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William Harris

William Harris is leading content at Sellbrite and is also the Founder & Growth Marketer of Elumynt, LLC., VP of Marketing and Growth for a top 700 online retailer and former head of Marketing for When I Work, a VC backed SaaS company. William is also a contributor to leading publications like The Next Web, Search Engine Journal, Social Media Today, and Sellbrite and a speaker at industry events covering topics such as marketing strategy, search engine optimization, content marketing, digital marketing, social media and personal branding. Follow William on Twitter (@WmHarris101), andLinkedIn.

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How to Improve Amazon Conversion Rates and Drive Sales

It’s frustrating to have great products on Amazon but sales numbers that say otherwise. When your numbers aren’t where you want them to be, you can even find yourself questioning the product, wondering if it’s great after all. While it’s easy to fall into this trap, it’s important you first examine your Amazon conversion rate […]

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Cross-Selling for Ecommerce: A Complete Guide

You’ve experienced cross-selling countless times in your life even if you weren’t aware of it at the time. If you’ve ever looked at an item on Amazon and seen products listed below “Customers also bought,” that’s cross-selling. And if you’ve ever had a McDonald’s cashier ask, “Would you like fries with that?” you’ve encountered it

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8 Etsy SEO Tips to Help Your Customers Find You

Today, running Darkhorse Gifts is a full-time job for Aydon Cuddington and Kirk Quesnelle, but it wasn’t always that way. Before they had a firm understanding of search engine optimization (SEO), they were running an Etsy store that sold high-quality, custom-engraved gifts, but they weren’t maximizing their traffic — and by extension, their revenue. However,

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How 5 Retailers Turned Their Etsy Shops into Full-Time Jobs

With more than 60 million items in its marketplace, and total sales of nearly $4 billion in 2018, Etsy is one of the most popular platforms for online sellers. While many of its users sell their wares simply to share their creative works or supplement their incomes, others have turned their Etsy stores into full-time

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A Guide to Buying UPC Codes in Order to Sell on Amazon

Ecommerce continues to grow as more stores appear online and more sellers choose to sell on online marketplaces. As ecommerce grows, it also evolves. For example, an online marketplace like Amazon has multiple product categories available, insightful customer reviews attached to most listings, and search history to guide shoppers. Features like these make for an

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Inventory Management for Ecommerce Quick Guide

The Quick Guide to Inventory Management for Ecommerce

To build a sustainable, profitable, scalable ecommerce business this year, you need to understand the ins and outs of managing inventory. Poor inventory management can be a complex challenge to overcome for any ecommerce entrepreneur no matter your expertise, the size of your business, the types of products you sell, or the audience you serve.

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8 Low-Key Ways Ecommerce Brands are Using Competitor Insights to Spy on You

If you’ve every watched a sports movie, then you’re familiar with the scene where the underdog team watches video of the competition and freaks out a little because of how good they are. A seasoned coach might point out vulnerabilities in the competition, but by the end of the movie, the underdog team defeats the

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How to Drive More Repeat Purchases Than Ever Before

Ecommerce business owners are always working hard to develop new strategies that will help them ignite and boost sales each quarter. In the ecommerce world, a big part of driving sales and revenue each month has to involve targeting new customers and convincing them to buy for the very first time. But ecommerce businesses can’t

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Instagram Stories Ads for Ecommerce

How to Use Instagram Stories Ads to Attract New Customers

Like a lot of platforms that have been around for a while, Instagram has evolved from its humble beginnings as a photo-sharing platform to become a thriving ecommerce referral tool. There are 25 million brand profiles currently on Instagram that share new products, offer discounts, promote upcoming events, and simplify the shopping experience. This approach

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