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With thousands of online marketplaces available online Etsy has made a name for itself when it comes to handmade goods and vintage items, as well as other arts and crafts. It became so popular over the years that it now has over 40 million active buyers and over two million active sellers. With so many […]

Using a secondary eBay category for your listings The age-old question – is it worth using a secondary eBay category when listing a product on eBay? But first of all, let’s take a look into what this actually means and what an eBay category is. eBay is also home to an extensive category system into […]

The Novel coronavirus – you’ve probably all heard of the outbreak in China that is slowly becoming a global pandemic. At the time of writing this article, there were 31.500 reported cases worldwide which caused a lot of concern and has greatly affected eCommerce. The new coronavirus has more than likely started in a wet […]

eBay dropping PayPal as one of their main payment providers At this point, it is no secret that one of the world’s largest online marketplaces, eBay, will be replacing PayPal as its main payment processing provider. eBay had purchased PayPal back in 2002 and ever since the two organisations had remained tightly linked. PayPal was […]

Do you remember eBay Classifieds? eBay once had a website dedicated to local, classified listings. This was in addition to its auction-style listings and GTC listings. Back in 2010, eBay introduced a dedicated site for classified listings, eBayClassifieds.com. This was a free, easy-to-use marketplace connecting local buyers and sellers. Listings could be created almost anything, […]

What is Magento? Magento is an open-source eCommerce platform (built in PHP) with its own Content Management System. It was first released on the 31st of March, 2008 by Varien and developed on the platform of Zend Framework. By now, there are hundreds of thousands of businesses using this open-source platform to start their online […]

2019 was a great year for eCommerce because globally it grew 17% and it is predicted to take up 16% of the entire retail market in 2020. Whether if you’re a small online business or a large retailer, your plan for future growth should include current eCommerce trends – so you are asking yourself:  what […]

How to make your listings stand out on eBay Before we begin, there is an important thing to remember. When trying to make your listings stand out in front of your competition on eBay, it is extremely important to not over-do it – don’t exaggerate. Try not to add a lot of coloured text, flashy […]