Inventory & Shipping Articles
Amazon Exec On Outsourcing Fulfillment
Every ecommerce merchant must address, at least in some capacity, the issues of fulfillment. One merchant who does this in a b... 1 Comment | Read More »
Yugster.com Shares its Fulfillment Strategy
The old-school approach to order fulfillment doesn’t fly for many Internet retailers. Warehousing, packing, shipping, and retur... 2 Comments | Read More »
Effective Return Policies Save Money and Earn Business
If there is one thing that every online retailer hates and fears, it’s returns. Many great stores fight to keep return rates be... 2 Comments | Read More »
Order Fulfillment: Keep It Simple And Beware Of All The Costs
I used to manage the fulfillment operations of a mid-size online retail company. We adopted the “Why” method to correct and eli... 1 Comment | Read More »
Conversion: Proflowers.com Ranks High
When Nielsen Online releases its list of highest converting ecommerce websites, Proflowers.com is frequently in the top ten. Th... 10 Comments | Read More »
Exporting Your Products: First Learn The Terminology
To sell products overseas, you will need to learn the international buying and selling terminology, also referred to as "Incote... 2 Comments | Read More »
Getting Started In Exporting
Exporting can be a lucrative component of an online business. But many small business owners shy away from it simply because t... 2 Comments | Read More »
The Ins And Outs Of Importing
Importing can provide your ebusiness with cutting-edge products at rock-bottom prices. But it's a complicated process, and not ... 2 Comments | Read More »
Shipping Charges: Compromises Required
You would think online stores would have found it easier by now to calculate and charge accurate shipping fees, let alone set u... 3 Comments | Read More »
Digital Assets: What Are They, And How Are They Sold?
Digital assets, often called digital content, are products that can be consumed via an electronic handheld device or used onlin... 9 Comments | Read More »
The Basics of Importing Products From Overseas
Everyone knows there are great deals to be found overseas — items that can be picked up for a fraction of the cost. But what mo... 9 Comments | Read More »
How To Find Products To Sell For Your Online Operation
If you want to know how to succeed at something, it's a good idea to talk to someone who already has. Renowned eBay powerseller... 14 Comments | Read More »
Don’t Let Selling Internationally Scare You
Matt Alper launched Copshoes.com three years ago from his living room in San Antonio, Texas. His idea was to sell specialized s... 7 Comments | Read More »
Customer Experience Matters
After more than a decade of ecommerce activity and an arsenal of new technology at our disposal, it's still the basics that mos... 3 Comments | Read More »
Product Sourcing: Six Questions
If you’ve got a question about your ebusiness, someone else has probably already asked it. Matt Hedges, customer support manage... 1 Comment | Read More »
What Should I Sell Online?
Everyone who starts an ebiz faces the question: What do I sell? And most everyone seems to make two classic mistakes in the beg... 6 Comments | Read More »
The Price is Right!
Avoiding Common Mistakes A trap many eBiz owners fall into is trying to set their prices by simply adding a percentage or flat... 1 Comment | Read More »
Product Sourcing: The Skinny on Government Auctions
Are government auctions really a good source for purchasing products for resale? The answer to that is they can be, but you hav... 0 Comments | Read More »
Drop Shipping: Pros and Cons
Drop shipping remains a hot topic among etailers but, even though it has many benefits, it isn’t the best option for every busi... 13 Comments | Read More »
Product Sourcing: What Not to Do
One thing an entrepreneur shouldn’t do is search online for “wholesale supplier” or “drop ship” when trying to locate a wholesa... 0 Comments | Read More »
