If you use a Shopify Facebook store, your customers can purchase products and services from you without ever leaving the Facebook platform. Customers can also share your products with their friends and followers with the click of a button. Shopify Lite is the lowest-priced plan, so a Facebook store costs you only $9 per month….
Black Friday & Cyber Monday Broke Records. Here’s What It Means for Your Business
Black Friday and Cyber Monday reach record numbers yet again. This year, U.S. retailers brought in $7.2 billion in online sales during Black Friday and are projected to make $8 billion in online sales throughout Cyber Monday. One of the biggest surprises came as Thanksgiving Day online sales increased by 24%. Although digital sales are…
Pros and Cons of PayPal for Small Businesses
PayPal is a payment solutions provider that offers a variety of features for its clients. Because of its popularity, online business owners offer it as an alternative payment option to encourage sales. There are pros and cons of PayPal you should consider before using it, like will you deal with poor customer service for financing…
Cyber Monday Strategies, Trends & Sales Tips
This year, online holiday sales are expected to reach a record $136 billion, with Cyber Monday making up a considerable part of that. Whether you have a brick-and-mortar store and website or sell exclusively online, putting in place Cyber Monday strategies is crucial for driving sales during the holiday season. If you don’t yet have…
Top 25 eBay Selling Tips to Boost Sales in 2020
Since its launch in 1995, eBay has grown into a massive ecommerce platform hosting more than 25 million sellers. While these numbers seem overwhelming, sound marketing strategies can help new eBay sellers to succeed. Our eBay selling tips cover how to set up your eBay shop, find items to sell, and list them. Here are…
Planning Your Warehouse Layout: 5 Steps to Cost-efficient Warehouse Floor Plans
Warehouse layout and design directly affect the efficiency of any business operation, from manufacturing and assembly to order fulfillment. Whether you’re planning a shipping operation or designing your space around manufacturing or assembly, a sound warehouse floor plan will help you minimize costs and maximize productivity. What to Know Before Creating Your Warehouse Layout Before…
15 Online Selling Tips to Grow Your Store
Online stores face increasing competition each year. Statista reports 2018 United States retail sales reached $501 billion, surpassing 2017 projections by $40 billion, and expected to end 2019 with $547 billion in sales. Small online store owners can benefit from this growing demand using special online selling tips to keep up with larger competitors. 1….
20 Cross Selling Tips & Techniques
Cross selling is motivating customers to buy additional products related to their current purchase. The right cross selling strategy can significantly increase sales thousands of dollars and build customer loyalty at the same time. Some cross selling tips work better for different businesses, including online, brick-and-mortar shops, and startups looking to maximize their selling opportunities….
6 Best Third-party Logistics (3PL) Companies
Third-party logistics (3PL) companies deliver outsourced, end-to-end logistics services such as inventory management, order fulfillment, shipping, freight distribution, and import/export. These third-party logistics services aren’t reserved for just enterprise-level businesses with large budgets. Many startups and small businesses find it more efficient and economical to outsource fulfillment and freight logistics tasks to 3PL companies. If…
8 Tips on How to Find Wholesale Suppliers
Most manufacturers prefer selling to wholesale suppliers because they purchase large volumes of products. These suppliers sell products to retailers at low costs (sometimes more than 40% off retail prices) if they purchase the minimum required quantity. Finding suppliers matching minimum quantity, cost, and shipping requirements is crucial for retailers and requires some research. Here…
Omnichannel vs Multichannel Retailing: The Ultimate Guide
In omnichannel vs multichannel retailing, the clear winner is omnichannel retail because it is an approach that integrates the customer experience across all sales and marketing channels from ecommerce, in-store and mobile apps to social media, email, and loyalty marketing. Multichannel retailing allows customers to purchase goods and services in many ways without integration. Omnichannel…
BigCommerce vs Shopify: Price, Features & What’s Best
The choice of the right ecommerce solution for your small business is likely going to come down to vs . These services cost between $30 and $300 per month to host your online store. BigCommerce is best for enterprise-level businesses. If you’re a smaller business or a startup, Shopify is a better fit. When to…