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Running a business on a shoestring budget isn’t easy, but it can be done. In this post, we look at what goes into forming a shoestring business budget, and offer some tips for starting a business that doesn’t need a lot of money to succeed. Money may be the root of all evil, but it […]

90% of consumers read online reviews before visiting a business. And 87% won’t consider using businesses with a low star rating. Whichever way you slice it, reviews are a massive part of the online buying journey. They help shoppers perform research, choose between different products and services, and they act like old-fashioned word of mouth […]

Stock, delivery, returns, invoices, payments – keeping on top of what’s going in and coming out of your ecommerce business is an endless task – made all the more challenging as your business begins to grow. If you’re eager to get on top (and stay on top) of your ecommerce inventory management this year, then […]

Looking to take your ecommerce game to the next level, but feeling like you’re being held back by the ecommerce platform you got started with?  It’s actually quite a common problem — one that tends to appear when you’re ready to assume greater control over the finer details you were previously happy to overlook. One […]

It’s all very well coming up with a content strategy, writing tweets, and shelling out for paid ads, but unless you know exactly who your buyers are, you’re shooting into thin air. This is why buyer personas are so important to businesses. The concept of buyer personas has been around for years; it’s essentially a […]

If you’re thinking of setting up your own ecommerce store, then you might be wondering where to start. You may have an awesome product idea that you want to turn into reality, or you might just want to make some big bucks fast. Whatever your reasons, one of the things you need to consider when […]

The average ecommerce startup doesn’t exactly have a huge budget to spend on getting established and building up a base of loyal customers. To begin with, and often for a long time after, money is going to be very tight — that means that frugality is essential. Fortunately, the march of technology has made it […]

The Best Ecommerce Platforms For Complete BeginnersStarting up your own ecommerce business can be stressful. There are lots of different things to think about — finances, balancing the books, your branding and marketing strategies… the list goes on. But here is one element that doesn’t have to be complicated — building your own website.Around 10-15 […]