The success of a local businesses moving online I have recently been thinking about my local town in the UK. Where the town is mainly driven by the local businesses such as gift shops, antique shops, family run cafes and hotels. I have since moved away but whenever I visit I begin to notice that more of these shops that I grew up with are closing down due to either the locals getting too old …

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…

Emboldened Kremlin Steps Up Efforts to Seize Businesses in Russia The legal onslaught on Moscow’s second-largest airport has been seen as part of the Kremlin’s wartime drive to seize control of key assets still in private hands.

For scaling businesses: what features are you prioritizing? Am an experienced developer who’s new to ecommerce and recently started working on related projects. For those who are starting to find successful markets and niches, what are you focusing on to drive more growth and convert more customers? I mainly see efforts focused on either SEO/marketing approaches or customer retention through improving su…

Managing multiple businesses on Meta has strange discrepencies I manage two business accounts on FB & IG, and now a third non-profit. All of these pages seem to have slightly different set up’s, and I seem to have issues with some that I don’t get with others. Settings are found in different places, options are available for one and not the other etc etc Has anyone else had a similar experience? My two busi…

Any advice on offering photography service to local luxury car businesses? I am relatively inexperienced photographer whose dream is to enter the car photography market. I don’t own fancy equipment but I would be willing to spend more if I get a professional opportunity. I own Sony A6300 with Sony 18-135mm lens. I took some images of cars at local car meet for people and they were all very impressed and some were willi…

How small businesses are leveraging tech to unite generations Today’s workplace stretches four generations. The oldest members of Generation Z are reaching their mid-20s, while the youngest baby boomers are turning 60. That leaves employers to account for a range of backgrounds and ways of working. It’s become vital that companies use technology to enable more seamless collaboration and productivity. B…

Do e-commerce businesses receive a lot of emails? Hey guys, so I am not too familiar with the industry and I launched a platform that allows you to automate email replies using your company’s data (FAQ, website…) I am trying to identify sectors and industries that could use smthg like this. What’s the amount of inbound emails you receive working/owning an e-commerce business? submitted by…

How Trump Tariffs Could Affect Small Businesses — and Their Customers Consumer electronics, electrical equipment, and textiles and apparel are among the top categories of goods imported into the United States from China.

This Experimental Google Feature Lets You Send Robocalls to Local Businesses Nervous about calling for a haircut? Google thinks you might want AI to do it for you.

LA’s Love Of Cars Led To The Wacky, Eye-Catching Googie Architecture Style For Roadside Businesses The term Googie architecture — pronounced GOO-gee with hard G’s — is probably foreign to you, but you are almost certainly familiar with buildings that exemplify the style. This distinctive kind of architecture is characterized by cantilevered roofs, swooping curves, dramatic angles, large sheets of plate glass,… Read more…

Using Insta Doodle to offer whiteboard videos to businesses I recently bought Insta Doodle to make a whiteboard explanation video for a sales page that I was creating for a client. I’d normally outsource those videos from Fiverr but Insta Doodle is essentially the same price, so the cost is just the time investment, which is minimal. It sort of saves time because you can build exactly what you have in mi…

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Revolutionizing Digitalization for Small Businesses – Feedback Wanted on a Fresh Idea! Imagine a service that takes the stress out of digitalization for small and medium-sized businesses. Our idea offers free website development, unlimited content updates, SEO optimization, and ongoing technical support—all wrapped in a simple, affordable subscription plan. What sets us apart? We focus on performance-driven results, helping busine…

Google agrees to crack down on fake reviews for UK businesses Annoyed by fake reviews on business pages? So is the CMA. | Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeGoogle will take firmer action against British businesses that use fake reviews to boost their star ratings on the search giant’s reviews platform. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Friday that Google has agreed to improve its …

E-Commerce businesses in India, if not Shopify then who? Hi, I’ve been in the e-commerce space for about 4.5 years (Amazon: India, US, UK, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Etsy, eBay, Walmart). Recently got started on Shopify and was starting to list my 600+ SKU and get the basics ready to go live before I was rudely shocked to know that I can’t price my items in USD in the US market thanks to India not h…

Voice Search SEO: 9 Practical Tips For Businesses via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Learn eight practical strategies to optimize your website for voice search, including conversational keywords, local and technical SEO. The post Voice Search SEO: 9 Practical Tips For Businesses appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

How AI Tools Help Businesses Create Personalized Social Media Interactions. Remember when a personalized email meant just adding a customer’s first name? Those days are long gone. Today’s businesses are leveraging AI tools to create deeply personalized communications that feel genuinely human and relevant. From predicting customer preferences to crafting tailored product recommendations, AI is transforming how companies…

Local SEO For Service Area Businesses: Targeting Your Coverage via @sejournal, @JRiddall Boost your online presence with local SEO for service area businesses. Learn the best practices to target your coverage area and drive more local traffic. The post Local SEO For Service Area Businesses: Targeting Your Coverage appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

What Do You Think About Branding-on-Demand for E-Commerce Businesses? Hey everyone, I’ve been working on an idea and would love to hear your thoughts! The concept is a branding-on-demand service for e-commerce businesses. Here’s how it works: A small e-commerce business or dropshipper sells a product. Instead of sending the unbranded product to the customer, the order goes through us. We apply the business’s logo…