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Affiliate Marketing for Ecommerce: 10 Ways to Boost Your Sales

EP Editorial Team
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For ecommerce business owners, it’s hard to ignore the power of affiliate marketing. By 2020, U.S. affiliate marketing spending is expected to rise to $6.8 billion.

By leveraging the power of influencers, knowing which products to promote, and creating ad campaigns to support your affiliate’s work, you’ll see a significant growth in sales. Join the 81 percent of brands utilizing affiliate marketing and implement these 10 tips to increase revenue.

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Worldpay Review – Complete Digital Payment Ecosystem?

Richard Protheroe 4
Ecommerce Reviews

Quick answer: If you’re managing high-volume ecommerce clients and need reliable international payment coverage, WorldPay is worth considering.

But for smaller businesses or newer stores, the fees, lengthy setup process, and lack of pricing transparency can be major drawbacks.

I’ve tested dozens of payment processors over the past decade across client projects—from startup brands to multi-region enterprise stores—and WorldPay is powerful, but far from perfect.

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CS-Cart Multi-Vendor Review: Is This Marketplace Software Worth the Investment?

Rosie Greaves 4
Ecommerce Reviews

Quick Answer: If you’re building a serious multi-vendor marketplace and want full control, CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is a powerhouse—but you’ll need time, budget, and technical help to make the most of it.

After 10+ years in ecommerce—testing SaaS platforms, open-source carts, and hosted services—I can confidently say CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is one of the most complete solutions I’ve ever used for marketplace-style businesses.

This is not a Shopify clone or a plugin pretending to be a marketplace. It’s purpose-built software, and it shows.

In this review, I’ll take you through my full experience—from setting up vendors to testing shipping logic, and why this platform might be the right (or wrong) choice for your next project.

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Accept Credit Cards Online (2023): The Best Way to Receive Payments in Any Country Using 2Checkout, Payoneer and InvoiceNinja

Richard Protheroe
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If you come from a place like Pakistan, Peru or Belarus you know that running a business is a little limited when it comes to how you accept credit cards and payments through PayPal and other processors. This is troubling considering it limits options for your business, whether it be a service or product-based business. This means you must resort to an old-fashioned money transfer, which is tedious, time-consuming and expensive.

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How to sell with BigCommerce in the UK

Richard Protheroe 4.5
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2018 has been a very big year for BigCommerce in the UK. After a successful round of growth funding, which saw the company raise $64 million, BigCommerce decided their next expansion would be into the UK.

It is the first time that BigCommerce has expanded into Europe, after opening offices in the US and Australia. Brent Bellm, CEO for BigCommerce commented that “Establishing a presence in Europe has long been an aspiration of ours, and this London office will allow us to deliver more tailored programs and service to our customers and partners across Europe.”

Some of BigCommerce's largest customers are UK based including Kier Limited, AwesomeGTI and Trust Ford. With the new 20 employees being housed in their London office, including support staff, now is a great time to start considering BigCommerce if you are a UK retailer.

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AmeriCommerce Review: My Verdict for 2025

Salvador Cardenal 3.5
Ecommerce Reviews

AmeriCommerce is a powerful ecommerce platform designed to support businesses with advanced needs, especially those selling across multiple stores or managing large inventories.

While it may not be as well-known as Shopify or BigCommerce, AmeriCommerce offers enterprise-grade functionality with a focus on flexibility, B2B capabilities, and multi-store management — all under one roof.

In this detailed review, I’ll walk you through AmeriCommerce’s features, pricing, pros and cons, user experience, and who I think it’s best suited for — all based on hands-on testing and real use cases.

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W3bstore Review: My Verdict for 2025

Davis Porter 4
Ecommerce Reviews

Quick Answer: W3bstore is a niche ecommerce platform that focuses on helping brick-and-mortar stores go digital with a “shared cart” multichannel system.

It’s not the most flexible tool I’ve used, but for retail-first businesses looking to connect physical and online operations, it offers a unique angle.

I’ve tested 50+ ecommerce platforms in my time, from Shopify to niche POS hybrids. W3bstore isn’t a mainstream name, but it does something different—and that caught my attention.

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