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

Inflow Insights

What if your container ship gets stuck in the middle of the ocean because the US ports won’t let it dock? You can also go back to that PPC, SEO, and conversion data to get a realistic picture of what people are searching for and buying right now and how those trends have been shifting in the past few weeks or months.

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

BigCommerce

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. Ecommerce Timeline: Year Major Ecommerce Event. 1995 Amazon and eBay launch.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

BigCommerce

Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. We coordinate with the APO and FPO shipping so you don’t have to. – Estelle Letizia, Shipping Manager, Sinus Support. The biggest problem? Because they deserve it.

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72 American Business Owners on What Motivated Them To Become Entrepreneurs

BigCommerce

Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. We coordinate with the APO and FPO shipping so you don’t have to. That’s when I met BigCommerce, built a site, taught myself SEO and PPC. The biggest problem? Made to connect.