Questions related to buy and selling of products or services via electronic means.
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Good Host in US and UK [closed]
I plan to set up an ecommerce website in the US and am thinking of going with a all in one package. To be specific what are the top few providers of reasonably priced ecommerce website and hosting ...
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May I use content from Foursquare in commercial purposes?
I really hope this is the right forum, if not you have to excuse me.
I am planning to build a commercial service (in this case a mobile app) that uses content from Foursquare and presents it to my ...
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Looking for an elegant and basic ecommerce solution
I am looking for a low cost, low volume, and very simple to setup/use ecommerce solution for a friend to sell home made goods (e.g. photo boards and knitted scarfs). There is likely to be little ...
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Suggestion for my eCommerce business. [Selling developed software]
I have developed few software products for micro to small businesses and a security product. I want to market these products but I can't spend much on paid online marketing.
I am noticing that social ...
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What bases are to be covered when opening an online store in India?
What are the things one has to consider when opening an online store in India besides the website itself ?
Where all one has to register ?
Registrations Fee ?
Which state/city is most friendly for an ...
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What is the best invoicing tool you have discovered? [closed]
We're running an online store of electronic devices, and we need to start creating invoices for our clients.
What is the best invoicing tool you have discovered?
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How to create a tangible browsing experience?
With respect to selling anything from boots to paintings to pots and pans, what considerations should I be trying to address when creating listings?
Whether you are shopping Amazon or eBay, many ...
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Do I need a resellers permit when selling online in the US, from a company outside of the US?
I have a New Zealand based company. I sell items online. I am setting up a new website in the states that customers will buy from. My supplier (in the US) will send directly to the customer (in the ...
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What term is the business world equivalent to the term “social media”? (Or help us coin the term right here!)
My business will provide an automated “tool” that can be used as part of the pre-sales/pre-purchase process. A by-product of using this tool is the creation of a network of buyers and sellers. (In ...
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A few questions to help understand the ANGEL / VC “game”
Curious on thoughts about this topic. I will say for us it has been frustrating at times, we are sure it is for others.
From what we understand there are incubators, angels and early stage investors ...
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Can anyone suggest a good cart/printing solution for high quality prints?
I have been looking into creating a site that incorporates multiple area artists' work into a centralized shopping experience. Basically, there would be an option to purchase the original and an ...
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Set-up Online Store (e-commerce) in USA
We are based in India and wish to set-up online store of Organic Products (Food and Textile) in USA under a brand name. I have few questions about this:
- Do we need to set-up a company there i.e. USA ...
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Is there a service like chargify that will do recurring billing, but allows variable monthly charges?
This is a hypothetical question, but say I run an email hosting service and I want to charge my customer a fee per month for each email account that he has set up. Let's say that the email accounts ...
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ecommerce and pci pa-dss, is it legal to sell/distribute with out it? many o/s carts are not certified
There are many open source shopping carts that don't have any PCI compliance certification.
Is it legal to sell/distribute ecommerce related software that isn't compliant?
It makes no sense, since ...
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Pricing model for sellers in an online store
I just finished setting up an online store that involves selling digital content, tangible items like clothes, events tickets etc. However, I have a little challenge on how to charge sellers to add ...
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Do you FreshBooks?
Part of my startup is client work, and one client suggested using FreshBooks to handle the billing. Any opinions on this service? Is it worth it for the premium app?
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Web Application Technology
My startup idea involves a web application that has the following requirements:
will need to charge my customers securely using someone else's service
must scale easily
must be cheap to deploy
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Legal restrictions and tax regulations in global ecommerce
Currently, with all the power the Internet provides, it's relatively easy to start online business. There are no obvious restrictions on the process. A business from almost any location can sell ...
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Using Paypal for accepting online payments
Reading posts on this site I came accross the strong advice for any serious business to stay away from Paypal as an instrument for accepting online payments. On the other hand lots and lots of online ...
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PA-DSS compliance is a major roadblock for ecommerce startups, what to do?
PA-DSS certification costs over 40K to get. Any ecommerce application that is distrubuted that handles CC transactions has to get this certification.
Some of the rules are 'code reviews', which ...
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Automated shipping from warehouse or stock my own inventory for eCommerce site?
I'm about to start up an eCommerce site for health products. However, I'm unsure of how to structure the company, in particular reference to shipping of product. Should I buy my own product, stock it, ...
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3rd Party Merchant Services
I'm looking for a 3rd party payment handling site to sell my software. Currently I have shortlisted Avangate (www.avangate.com) and Fastspring (www.fastspring.com). Fastspring seems to have the ...
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Trade shows / suppliers / samples… for e-commerce?
I was wondering if someome could help me with some starter advice: I’d like to start selling merchandise online – I’ll probably start selling on Amazon, hopefully learn the ropes, then move onto my ...
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Should I get a .co or .com?
I'm currently deciding if I should get a domain name of my 1st choice but with a .co (instead of a .com) or if I should get a less preferred domain name with a .com (because my 1st choice of .com is ...
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If one sells ecommerce software, do you HAVE to be PCI compliant at this point?
