You can’t pick up an Ecommerce magazine or read a blog nowadays without being told that you need a social media strategy. At this point you’d think that every online store has one, but over the last few weeks I’ve been collecting data on hundreds of online stores (who we’ll be contacting soon to pitch our product to) and I’ve…
Although The Start-Up Of You is primarily directed towards those trying to advance in their career, I was interested in what Reid Hoffman, the co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn would have to say in a book. And even though I’m not looking to land a job with someone, there were still some really useful tips in here, as well as some very…
I recently wrote a post about my first impressions of selling on Amazon.co.uk. My initial plan was to just stick with the UK and eventually translate all my listings once the UK site had really become established, but then Amazon.fr reached out to me and made it so easy that I went ahead and launched them all. I’ll break them…
Lot’s of tasks in e-commerce are very mundane. Processing orders, packing boxes, plugging in tracking numbers, and other daily tasks can become so repetitive that if you can feel like you’re wasting away. When I first started working in e-commerce these tasks took up 90% of my day, so I would go crazy out of boredom, these are my 3…
Normally acknowledging that you read a book called “Quitter” is not a good thing to do on the world wide web. At least while you’re still employed. Luckily, my current employer is also a partner so there is no conflict of interest. I also mainly picked this book up because I’m a fan of Dave Ramsey and Jon Acuff is…
Any serious marketplace seller understands the importance of not only keeping a positive feedback rating, but also having a ton of feedback. Your ability to appear reputable rests entirely on this little score unless you are a nationally known brand. If you started out on Ebay and then migrated over to Amazon like I did, then you’ll also notice that…
I’m currently flying through books due to the Christmas break, and I think I’m on a hot streak of great ones. I heard about 18 Minutes and Peter Bregman on a Podcast I like to listen to which you can check out here. Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m obsessed with time management, so I was eager to read…
For those of you that haven’t heard of 37Signals, they are a software company that has created revolutionary software such as Basecamp, Highrise, and Campfire. These tools are a breath of fresh air in the software world and it’s worth your time to check them out. They also have an excellent blog that can be found here. We’ve modeled much…
Several months ago representatives from amazon.co.uk reached out to me and asked me if I’d like to sell on amazon.co.uk. They were willing to convert all my existing amazon.com data for free so I couldn’t refuse the offer. We’ve been up and running for some time now and it’s thrilling to see its growth rate. I’ve compiled a list of…
Like the majority of Amazon sellers I was too busy trying to grow my existing amazon.com store to look into the international opportunities. It wasn’t until they actually reached out to me that I seriously considered it, and boy am I glad I did. The UK store is already huge considering how long it’s been live, and Italy, Germany, and…
