Scaling your eCommerce business during a recession
Earlier this year, we shared an article titled “How to be Recession Ready for eCommerce businesses.” The article included three reasons why we thought a recession was just around the corner, i.e., May and June. Now that we are in July, we would like to reflect on the economic downturn and what to expect in […]
How to do marketing for your eCommerce store?
When planning to write this article, I was surfing the internet to see what came up when I searched “How to market my eCommerce store?”. I opened tens of tabs on strategies and tips on marketing and ended up drowning in information that got me nowhere. So, I decided to write a simplified and straightforward […]
Launching your Online Store
This article will outline the channels to launch your online store and, more specifically, your own branded store or an online marketplace like Amazon. Let’s find out… Selling on a marketplace vs. Building your own branded website Amazon receives over 214 million unique visitors every month. That’s more than the entire population of Brazil. […]
How to write your Business & Operation Plan?
It is time to formalise all your validation and plans into a well-written business and operation plan, which should be considered your safety device at all times. What do we mean by a safety device? If this business idea doesn’t work out and you will quickly forget all the hard work you have put […]
How to register your business in the UK?
It is time to formalise and register the business legally with the government. Fortunately, the UK is one of the most accessible places to register your business and takes on average 12 minutes to complete and costs £12 to do so. Disclaimer: This article was replicate based on the information from the gov.uk portal on the […]
How to validate your product?
This stage is considered to be the final step in stealth mode. It is meant to see whether there is demand in the target audience or not. Upon completion of this stage, you will be in a solid position to register your company and start publicising the idea ahead of launch. Before we start with […]
How to select your eCommerce model?
After selecting your niche product, you will need to decide how to source the product, which depends on the eCommerce model you choose. The four main eCommerce models fit most products are: drop shipping, white labeling wholesale, manufacturing wholesale, and print on demand also. Although a hybrid model can be adapt, including a mix of the above models, this […]
How to select your niche product?
When starting an eCommerce business, our advice is also to start small by selecting a niche ONE product. Starting with hundreds of products at once makes it very difficult to compete with the other smaller and more specialised businesses. The key to starting a successful business comes down to two things: 1. Finding the […]
How to start an eCommerce business in the UK?
This article will be the opening article to the series “How to start an eCommerce business in the UK,” which will include an overview of the steps to launch your business. The sub-articles to follow in this series will delve deeper into each step along the journey – which will be shared over the next […]
How to be Recession Ready for eCommerce Businesses?
In April 2020, I wrote an article titled “Are we heading into a recession?” which included three key points that needed to be met for a recession to take place. The three stages were: 1- Long Term Supply Chain Disruption 2- Negative Economic Indicators i.e. High Inflation, High Unemployment, and Low Economic growth 3- Survival of / Surge […]
