Instagram Live Shopping: Everything You Need to Know

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The future of online shopping is here. 

Cue, live shopping – a phenomenon that’s taken the eCommerce world by storm. 

For the uninitiated, live shopping is best described as social media joining forces with the home shopping network. Apparently, live shopping arose in 2016 for the first time with popular Chinese influencers using an app called TaoBao to demonstrate and sell their products. Fast forward to today, and it’s now a $60 billion industry, and unsurprisingly, retailers in the west are lining up to buy into this trend.

To get a feel of just how much live shopping is taking off, take Alibaba, for example. Their presale live stream event last year generated $7.5 billion in just 30 minutes!

That’s why in this article, we’re looking at how to use Instagram live shopping to increase conversions, improve your brand’s appeal, and differentiate yourself from the crowd. Trust us; there’s never been a better time to get on board with this exciting trend.

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Top Hosting Providers for Switching in 2023

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Web hosting fuels the internet. And web hosting companies manage the servers where all websites get stored—more specifically, website files. Online stores, blogs, forums, and every type of website, app, and game on the internet requires web hosting, and that’s why it’s so essential to find a high quality host.

That’s why we researched and decided on the absolute best web hosting providers, to ensure your website never crashes, to speed up your loading speeds, to improve your SEO.

The good news is that most reputable web hosts offer a simple, intuitive way to place your website on their servers. Not to mention, our top choices offer reasonable pricing, top-notch security, and an incredible amount of features to integrate with your favorite tools.

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The Best Help Desk Software for 2023

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The best help desk software provides businesses with an easy way to track complaints, requests, and other interactions with customers. Via your help desk, you can ensure you’re providing your clients with the kind of straightforward and convenient experience they’re looking for.

A leading help desk solution will feature a number of components, including a unified inbox for following conversations, automated workflows, and even alerts. Helpdesk solutions can even integrate with other tools you’re using, like CRM solutions, so you can develop a better understanding of your customer and their buyer journey.

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Best Website Builder for Artists in 2023

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If you want to showcase your art online, the best website builder for artists is the best way to get started. A good site builder for artists gives you an attractive and effective tool for demonstrating what you can do to potential clients.

Wix, one of the most flexible website builders in the world, is ideal for artists and specialist creators alike. With Wix, professionals can access a variety of templates to bring their site to life, and even use the AI builder as a tool for helping them design a solution ideal for art creators.

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Shopify Balance: Pros and Cons, Features, and How to Set It Up

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It’s always nice to get paid faster, and to have a business cashback rewards card for spending, and to pay bills, manage ecommerce expenses, and manage a business account from one place.

Quick verdict:

Shopify Balance is a financial product from Shopify that caters to independent businesses with financial services, a Shopify Balance card, and multiple tools to manage cash flow. It is primarily aimed at merchants using the Shopify platform.

Overall, Shopify Balance seems to do the trick for minimizing the number of debit and credit cards you carry around for your business. It also merges together your tools, since all of that card information drops right into your Shopify account.

In this in-depth article we;ll highlight the overall functioning of Shopify Balance, how to set up an account, pros and cons, and the top features.

Keep reading to answer the question, what is Shopify Balance?

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How Miss Excel Makes $100k Each Day Selling Courses

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Miss Excel is her name, or at least how people know her on TikTok. The now popular TikToker and Instagram influencer,Kat Norton, promotes her courses through social media and leads users to online training courses for Excel and other Microsoft and Google products. Leveraging the power of social media with fun, whimsical, and extremely helpful videos, Kat Norton (Miss Excel’s real name) now generates up to $100,000 per day.

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Shopify Strikes a Deal with Chinese Ecommerce Giant JD.com to Unlock the Trillion-Dollar Market

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Following an announcement on 18 January, JD.com has officially become Shopify‘s first Chinese strategic partner. In this collaboration, JD has offered a particular boarding channel, JD Marketplace, simplifying entry to the Chinese market for Shopify merchants. In return, Shopify will support Chinese JD sellers in expanding overseas and meeting international needs. By joining forces, these two companies have created a new ecommerce channel, opening up the world’s biggest market for millions of merchants.

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Sezzle vs Affirm (2023): Which BNPL App is Best?

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During the pandemic, “buy now, pay later” apps (BNPL) skyrocketed in popularity. In fact, as many as 60% have used such a service, with some consumers using ‘buy now, pay later’ options more than once a week. 

So what is this new trend? 

As its name implies, BNPL apps enable consumers to purchase a product and then pay for it in installments (usually across a few weeks or months). In other words, consumers take on short-term debt to satisfy their immediate buying wishes/needs. 

This payment model has been popular with furniture stores and the automotive industry for some time. This is an excellent example of where purchases needed in the day-to-day world are too high a financial burden to pay outright. However, with BNPL options, split payments are becoming increasingly mainstream. 

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