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How to Make Passive Income with an Online Dropshipping Store

After my husband passed away unexpectedly in 2006, I decided to launch a side hustle to help me feel more financially secure. But, as a therapist who was used to earning money based on “billable...

byAmy Morin

May 2, 2023

StartupNation Radio: Entrepreneurs Share How to Make it Big on Amazon

On today's Amazon-themed episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff is joined by co-host Matt Damman. Together, they talk with Derek Gaskins of Aleva Stores and Retail Bloom and Michelle Covey of GS1 US. StartupNation exclusive discounts...

byStartupNation

July 3, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: MLM Industry Surging During COVID (Episode 164)

While the COVID crisis has decimated certain business sectors, it is accelerating many others right before our eyes. One of those sectors growing significantly? Multi-level marketing, or MLM. Sixty three percent of companies reported to...

byStartupNation

January 20, 2021

5 Visual Website Upgrades For Your Startup to Implement in 2019

Perhaps this is the year you finally start your business. On the other hand, maybe you’re an established startup that has had the same website for the past few years with little to no updates. If...

by Jayneberinger64

January 16, 2019

4 Ways to Give Your E-Commerce Customers a Memorable Unboxing Experience

Because customers have come to expect fast, free shipping for nearly everything (thank you, Amazon Prime), e-commerce startups are under a lot of pressure to meet these expectations. And, while there are several things that...

byNicholas Daniel-Richards

June 12, 2018

How to Validate Your Business Idea

In my last post, I talked about how you can generate business ideas. Now, I would like to share some methods on how you can validate your ideas to see which ones you should pursue...

byDavid Pike

May 22, 2018

E-Commerce: Is Your Product Ready to Compete Digitally?

The ever-changing online marketplace can be a boon to startups. Not only are more consumers buying online all over the world, e-commerce marketplaces also aim to offer consumers a wide product selection, creating an opportunity...

byMelanie Nuce

March 29, 2018

When To Sell on Amazon… and When Not To

Online selling platforms are plentiful these days. E-commerce professionals have a variety of options for where and how they set up their store, from Etsy and eBay to Amazon and Shopify. Amazon is a popular...

bySimon Slade

February 9, 2018

What Gen X and Baby Boomers Can Learn From Millennials

Millennials can often get a bad rap in the workplace. But let’s take a reality check: millennials are the best educated, most digitally savvy and fearless generation ever in the business world. They charge head first into...

byMarshal Kushniruk

October 2, 2017

BarkBox Co-Founder and CEO Shares 3 Lessons for Staying Ahead in Business [Book Excerpt]

After serving four active deployments, former Navy SEAL sniper and instructor Brandon Webb returned to civilian life and started his first business venture. While he was unsuccessful the first time around, he then channeled his...

byBrandon Webb

August 15, 2017

Side Hustle Insurance: Know the Facts

As an aspiring entrepreneur, you may decide to pursue a side hustle in order to fund early stages of the business, or launch your business while maintaining an income stream. Whether you’re driving for Uber...

byMaxime Rieman

April 25, 2017

Amazon: What’s All The Hubub, Bub?

Hi gang. This is the first of a 2 part series about Amazon and eBay. I'm going to talk about each sites positives and negatives from a large sellers point of view. Please keep in...

byKevin Harmon

February 15, 2014

Starting An eBay And Amazon Business In 2014: It’s All About The Cash Flow, Joe.

I’m really happy to announce that my good friends at StartupNation have asked me to keep on truckin' with some more e-commerce blog posts for your enjoyment and, hopefully, benefit. Basically, I am the Game...

byKevin Harmon

February 12, 2014

Third Party Sellers Need To Rethink The Amazon FBA Program

Hi gang, Long time no talk. How are you? You’re looking good! How are the kids? How is your business doing? Did the doctor take care of that rash? Good. Good. Is your business growing?...

byKevin Harmon

May 22, 2013

eBay, Amazon, Mobile, e-Commerce, and Stripping.

Hi gang, John Lawson is a nationally known e-commerce and social media expert. You can find him speaking at conventions all over the world and on colderice.com and if his name sounds familiar it's because he...

byKevin Harmon

January 19, 2012

Attention eBay sellers! Join me on April 22nd for awesomeness! Audio File Now Available!

Hi gang, Please do me the honor tomorrow of joining myself and John Lawson, aka ColderIce, aka one of Startupnation's home based business winners, as we discuss what the GSI Commerce deal means for eBay...

byKevin Harmon

April 21, 2011

BREAKING: eBay Announces “FreeBay” – The Completely Free Program

SAN JOSE (Startupnation.com) - To enhance the recent fee changes that will force sellers to offer free shipping, eBay announced this morning that all sellers must offer their items for sale for free as well....

byKevin Harmon

April 1, 2011

eBay Buys GSI Commerce For $2.4 Billion and eBay Sellers Look Around Nervously

Hi Gang, "Ooohhh, so THAT'S why our fees are so high," exclaimed eBay's seller community today after eBay announced that it is acquiring GSI Commerce for $2.4 BILLION in cash and debt. Hey, I'm an...

byKevin Harmon

March 28, 2011

A eBay Seller On Fire In The Startup Nation 100 Contest!

Hi gang, For those of you who have entered the Home Based 100 contest right here on StartupNation, best of luck! Mr. John Lawson, aka ColderIce, is burning it up right now! He's a big...

byKevin Harmon

October 10, 2008

A Rocky Start For eBay’s New Selling Format

Hi gang, eBay's had a tough week. Not that it hasn't been a tough week in general. Lehman's gone. AIG is getting bailed out (I bet that makes Lehman happy - if they would have...

byKevin Harmon

September 21, 2008