ecommerce

  1. C

    UK Fulfilment Service

    Hey everyone, I wonder if you could help. I'm looking for a good fulfilment centre to assist me with the delivery of my products. My business is an e-commerce store that ships soap bars directly to consumers. The soap bars are average size and on average, I ship 10-25 individual soap bars per...
  2. BenFridja

    Expanding an ecommerce business into UAE (Dubai) - any advice?

    We are looking at the UAE and Dubai to expand. We want to import our goods from China into Dubai and sell mainly online to Amazon and on various marketplaces. Has anyone had any experience starting a company or getting a VISA as a UK resident? Any advice, knowledge or experiences would be...
  3. Wesley Cude

    How To Optimise A US eCommerce Website After Establishing A UK Version?

    I hope someone can advise me on best practices in the following scenario. - My client has a .=AT2IupoZ1qQYCfE9llXJ9YQCM3jTAFcw_T9iSuyGKWFvzeJ_NTdlOyE7ntzwGzWsEMGoLsQ5GMmorQvU_IUdu76HA-MgcITAB3nW0x2gAcVDjBHIk7tbLpdWwi9eB1W3_7Zf0WPZpy3-a7yAmAX-3YDcsROPVuCl']co.uk eCommerce store built using...
  4. etrader

    50% card decline rate for my website visitors. why?

    Greetings! Anybody selling products online in the UK? For me over half of card transactions through Stripe get declined with the exact same reason: 3D Secure attempt failed The customer failed 3D Secure authentication. We are using a UK registered company. UK Stripe. Selling only in the UK...
  5. jfrm

    Dubious Ecommerce website duplicating our listings at exhorbitant prices

    I run an Ecommerce shop. We recently noticed a website selling most or many of the products that we sell. e.g. toyscentral.uk. It looks like any other Ecommerce shop. As a lot of our products are unique to us and we don't sell wholesale, the only way they could obtain some things is by...
  6. 3 MORE YEARS

    Need some advice on selling outside the UK post Brexit

    Hi, Although I am not new to business, I am very new to e-commerce. I am about to launch an online store, and I feel my products could be sold outside the UK. Even if it becomes successful, it will most likely always be relatively small business. I have been reading in the press that post...
  7. Should you take the leap from online to commercial premises?

    Should you take the leap from online to commercial premises?

    If you own an online business, you’ve probably considered opening a physical shop at one point or another. When things are going well, opening your own brick-and-mortar store can seem like the natural next step for growth. Many businesses have made this transition successfully, including...
  8. 5 common struggles for ecommerce start-ups – and how to solve them

    5 common struggles for ecommerce start-ups – and how to solve them

    Ecommerce sales are booming and it’s one of the most popular types of business to start up. But how can you make sure you get off on the right foot? Running an ecommerce start-up comes up a lot on the UKBF forums, so we’ve got plenty of examples and advice to help you develop your plan. Here...
  9. T

    E-commerce scraping tool / software - advice please

    Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced easy to use scraping software for E-commerce sites. I've used botster.io for a shopify site (with good result) and trying to find one for other platforms..... collecting pricing data from competitors' sites of course ;-) Also how can you determine what...
  10. Hernan28

    how to rank my amazon affiliate website better??

    Hello, how are you, I have a new website that is 2 months old that receives very little traffic, I create good quality backlinks that are not yet indexed and I improve the DR of my domain but I still receive very few clicks that you recommend me to improve?
  11. T

    Guidance on how to close down my eCommerce and retail outlet

    Hello Everyone, I hope everyone has had a great Christmas. I would like some help / guidance / direction on how best to close down my eCommerce and retail outlet. Located in Birmingham, for many years we sold thru the store and online (ebay/amazon), sadly due to the passing of my partner...
  12. Where should you sell? Benefits of ecommerce vs retail stores

    Where should you sell? Benefits of ecommerce vs retail stores

    There’s been a significant rise in online shopping in the last few years. People have switched from shopping on the high street to shopping from the comfort of their home, and ecommerce has boomed as a consequence. With retail giants such as Arcadia and Debenhams falling into administration...
  13. B

    Playing Card Business support - Start up help

    I've recently launched a new business, where we are creating unique and custom playing card games, which we will initially operate via e-commerce but long-term look to try and hit the retail sector. To startup, myself and the two partners have invested our own cash in to the project, however...
  14. W

    Website Review

    Hi guys, We have recently implemented our new mega menu on Shopify (it has taken a lot of custom code). I have customised the default menu function and I didn't want to install a mega menu app for speed and performance reasons. Anyway, I would love some critical feedback. Do you find it easy to...
  15. Build a high-performing eBay business with these top tips

    Build a high-performing eBay business with these top tips

    Millions of sellers run businesses on eBay, using it as a primary or secondary source of income. Despite it being one of the biggest ecommerce platforms out there, it still offers plenty of opportunity to those looking to launch their startup or side-hustle. eBay boasts more than 17 million...
  16. S

    Importing a custom made electrical product from China to the UK

    Hi All, I am looking for some help. My background is in digital marketing - I have spent 10 years working in the corporate world, but feel I just want to be my own boss / also think I have a great idea. I have found a supplier of a product on Alibaba, and worked over some months to engineer...
  17. Is dropshipping still profitable in 2024 – or a waste of time?

    Is dropshipping still profitable in 2024 – or a waste of time?

    Dropshipping is often hailed as "easy money" and a "get-rich-quick" opportunity. But is dropshipping still profitable – or is it an oversaturated market? In 2020, the estimated value of the market for dropshipping ecommerce was $128.6 billion globally. Over the six-year period between 2021 and...
  18. S

    E-Commerce Startup

    Hi all, I'm a complete newbie to the business world. I currently work for a small manufacturing company, but would like to start and try to build a side business that one day I could be running full time. I'm just not sure the best way to go about it. I'm thinking about starting an online pet...
  19. Lawson@CBF

    Fears for the Festive Season

    Walking away from our Royal Mail Account Manager last week (pre strikes) left me with three nuggets to pass on. 1. The 2nd ballot for RM is all about changes to working conditions including a change to working hours. But this can be acted upon within 6 months so let's hope the Christmas post is...
  20. Kevin McCabe

    Our business GoDaddy domain hijack incident: How GoDaddy failed stopping fraudsters

    In August 2022, hijackers gained access to our business domain peachyessay.com through a vulnerability in GoDaddy. It appears an attacker created an account on GoDaddy and impersonated me and submitted fake IDs and proof of address demanding an immediate transfer in the ownership of the...
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