Ecommerce

You’re Never Too Busy for Metrics

Have you ever settled in and ignored your metrics? Friends, one of the main reasons that I started this blog was to share news and insights about e-commerce and online selling.   With over a decade in e-commerce, I’ve seen plenty of things – some amazing successes and some really discouraging heartaches.   I hope that […]

3 Things Your Customers Want

This past week I had the privilege of attending the annual Global Leadership Summit via simulcast hosted at a location here in Georgia.  It was two jam-packed days of teaching from some of the world’s greatest (and most successful) leaders in the world. For any entrepreneur who is leading a business, whether an online e-commerce […]

As The Dust Clears on the Walmart Purchase of Jet.Com

    As the dust settles this week, there are lots of opinions on the recent acquisition of Jet.Com by Walmart.   Does their $3.3 billion investment make sense?  We found a great article from the Wharton school at the University of Pennsylvania that sheds some great light. What do you think?   Was this […]

Amazon Sellers: Manage Buyer Offers

A new feature is appearing under the hoods of the Seller Central portal for Amazon Sellers.  It’s called “Manage Buyer Offers” and seems to suggest that Amazon is wading into the territory that is quite familiar to eBay sellers:   allowing buyers to make their own price offers. A quick search in Amazon’s Seller Help […]

Let the Lending Begin: Amazon.Com and Seller Lending

We’ve been hearing about it for a while, but it’s in full swing.  Amazon.Com is officially lending money! Below is a copy of an email received by a current Amazon.Com Seller: Dear Seller: Amazon is always looking for ways to help our sellers grow. Your seller performance has prequalified you to become one of the […]

9 Ways to Prevent Credit Card Chargebacks, Pt. 2

In our last post we discussed 4 of our 9 ways to prevent credit card chargebacks in your e-business.   These four steps were primarily related to legitimate customer purchases who are filing chargebacks for varions reasons. Most of your credit card chargebacks will come from transactions that are fraudulent.  Online credit/debit card fraud is one […]

Checklist to Prep for 2012 Holiday Season

The 2012 Holiday Shopping season may seem like it’s still way off in the distance but if you’re not prepping now, you’re already behind. Our friends over at ChannelAdvisor have compiled ten tasks for you to check off in preparation for the big season. Some of these tips include: Sharpening your Google Shopping strategies Expanding […]