How to Start an Online Business in 2024: The Beginner’s Guide

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In the past, learning how to start an online business was something only a few people could dream of.

Launching a company (online or otherwise), was often seen as an expensive, complex, and exhausting process, reserved for those lucky enough to have the right existing capital and connections.

Now, however, the evolving digital world means virtually anyone can start and grow a company of their own, even if they have a limited budget, or restricted business knowledge.

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China’s Ecommerce Market in a Nutshell

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When it comes to the global ecommerce market, there's one contender who's quickly becoming the world's biggest: China. China's online market is the biggest in the world with an estimated value of 450 billion USD (2014) which supersedes the US' 296 billion USD by far according to Juniper Research. Understanding the structure from which it thrives is imperative if we're to learn anything from its multifaceted success.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Running Ecommerce Contests in 2024

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As someone who owns an app (Gleam.io) that helps businesses grow I am constantly amazed by some of the contests customers are running to engage their audiences.

Contests are one of the most diverse forms and engaging forms of marketing that exist, no two are the same and there's so much you can do to make the experience unique for entrants.

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How to Make a Strategy for Releasing New Products on a Consistent Basis

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Let's say you've been running an ecommerce business that sells electronics, such as headphones, speakers and other audio equipment. You started your online business with five or ten products, but now you're starting to see your sales plateau, and you're beginning to think about how you can expand your product lines.

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The Case For Custom Development for Enterprise Ecommerce

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Choosing the right ecommerce platform is a complex decision that generates many concerns, such as cost, time-to-market, usability, reliability and customization. No software solution — whether off-the-shelf or custom-developed Software-as-a-Service platform — provides everything your business needs. Off-the-shelf platforms maybe have custom modules that allow for the necessary customization, but you are beholden to the developer to maintain and update those modules going forward and to create new ones as needs arise.

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The Interchange Plus Pricing Model and Why It’s Your Best Friend

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If you currently run an online business, take out your most recent credit card processing statement. If you’re still in the market for building an online business, put all your focus on this article, because this could mean the difference between you cutting costs efficiently or draining your resources way too quick.

Merchant account pricing models, a topic that sounds super boring, is actually rather simple once you take a moment to think about it. Not only that, but a quick understanding of the desirable, and not-so-desirable, options could be mean success or failure for you. Your best bet is the ever-so detailed, yet transparent, interchange-plus pricing model.

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