An online business is as real as any other business – so why not treat it that way? When I first started reselling over 25 years ago, I never considered it a real business. It was just a fun way Read more
When Osama Bedier announced in December that his payments company, Poynt, had agreed to be acquired by GoDaddy, he declared: “In GoDaddy, we found a company that shares our passion and vision for the future of small business commerce.” “We Read more
Google announced it will crack down on repeat offenders of its Ad policies beginning in September. It will ramp up a “strike-based system” and will begin enforcement in the following policies: Enabling dishonest behavior, Unapproved substances, Guns, gun parts and Read more
Google launched a number of new features to help shoppers find deals through Google Shopping. One allows merchants to upload promos and deals in the Merchant Center at no charge. Here’s how Google described it: Making it free for merchants Read more
A large amount of time is spent by most resellers sourcing items to add to their inventory. For many sellers, it may occupy 20 or 30 hours of their week, while others may spend even more time than that. For Read more
Amazon’s fulfillment service, though the subject of recurring seller complaints, is still the best bet for most small and midsize sellers, according to a veteran former executive with the company who was instrumental in developing Fulfillment by Amazon. Dave Glick Read more
Facebook created a marketing guide for merchants who want to reach shoppers during the upcoming holiday shopping season and announced it in an email sent this week with the subject line, “Help your products find holiday shoppers this year.” Inside Read more
A company called Thimble now offers Product Liability insurance policies for home-based crafters and makers – the kind of sellers you’ll find on sites like Etsy – including clothing designers/sellers, small apparel manufacturers, jewelry makers, and candlemakers. Sellers can shop Read more
As Google integrates with additional ecommerce tools to help it get more products in front of searchers’ eyeballs, it is also working on making deals more prominent to shoppers. Searches for “discount code” have increased 50% since last year, it Read more
PayPal acquired a company called Happy Returns, which helps retailers manage their returns – or, as Happy Returns has described itself, “a leading provider of return and logistics solutions for retailers and their customers.” PayPal had invested in the company Read more
