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27 Entrepreneurs Share Tips on Building an Ecommerce Business

Hearpreneur

5- Calculate stock reorder levels Photo Credit: Dani Mechlowitz When building an e-commerce business, it's essential to keep track of your inventory to avoid sell-out periods. In that initial growth phase, running out of stock can be detrimental and slow down the momentum of your business growth.

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Why vanity metrics are dangerous

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why vanity metrics are dangerous In a previous post, I defined two kinds of metrics: vanity metrics and actionable metrics. In this post, Id like to talk about the perils of vanity metrics. My personal favorite vanity metrics is "hits."

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Using Triggered Email Campaigns To Engage Your Subscriber List

YoungUpstarts

You’ve probably received triggered emails in your own email inbox, but maybe you’ve never thought about the impact they have on a company’s email marketing. . Some of the most commonly seen trigger emails, and the ones you’ve probably received, include purchase confirmation orders and shipping reminders.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Email updates frequently. And as Rob points out – if you email members with short updates more frequently they are more up to speed when you do need them to weigh in. Make your emails actionable.

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How to Master Customer Value Optimization

ConversionXL

The key is not to get bogged down by short-term metrics at the expense of long-term growth. A deep dive into your email marketing campaigns can uncover which campaigns brought you repeat customers versus one-time purchases. Use your email list and social media channels to highlight specific products based on your ICP.

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NextView’s Greatest Hits

View from Seed

In this comprehensive template and guide we break down each of the nine core sections in the deck: intro , team , what do you do , is it working , why does it matter (market) , can you be the best in the world (product, growth, financial metrics) , where are you going , what do you want (the ask) , and appendix. Company Building.

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10 Ways to Adapt Your Marketing Strategy in a Crisis

Up and Running

Continue to provide product availability updates when possible so they are aware of what is in stock and what will be available in the near future. Revamp your email marketing strategy. Have you been putting email marketing off while focusing on other efforts? In fact, 59% of marketers say email is their biggest source of ROI.

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