Questions related to buy and selling of products or services via electronic means.
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B2B fashion concept..where to find the right investors? [closed]
I have a provisional patent passed on an e-commerce concept. I am interested in learning where to find the right investor, someone that can help with more than just funds. My target audience is ...
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Is there a free, open source inventory / order control system? [closed]
I am looking for a free and preferably open source system to deal with order processing and stock/inventory control, that can integrate into amazon, ebay, and our own website sales.
At the moment ...
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How to be a resource and asset to new start up software development in E-commerce? [closed]
Looking to be a resource and asset to new start up software development in E-commerce (online finance) / I have API for automated invoicing / registration / custom gateway / mobile etc... I think of ...
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Can I change my online e-commerce store from Ireland to UK
I'm Irish and I'm in the process of registering my business which is an online store selling products which is currently being manufactured. I won't need a warehouse to store the products as I will be ...
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Is it okay to use 2 different payment accepting services (systems) on the website that sells SaaS software?
One service will be used for region A because it offers paypal, the second one will be used for region B (it does not have paypal option) but offers automatical generation and sending invoice for ...
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Getting coupon partners - help!
I have a coupon website and I have approached a few online stores and offline stores to partner with them to offer their coupons.
Very often I get this answer from them "coupons are unsustainable. we ...
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Even after 1 year, the ecommerce site isn't showing good results
Last year around august, I joined an eCommerce start-up(handicraft items) as the technical head. Though, the company was online for more than 4 months prior to me.
The website look and feel was ...
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Length of Sign-up process- help?
I am starting a website consisting of info of local shops. now I am in a dilemma over the vendor sign-up process, I want to know should I do it one of the following ways -
1 - just ask for contact ...
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Launching a tiny local online store
I have a small boring (Boring in a way that it's not an innovation or anything, but it's still exciting to me of course) idea.
So, what I want to do is to create a "Experience gifts shop".
So, we ...
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Foreign LLC vs Domestic LLC - Wyoming & South Carolina
Please help. I'll make this as simple and concise as possible:
I will be manufacturing my own parts, AT HOME, in South Carolina. I intend to sell the products exclusively online with an online ...
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any suggested ecommerce and retail management book? [closed]
at the beginning we did the startup via facebook, now we are starting our new website. Our business is an online babyshop. When doing our business, sometimes we feel that we need more knowledges to ...
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A website that recieves and issues payments
I'm planning to launch a website which involves collecting/issuing payments from/to customers. My website offers a service for customers in exchange of a small fee which customers pay using credit ...
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96 views
Equity for Mentoring and guiding a startup
I am a first generation entrepreneur. I am going to start an ecommerce venture with two other co-founders. However, we have a group of people helping us with the development of our product. They are ...
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Best security practices for online rentals? [closed]
Sites like adorn.com, bag borrow and steal, and rent the runway all allow users to rent very expensive items for a short period of time. I'm curious how they all protect against consumer fraud?
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Online payment processing options in Australia [closed]
Are there payment processors for Australian businesses that processes payment without a merchant account?
Stripe is an example of payment processor without a merchant account but it only available in ...
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211 views
How do startups sell online, manage customer relationships and support their products?
We want to setup an online shop for our (physical) products. When a customer registers to order a product, we want this information to be registered to a CRM automatically so we can track our future ...
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Passing a payment from buyer to seller, and taking a transaction fee?
I'm mulling over a business idea, and the part of it that I can't wrap my brain around is the payment processing part of it. Here's a simple example, not really my idea, but an easier example:
I ...
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2answers
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getting reviews on a new website?
I am starting a price comparison website of a niche product category. when I go live I want reviews of the products and the vendors to exists. I see a lot of reviews on yelp and other review sites, ...
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359 views
Advertising for my ecommerce startup
We are an ecommerce startup into online services in India and are looking for ways to advertise ourselves. Is google adword or facebook ad a good choice? Also does getting big time into social media ...
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SaaS based on another commercial project
I have an idea for a specialized SaaS that bundles a commercial ecommerce product + hosting + custom plugins. I would first require that the purchase a license from the commercial product at which ...
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1answer
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Can my online sellers avoid applying for EIN if I pay the tax on their sales
I have an online Fashion catalog and I want to recruit lady college students as retailers.
I provide them with an online shop (under their name), So if the lady student's name is Debbie, She can name ...
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183 views
How to deal with negative reviews on an e-commerce website?
I'm building an e-commerce website. On this website one can pay a membership to get a profile where he/she can show his/her portfolio.
The website visitors can leave reviews on profiles.
My main ...
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73 views
Reward Points Calculation Dilemma
I run a new small e-commerce business and I'm considering to reward my customers with reward points for every dollar spent in our store.
I was thinking along the lines of 10 reward points for every ...
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How do I market my app without being a jerk?
I created an app for a popular shopping cart. It is now listed in their app store and it gaining some traction, but not as much as I'd like. The idea for the app came from users asking for it so I ...
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How helpful is a blog for social ecommerce website
I see many websites having their own blogs. The blogs feature mainly the event news and some product information. After reading few of the articles and answers on this site, I see that blogs add to ...
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ITIN+ Resale Certificate
I'm in an e-commerce business, selling products online.
