Inspiration
Story Behind the Store: Steam Crow and the Four Words that Changed His Life
Hi there! My name is Daniel Davis, and I run Steam Crow with my wife-partner, Dawna…
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How To Increase Your Storenvy Exposure.
One of the most frequently asked questions we get is , “How do I get more exposure and sales on Storenvy?” Well, even though there’s no magic bullet or cheat codes for sales, there are some tips and tricks that can help. This week, we are bringing you a thorough rundown of how the Storenvy marketplace works, and tips that’ll help you have what it takes to get more exposure in the marketplace.
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NEW! SERIOUSLY COOL FEATURES
We have made some exciting updates to improve our shared customer’s shopping experience, mostly because we love you, but also to help build a more trustworthy marketplace. All of the updates can been seen on the marketplace products pages which include FAQs, shipping cost calculator and your store ratings.
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FINDING A NICHE IN THE MARKETPLACE
Roxie and Tom of Frostbeard Studio decided to pursue a business selling book-themed candles inspired by their favorite stories and characters. Since opening up shop, they have grown their business from a side gig to a full time job and have sold to book-loving customers all over the world.
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HOW TO TELL YOUR BRAND STORY
You have a great product to sell, now what? An important step that will help with selling your product, is telling the story behind your product and brand! Perfecting what you say and how you say it can be an invaluable marketing tool that will stick to your brand and products as long as your company is around.
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RESEARCHING SHIPPING COSTS AND PACKING MATERIALS
While setting shipping rates may not be the most interesting part of your online business, doing proper research will save you down the line in terms of costly mistakes or losing potential customers. You have a couple options when it comes to doing that research. Here are some great suggestions to make setting your shipping rates easy, instead of a hassle.
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Promotion & Marketing
Be Your Own Publicist: 7 Ways to Make Your Pitch Stand Out
Today, there are more opportunities than ever to share your story. Press can be a major catalyst for sales. Amy Flurry, a former Lucky Magazine editor, has spent years receiving pitches. Rather than keep her secrets to herself, she…
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Photography
Five Tips for Great Smartphone Photography
One of the biggest misconceptions people have when it comes to taking photos is that they think they need an expensive DSLR to take great photos. That is not the case. Most cell phone come with a camera that a plenty…
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Photography
How to take Great Pictures of Small Products
To be a successful online seller you need skills in so many more areas besides making or finding great products to sell. Photography is one those skills and one of the most important ones too! If you are lucky you may have a…
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Business Management
Best Practices for Collecting Sales Tax at In-Person Events
Collecting and understanding when to charge tax can be a scary prospect, but never fear your friends at Storenvy are here to help with a guide on collecting tax at craft fairs, festivals and pop-up shops. If you sell on Storenvy, you’re…
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Business Management
Inventory Management 101
Can you imagine taking a $10,000 order on carbon paper? What about storing it in a file cabinet when you got home from making the sale at a retail trade show? In 1985, this practice would have been unremarkable, yet it still happens in the 21st century in spite of technological progress. When…
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Business Management
3 Simple Sales Tax Tips for Your E-Commerce Business
Sales tax. It’s a term that makes a lot of us cringe when we hear it. But how many of us online sellers really understand it? Sure, sales tax can be really complicated, but there are some very basic rules to follow that will help you…
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Business Management
3 Ways to Leverage User Generated Content to Drive More Sales
Running a well thought out campaign that leverages user generated content has the potential to put your brand in front of millions of potential customers across the world. A UGC campaign ties in three important elements which are…
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Business Management
3 Tips to Automate and Grow Your Business in 2013
As a business owner, you have a million tasks to do. How do you find the time? One way to make life easier is to find tools to automate your business as you grow. Business tools today are getting better and better. They’re also more…
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Photography
5 Secrets to Your Best Product Photos Yet
-originally appeared on DesignSponge.com– For better or worse, each photo in your store is a piece of marketing, pitching it in a split-second to shoppers and to the media. Whether you’re taking your own photos or working with a photographer, here are five tidy steps (plus a bonus tip you’ll love!) for how to take… Read more »
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