There was this computer hardware company (we will call them Company AT) where I bought a few entry level Xerox printers 5 years ago. And ever since I checked the ‘Subscribe me to the latest promotion…’ check box, I have been receiving their newsletters. And I did not opt-out of the mailing list, which probably … Read more
If you are familiar with how OpenCart works, you would have realized by now that getting your OpenCart up-to-date can be a very overwhelming task. Each time the folks at OpenCart announces a new release, everyone starts popping champagne because someone’s finally going to fix the critical bugs, but lo and behold, each new releases … Read more
On 19th May, one of the most popular e-commerce WordPress plugins – WooCommerce becomes officially part of the WordPress family. Some fast facts on WooCommmerce as of May 2015. Founders: Mark Forrester & Magnus Jepson Number of Employees: 55 Downloads: 7 million with approximately 1 million active installed base Market Share: 30% of All Online … Read more
If you’ve been a seller on eBay for some years, you would have experienced eBay’s notoriety in protecting their buyers, often at the expenses of the sellers. Not only that, policies and algorithms changes in eBay has always been kept secret and it’s always up to the sellers to figure out before their sales vanish … Read more
Both activities get products into your store. One should be automated, the other one needs a bit more intervention from you. Purchasing is a formula built using a few variables- stock status, historical purchase, sale’s growth (or decline) etc. You should have a system that tells you this automatically. Your time is better spent elsewhere. … Read more
They are generally 2 types of online selling platforms. Type A: One that allow others to sell on it (eBay, Lelong, Rakuten, Mudah.my, Taobao) and , Type B: One that sells directly to customers (Amazon, Home Depot). Note to merchants (sellers) who are offered both platforms from the same company. If you don’t manufacture your … Read more