Why Stock Count Audit Should be a Critical Part of Your Weekly Process
Auditing inventory is not the most exciting part of an online retailer’s life, but it is one of the most important. There is no doubt about the fact that accurate inventory is a cornerstone of the sales business. While moving hundreds and thousands of products every week, it is no wonder that one might fall […]
How to Manage Your Offline and Online Stores Together.
Although with every passing year, the realization that one can not only survive, but also thrive solely on the basis of an online ecommerce business, is gaining impetus among online business owners, owning and operating a ‘real’, offline store still holds its own value. We have not (yet) entered a virtual age so drastic for […]
5 Reports You Should Make Every Week as an Online Business Owner
Owning and operating an online business can be a hectic task. Especially when you start getting established and recognized as a trustworthy seller, the orders just seem to keep flowing in. It is therefore important to cultivate certain ‘good habits’ in terms of operating your business early on, so that they stick even when the […]
The Basics of Multi Channel Online Catalogue Management
Catalogues are a much loved and much hated word in the vocabulary of someone involved in the eTailing business. They can be immensely helpful if they are well designed and clear, but usually this is not the case, which makes them tedious and difficult to read. For a multi-channel online seller, online catalogues are the […]
5 Signs You Need an Inventory Management System
It is natural to think twice before investing in an inventory management system. Traditional methods of order management have worked for you until now, so why shouldn’t they in the future? As an independent online seller, most of your time and strategic efforts are involved in managing and operating your business and servicing your customers. […]
6 ways to Use Analytics to Make More Profits in Online Sales
Analytics for internet transactions is how one keeps track of all user interactions with a seller’s page/website. If you own an independent website as a seller and want to gather numbers for it, Google Analytics is your best friend. Google Analytics captures real time data and presents it in a format that can help drive the evolution […]
What are SKU, UPC, EAN Codes and How to Create Them
इस लेख को हिंदी में पढ़ें What is an SKU Code (or SKU ID)? The full form of SKU code is Stock Keeping Unit. It is a unique identifier for a product to record the stock quantity for the item (among other attributes). For example a retailer might want to know how much quantity he […]
Why You Must Use More Technology in Your Online Sales
The history of sales has changed drastically through the ages, and a few ideas have changed the process forever. When Amazon created the first online store in the 90s, The idea was simple – instead of bringing customers to the store, bring the store to the customers. This meant saving resources on inventory storage and […]
6 Reasons Why Spreadsheets Are Killing Your Online Business
Although a traditional favourite, using spreadsheets to manage online sales can be mind boggling and excruciatingly painful. Well It is partly true that in theory, you can’t really go wrong with a spreadsheet. It is a permanent account of your incoming and outgoing inventory, is easy to edit and store. Before the advent of computers […]
