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Financial Steps eCommerce Businesses Can Take Now to Weather the COVID-19 Downturn

Inflow Insights

Eventually, you’ll use these scenarios to implement cost cutting and other financial strategies to get your business through this downturn. Most businesses I’ve worked with have less than six months worth of operating costs on hand. How long could your business operate before you ran out of cash? How much supply is set to come in.

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The 10 Most Common Challenges Faced by eCommerce Businesses

eCommerce Training Academy

I’ve been involved in eCommerce since 2001 and I can truly say, A LOT has changed. They must effectively leverage SEO, PPC, email, social, display ads, retargeting, mobile, shopping engines and affiliates to help drive qualified traffic to their online store. Back in the day, you can sell just about anything and make crazy money.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

The cost of entry is lower than ever before. 2005 Amazon launches Amazon Prime with expedited, flat-fee shipping for members. By 2001 the company was profitable. With the help of short text ad copy and display URLs, online retailers began using the tool in a pay-per-click (PPC) context. It’s Now or Never. is founded.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

BigCommerce

They invented the napkin-ring-shaped golf ball, that only flies 40 yards with a full swing, as a solution to the overly expensive golf course real estate. Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. The biggest problem? So, I made my own!

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72 American Business Owners on What Motivated Them To Become Entrepreneurs

BigCommerce

They invented the napkin-ring-shaped golf ball, that only flies 40 yards with a full swing, as a solution to the overly expensive golf course real estate. Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. The biggest problem? So, I made my own!