If one sells ecommerce software, do you HAVE to be PCI compliant at this point?
I read it costs upwards of 40K to get your ecomm software PCI compliant.
And some of the requirements have things like ...
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Would a hosted ecommerce Saas product work if the actual credit card processing was 'outsourced'?
Do you guys think a ecommerce Saas product would "fly" if the service didn't actually process the credit cards itself? Rather it redirects to services like paypal, google checkout etc?
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I'm in China. Is it a good idea to set up an online shop to sell electronic products to Europe? [closed]
I hear that I need to pay Electronic Waste Recycling Fee in advance.
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Reports needed for ecommerce and advertising
I'm planning to have a develop build a CMS (in Ruby on Rails) with blogging, advertising and ecommerce integration.
Many types of reports/charts would seem necessary in such a system: Unique ...
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feedback on hot items/ where to buy
How’s it goin’. I am very new to the world of online commerce, and I would like to start selling items online. I was wondering if someone could help out by providing some feedback to some of these ...
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Is it OK to begin with OSS licensed code and then since the business plan has some uniqueness rewrite it later?
My company now a sole-proprieter at this point is for many years coming up with a business plan and modifying it. All along developers tried to do and complete the project but they could not handle ...
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Affiliate of an Affiliate
This maybe a really dumb question, but i wanted to know if it was possible/legal to do this.
I would like to offer affiliate partners a chance to take a piece of my affiliate sales. For example Apple ...
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E-commerce startup without a location?
I'm a resident of California and will be starting a company this year but will not be living in California as I'm teaching English in China.
So that means I don't have a address in the USA to start ...
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Choosing an eCommerce solution for low-priced digital goods
I am currently developing a website that will be selling low-priced digital goods (user-generated travel itineraries) - most will be priced between $0.99-$2.99. I've been searching for an eCommerce ...
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Best offshore merchant account
What is a good options for an offshore merchant account? I'm not located in the US where it is easy to get a good merchant account, do you know of any good options in offshore locations?
The country ...
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What's the optimal flow for a check-out process?
We have a consumer site that sell virtual good with a shopping cart and checkout. Is it better to have users enter all of the required information on one page or two? Any good examples of checkouts ...
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How to market in a heavily saturated field
I've recently launched an ecommerce startup which I've been working on in my spare time for the last 2 years. Now that I'm finally ready to market I'm not sure exactly how to proceed.
I think it's an ...
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to create blog/forum under a separate site or build under current site
inspired by hubspot, we're dedicated to creating more remarkable content. we think it can be engaging and relevant for our customers. we feel mass-customized apparel is an area that doesn't have that ...
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What are the best resources for registering users?
We are a gift baskets company and part of our business is through our web catalog, which is custom-built in WordPress. I've heard some people saying WordPress is not secure and we should not keep our ...
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Am I doing this right - is ecommerce all a numbers game?
Am I right in assuming if I can figure out the amount of sales I need to cover my monthly expenses and make a profit, that I must then simply drive enough visitors to my website to cover a 2% ...
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e-commerce provider for an EU based startup
I am starting a software company located in the European Union. I wrote a B2B product that is in beta test at the moment. Based on my market research and analysis I expect to make 50% of sales in USA, ...
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What are the best analytics tools?
we are using Google analytics and clicktale to improve our conversion
what are the best tool other than those two?
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considering changing from hobby to business… but how?
I would like to change my hobby of making treats for my dogs to a small side business that I can sell dog treats online (like a bakery) but I am not sure where to begin or what all I need to do to ...
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How can eCommerce (catalog) sites increase conversions?
How can sites that sell consumer goods in catalog eCommerce shopping cart websites improve conversions? Would love to hear your tips on what you feel would encourage users from simply searching for a ...
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Online shoppers - Market Size
I would like to know how many users shop online in USA, UK, Australia etc and the rate of growth each year (%).
How and where can I find this data?
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Is There A Recommended Method for Software Protection?
What method of software protection do you recommend simply to make sure your software is not too easy to use without paying, but is not too annoying for honest paying customers?
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Advice for a online music retailer startup
My father left his job one and a half months ago after deciding that he was sick of having a boss and a day-job :-)
I have a background in Entrepreneurship having started a small business before and ...
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How many ecommerce websites are out there?
Our company is providing a service to ecommerce websites, and we're struggling to find reliable stats on how large our potential base is.
Does anyone know where to obtain a reasonable estimation of ...
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Marketing to a female demographic
I've a product/website in Family/Relationships segment and so far it attracts 80% women and 20% men.
Mostly adults(age 25 to 55) actually pay for it. Younger users generally want it "free".
I'm ...
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What is a good resource to find entrepreneurs in the early planning stages of their business?
My company Merchants Choice Payment Solutions provides credit card processing for businesses. Our main focus is to first and formost educate the merchant on how the industry works and how to set up in ...
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Best way to sell tickets online?
I am throwing a dinner party. I want to sell tickets online and obtain the funds before the event.
How quickly can I retrieve funds?
I don't want to use PayPal or Google Checkout - I understand ...
