This month’s success story comes from Wood Apparel, a recent addition to the Shopify family but a great one! This team of web developers and digital marketers decided to combine their online skills to sell something they all like, wooden watches and sunglasses and they’re doing very well. I got to spend a bit of […]
Starting an eCommerce business from scratch can be a tough mountain to climb and in a country like South Africa it can be an even tougher task, with a weak economy where new businesses are difficult to get off the ground. For many entrepreneurs, it’s no question that they’ll have to keep their day […]
This is a guest post written by InterExcel Yes, you’ve done it! Your brand new online store ticks all the boxes for design and functionality and all your products are sitting pretty, ripe for the picking. But where are all the customers? Every new store needs to make a bit of a hoo-ha to get […]
I’m very excited about this month’s success story, partly because it’s about colourful, arty cushions but mainly because Lulasclan provides top quality, locally designed and produced South African goods. This is Bonolo Chepape’s brainchild. She’s a designer by trade and creativity runs in her blood. I sat down with Bonolo to chat about her online […]
Shipping nationwide can seem daunting at first for many bidorbuy sellers but, with uAfrica’s Shipping Zones you can charge for shipping based on your buyer’s postcode in relation to your warehouse. Shipping charges are customised by you! What is uAfrica’s Shipping Zones? With uAfrica Shipping Zones you can configure shipping zones based on the […]
Our first success story for the year comes from Iconix Direct, a general all-round goods supplier based out of Cape Town. Jenny Zhao and her team haven’t been around for long, but they’re already being kept very busy with all the great things that come with having a successful online business. Jenny was a supplier […]
This is a guest post, written by PayFast There is always excitement when South African small businesses excel. Starting your own business is a big step, but when it starts to grow and gain traction the hard work certainly pays off. At PayFast we’re always rooting for South African businesses, big or small, so when […]
This is a guest post written by bidorbuy. The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and it will be over before you know it. With nearly 20% of annual retail sales in some way connected to the Christmas period, e-tailers should be making every attempt to gain exposure for their inventory, entice more purchases, […]
As a Shopify merchant you have probably started seeing a bunch of emails and notifications in your Shopify admin about Black Friday. You may have even seen some stats on how much will be spent and how crazy things will get. So as a merchant, should you take advantage of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday trend […]
The internet. It is the most widely used single technology in the world, with around half of the world’s population using it daily to transact. There’s more to it than watching videos, updating Facebook statuses, and searching for before and after pics of Caitlyn (nee Bruce) Jenner. Where there is opportunity people use that to […]
