Of all the ways to make a living online, starting an e-commerce business is the simplest. Moreover, there's long term growth potential for brands that present themselves well and capture customer interest. Anything that can be sold, sells online. 67% of millennials and 56% of Gen X now prefer shopping online [...]
Platform loyalty allows you to simplify your inventory and distribution process. But it also puts your business at risk. When all your sales on one platform, suspensions or account issues are costly. For example, if you only sell on Amazon, an account suspension could end your business. Also, no matter how [...]
Are you trying to decide what to sell on Amazon? With more than 3 billion products listed on Amazon worldwide, chances are that whatever you are thinking of selling, it's already being sold on Amazon. There's still plenty of opportunity to make impressive profits selling products on Amazon, but it's critical [...]
In 2013 Paul Jones started a business from his home, making bags. His personal mantra is "make a good start Jones" and so he named the business Goodstart Jones. And as starts go, this one certainly was good. Paul Jones made a lightweight and durable bag with a waterproofed wooden stability [...]
What is Amazon FBA? FBA means fulfilled by Amazon. With the Amazon FBA program, you choose what you want to sell, send it to Amazon, and they do the rest for you. It's a model that is growing in popularity. Because Amazon FBA makes it easier for you to build [...]
Who Can join Amazon Brand Registry? Brand Registry is for sellers who are brand owners or manufacturers. It's also open to distributors who have written permission from the brand owner to manage a specific product on Amazon. If you don’t fall into one of these categories, you won't be [...]
Bernard Savage make bespoke kitchens and furniture. They manufacture and sell from their showroom in Wolverhampton, where customers can see and touch the solid wood pieces. Buying from Bernard Savage is a unique luxury experience. Customers can even select raw tree trunks to have furniture carved from. However, they had [...]
There was a time when e-commerce was just selling things online. Those were simpler times. Today, searching #ecommerce on Twitter or Instagram will submerge you into a world of posts about drop shipping, flipping, and social selling. Social media has evolved retail beyond shop keeping. It’s now an aspirational [...]
eBay has over 168 million active buyers and it's growing daily. So how do you make your listings stand out from the crowd and convert to sales? Let's run through the six key features every eBay listing needs to entice customers and convince them to buy. 1. Quality Images [...]
Mailchimp is separating from Shopify. So, by May 12, any merchants using Mailchimp will need to switch to another mail service. Klaviyo is one of the most popular alternatives to Mailchimp right now. If you're not familiar with Klaviyo, this post will give you an overview of what it does, and [...]
Selling auto parts online, you're operating in a growing but competitive market. Sourcing the right stock, getting it online and ensuring that customers find your auto parts website when they search takes hard work. It’s common for automotive parts sellers to find they’ve become so focused on this journey, that [...]
According to a Gen Z report, that generation cite social media as their most influential source for buying decisions. Couple that, with a Meeker report shows 55 percent of users who found a product on social media went on to purchase it later. That makes social media one of the most [...]