With competition in e-commerce fiercer than it's ever been, nearly every business is looking for a leg up. Many are looking to Amazon, the company that's dominated e-commerce for the past decade, for guidance. And it's not hard to discern that one of Amazon's biggest keys to success is its [...]

Spend ten minutes scrolling Instagram and you're sure to come across a dozen new brands, all offering you products that instantly catch your eye. The e-commerce industry has spent the last decade celebrating Amazon’s power in retail. Measuring the potential of a brand by its scale and path to category [...]

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 [...]

Setting up an online shop is now a painless process. You can sign up for a hosted store on a platform like Shopify or BigCommerce and apply a template design in minutes. Even for  more complex, custom stores, working with an e-commerce design agency, you could go from just an [...]

When you sign up for an eBay store, there will initially be eBay seller limits in place. Limits vary, but if you're new to eBay your limits will probably be around 10 items and $500. Limiting sales for new sellers helps to keep eBay a trusted marketplace. To help you stay [...]

Every business owner knows who their competitors are. Even if you're not watching them yourself, others won't hesitate to point out to you what competitors are doing, asking if you have considered doing the same, or pointing to their perceived success and asking if it worries you. As a business [...]

There are three ways to sell on Amazon. Sell items you have manufactured Resell items from other brands Private label Private label mans that you sell items made by other manufacturers, under your own brand name. This is one of the most lucrative and popular ways Amazon retailers do business. [...]

eBay suspension is every seller's worst nightmare. Suddenly locked out of a marketplace with 180 million active buyers, results can be devastating. Especially for a business still building itself online. So how can an honest, law-abiding eBay seller avoid suspension? Certainly, prevention is better than cure. That is to say, [...]