small business marketing

3 Marketing Tips for Small Business Owners to Succeed

By Megan Wintersteen, Vice President of Marketing at Zenreach It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on small businesses (SMBs) throughout 2020. Moving through 2021, however, we’ve seen increasing signs of optimism. Consumer foot traffic to restaurants and retailers has increased more than 52% since January. Vaccination rates are also climbing....

Lifecycle Marketing Made Easy: The Key to a Successful Business

Welcome to “Lifecycle Marketing Made Easy,” a conversation with Clate Mask, CEO and co-founder of KEAP. In this new series, Ramon and Clate will dive deeply into the topic of Lifecycle Marketing for small businesses. Lifecycle Marketing is a system that was created to take the stress out of building and growing a business...

Alibaba.com Dropshipping Solutions

News: Alibaba.com Introduces Grants, New Services, and Tools to Help SMBs Grow Fast

Running a successful eCommerce business is a tough job. From product research to timely sourcing to inventory management, you have to take care of multiple tasks to grow your business. Are you treading water in your eCommerce business? If yes, then Alibaba.com’s latest offerings can make the difference to help you grow fast. One of the...

Sell your eCommerce Business

5 Killer Exit Strategies to Sell Your Online Business

Contributed by Blake Hutchison CEO of Flippa.com You’ve invested time and money into building your online business from scratch, but now you’re ready to embark on a new adventure. Perhaps you want to free your schedule from the commitment that comes with managing a digital asset. The thought of traveling the world sounds enticing. Spending more time...

sales tax compliance

Sales Tax Compliance? As You Grow Don’t Ignore It.

Over the past year, life as we know it became undoubtedly intertwined with the internet. Almost everything happened online – work, school, gatherings, shopping, and more. The sudden shift to ecommerce created new opportunities for businesses to reach more customers across more channels. At the same time, we’ve seen the rise of blended shopping...

Payments

NEWS – Introducing GoDaddy Payments: Fast and Secure Payments for Small Businesses

New payment processing platform from GoDaddy enables customers to easily process and manage all ecommerce transactions in one place GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of GoDaddy Payments, a new payments solution that enables GoDaddy Websites + Marketing and Managed WordPress WooCommerce customers to handle all of...

Small business optimism

NEWS – Pandemic Brought Challenges, But Small Business Spirit Still Thriving, TD Bank Survey Shows

Small business owners (SBOs) report they are doing better than expected as the economy continues to gain steam amid the waning pandemic, according to the results of the 2021 Small Business Survey, released today by TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®. The survey polled more than 750 small businesses nationwide with less than $5 million in annual...

Changes in Consumer Behavior Inspired Retailers and Restaurants to Use Technology, Reports Square Study

COVID-19 has changed consumer behavior. Now, more and more people are expecting seamless digital experiences across industries. This means companies have to adopt the latest tools and technology to delight customers who are increasingly becoming digital-savvy. According to the latest Square study, retailers and restaurants are adapting to consumer behavior changes and turning to technology...

How Entrepreneurs Should Prepare for Shipping in 2021

For many entrepreneurs, 2020 was a time of growth as more consumers shopped online instead of going into physical stores. But the spike in demand for ecommerce also presented some challenges, especially for entrepreneurs shipping products to their customers. According to Shopify’s Future of Commerce report, 84% of consumers have shopped online since the...