Questions related to buy and selling of products or services via electronic means.
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What are the most important variables you would look for on a website selling engagement rings to convince you to trust the retailer?
I am hoping this question will start a conversation on trust in e-commerce, in particular for e-tailers selling high value items where this is very important. By "trust" I am referring to:
trust ...
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6answers
1k views
E-Commerce Website for Retail AND wholesale
I work for a clothing designer company (Kit + Lili) that has been in business for 5 years. We currently sell our product wholesale using a company called Groupe BDM and retail through Shopify. It is ...
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2answers
33 views
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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0answers
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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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0answers
54 views
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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2answers
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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3answers
136 views
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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1answer
27 views
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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5answers
680 views
Selling products online in the US from India
My Business is to have an to sell products online (online store). My business name has just been approved and I have also purchased the company desired domain. I am in the process of taking my first ...
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0answers
16 views
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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2answers
70 views
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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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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4answers
609 views
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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2answers
71 views
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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1answer
42 views
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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3answers
218 views
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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4answers
44 views
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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0answers
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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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0answers
23 views
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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2answers
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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17answers
4k views
What is the best merchant processing solution? [closed]
If you want to take credit card orders (or pre-orders), what is the best merchant processing solution?
I've heard the PayPal and Google Checkout will freeze your funds if even a single person ...
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3answers
1k views
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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5answers
659 views
How do I find good developers to join a start-up on a low-budget
Im located in Minneapolis,Mn. Im starting up an online business here in U.S with market focus in Africa.Im building an e-commerce (auction) site for the growing African savvy internet users.
I am ...
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3answers
185 views
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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1answer
41 views
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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0answers
45 views
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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2answers
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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6answers
515 views
Any experiences with Big Commerce shopping cart?
I am looking to start my first online store for women's beauty/hair products. I am shopping around for a hosted shopping cart solution and came across this one.
Big Commerce seems very good so far. ...
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2answers
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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7answers
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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5answers
363 views
Starting an Online E-commerce business
Currently, I am working as a Web Developer and looking to start an online business in my spare time.
My Project is to create an ecommerce website, initially in the UK, for the latest mens and womens ...
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1answer
39 views
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
143 views
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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1answer
357 views
B2B ecommerce portal - transactions information [closed]
Updated Question:
Let's suppose:
Business A - Registers on the Portal and make some products/services available;
Business B - Registers on the Portal and make some products/services available;
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2answers
66 views
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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7answers
248 views
What do you build in your e-commerce site to gain consumer trust?
I'm co-founding a start-up that is developing an e-commerce app. We're trying to decide what features to build in that shoppers would expect to see in order to feel comfortable submitting credit card ...
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8answers
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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0answers
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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
38 views
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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9answers
775 views
Starting an online shop
I am planning to start two online shops but do not have any experience in the field. What are the things to keep in mind? I am quite concerned about managing the supply chain in one in which the ...
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2answers
152 views
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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1answer
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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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1answer
97 views
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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0answers
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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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1answer
138 views
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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3answers
980 views
Is it legal to make/sell candy from home?
My wife is really getting into making hard candy from home, including cough drops. She's wanting to start selling them on Etsy. But, we're having trouble finding any information on whether or not it's ...
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0answers
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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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7answers
321 views
Looking for a UK online payment solution that only takes a percentage or a flat fee [closed]
I'm currently looking for an online payment solution for a business website I'm working on and it turns out it's a bit more complex than I'd first though.
I'd like to run at a very small download fee ...
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4answers
529 views
How to start a hosted ecommerce solution like Shopify and Volusion?
I'm thinking of building a django application which is like an online shopping mall similar to eBay and Amazon. My business model is somewhat like that of Shopify or Volusion, which means I will build ...
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2answers
468 views
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 ...
