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How to Create an Online Store for Free in 2024

Joe Warnimont
Articles Ecommerce Selling Advice

Do you always have to pay to build an online store? Most information online, and conventional wisdom, says yes: an ecommerce shop is a complicated piece of software with many moving pieces; it's also often essential to use high-powered, sometimes pricey hosting in order to support a scaling store and seasonal bursts in traffic.

But what if all you need is something simple, like a few Buy buttons on your current blog which lead to a shopping cart? We're here to say that it's not required to pay any money when constructing an ecommerce store, especially for simple product galleries and quick online store elements like a checkout module.

In this article, we'll explain how to create an online store for free and talk about the platforms that help you do just that.

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Pyxo Review: Everything You Need to Know

Rebekah Carter
Articles Packaging

In this Pyxo review, we’re introducing you to one of the many exciting new startups to emerge from France in recent years. This company believes in cutting the amount of single-use plastic food packaging we consume on a regular basis, to protect the earth, and cut down on waste.

To help companies join in the crusade for a healthier planet, Pyxo offers a service designed to make reusable food storage containers as easy-to-use and cost-efficient as possible. While this startup has begun to generate a decent amount of attention for eco-friendly companies, it’s still relatively unknown.

Today, we’re going to show you exactly how Pyxo works, and how you can use the service to become a more sustainable company in 2022 and beyond.

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WP Engine Review: Managed WordPress Hosting for Serious Online Stores

Joe Warnimont
Articles Hosting Hosting Reviews

For an online store, you need a fast website, one that's secure, high-performance, and with the ability to support varying degrees of traffic. You can optimize your site all you want, but the key to a reliable, speedy, and secure website is high-quality hosting. Usually, that means signing up with a managed hosting company, but it's also important to find a host with top-tier hardware, content delivery networks, and an overall robust infrastructure. Shared hosting rarely cuts it for growing online stores. That's why we want to complete a WP Engine review, because it's one of the leading managed WordPress hosts, and all users gain access to a platform with best-in-class technology partners (like Google Cloud and AWS), along with features to ensure your site runs well at all times. 

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A Quick Seller Snap Review (2023)

Rosie Greaves
Articles Ecommerce Selling Advice

Are you an Amazon seller trying to optimize your pricing strategy? If that's you, perhaps, you want to see what Seller Snap can offer your business? 

Well, rest assured, you're in the right place. In this review, we’ll cover everything you need to know about Seller Snap – more specifically, how the product works, its key features, and its pricing.

Hopefully, by the end of this Seller Snap review, you'll have all the info you need to decide whether this software is right for your Amazon business strategy.

Let's dive straight in…

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How to Sell Subscriptions on Shopify (2023)

Joe Warnimont
Articles Ecommerce Selling Advice

Subscriptions play an essential role in simplifying lives, but they also make for a wonderful business model.

Just take a look at how many companies have shifted to a subscription model: Adobe, Microsoft, Disney, Equinox–they all discovered the benefits of subscriptions, and have therefore switched to subscriptions (at least for parts of their businesses).

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2023 Shopify Revenue, Statistics, and Usage Numbers

Joe Warnimont
Articles Statistics

You know Shopify is a big deal. Millions of merchants use it every day. On a global scale, it has grown from a fledgling Canadian startup to a behemoth amongst ecommerce platforms. But how big is Shopify Inc., really? In this article, we'll complete a thorough analysis of current Shopify revenue, statistics, and growth potential to show the successes and challenges Shopify has experienced over the years. 

The aim is to explain the details behind the hype, while also providing you with information about the platform that so many merchants have entrusted with their entire businesses. 

We've done our best to keep this post updated as new Shopify revenue, usage, and grown statistics come in, and we'll continue providing you with the most up-to-date statistics possible. Keep reading to learn all about Shopify revenue, usage stats, and more!

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Solidus.io Review: Everything You Need to Know

Rosie Greaves
Articles Ecommerce Reviews

Solidus.io is a community-centered, open-source eCommerce framework that's 100% free to use. It’s powered by the ruby on rails framework and maintained by a passionate community of web developers. Initially, it was designed to help businesses, brands, and developers create unique and fully customizable eCommerce platforms. That said, here in this Solidus review, we're taking a deep dive into what this platform has to offer, how to use it, and our verdict on who this software would best suit. 

Let's get started…

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HubSpot vs ActiveCampaign: Battle of the CRMs

Bogdan Rancea
Articles Email Marketing Marketing

When it comes to the best marketing software to help you manage your customer experience, there are two major players in town: HubSpot and ActiveCampaign. 

HubSpot is a cloud-based CRM software (customer relationship management system) designed to help entrepreneurs align their:

Sales and marketing teamsFoster the sales processBoost ROI from their inbound marketing campaigns

Similarly, ActiveCampaign combines email marketing, marketing automation features, sales automation, and cloud-based CRM strategies to help business owners enhance their customer experience.

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