Even with everything that’s going on in the world of trade and commerce, China is still the best place to source products for your online store. It accounts for 31.6% of global manufacturing output, making it the world’s largest supplier of everything from electronics and clothing to home goods and niche items. If you want […]
Remember four years ago when Whatnot’s co-founder and CEO, Grant LaFontaine, decided to take a leap of faith and host the platform’s very first live-shopping stream? He wasn’t a flashy salesman or a big personality—just a guy testing out an idea. But in just two and a half hours, he sold around $5,000 worth of
Maybe 2025 is your year. Maybe it’s mine. Or maybe both of us will hit it big. The question is, how? What needs to change in what we’re doing right now to turn that into reality? Is it a matter of refining our approach, doubling down on what’s working, or taking a completely new direction?
Let me start this article by looking back at an event that, if you ask me, was about as necessary as a seatbelt on a rocking chair. Whoever supported the idea must have had valid reasons, or it was just politics at play. Either way, it affected all of us, especially small online sellers. So,
Running an online business means constantly testing new ways to grow. Some work, some don’t. You can adjust your approach to save money and improve cash flow, but every now and then, a strategy comes along that challenges common sense. The one I’ll introduce might seem illogical, but it’s surprisingly effective. I’ve only started using
After years of hesitation and second-guessing, you’re finally ready to launch your dream online business. You have the idea, the capital, and a support system that will keep you afloat for at least a year. But one major question still looms over your head: where should you source your products? Should you buy from suppliers
Did you know that Amazon’s average return rate is between 5% and 15%? That might seem low compared to other platforms, but when you consider Amazon’s massive scale, it’s staggering. With around 12 million orders placed daily, that means 600,000 to 1.8 million orders get sent back every single day. And that’s just the big
Nearly two decades ago, Amazon launched Prime and with it a perk that would change ecommerce forever—two-day shipping. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I wasn’t an online seller yet at the time. I was just another New Yorker holed up in a tiny apartment, daydreaming about how to escape the nine-to-five grind.
When I first started exploring a career in ecommerce, dropshipping was the first business model I learned about—not because I was particularly interested in it, but because it seemed to be everywhere. Every blog I read, every YouTube video I watched, every ecommerce group I joined, and even the email newsletters I subscribed to—it was
Selling online is becoming increasingly challenging. Competition is heating up, and shoppers’ habits are changing fast. A recent Coresight Research report predicts that 15,000 retail chain stores in the US will shut down this year—more than double last year’s number—because of the rapid rise of online giants like Temu and Shein. At the same time,
