I first began working with Amazon and other ecommerce sellers in 2015. As I learned more about the industry, I realized that too many sellers rely on credit card debt or other loans to pay for their inventory and operating expenses. Many are not paying themselves consistently, waiting until tax time to determine if they […]
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I am the founder of Beardbrand, an Austin, Texas-based ecommerce business that focuses on beard care and men’s grooming. I’ve contributed articles to Practical Ecommerce, and I recently addressed the topic of selling (or not) on Amazon. Practical Ecommerce’s publisher asked me to host audio interviews for the company’s “Ecommerce Conversations” podcast. The topic, he said, could
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Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-September from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on checkout experience, authentication, digital advertising, marketing automation, last-mile delivery, and voice capabilities. Got an ecommerce product release? Email releases@practicalecommerce.com. Ecommerce Product Releases FedEx Ground expands U.S. operations to six days per week
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The Christmas shopping season will be here before you know it. Shoppers begin making holiday purchases as soon as October. Those earlier purchases could help drive online sales to a new record in 2018. For the past five years, I have made a few holiday sales predictions. For 2018, I am betting on early shopping,
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Despite the fact that startups with all female founders receive only 2 percent of total venture capital investments, tenacious women are still achieving success in ecommerce. Many of them worked for other ecommerce companies or investment firms before going out on their own. Several attended prestigious graduate business schools where they met their business partners
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Consumers increasingly search online before shopping at local stores. Profit might be the most important performance indicator for retail businesses. What follows are five suggestions to earn more profit for a local, brick-and-mortar retailer in the coming year. 1. Sell Online Since this site is called Practical Ecommerce, it may not be a surprise that
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Here is a list of product releases and updates for late-August from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on peer-to-peer payments, luxury shopping, social commerce, fulfillment services, and eBay and Amazon marketplaces. Got an ecommerce product release? Email releases@practicalecommerce.com. Ecommerce Product Releases RepricerExpress now available on the Amazon Marketplace Appstore. RepricerExpress,
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What follows are the most popular articles that we published in August 2018, recognizing that articles published earlier in the month are more likely to make the list than later ones. 10 Do-it-yourself SEO Tips to Save Money Search engine optimization is not advertising. But it still costs time and money. If you’re short on
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Account takeover fraud is a form of identity theft, wherein a criminal gains access to a registered customer’s account. The criminal then logs in, posing as a known and trusted shopper. The cost of account takeover fraud tripled last year, reaching an estimated $5.1 billion in the United States. Several trend-tracking firms have noted a
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If you think buying stock in a public company guarantees you some input into how the company operates and who is elected to the board, you may be mistaken. Thanks to a change in stock exchange rules made over 30 years ago that is increasingly being used by companies going public, shareholders with common stock
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