We’ve previously talked about what e-commerce is. Now let’s explore the four basic types of e-commerce your business (or you personally) might choose to take part in. Remember, there’s nothing stopping you from pursuing more than one type of e-commerce at a time. Here are… Read More
There are several options for e-commerce software. First, you can just use an out-of-the-box solution. Second, maybe you just need some tweaks, so you could have an out-of-the-box solution customized. Lastly you could have a whole custom system written for you. So how can you… Read More
Better content marketing is becoming more and more crucial to businesses wanting to acquire and retain customers in today’s market. Most consumers are simply flooded with spammy advertisements. Most people send them to their junk mail or delete them without looking at them, and most… Read More
In today’s world where much shopping occurs online where people never see each other face to face, one of the biggest costs to merchants is fraud. People will try to game the system to benefit themselves and cheat the merchant out of money. Every merchant… Read More
Are you interested in running an online business or giving your brick and mortar business an online sales presence? If so, you’re about to enter the world of e-commerce. Let’s take an introductory look at e-commerce and what it is so you can better decide… Read More
So far I’ve discussed drop-shipping and fulfillment centers. Now I’m going to discuss the benefits of stocking your own inventory instead of having to rely on any third parties. There are several reasons a merchant may want to stock their own inventory. It could be… Read More
Order Management is a large part of running an online business. As such there are many features a merchant should look for when evaluating order management systems and what each can do for them. Let’s take a look at some of the key things an… Read More
Previously I had discussed the benefits of drop-shipping inventory as opposed to a merchant buying it all up front and having to take care of the shipping. In this article, I’m going to go over another option, which can be thought of as in between… Read More