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How to Make Money Dropshipping in 2023 – Without the Unrealistic Hype

Joe Warnimont
Articles Ecommerce Resources Ecommerce Selling Advice
Perhaps one of your business associates or friends mentioned their dropshipping company in conversation. Maybe you saw a case study or YouTube video about how some guy from X country sold Y product to make Z figures in one month. How was it done? Dropshipping, of course! There are many myths, scams, and downright lies about this form of business, so we're here to explain the truths behind how to make money dropshipping and if it's worth considering.

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How To Perform A Simple OpenCart To Shopify Migration With Cart2Cart – Complete Tutorial

Davis Porter
Articles

Performing an OpenCart to Shopify doesn’t have to be a technical nightmare. And no, you don’t have to hire specialized developers either.

For years now, merchants have increasingly leveraged the automatic Cart2Cart option when it comes to OpenCart to Shopify migration. And the results, according to the user reviews we’ve sampled on the web, have been impressive so far.

Online store owners across the globe continue to praise Cart2Cart for its efficacy in importing OpenCart to Shopify. They say that it’s capable of accurately migrating all the critical data elements without any technical difficulties. Plus, it manages to achieve all that at a fraction of what it would cost you to hire data migration specialists.

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How to Turn Your Brick-and-Mortar Store into an Online Store

Nicholas Godwin
Ecommerce Resources Ecommerce Selling Advice
Taking your brick and mortar store online, comes with short term and long-term benefits. In the short-term benefits is that you keep selling even with the present COVID-19 incidence. You’ll help your customers comply with physical distancing while meeting their needs.

In the long term, moving your store online keeps you in business. Thousands of brick and mortar stores have closed down because shoppers are moving online.

Besides, the rise of ecommerce platforms like Shopify, 3dcart, BigCommerce, Big Cartel, and the rest makes this transition easy.

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Shopify vs Prestashop: My Verdict for 2025

Rosie Greaves
Ecommerce Comparisons

If you're trying to figure out whether to go with Shopify or Prestashop, here’s the short answer:

Shopify is better if you want an all-in-one platform that’s fast to launch and easy to scale.

Prestashop gives you more control, but expect a steeper learning curve and more technical setup.

I’ve built dozens of ecommerce stores over the past decade — for myself and for clients. I've used both platforms under pressure, with real money on the line.

Here’s what I’ve learned from that experience, broken down section by section.

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How to Use Squarespace (2024) – Complete Tutorial on How to Create a Squarespace Websites

Nicholas Godwin 5
Ecommerce Resources

A Squarespace website is easy and fast to build from scratch, even without a prior web designer experience. Apart from being intuitive, the platform offers all the tools you need to get your site up and running in one place.

For about 17 years, Squarespace has helped millions of customers build websites.

This website builder and content management system (CMS) comes with an enormous knowledge base. It’s easy to know what you should do per time, thanks to its checklist feature.

However, to reduce the time you’ll spend in building yours, this article goes straight to the point. This Squarespace tutorial will help you get things right from the get-go.

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How to Use Wise (Formerly TransferWise) in 2023: Pay or Get Paid Across Borders (Without High Fees)

Joe Warnimont
Payment Processing Payments

At one point in time, transactions involved trading objects, like cattle or crops. Eventually, it became more practical to substitute larger objects for "pocket-sized" items of value, like gold coins or even jewelry. In today's world, much of the trading is done with digital substitutes for currency, like credit cards, PayPal, and online bank accounts. Because of that, there's a cost to selling products and services online. Transfer fees and limitations abound, especially when it comes to international business. That's why we want to show you how to use Wise, formerly TransferWise, to pay, and get paid, with much lower fees across borders.

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Podia vs Thinkific: Which Is Best for Selling Digital Products?

Rosie Greaves
Ecommerce Comparisons

Podia and Thinkific are two of the most well-known platforms for selling online courses, digital products, and memberships — but which one is the better choice?

We’ve spent over 200 hours testing and analyzing online course platforms, especially through the lens of ecommerce sellers who want to diversify into digital products.

If you’re looking to launch a digital course, build recurring revenue from memberships, or sell downloadable files, you’re in the right place.

Based on testing and user feedback, Podia is the better all-in-one solution for ecommerce sellers who want to get up and running fast.

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