Online Marketplace Advice & Education

18/03/2019

Arbitrage sellers are damaging eBay reputation and the marketplace decides to strike back! Read what are the newest rules that prevent arbitrage selling on eBay.

19/10/2018

Asian eCommerce giant Alibaba created a partnership with the Banking Circle in order to increase their cross-border trade capabilities! Read all about this!

05/10/2018

Amazon just continued their global expansion by acquiring Tapzo! Read all about this new movement made by the largest marketplace out there!

27/06/2017

In this guest post, Jonathan Tait, Head of Marketing at multichannel platform provider Volo Commerce, discusses the basic elements any successful multichannel business should aim to have.

19/06/2017

In this guest post, Jonathan Tait, Head of Marketing at ecommerce platform provider Volo Commerce, explains the why savvy sellers are putting their eggs – and products – in more than one basket.

11/04/2017

At the beginning of June 2017, the active content eBay rules will change. It will render many features useless, and can cause some serious damage to your business. We are discussing these changes here, and providing the guidelines how to become compatible with the new policy.

21/12/2016

The rise of the internet and e-commerce means that the marketplace for business has drastically grown over the last few years. Where most businesses in the past have been limited to only selling to customers in close proximity, with people being able to access websites or online marketplaces such as eBay, we are now seeing business selling to people from all corners of the earth.

30/11/2016

For people who conduct their business either partly or exclusively on Amazon – or indeed online in general, there are many things which need to be considered. One big issue is that you must ensure that you are adequately protecting your product in shipping. Of course, whilst the product is in your hands, you treat it well, and the likelihood is that when it is in the hands of the consumer, they look after it. However, when it is in the post, it’s another story.

18/10/2016

For any business who operates fully or partly online, branding can be a major factor in its success. In fact, businesses who don`t pay particular attention to building a brand online will often find themselves behind their competitors in terms of the success

11/10/2016

In the world of e-commerce and online sales, branding plays a vital role. Consumers increasingly are looking to buy more than just a product. They want to know about a company, buy from people who see the world in a similar way to them, and a lot of this can be communicated through branding online.

14/09/2016

For a lot of businesses who operate online, using Amazon to sell their products can be an excellent way to promote their business, be found by consumers and offer a security to customers which wouldn`t necessarily be the case for businesses who only sell through their websites or lesser known listings sites.

14/07/2015

In the world of online sales and e-commerce, one of the biggest problems that businesses can face is getting their products seen by potential buyers. The internet is a big place, and you are effectively in competition with the whole world, so it can get pretty crowded in that marketplace. A lot of online marketing is about coming top of search results and people being able to find you, rather than the other way around. With eBay`s promoted listings, however, this can change.

29/06/2015

The way we buy online is changing rapidly. Gone are the days in which we would have to wait until we got home to our desktop or laptop computers to send our orders, as thanks to the rise in technology we are now able to make purchases on the go via mobiles and other handheld devices. In recent years we've seen a massive increase in mobile sales, with experts predicting it will grow further by over 80 per cent in 2015. Retailer eBay now sees 40 per cent of their listings now being touched by handheld devices.eBay Responsive Listings

16/06/2015

When it comes to eBay success for your business, having good listings is essential. In a similar way to SEO, when people are looking to buy something, they want the product that they are looking for be easy to find, with good descriptions (including photos) so that they know exactly what they will be getting, and for the buying process to be quick and easy.

30/11/2014

Although you may sell your products directly from your eCommerce site, it’s important not to forget about marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon. The volumes of traffic to these sites is huge, and being able to jump on the back of such a prevalent platform is something definitely worth the extra effort. What’s more, popular search engines search the site every day which means your product has a better chance of appearing higher on rankings