eCommerceFuel

JANUARY 26, 2017

Given all the hoopla recently about “building a brand ” and “ the death of drop shipping ,” I wanted to break down growth by business type to try to better understanding the underlying trends. But it’s important to emphasize that it’s not the only way to build a vibrant business in 2017.

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eCommerceFuel

AUGUST 3, 2018

So, early 2017, we just hit the road. I don’t wanna be figuring out how to, you know, like this Shopify app isn’t working right, or, you know, WordPress is down I’ve got to reboot this. But that SAAS company allows Shopify owners to send automated direct mail to certain customer segments. What did you guys do?

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eCommerceFuel

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Jeff explains whether old SEO strategies like PageRank, sitemaps, and domain authority are still relevant in 2017. So now in 2017, it’s really not that important to have a site map but just as a best practice to have all your bases covered, I’d still recommend it. But, it’s not gonna have any impact on your ranking.

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eCommerceFuel

MARCH 15, 2018

If you missed last year’s edition, you can see my 2017 State of the Merchant report here. . One segment I was especially interested to follow this year was drop shipping. In last year’s report, I reported that 45% of drop shipping businesses reported flat or declining revenues. In 2017, 43.0%

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eCommerceFuel

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

This week, we’re going to talk Shopify with Carson McComas from Fuel Made. We’re starting with Shopify because over 40% of our community members have adopted Shopify into their stores and it remains one of the most popular cart platforms around, and for good reason too. Today we’ll be talking about Shopify.

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eCommerceFuel

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

This week I’ll be talking Shopify with Carson McComas from FuelMade.com. We’re starting with Shopify because over 40% of our community members have adopted Shopify. We chat about: How Shopify’s culture has shifted over the last 5+ years. When Shopify is – and isn’t – a good fit.

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eCommerceFuel

MAY 1, 2019

The number of drop shipping businesses dropped by a staggering 51%, while the number of manufacturing businesses increased by a third. As mentioned above, the number of drop shipping businesses was cut in half this last year. Drop shipping revenue and income both grew at more than 44% this year.

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eCommerceFuel

DECEMBER 29, 2017

So, my first prediction is, I think in 2017, we started to see, you know, Chinese manufacturers and sellers come on to Amazon in a somewhat meaningful way. That was on 2016 maybe, you saw a little bit of that, and in 2017, you started seeing them actually come on. Today, November 17th, 2017. I’m just talking.

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eCommerceFuel

DECEMBER 29, 2017

So, my first prediction is, I think in 2017, we started to see, you know, Chinese manufacturers and sellers come on to Amazon in a somewhat meaningful way. That was on 2016 maybe, you saw a little bit of that, and in 2017, you started seeing them actually come on. Today, November 17th, 2017. I’m just talking.

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eCommerceFuel

DECEMBER 29, 2017

So, my first prediction is, I think in 2017, we started to see, you know, Chinese manufacturers and sellers come on to Amazon in a somewhat meaningful way. That was on 2016 maybe, you saw a little bit of that, and in 2017, you started seeing them actually come on. Today, November 17th, 2017. I’m just talking.

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