Ruby Lane came in 4th in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards. It earned top spot for “Customer Service” a distinction it has achieved in six of the previous nine years, contributing to its success at being the “Most Recommended” marketplace Read more
Bonanza came in 5th place in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards and picked up another award for Communication. Some readers recommended artisan sellers try it out for listing handmade goods. In January 2018, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 10,000 online sellers and Read more
eCrater came in 6th place in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. The free marketplace also offers store-hosting so small merchants can promote their own shop. Those who report doing well on eCrater say they had to work Read more
Craigslist came in 7th place in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. The online classifieds site has long been considered a free means of selling hard-to-ship inventory or for advertising a storefront, even though it instituted dealer fees Read more
Overall, eBid earned better grades from sellers than they did last year and nudged up one slot to 8th place in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces, even though the UK-based company lacks the robust sales of larger Read more
Facebook came in 9th place in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards. There are numerous ways to sell on this marketplace, though the focus remains on local selling (or advertising) for now. In January 2018, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 10,000 online sellers Read more
Walmart came in 10th place in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards. This is the first year Walmart cracked the top-ten nominated marketplaces after it opened its platform to third-party sellers in 2009 on a very limited basis (3 merchants were Read more
Congratulations to the ten Sellers Choice 2018 finalists, including one marketplace that appears on the list for the first time, and thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in the nominations process. This is the 9th annual Sellers Read more
One of the most intriguing ecommerce trends to watch in the coming year is “voice shopping.” Amazon and Google are accelerating the adoption of home assistants/speakers that let users interact with them and order items they need to purchase by Read more
Amazon may have a workaround as Product Reviews are increasingly being gamed by merchants looking to boost their exposure and harm their competitors. (See this post on the EcommerceBytes Blog to see how bad it’s getting.) The solution? Actively promote Read more
