CEO of Carthook, a popular Shopify plugin that provides ability for store to offer upsells in checkout, has before starting this company ran an online store business for which he famously said “If I was starting my online store again, I would insist with my partners that we sell everything as a subscription”. Subscriptions provide…
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Amazon or Shopify?
My friends starting in eCommerce often wonder whether they should start on a marketplace like Amazon or they should open their own independent store on Shopify or other such platform. This is not an easy question to answer though but I'll try. Main reason I often hear why Amazon is better than an independent store…
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What’s this conversion anyway?
Most people new to eCommerce think that traffic is everything. They spend most of their time pursuing various sources of traffic but they ignore the conversion on the store. They put together a store of amateur looks, don't care about the best practices and conventions or what buyers expect and respond to - because they…
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Good traffic, No sales!
There is a sizable group of new online store owners who struggle to get their sales of the ground.I looked at hundreds of websites and they mostly have these issues in common: 1. Amateur graphic design. It takes skill and talent to make something look nice, balanced, and professional. Most of us can't even see…
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