Recently, I've contacted several trusted wholesale companies within US, for selling their products online as well.
I was required to present ...
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How to deal with lazy store owners?
I am starting an eCommerce marketplace of local stores, they can upload their products on my platform and buyers can place orders through us. I also plan to have a program like powership (ebay ) for ...
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Is there any licence to build online business where the admin can buy the products from wholesellers and sell through online
I had an idea of online business where the buyer can buy their products from the online store, called as e commerce website. In this the website owners will buy the goods from the wholesellers and ...
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revenue model for new startup- help
I am starting an ecommerce marketplace of local vendors. one of my sources of revenue will be lead generation, however I am pretty undecided on how much to charge vendors for every lead I would ...
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Worldwide Ecommerce From One Location: What requirements are there from other states and countries?
Details: I plan to sell downloadable information through passive search-engine ads, which could end up anywhere. I am hoping that US copyrights will be sufficient (can I do better?).
My unbacked ...
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4answers
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Already 120,000 monthly visitors but almost no revenue
I am starting to get very frustrated, after 2 yrs of crazy amounts of work and $70K invested and having my website online for 1 yr I already have 120,000 monthly visitors but still can't monetize the ...
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1answer
118 views
Should I partner with shipping companies?
I am Starting an E-commerce marketplace , my website is under the design process as of now, at this stage should I approach shipping companies asking them to partner with us to provide fulfillment ...
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310 views
Multi-vendor marketplace-Dealing with transactions & Payments
I'm a few weeks into developing a multi-vendor, business to business website. Here is my issue:
We could potentially have a single user purchasing from multiple sellers at one time.
We are ...
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Choosing a URL: balancing a bad name with a great URL vs. a great name with a bad URL
Assume I've made a (hypothetical) online game where you equip two cats that rule small feifdoms, and they fight each other. I haven't done this! It's just an example. But say I did this, and I wanted ...
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Can I sell alcohol online in the UK?
I am an eCommerce developer and fancied starting an online shop myself. My idea is to sell 'collections' of beer. So I'd group say 6 different Japanese beers/lagers into a bundle and sell them as the ...
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Terms & Conditions for Ecommerce
I run a new apparels ecommerce business and I manually pieced up a terms & conditions page from various sources. I was just wondering if it is at all crucial to have these drafted out by a lawyer ...
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I want to start an ecommerce apparel line, how should I structure my company, and what are the legal requirements to sell online?
I already have an LLC, however, It's not the brand name I want to use for my business. Should I do a DBA under that LLC? I would like to apply for a trademark on the brand, so would this structure ...
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Setting up ones own warehouse / fulfillment operation
I want to set up my own warehouse / fulfillment operation for my new ecommerce startup. I do not want to depend on, and potentially be exploited by, a 3rd party e-fulfillment company.
Is it basically ...
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Working with ecommerce fulfillment companies
I'm about to launch a new ecommerce startup and I'm considering using this e-fulfillment company until I can afford my own. But I have some concerns:
E-fulfillment companies often run a bunch of ...
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Is selling on Amazon.com a good idea?
I am wondering if anybody in the community has experience with Amazon.com's merchant programs, and whether or not they are a boon or a negative factor to a growing e-retail business. They have been ...
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How can I take refundable deposits online?
I am looking to provide rental items online, however it is important that I can take a deposit that will be returned after the usage of the item. I am aware of capture delay although my understanding ...
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Software E-Commerce/E-Business Foreign Entity LLC and License and Tax requirements
I am wanting to startup a software, app, games business conducted through the internet.
I am in Missouri, the state where I plan to do work from.
I did research and found that Delaware or Nevada would ...
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Should I change my domain name if there is a company with the same name?
I recently registered a co.uk domain name which I was hoping to use as the site for an e-commerce business. After registering I checked companies house and found there is already a registered Ltd. ...
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Charging U.S. sales taxes on product purchased online and sold from foreign location
We are building an online application that will allow users to create and purchase high-quality typographic logos and business cards. The application is taking a while to develop so we've decided to ...
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Selling online products purchased from the market
Are there any rules and regulations when selling products purchased from the market in an online store?
This is not affiliate/commission based selling. I'm purchasing products for the retail prices ...
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How should you approach manufacturers when looking to source products for a new business?
I am planning a new E-commerce business and will be selling products that are only available from specific manufacturers. How should I approach these manufacturers when I currently have no live ...
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What is our startup worth?
Last year myself and two other partners got together to work on our startup. We got an offer from one of the investors for 40K seed money. We turned down the offer because one of the founder was ...
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How customs and other documents are cleared , while receiving or sending
We have recently planned to launch an eCommerce Store. We have certain products which which we want to ship to the international market too.
But when I choose to ship items individually it cost me a ...
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Do we still need to have our own ecommerce website?
8 months ago, my wife and I were starting to build our own business. We didn't create our own products, at least not yet for now, what we do is just reselling others product.
We didn't open offline ...
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Has anyone had any experience with GoCardless?
Has anyone had any experience using UK startup GoCardless for only payment processing?
Get paid directly from your customers’ bank accounts. No merchant account. No credit card fees. No hassle.
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