When it comes to selling online, the first question that does(and should) come to mind is what to sell online! It’s quite probably the hardest part of starting a store, and if this step is executed correctly, you’ve already won half of the battle. However, picking something to sell online is kind of like playing […]
Selling with Google Adwords on a tiny budget
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This is a guest post by Dennis Moons. Dennis is an experienced adwords marketer, and he has also written a really nice post on r/entrepreneur which you can see here. I really liked what Dennis had to say in the reddit post, so when he approached me for a guest post, I didn’t hesitate at […]
How I Developed My First Ecommerce App
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Ecommerce has evolved from the simple cart-checkout of the 1990s to a booming ecosystem full of apps and addons that enhance your selling and your buyer’s buying experience. When Fish Finder Source used to be an online store, it was running on Bigcommerce. I chose Bigcommerce for that particular store because I was going to […]
How To Validate Your Ecommerce Business Idea
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This is a guest post by Travis Newton, the Commerce Dude When it comes to ecommerce or business in general people tend to think “Hey, I’ll come up with a kick ass business plan, research the market, put up my store and I’ll make money by the truck load.” Now I’m not saying not to […]
The Three Approaches To Online Businesses
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I’ve been at this for quite a while now. I think I’ve been working on building full-fledged ecommerce businesses for at least 3 years, and I’ve been documenting what I’ve learned and am learning for a little over a year. That and by following other thought leaders in the ecommerce and online business space, I’ve […]
Lessons In Conversion Optimization
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Back when Fish Finder Source was an online store, I had built the site to receive a pretty decent amount of traffic, but conversion rates were dismal at best. I tried almost everything to improve the conversion rate, including the standard fare of: Adding trust symbols such as SSL seals and PayPal verified seals Eliminating […]
Preparing Your Shipping Strategy For The 2014 Holidays
Wow, it’s September already – and in just a few short months, it will be November, and time for the holiday season – and we all know what that means for us ecommerce folk! The holiday season is the most important time of the year for sellers, and when you execute your strategy correctly, it […]
Picking The Right Niche With Shopify Contest Winners Drones Etc.
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I hope you all are as excited about this post as I am! I had the privilege of interviewing Shopify’s Build-A-Business contest winner Shawn Rowland of Drones Etc. Shawn and his partner Jonathan Baird have always wanted to start a business together. They tried three times before the fourth business – this one – took off. […]
Turning My Online Store Into An Amazon Affiliate Site
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Big news: Last month(April), I turned my store into an Amazon Affiliates website. I’m no longer selling my own drop-shipped goods. Instead, I’m funneling traffic to Amazon.com using affiliate links, adapting the revenue model advocated by many such as Spencer Haws and Jon Haver. This post is going to be VERY transparent – I’ll be sharing Analytics […]
