Please be brutally honest and critique my ecom website. I recently launched an American tactical brand built around my invention: the Trigger Ring. As a cop, many of my co-workers have bought one and love both the product and the website. However, I have yet to make a sale or get feedback from someone outside my personal network. The Trigger Ring is patent-pending, and sales will help determine wheth…

How are you growing your email list? Open to hear how others are growing their email list. I’ve been slowly growing my jewelry brands list by advertising on meta a giveaway. Wondering if this is an effective way and what other founders are doing. submitted by /u/Mysterious_Time_7719

For small e-commerce stores, what’s been your most effective marketing strategy that isn’t social media ads? Any relevant experience? submitted by /u/Organic_Guitar5266

Product research Hey everyone, I’ve been tasked with gathering a list of competitor products carried by different stores and then comparing them to my company’s products in those same locations. Essentially, I need to: 1. Identify which competing products are stocked in various stores. 2. Compare those products to my company’s offerings in the same stores. Is th…

Shiprocket in India charges 10k per month as minimum gaurentee for 3PL services, Is it usual or a rip off? Firt time I’m taking 3PL service as I want to remotely manage my business, Charging 10k as MG is it right? Is it normal? It will be a setoff for me as I might not break even if I pay this amount. Any suggestion for alternatives? submitted by /u/Livid_Ad_2487

Would a Product Authentication & Certification System Help Small Businesses Fight Copycats? Small businesses & independent sellers – I need insights for a University Project. It seems like outright stopping copying is nearly impossible patents are expensive and hard to enforce, and knockoffs flood the market quickly. How do you think a certification system for your products be useful for authenticity (maybe like a COA) ? The idea is to…

Ecommerce Margins getting crushed Saw a post on LinkedIn talking about how ECommerce margins are getting crushed. Noted a founder doing $25M a year, with a take home of $100K for himself. Looks like commodification to me. You choose a product that’s easy to get and ship, but everyone can get it themselves, so it’s a race to the bottom. In this kind of environment you need to fo…

For which Product types is upselling worth it? Let’s say I wanna sell glasses and bags on my website, the glasses let’s say 100€ each and the bag too, Is it worth using upsell apps? Because I always imagine like „when someone wants to buy the glasses, why on earth would he ever wanna buy the bag too, or even with bundles why would he ever wanna buy 2 of the expensive glasses, if it would be…

Can I please get some feedback on my website! Hey guys, I recently reworked my website, we are a small ecomm brand that produces and sells vanilla beans from Indonesia. I would really like your opinion in my website and if there are any details I should change to ensure a good user experience and a great conversion rate. https://www.maisonvanilla.com/ Thank you everyone! submitted by …

For merchants in the EU who use Pixel, how do you ensure that your online stores are compliant with GDPR? I recently launched an online store. I have tried Meta ads on Facebook and Instagram, and I noticed that I cannot run a sales campaign on Meta without Meta Pixel. I have installed an app for GDPR compliance on my store, but I am worried that I might overlook something and get my company in trouble since Meta Pixel does not seem to comply with GD…

ADVICE NEEDED – fashion brand Hi everyone! I would love some advice on my tiktok for my brand, now that I finally have the guts to post. I have posted and asked before and the feedback helped tremendously, all thoughts and opinions welcome! I’m starting a fashion brand that I’m super enthusiastic about and would love to have as many as possible a part of the journey! https:/…

Ecom Hey guys! I heard about ecom a long time but never thought of trying it out. Right now I’m not decided so I wanted a few advices and opinions from you in this case. How hard is it to start? How hard is it to find your clients? How much do you require to invest? ETC. submitted by /u/Fine-Ad-9395

How to start a boutique/designer tshirt brand? I’m based in India and currently in a job. My mother is a homemaker and she loves painting/embroidery. I want for her to have a small business of her own that keeps her occupied and gives her a sense of purpose. My plan is to digitise her designs, put them on tshirts and sell these D2C through various social media channels. So it’ll be a blend …

How to spend on ads Hey everyone, I just launched my store and I’m kinda lost for where to go or what videos to make and then where to go to spend money for advertising. Can someone guide me? I’ve had over 130 people check my website in one day and no ones buying anything. Hence why I need to make organic videos but I need help with where to go to advertise. Thank …

Paid Ads versus Organic Content – Which is more important? We are launching a new skincare brand in about 30 days and are working on our ads and social media strategy. I am completely new to creating content on Ig – a few posts but no engagement, no likes no comments. What can I do about this? should I hire an agency/ freelancers who manages creating and posting contents? or most new ecommerce focuses …

If you’re running fulfillment yourself, I want to learn from you I’m working on a fulfillment service designed for e-comm founders who have outgrown DIY shipping but aren’t quite ready for a full 3PL. I personally know the struggle with a menswear rental company I built. Right now, I’m in the discovery mode talking to founders who are still handling shipping themselves (or recently transitioned out of it) to …

Sellvia store Hello, is there anybody who has been a sellvia store owner for a long time? 6 months and more. Please share your opinion on how it’s doing now, how much do you make a month, how do you promote your store, what did your, as they call it “growth manager” tell you? submitted by /u/No-Definition-7478

Advertising Profitably Hello – we recently launched our 100% bootstrapped business, Parenity. We’ve put ourselves into a tough marketing position by having our launch product (Adulting Done Bright) be a supplement beverage. We plan to offer more items in the future, but most categories are pretty expensive to break into. What I’m finding is that it’s going to be way t…

Do people actually buy through the shop app? Hey, does anyone know if people actually purchase things through the shop app? Has any business here been successful with the shop app? Any kind of information would help 🙏🏽 submitted by /u/Gandlafgrey123

E-commerce Industry News Recap 🔥 Week of Feb 24th, 2025 Hi r/ecommerce – I’m Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter. Every week for the past 3+ years I’ve posted a summary recap of the week’s top stories on this subreddit, which I cover in depth with sources in the full edition. Let’s dive in to this week’s top e-commerce news… STAT OF THE WEEK: …