Polish the Look of Your eBay Store

We’re excited about a brand new tool for eBay sellers that can help them differentiate their business from the competition and create a professional, brand-centric identity on the world’s largest online marketplace. Frooition has just launched their first eBay design solution which enables sellers to create and update their own eBay store. Here are some … Continue reading

Getting Ready for “Back to School”

Ring ring! I can’t believe I’m already saying this, but it’s almost time for the back to school rush! It seems like just yesterday we were shipping…I mean sadly handing the kids over to camp for the summer. Now the homework-less days are almost over once again. For ecommerce sellers this almost always means huge … Continue reading

How to Attract Customers on Pinterest

By now you’ve undoubtedly heard that Pinterest is the #3 social network on the web and many small businesses are using it to blah blah blah. You don’t care about that – all you want to know is if you can use Pinterest to drive in more business to YOUR store and if so how … Continue reading

Making channel sales as effective as direct sales

Imagine you’re a company that concentrates on selling other people’s stuff instead of your own. Instead of just selling, say, computer software, you also sell potato chips, porcelain figurines, and door handles. Although they all sell well, it’s not exactly a coherent mix, which makes it tough to become an expert on your merchandise. This … Continue reading

Dad Finds Success with Growing Toy and Party Supply Business

Yep, Father’s Day is this Sunday? And, we, at Kabbage, wanted to take the time to honor all of the amazing dads out there who enthusiastically embrace the challenges and triumphs of parenthood. As the old slogan goes “It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” To kick off Father’s Day weekend, we thought we’d share … Continue reading

Tips for Increasing Channel Sales

You may have your direct sales down pat, but you’ve always wondered why your channel sales just haven’t taken off. Time for a few tricks to spice things up! While it may seem like the same tactics that work with your store would work with your partners, it’s not always the case. Try these few … Continue reading

Channel Sales Myths

Are you letting certain channel sales myths get in the way of doing better business? If you don’t know what they are, you may be – several of these tall tales somehow continue to spread despite being total bunk. There are quite a few things to worry about and contend with channel sales without resorting … Continue reading

Why you should consider channel sales

If your business is selling online but only exclusively through your website, you’re missing out on a large portion of the ecommerce world: channel sales. Channel sales are sales made through a partner or third party source. If I walk up to you and sell you a keychain, I get all the profit from that … Continue reading

Spring Cleaning: Promote a More Collaborative Atmosphere

One of the most exciting things with commerce in today’s world is the potential for a collaborative atmosphere. Even if members of your chain of command are spread across the United States you can instantly hop online and be working on a project in minutes. If you’ve ever had the inkling to link up with … Continue reading

Spring Cleaning: Evaluate Marketing and Distribution Channels

Your store has used the same marketing and distribution channels the entire length of its existence. While this is all well and good, and has served you well, you get wind of a brand new market you’ve never considered before. It turns out a considerably large niche loves your product and you had no idea! … Continue reading