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Jun 24
2008

Making money from ecommerce

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How do you make money from an ecommerce website? What kind of e-commerce solution do you need?

Why are so many businesses adding ecommerce to their website? New ecommerce websites are appearing every day and turning retailers into etailers. What's more, many existing businesses are realising that they need to have an ecommerce website to stay ahead of their competition.

Luckily it's not too late

Jun 12
2008

Own site or auction site?

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Have an auction site already? Do you want to keep paying listing and success fees or have your own website and control your content and profits?

Avoid Auction Listing and Success Fees

Setting up an ecommerce site usually comes down to answering a simple question: do you want to keep paying listing and success fees or have your own website and control your content and profits.

If you're a small

May 30
2008

How many staff do I need for an online store?

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Every business is different, but there are many examples of thriving Internet-based businesses that have been run on only a small number of staff, often between 1-4.

Can a successful online shop be run from home buy yourself? Of course it can. It will take commitment to making your business a success. It does not mean just because you have a website that people will come. And when they do come it

May 21
2008

What is dropshipping?

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Dropshipping is an arrangement between a retailer and a wholesaler or manufacturer. It means that when a customer purchases goods from the retailer, the retailer accepts payment from the customer but the wholesaler or manufacturer delivers the product directly to the customer. The retailer then pays the manufacturer the wholesale cost of the item.

What is dropshipping and how could it help?

May 19
2008

Shopping Cart Business Ideas

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Starting a new business? Here are some starters for ten.

Business ideas suited to ecommerce

Want to start an ecommerce business or expand an existing business, but not sure where to start? Want to get your business online but not sure how? Here are some e-business online business marketing ideas that could get you started.

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May 09
2008

Web Hosting: Is 1GB enough space? How much disk space do you need?

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If you look at the disk space offerings of Australia's leading hosting providers, you will notice that 1GB is often the minimum amount of disk space offered on web hosting packages.  But how much is 1GB and is it enough for your needs?

Unless you are handling huge numbers of high-resolution photos or videos, in most cases 1GB will usually be more than sufficient for your website needs. 

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