Etsy is one of the top sites for people looking to buy art, customized gifts, crafts, handmade jewelry, vintage items, clothes, and more. Many customers end up finding shops that they buy from again and again. But it takes work to become a best-selling shop on Etsy. If you want to succeed as a seller, you’ll need to use the best Etsy seller tools to get there.
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Wayfair is one of the largest online retailers of home goods. For third-party sellers looking to expand beyond Amazon, eBay, and other e-commerce channels, Wayfair is an appealing and affordable option. Here’s a primer on how it works and how to sell on Wayfair.
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Don’t judge a book by its cover. No matter how often we hear this, the truth is we do make judgments based on how things look. In business, this is called brand perception.
Brand perception can bring customers to you or it can push them away.
So what are the principles behind brand perception? And how can you make it work for you?
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Less than a decade ago, it might’ve seemed strange to buy things on Facebook. That’s what eBay and Craigslist were for, right? Yet when Facebook Marketplace launched in 2016, it quickly proved to be viable for buyers and sellers alike.
Facebook’s foray into online shopping came at a perfect time. People were already creating and joining buy-and-sell groups on the platform. Facebook just made it official.
On Facebook Marketplace, you can buy and sell within your community. If you’re a U.S.-based merchant, you can sell across the continental United States.
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If you’re tempted to skip using market research techniques before launching a product, think again.
Better yet, think of Colgate. In the 1980s, the toothpaste maker decided to venture into the frozen foods aisle. That’s right. Colgate, a company synonymous with clean teeth and fresh breath, launched a frozen TV dinner.
Minty fresh…beef lasagna, anyone?
Shoppers had a hard time accepting the idea of savory TV dinners made by their favorite toothpaste brand.
Simply put, the company didn’t do its market research, and the product flopped.
In our highly connected world, it’s easier than ever to conduct effective market research that could help you avoid costly or embarrassing mistakes. Here are the five must-have market research techniques for your brand.
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Audiobooks are all the rage in the publishing industry, with platforms such as Audible and Apple Books offering listeners thousands of options. If you’re an author, the first thing to know about publishing an audiobook is that it’s nothing like that of e-books and paperbacks. Let’s take a look at the industry and the process of how to sell audiobooks.
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Say you’re a coffee business and you want to create an iced, blended coffee drink similar to Starbucks’ beloved Frappuccino® Blended Beverage. Be careful what you name it. You don’t want to create likelihood of confusion.
Coffee Culture Cafe, a Canadian coffee franchise, knows this firsthand. Ten years after Starbucks introduced its now-iconic Frappuccino®, Coffee Culture Cafe launched a blended-ice coffee drink called the Freddoccino.
Freddoccino, Frappuccino®. The names and logos are different — but not that different.
Starbucks noticed, of course. Long story short, they took Coffee Culture Cafe’s parent company to court for trademark infringement, aiming to prove likelihood of confusion.
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It would be terrible to launch your website only to discover hours (or minutes) later that something is wrong. Maybe there’s a glitch in your pricing or a huge typo in one of your product descriptions. The best way to prevent such a headache? Conduct a thorough round of e-commerce website testing.
E-commerce website testing includes functional testing, security testing, performance testing, database testing, usability testing, and mobile app testing. For more on these types of testing, check out this article.
One of the simplest types of e-commerce website testing that can help ensure your site is attractive, clean, and compelling before the world sees it is A/B testing, also known as split testing.
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Apps have become part of the fabric of our lives. We use them to wake up, read the morning news, seek out breakfast recipe ideas, and connect with friends. When we wait in grocery store lines or doctor’s offices, we play games, read books, or watch our favorite TV shows — all on our favorite apps. They’re so prolific that it seems we should all know how to pitch an app idea…right?
Not quite. They haven’t been around for that
We really only started using apps in earnest when the iPhone debuted in 2007.
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You’ve decided to plunge into the world of e-commerce, but there’s a problem: you aren’t sure how to get started with eBay product sourcing.
You might already be familiar with Amazon, but instead of sticking to items that can compete with Amazon’s strong gadget, name-brand toy, and book market, you want to sell items that are a little more obscure: sports cards, first-edition books, comics, or used electronics.
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