Drop shipping is a way to sell physical products without having a storefront. Plus, you don’t need to worry about storing inventory because your manufacturer will only ship an item to your customer after an order is made. You can even get started as a drop shipper with little to no money upfront. How Drop…
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2019 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…
6 Best Barcode Software 2020
Barcode software allows you to create, manage, and track barcodes, often working with hardware to print, scan, label, tag, and track barcodes. Depending on whether or not you need simple barcode software, or barcoding and inventory management, prices can range from around $150 to $2,000 in upfront fees. Top 6 Barcode Software for 2019 How…
6 Best iPad Restaurant POS Systems
An iPad restaurant POS system helps eateries take and manage orders and process payments. Today’s best iPad restaurant POS systems also have inventory control, customer relationship management, and reporting capabilities, plus industry-specific features to manage recipes, ingredients, menus, and table maps with prices starting at $69 per month for one register. Top 6 iPad Restaurant…
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…
How to Set Up a Weebly Store & 3 Great Examples
In as little as a day, you can have your Weebly store ready to take orders. It has a drag-and-drop interface, which means you don’t need to know HTML, JavaScript, or CSS to create your store. You can also use Weebly apps to expand functionality. To begin selling, fees start at $12 per month. Weebly…
6 Best Mobile Credit Card Processing Options 2019
Mobile credit card processing lets you sell products and accept payments on-the-go with a smartphone or tablet. Mobile credit card processors should be reliable, have affordable transaction fees, come with a free business management app, and function offline. The best mobile credit card processing services have no startup or monthly fees. Top 6 Mobile Credit…
10 Best PayPal Alternatives 2019
PayPal is a global name in online payments, but there are plenty of cases where an alternative to PayPal is a better choice for business or peer-to-peer payments. Some alternatives to PayPal deliver lower processing fees or faster deposits. Other PayPal alternatives offer more advanced peer-to-peer payments, like free instant transfers between bank accounts. How…
Vend vs ShopKeep: Price, Features, and What’s Best in 2019
In a Vend vs ShopKeep comparison, both user-friendly, comprehensive POS systems have core features to process transactions, plus advanced capabilities like inventory management, analytics tracking, and customer relationship management (CRM). However, Vend’s customer loyalty program has more customization options and comes included in the price, instead of charged as an add-on like ShopKeep Loyalty. When…
Cyber Monday Strategies, Trends & Sales Tips 2019
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…
20 Shopping Cart Abandonment Statistics You Should Know
According to Baymard Institute, approximately 69.57% of online shopping carts are abandoned before the purchase stage due to customers just wanting to browse, prices being too expensive, and requirements to create an account. We’ve gathered other shopping cart abandonment statistics to help you better understand your online customers’ turn-offs and increase sales. Here are 20…
What is Black Friday? 13 Tips to Boost Sales
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, and it’s the biggest shopping day of the year in terms of foot traffic to stores. This day also serves as the unofficial kickoff to the winter holiday shopping season. Black Friday marketing typically begins early in November, though retailers build their Black Friday strategies months beforehand. Black…
