Kidson Talks | The E-commerce Chemist

I am often asked how and when I started shopping on-line and also selling on-line.
I started shopping online in the summer of ‘99 with Gothic Auctions which prompted signing up for paypal almost instantly as everything was in Dollars. My first purchase was from a Canadian seller.
By the winter I was actively selling on [...]

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The theory has been around for a few years, but in my Amazon order this month I had a leaflet and card for 3V Vouchers
I implemented a payzone service on my Hairfreax Website a month ago with no takers as yet, but this system of a voucher visa card number taking the onus off the [...]

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Not all online shoppers are created alike. They all have different goals and strategies for their online shopping which relate to different needs. When developing an online service or e-commerce store you need to try and cater for as many of these types of shopper as possible. You can use basic ‘shopper models’ to organize [...]

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As an automated ebay listing and website storefront system channeladvisor is pretty hot.
Channeladvisor has made my life easier today because:
1. You can get a full export of all of your inventory - all that hard work exported in excel.
2. You can export all customer information (and see if they have opted in to your newsletter [...]

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As I don’t have my comments on as default I occasionally get emails!
One such email in response to : What functionality to make sure you have when investing in an e-commerce platform…
was:
Hi Liz,
I really enjoy your blog.
I read your post today on e commerce platforms and I wondered if you knew
anything about goecart.com? Is it [...]

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Sites that aggregate a common product or service for example marketplaces like eBay and shopping comparison sites have been going since time forgot. This technology went social with Spokeo, as reported by Techcrunch….
Spokeo wants to be your home page. They want to bring you your favourite blog feeds, MySpace updates, new YouTube videos, and friends’ [...]

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Paypal express is getting great conversions for sellers, with a speedy checkout and better rate. ChannelAdvisor, my favourite (and also probably the best) bulk eBay selling tool available in the UK  have announced support for paypal express but I have had numerous tales and personal experiences that this is not quite working yet. Their integration [...]

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