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This Entrepreneur Shares Key Takeaways from Launching Her Direct-to-Consumer E-Commerce Brand
As a child, I watched my mother’s generation attempt direct-to-consumer business in a, shall we say, clunky fashion. They held Tupperware parties and loaded up the car with Avon deliveries. Before I knew what direct-to-consumer...
Reselling Basics: 6 Priceless Tips to Get Your Business Going
We live in an exciting world where it’s pretty straightforward for anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit to start a business. However, you don’t need a groundbreaking idea to launch a company; you can resell other...
How E-Commerce Startups Can Win in the Visual Economy
The human brain is hardwired to process visual information. In fact, we respond to visuals 60,000 times faster than we do to text. It’s no surprise, then, that 65 percent of us are visual learners,...
6 Ways E-Commerce Startups Can Compete with Amazon Shipping (and Win)
Although it may seem like ages ago, many of us remember what an ordeal it was to order products online that were unavailable in our local stores. Back then, free shipping wasn’t available, and two-day...
Pop-Up Shops Are on the Rise in 2021: Here’s How They Can Boost Your Brand
Pop-up shops are temporary storefronts that allow brands to connect with their customers in a brick-and-mortar space for a short period of time. For e-commerce brands, this usually means providing customers with an exclusive opportunity...
The Secret Behind Unicorn Success of StockX? Start Before You’re Ready
The following is excerpted from "Big Little Breakthroughs: How Small, Everyday Innovations Drive Oversized Results" by Josh Linkner, courtesy of Post Hill Press. When you think of the most influential leaders in the $366 billion...
4 Ways to Start Selling Online Today
If you think you’ve missed out on the e-commerce boom and should have started an online business long ago, here is some reassuring news: the industry’s rapid growth isn’t slowing down any time soon, and...
Why a Website is Vital to Your Startup’s Success in the COVID-19 Era
Over the course of the past year, COVID-19 shutdowns and the rapid transition to online business has brought about many challenges for entrepreneurs. Despite the hardship, entrepreneurs with an online presence persevered—in fact, a recent survey...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Start a Business on Amazon (Episode 174)
Are you considering testing the entrepreneurial waters, but aren’t quite sure how or where to start? When it comes to launching and growing a successful business, whether part-time, full-time or as a side hustle, Amazon...
5 Essential Steps for Launching a Successful Online Business in 2021
The pandemic has made life difficult in innumerable ways, but it has also presented business opportunities to savvy entrepreneurs. Company closures left spaces for startups to fill, and the unprecedented environment prompted the creation and...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Most Visited Websites on the Web (Episode 168)
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff breaks down the most visited websites in the world. The top five rankings, according to data from SimilarWeb, are as follows: Google.com YouTube.com Facebook.com Twitter.com Wikipedia.org Tune in...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Business Ideas are Brewing as Coffee Sales Climb (Episode 165)
Did you know that coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the U.S. and worldwide? Americans consume 400 million cups per day, making the U.S. the world's leading consumer of the beverage....
The Basics of Creating a Useful Return Policy for E-Commerce Growth
If you run an e-commerce business, know that your return policy tells customers how much you’re willing to work with them if something goes wrong. Policies build trust and help people know they’ll be taken...
7 Steps to Validate Your Idea for a Profitable Online Course
Online courses are gaining immense popularity among aspiring entrepreneurs, students and professionals alike. The COVID-19 pandemic has further driven the growth of the global e-learning industry: since surpassing $200 billion in 2019, the online learning...
7 Holiday Shipping Tips and Tricks for Online Entrepreneurs
The holiday season is often a busy time for entrepreneurs. With customers buying a tremendous number of gifts, business owners are likely feeling the stress of the shopping rush, and they want their items to...
4 Ways to Etsy-fy Your Customer Experience
There are two types of online shopping experiences: the fast and free necessity purchase and the personalized boutique purchase. The shopper seeking the first option just wants to buy the product and receive it as...
5 Tips for Converting Customers to Make Black Friday Sales
Entrepreneurs have faced an unprecedented year with the pandemic causing major disruptions to the way they operate. This now means that for many smaller businesses, Black Friday (as well as Small Business Saturday) holds a...
6 Ways E-Commerce Startups Can Compete on Cyber Monday
It's no secret that Cyber Monday is a big deal for businesses large and small. According to Adobe Analytics, Cyber Monday 2019 was record-breaking, with $9.2 billion spent online, a 16.9 percent increase over the...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Start an Online Business with Shopify (Episode 142)
There's no doubt 2020 has changed the way we do business. And the most dramatic change? The need to be online as a primary way of doing business. One of the best ways to start that...
How to Boost Your Exposure Online and Start Building a Web Presence Fast
Every entrepreneur knows that business lives and breathes on exposure. You can have the best product in the world, but if no one knows it exists, you’re going to have a heck of a time...