There are a ton of great software programs that aid you with your online selling career. However, you're not always at your computer, and you probably find yourself staring at your phone more than anything. Luckily, there are a ton of apps that are just as (if not more) useful than the ones on your laptop or desktop. Here are 5 we really love!  read full post >>

Finances, especially taxes, can be a huge pain in the rear end of any business owner. As you grow and expand, they just get exponentially more complicated, especially when other employees, benefits, self-employment tax and the other vagaries of growing a business come into play. For an ecommerce company, it can be an even bigger problem, as you have unique issues and concerns to worry about. read full post >>

Taxes are a funny thing. Not your taxes that are soon due to the IRS, but things like sales tax. Sellers have struggled with these numbers for years, as they hardly seem consistent and irritate their customers. Some states even have different sales tax depending on which area of the state you're in. read full post >>

So you’ve gotten your email list going. Now what to do? Email your customers and fans, of course! But eventually you may run out of things to say, especially if you’ve been at it a while. But if you plan ahead you’ll no doubt have an endless supply of interesting things to send to your fans. read full post >>

It’s almost that time! Time to stock up all your best stuff and put your best foot forward; the holidays are just around the corner and you want to get all the sales you can get! read full post >>

There’s a rumor around the world of ecommerce, and it’s a particularly scary one. Seems there’s a new tax form around town, and it’s running around scaring all the locals. Women gasp in terror and men wet their pantaloons at the mere mention of the thing. read full post >>

When it came to the business world, most of the talk in 2011 was all about how doomed we all were. Every week there were stories of how the economy was down and nobody was hiring and how much work it would take to get things back to normal. read full post >>

As the holiday shopping season wraps up and you get ready for the New Year, you're going to encounter certain questions from harried and panicked customers. Everyone will be worried about the status of their order, and it's your job to keep them from going off the deep end! Let’s take a look at some common last minute questions you'll get and what to do about them. read full post >>

You've no doubt been bombarded with countless blog posts about how you need to get your business and/or website in order before it's too late. "You're bleeding money!" they all scream, insisting that you stop reading right then and immediately tend to your dying business. read full post >>

The numbers are slowly coming in, and it looks like the "biggest shopping weekend of the year" is bigger and better than ever! Starting earlier this year on Thanksgiving Day, more items were sold to more people for more dough, giving brick and mortar owners as well as ecommerce sellers many reasons to smile this holiday season. read full post >>