By Lars Lofgren

There’s a bunch of steps that go into starting an online store.

What tool do you build your store with?

What do you name your company and how do you get a domain?

Do you dropship or not?

How do you deal with taxes?

All of these are important decisions. For now, one thing matters more than anything else to get your first sale.

What’s that one thing?

Your marketing.

That’s right, how you choose to market your store completely determines how much money you’ll make. Get the marketing right, everything else falls into place. Get it wrong or neglect it, you’ll spend years on your store without …read more      

By Nick Usborne

The first time I created and tried to sell a product of my own was way back in 1996. My…

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By Quick Sprout Editorial

In 2019, websites can no longer afford to ignore search engine optimization.

Nearly all internet activity starts with search: 93% of all Internet experiences start with a search engine and 39% of ecommerce traffic across the world comes from search. Most businesses have recognized this and adapted accordingly — 61% of companies named SEO as their biggest priority last year.

Sure, you can generate leads with PPC campaigns and pay to be a top result. But 80% of people say they ignore the advertisements in search results.

Take a moment to analyze your own habits. When you want …read more      

By Stefanie Flaxman

Some content marketers think about using templates like the herb cilantro. They either love it or hate it. But the…

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By Quick Sprout Editorial

In order for your website to be live on the Internet, it needs to be hosted.

If you’re creating a website for the first time, move “set up hosting” to the top of your to do list, if it’s not already there.

Already own and operate a website? Did you rush into a plan without understanding how everything worked first? Maybe you feel like you’re fine with the host you picked at random. Makes sense — until you run into a problem with your website, you might not even think twice about your hosting plan. However, you don’t want to …read more