When starting an e-commerce business there are a couple of different ways to go about stocking and shipping your inventory. Drop shipping is one of those ways. Drop-shipping is basically buying product from the vendor and having the vendor ship the product directly to your… Read More
In today’s technology-focused world, it’s becoming easier for people to start their own businesses. Traditional brick and mortar stores are still around but becoming less prevalent in the grand scheme of things as e-commerce businesses offer significant advantages over a physical store. Even some major… Read More
At some point in most merchants’ careers they will need to switch some part of the software they use to run their e-commerce business. There are a variety of reasons for this. Perhaps the merchant outgrew the software. Maybe the company was purchased and the new… Read More
One of the most important things about having a business is the customers. Without them a business does not make money. So often I see people complaining about the service they get from companies, which they feel is lacking. In larger companies where the customers… Read More
One of the bigger thorns in a merchant’s side is making sure proper sales tax is collected when making a sale. Why is sales tax such a big pain? Sometimes it isn’t if the state’s tax code is fairly simple, and in these cases some… Read More
One of the most important aspects of running an e-commerce business is making sure you get paid. Most of the time payment comes in the form of credit card, as that is easiest to pay with online. With this also come hazards such as fraud… Read More
What does it mean to be PCI Compliant? It means that if a merchant should accept, store, or transmit credit card data, they must meet the security standards set forth by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council to ensure the protection of credit card… Read More