RANT: Why Do People Think Ecom Is a Quick Cash Grab?

Where is this coming from? With ten years in ecommerce, I'm seeing constant posts asking, "How can I make quick money with $3000?" or "Is ecommerce a way to easily replace my job?" It's frustrating ecommerce is not a shortcut to wealth. It demands strategy, diligence, and sometimes a bit …

Boosting E-commerce Sales with Customer Insights

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Gathering and using customer insights can improve e-commerce sales. I recently experimented with Google Forms to collect feedback, and the results were quite enlightening. Pairing these insights with data from Afluencer and SEMrush helped refine my marketing tactics. I really hope they invent an all in one tool for all …

today is my first order from Amazon after 2 weeks of insta and Google ads

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I can't thank this community enough thank you. mm

What has been your experience in this industry in terms of ethics?

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This question is for industry professionals, not self-starters who handle everything. I know this sub is largely populated by the latter.

This industry is one of the shadiest industries I have ever been apart of. I have seen refurbished products sold as new, used products sold as refurbished, warehouse workers …

How risky is it to send a private label product in with one minor cosmetic change to it?

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The supplier made a mistake and used a black pad instead of white on my product. It doesn’t change anything other than the looks of the padding. There’s 1 photo that can be edited to not show that part of the product.

Am I safe to just send it into …

What makes a site trustworthy?

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I’ve came across some backlinks pointing to my site from scamadviser.com, where one can check whether a site is trustworthy or not. In the era of everyone doing Alibaba sites and/or scamming people left and right, it’s getting harder to make new visitors trust your site/company. What do you say …

3D Product Viewer - Which program or app is the best for displaying your products on a website for eCommerce?

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At work, many of our competitors are using 3D products models on their product page. The 3D model that is shown is the specific product variation and color chosen, it spins on a specific axis to limit the viewport of the product as well. We are looking deploy this feature …

Fourthwall short review: payout integration, support and design features.

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Despite its poor usability, integrations and branding features, I built an ebay shop. I chose ebay mainly to avoid PayPal, whose processing and conversion fees sums 10.9% here in Brasil.

I tested Shopify, NuvemShop, Ecwid, Gumroad and Etsy as well. Fourthwall may be the best alternative, but its payout integration …

Starting something

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How did your e-commerce journey start?

I know many people who have dreamed or thought about e-commerce and the beauty of the business.

How does one go about research and preparing for a venture like this?

Some tips for new users researching the Meta Ad Library, Is there anything else?

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I previously worked in the XR industry, but now I have become an independent e-commerce professional. I mainly focus on the cosmetics industry and generally use the Facebook ad library for ad research.
Since this is a record of a newcomer's experience, it will seem very basic. I will list …

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