Cloud hosting seems to be a big buzz word when it comes to your eCommerce sites. So what is it? In a nutshell, your website is hosted on a virtual server, and not a physical one. The resources used to create this virtual server are supplied by several physical servers in different locations, instead of …
If you have spent any time running a WordPress website, you know what this means: Especially for an eCommerce site, this number can strike fear into your soul! Sure, you can put off updating your site for a while, a very long while in fact, but there will come a time when a critical update …
Vendor payouts, one of the biggest headaches you didn’t know you would have with an online marketplace. Being conscious of both your customer’s needs, and your vendor’s needs, finding the right payment schedule can be difficult. Luckily, there are a few factors you can look at, that will often guide you to the best payment …
I’m sure everyone has seen those “Get rich quick” videos all over social media, touting “Make $8 billion dollars in the next 31 days, all without spending a dollar!” Most of us know they are 99% hot air, while the idea of spinning up an online site and profiting instantly is very intriguing, it’s just …
You’ve decided you want to build an online marketplace, but don’t really know where to go from there? You are not the first entrepreneurs to ask “Now what?” and finding that answer can sometimes be very difficult. When it comes to online retail shops, some of the most profitable startups will be niche related. …
If you build it, they will come. How many of you have heard that before, and felt like your marketplace would be an online “Field of Dreams?” A place where vendors would flock, customers would be plentiful, and sales were all but guaranteed? And, how quickly did that vision come crashing down? After almost three …
Mar·ket·pre·neur /ˈmärkətprəˈnər/ noun noun: marketpreneur ; plural noun: marketpreneurs a person who organizes and operates an online marketplace, taking on the responsibility of every aspect of the business, and generally suffers from big dreams and a lack of sleep.
