No frills eCommerce solutions with “quick order” functionality? Some background on our business: We are a small wholesale distributor of medical supplies and medications. Our customers are outpatient medical facilities (e.g. doctor’s offices, urgent cares, clinics, surgery centers, etc). Our customers are acquired and managed through both outside and inside sales reps. We carry >500 products but each custom…

Website or e-commerce platform for new business? Hi all! My sisters and I want to start a gift supply company and are still on early stages:: one thing we discussed was building a website for customers to see what we sell (not a lot at the moment), however as we would still be a new business and seeking to not overspend on overhead cost, would anyone recommend a website or an e-commerce platfo…

E-commerce Industry News Recap 🔥 Week of Dec 30th, 2024 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: …

Google ads for e-commerce Hi everyone, for those who have had success running Google ads for e-commerce businesses, what have you observed in 2024? Which campaign types performed the best and which the worst among this (Google search ads, Google pmax, Google shopping,Google demand gen, Google display)? What was your typical customer acquisition cost? Looking forward to …

Cheap platform for ecommerce website? Hi! Looking to open an ecommerce website for a family member. Problem is that they are not likely to make any money for the start so looking for something cheap. I have used shopify and ionos before, but those rack up in pricing fast. All I really need is cheap monthly hosting, there will be little traffic and just a few products. What would you…

E-commerce with brick and mortar store for show? There was a new grant recently launched in my county for small business owners. Basically it’s targeting women business owners, minority owned businesses that are trying to bring tech to commercialization. I can’t really think of how I’d benefit my county unless I brought my e-commerce site to a brick and mortar set up. Maybe set up shop where a…

Opinions on Customizable e-commerce Platforms I’d love to hear some opinions or past/current experience with different e-commerce platforms that are customizable. I have past experience in e-commerce working for a mid-level site that was custom coded initially in ColdFusion then moved to vb.net. I have experience in several languages and don’t mind learning something new, currently use PHP …

My friend and I are thinking about starting an ecommerce business in Canada & US. We knowledge is at zero and we would like to know what are the things we have to figure out to start ecommerce business. My friend is Korean citizen and I am Canadian citizen. He sells christimas trees and his patented accessory product that are being manufactured in China. He is interested in going into the NA market and because I speak English, he wants me to find out all there is to starting an ecommerce store in Canada and then US. Can you point me in the righ…

Should I choose an e-commerce platform or a standalone site to open a store? I’m a newbie in e-commerce, I have a nail store offline, I want to sell some wearable nails recently, do you guys think I should open a store in e-commerce platform or make my own e-commerce standalone site, can you give me some advice? submitted by /u/Western_Return_1436

Web Design – Separate Ecommerce Site? I have a website that is mostly general information and pictures, but once a year we have an event and sell tickets. In the past I have built the ecommerce (WordPress-Woocommerce) into the main site. The ticket sales open and we generally sell 400 tickets in 10 minutes, which is a quite a load, but website has handled it fine. I am considering b…

E-commerce Industry News Recap 🔥 Week of Dec 23rd, 2024 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: …

How to Take Professional Product Photos for E-Commerce? Hello everyone, I’m currently taking product photos myself using an iPhone 16 Pro and a light box, as shown in the 5th picture. The photos I’ve attached are unprocessed and don’t look sleek or professional. The 4th screenshot shows my camera settings. I’ve noticed that the photos tend to have a warmer tone when I use the macro mode (refer to pic…

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…

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 (…

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! …

E-commerce -Accounting and finance Integrations? Am an E-commerce bookkeeper and CPA, focusing on how the E-commerce platforms integrate to accounting softwares to make the process seamless, and my question is how are some of you simplyfing this process? With each client comes a new set of challenges which makes me wonder; this must be one of the most daunting tasks for E-commerce business own…

Software for parts searching online for e-commerce store. Hello! I’m looking for a module of e-commerce portal script for providing the customer ability so search the parts by make/model/year or VIN or registration number with analogues. I found only one, parts-mod.com. Seems very good, is there any competitors available? Thanks. submitted by /u/aalevi

What’s the Biggest Mistake You’ve Made on Your Ecommerce Journey? Hey everyone! 👋 I’m curious—what’s the biggest mistake you’ve made while building your e-commerce business, and what did you learn from it? The rollercoaster of entrepreneurship is REAL, but sometimes those mistakes teach us the most valuable lessons. Whether it’s something about marketing, inventory, logistics, customer service, or anything els…

What eCommerce platform are you using? I’m looking into taking my brick and mortar sporting goods store online and wanted to get a feel for what others are using for their ecommerce platforms. I’m familiar with Shopify, but I wanted to see if there were any better options out there. If you have a preference, what are some of the pros and cons of the platform you’re using? Also would…

Any free e-commerce website builders with no monthly/yearly costs? Hi everyone, I’m helping a family member set up a way to sell their artwork as a side hobby. They’d like to have a website for it, but from my research, most platforms come with monthly or yearly costs. Since this is truly a “set it and forget it” kind of side gig, they’re not interested in paying ongoing fees to maintain the site. I’m curious…