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How to start your side venture on Etsy: 10 important steps

Want to open a shop on Etsy? We help you through the first steps to start your side venture as a UK seller, with tips and info about fees.

Emily Sorensen2022-02-08T13:31:08+00:00Published: January 28th, 2022|
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What is a WhatsApp Business account? Should you get one?

What's the meaning of a WhatsApp Business account and would it be useful for your business? Does it cost anything? Here're how the account works.

Emily Sorensen2022-01-21T21:40:17+00:00Published: May 22nd, 2020|Tags: Social Media|
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Is click-and-collect here to stay post-pandemic?

Click and Collect has saved many businesses during Covid, but is it just for lockdowns or the long term too? We look a the stats and trends.

James Andrew Howden2022-01-19T10:41:24+00:00Published: January 17th, 2022|Tags: Click and Collect|
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BigCommerce review UK: website builder designed to scale your business

Is BigCommerce too 'big' for a small business? Let us review pros and cons for online merchants in the UK.

Emily Sorensen2022-01-07T18:17:11+00:00Published: April 30th, 2021|Tags: BigCommerce UK|
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  • SumUp Online Store Starter review

SumUp Online Store Starter review: extremely fast setup, but too basic?

SumUp lets even non-techies build an online shop in few easy steps straight from the SumUp App - but is it too basic? We put SumUp ecommerce to the test.

Emily Sorensen2022-01-03T10:21:45+00:00Published: May 18th, 2020|Tags: SumUp|
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EKM ecommerce review: top support and well-balanced features

How does EKM hold up as an ecommerce platform? This UK-based online store comes with extra support and features to elevate sales.

Emily Sorensen2022-01-03T10:19:20+00:00Published: November 20th, 2020|Tags: EKM|
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Squarespace online store review: beautiful designs for simple ecommerce

Squarespace commerce plans are for online stores with a visually stunning theme, but are features too limited and charges too high?

Emily Sorensen2022-01-03T10:16:51+00:00Published: October 14th, 2021|
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Shopify vs Square: online retail or versatile tools – which is better?

What's better: Shopify or Square - or both? Compare the big differences in fees, payment systems, POS and online store features.

Emily Sorensen2021-12-14T13:04:20+00:00Published: December 14th, 2021|Tags: Shopify UK, Square UK|
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  • BigCommerce vs Shopify

BigCommerce vs. Shopify: similar plans, but payments can be deal-breaker

Shopify and BigCommerce have very similar ecommerce plans, but payments can get pricey with the wrong choice.

Emily Sorensen2021-01-10T19:50:25+00:00Published: December 12th, 2019|Tags: BigCommerce UK, Shopify UK|
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Multichannel vs. omnichannel – what’s the difference?

What's the meaning of omnichannel vs multichannel retail? We look at definition, examples and the combined ecommerce and in-store approach to sales.

Emily Sorensen2019-11-12T15:12:41+00:00Published: November 12th, 2019|
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