01/06/2021

Are you starting up a new ecommerce business this year? Perhaps it’s something you’re interested in but you’re still doing your research. If it’s your first time working with your own ecommerce business, this article will help you avoid some common mistakes that people tend to make. Don’t get caught out! 1. Let’s reinvent the wheel When people first start out, they do their research and discover …

03/05/2021

If you run an ecommerce site, taking every opportunity to get your products out in front of prospective buyers is critical. Your marketing activities to help achieve this might include building a following on social media, producing content for your website or using platforms such as Facebook Ads to reach certain demographics. But what about remarketing? Many ecommerce entrepreneurs ignore this approach even though it’s proven to …

02/05/2021

Email marketing remains an effective marketing tool and delivers a strong ROI for all types of business, including ecommerce. One of the big challenges businesses face, however, is how to build a meaningful list that can then be used for a range of marketing activity. Why is email marketing so important for ecommerce? Any way that you can directly reach your customers and market to them personally …

01/05/2021

Setting up an ecommerce business is an attractive proposition for many. Hundreds, if not thousands of new stores come online every week. It’s not only relatively easy and cheap nowadays to create an online store but there are also plenty of tools out there to help you reach your customers. Assuming that you’ve picked the right ecommerce niche and have built an attractive website that looks good …

03/04/2021

If your business has been keeping up to date with the social media world, you’ll have no doubt come across TikTok, a relatively new social media platform that is focused on video content only. If you’re unfamiliar with TikTok, it’s much like Instagram’s stories feature (and more recently, their new Reels feature). With the social platform being so heavily video-based, it can sometimes be a challenge for …

02/04/2021

Word of mouth marketing is one of the most effective ways to market your ecommerce business. The previous or existing customer wields a lot of power when it comes to influencing others. Nothing promotes it better than a recommendation from someone your customer already trusts. But how do you promote this level of advocacy from your customers? It’s one thing to make a sale but it’s another …