weeks. Now that’s what we call real progress. Availability: Here and now. According to Shopify, “the sales channel became available to Shopify’s US merchants on January 18, 2022.” ADVERTISING Europe is making it harder to run crypto ads Yesterday, we reported that [Spain is cracking down]( on crypto ads. Today, the U.K. is following suit. The details: The U.K. government [has announced plans]( to bring crypto ads under “tighter scrutiny” by applying the same rules as for other financial promotions. According to the announcement, 2.3 million people (3.4 percent of the population) in the United Kingdom own cryptocurrency. Many of them are not fully aware of "what they are buying,” which poses a risk that these products "could be mis-sold." The Crew’s take: We wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of Europe follows suit on this. The more mainstream crypto becomes, the more government regulation seems to follow. SPONSORED BY SEMRUSH How to increase visibility for your brand [article-image]( How do you write magnetic content, out-rank competitors, and stand out in your crowded market? You can try to be everywhere at once…or you can be in one place all the time. [That place being Semrush.]( It’s a platform that helps companies grow online visibility on all key channels. Even Tesla and Walmart use it. Semrush helps companies of every size with: - Creating content that ranks (no expert knowledge required) - Insights into competitors’ traffic so you can learn how to beat them - Access to 20 billion keywords + the most accurate data on the web - Technical SEO with 120 site checks …and so much more. 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Agencies are usually reluctant to follow this practice for two main reasons: - Too much work and hassle to get unsophisticated clients set up. - Advertisers are afraid that clients will see what they are doing and decide to do it themselves, or pass the insights to an intern. However, this means putting your account - and the ones of your clients - at risk. How to avoid it? As Jon Loomer explains, if you manage multiple clients, this is the ideal setup: - Have each client set up their own Business Manager. - Have each client share their ad account and assets (page, audiences, pixel) with you as a partner. - You can then organize client assets within Business Asset Groups. And if you can’t get access to your client’s ad account, set up a separate ad account for each client that you control. FROM THE CREW Make over $500/month profit on autopilot [article-image]( OK, this is a great one. 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[CLICK TO SHARE]( Or copy your referral link: [ THE CREW'S INSIGHTS 3 strategic and 3 tactical conversion killers you should avoid We’ve heard there’s a place in e-commerce hell for marketers guilty of killing their conversions. Read these bad practices, and make amends if you’re a sinner. Three strategic conversion killers: - Not being clear: Are you sure you’re communicating the right message? Are you sure that the person on the other side understands what your product is about and what benefit they will get? - Not delivering a transformation: Your customer has two lives. One before your product; and one after your product. They must feel that after buying from you, their life will be better. - Lack of credibility: If a stranger came up to you and offered to sell you a $100 bill for $5, what would be your reaction? Skepticism… right? If you don’t have trust, you can’t even sell with a discount. Three technical conversion killers: - Mandatory sign-up: This adds too much friction to the checkout, and it will likely make you lose impulsive purchases. When you ask them to go through a sign-up process, they’ll start thinking about their decision again. No bueno! - Too many upsells: Putting too much pressure on buyers with too many upsells might scare them away and make for a bad experience. - Not being mobile-friendly: We shouldn’t even talk about this nowadays, but yes… optimize your website for a mobile-first experience. Make sure that your CTAs, images, text, and every element look well both on mobile and desktop. ROUNDING UP THE STACK [ADVERTISING:]( Is there a decline in demand for streaming service ads? A survey suggests so. [LINKEDIN:]( Let's be honest, LinkedIn can be a cringe-worthy social network. That's why it's one of the best social networks, according to this blog post. [SEO:]( According to Google, when it comes to URL encoding, "keep things as they were in 2014." 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