Month: November 2017

In this article I’ll discuss how to scale up a drop shipping business horizontally. This can be applied to most e-commerce businesses. But it works particularly well if you own a drop shipping store and hold no inventory. Aliexpress drop shipping offers the lowest barrier when it comes to scaling up an e-commerce business. Before … Continued

This article explains how to spy on your competitors’ website with the Wayback Machine. Wayback what? You might not believe me. But what if I told you time machines really do exist. At least when it comes to the internet, time travel isn’t science fiction. With the help of the Wayback Machine you can go … Continued

There’s a new sales notification popups software on the block. And it’s called Proof. But let me first explain why sales notification popups are great to create social proof. Disclosure: Some of the links in this article may be affiliate links, which can provide compensation to me at no cost to you if you decide … Continued

Are you wondering if you should be using popups in e-commerce?  Most marketing “gurus”, including the folks over at Shopify, recommend using popups. I disagree. I’ve used popups extensively in all sorts of different businesses setups. And after almost a decade of using them, I can conclude that popups aren’t always a good idea. I’ll … Continued

Are you experiencing a high cart abandon rate? Then this article is for you. Most newbie e-commerce store owners have a hard time wrapping their head around why so many people add products to the cart and then never complete the checkout. But there’s a simple explanation for this. Your sales process can be thought … Continued

Are you worried about your email marketing unsubscribe rate? This article explains why you shouldn’t be concerned. When I built my first business I was very concerned about keeping my email marketing unsubscribe rate as low as possible. In fact, I became obsessed with not losing subscribers. Why? Because it’s freaking hard to build a … Continued

Ever wondered how web design and conversion rates are linked together? Does your website need a makeover? Should you spend a lot of money on a web designer to make your site look pretty? These and many other questions will be answered in this article. In fact, as I’m writing this post my designer is … Continued

Want to know how to hire a virtual assistant for your online business? I have worked with countless virtual assistants in the past ten years. Here are just some of the things I’ve used them for: Order fulfilment Translations Transcribing texts Podcast management Blog management Customer support Copyright takedown notices Data mining Cold emailing SEO … Continued

Getting traffic but no sales? Let’s talk about how to fix it. No matter where I look this is the number one question everyone asks me. If you’ve set up an e-commerce website on Shopify or created a landing page with Clickfunnels and you’re getting traffic but no sales, this article is for you. First … Continued