Do customers use Google Pay? I have Google Pay enabled on checkout. But I have checked our “payment by type” report in Shopify and with CTRL F can’t see a single “Google” or “G Pay” mention. Are customers not using this, or do Google Pay payments only display the credit/debit card used? If they’re not using it, will switch to Amazon Pay. Thanks submitted by /u/Illust…

Smoke Test for e-commerce niche evaluation I’m interested in opening an e-commerce, but I want to ensure that it will have a good number of clients before wasting time on it. I was thinking about creating a smoke test site and putting some ads on Instagram to see how much this would convert. Did you already do this? What metrics do you collect to verify it is a good niche? Do you have an…

Anybody here with a license in FZ UAE & no residence.. who are you banking with? Any experience with Payoneer? Thanks submitted by /u/lemash2020

B2B Wholesale for clothing company Hello everyone, I am in the clothing business in Turkey, specializing in women’s fashion. We primarily sell wholesale, either as a white-label supplier or under our own brand name. While our brand is not very large, it is recognized and loved by those who wear it. For the most part, our business has been built through established relationships, …

Google December update: Did anyone’s ecom store get hit? Did your store lose organic traffic in the last couple of weeks? Just curious about how this latest update may have affected ecom store owners submitted by /u/Adapowers

Looking to get feedbk on the platform for selling vintage items (starting slow)… Hoping this is where I can ask this type of question… I’ve been doing research on how to start what I believe is called an ecommerce business. Running into info overload really. So, looking to start selling my own vintage items and then assuming I can get the hang of it all, continue, and do vintage reselling online. But, it would be a slow pr…

Selling replicas on Shopify vs WordPress/WooCommerce Does anyone have experience using an ecom platform to sell prohibited goods under a facade? On the r/FashionReps sub I see tons of sellers with direct ordering websites that somehow don’t get shut down, whereas Shopify impedes the operation of such businesses right out of the gate. submitted by /u/Plastic_Sentence_281

PayPal and Stripe alternative? I know this gets asked about once a week, but are there any other services where one can avoid the nightmarish holds that come with PayPal and Stripe? I sell a high risk product on Shopify and was first banned my Shopify payments/Stripe and now PayPal. I’ve looked into Authorize.net but am really running out of options. Any help would be appreci…

Amazon Handmade question- personal seller’s info Is there a way to hide the seller’s personal information on their details page? I’m referring to the individual who sells out of their home I’ve noticed their name, home address, and phone number are all displayed Can any of these be hidden? submitted by /u/fat-stanley

Should I go to NRF? B2B saas startup founder here – super early stage. Working closely with retail brands re: tooling for understanding your users. Wondering if NRF is worth it specifically for the educational side of it, or if it’s just all folks showing face and maintaining brand presence. Will I learn anything new/more/meaningful about where the industry’s at a…

Buying an Ecom store? First time poster long time lurker. Has anyone bought or sold an Ecom business? I’m weighing my options in this space and have added buying one to the list. Thoughts? submitted by /u/FISDM

Feedback/Opinions on my website and what I can do to improve! We’ve recently been trying to pivot our CPG business from local in-person events/markets to online sales. We’ve served over 50,000 people locally and have definitely validated our product amongst our ideal customer which is mostly adults 21-45. The biggest challenge we have is its really a product you have to try to have your mind changed. We o…

Which are the biggest profit making stores you have scene in your niche? How do they inspire you? Basically who are the respective giants of your niche that inspire your journey? submitted by /u/Netero1999

Been using Orbitalpay for adult processing but they are vulnerable to bots- Anyone know a good alternative? I’ve used orbital pay for nearly a decade and had a great experience with them. Unfortunately lately card testing bots have launched attacks that their fraud countermeasures have not been able to stop. They have asked me to change my site to stop this, but as they are the ones hosting the forms they don’t know what they are talking about. Anyone…

Cost Optimisation – 3rd Party Design Agency? Hi all, One of my friends planning on acquiring a British clothing brand that’s been around for 30 years and struggling to scale and finance itself at present. They currently have partners like Next, M&S, and John Lewis producing decent numbers but the own website is clearly failing due to lack of ambition / staff. The biggest operational cost…

Need suggestion on Multivendor website region setup Hello, I am building a multivendor ecommerce website silimar to etsy in WordPress, by using Woocomerce and Dokan plugin. I am having trouble to solve how the currency setup should be in my use case. I will have vendors/sellers mostly from USA, Canada, Europe, and Australia. I want my vendors to have the option to add their product price in the…

Best small/mid size eCommerce ERP? Hi – Curious to hear any recommendations on ERP systems given the following very high level requirements (which I think cover a pretty broad cross section of the market). 5-10M sales (growing quickly) Primarily DTC ecom selling a physical product made by the company via Shopify (thus ease of integration with Shopify is important) 2-3000 sku’s (…

Can you please help in finding a suitable software. Hello, We have a print shop and want to change from individual software systems ie Asana for orders, POS, Xero and manual stock calculations, we are looking for software that’s integrated and will have the following: POS ⁠inventory with variations e.g. size, colour etc ⁠order management and tracking (must be able to add files on orders and mus…

Best App/Platform for Creating On-Brand Creatives for Small Business? Hey everyone! I’m a small business owner looking for a simple yet powerful app or platform to create on-brand graphics and creatives for social media, flyers, and marketing materials. I want something that: • Allows me to set up a brand kit (logo, colors, fonts, etc.) for consistency. • Is easy to use (I’m not a designer). • Offers plenty of tem…

How do you make sense of customer reviews for your e-commerce store? Hi folks! I’m curious about how e-commerce store owners analyze customer reviews to improve their business. Do you manually go through reviews, or use a tool to analyze them? Is there anything about this process that frustrates you? I’m exploring solutions to simplify this and would love to get your thoughts. Thanks in advance for sharing! …