If your goal is to increase your eCommerce sales, you won’t have to go far to find good advice. The first hundred articles you find on Google will extol the virtues of good branding, SEO, and well-placed ads. It’s no wonder that you’ll find similar advice on different websites. A lot of the advice you …
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In the last decade, crowdfunding has become a common way for small businesses to get started. Websites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo make it really easy to run exciting campaigns, raise funds, and launch a product. But crowdfunding alone does not necessarily make a business successful. For long-term success, businesses need ongoing sales often through either …
In the course of prepping this interview for you to read, I probably checked my phone five or six times. I’m not the only one: half of Americans spend five to six hours on their phone every day excluding work-related tasks. It’s a serious social problem, and the folks at Light Phone are working on …
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Toward the end of last year, the terms “Web3” and “decentralization” were being tossed around online in seemingly every other tech article. But even now, there’s a ton of confusion as to what they both mean. Stranger still is that the terms were often used alongside “blockchain” – the technology that makes mysterious cryptocurrencies like …
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Ecommerce is all the rage these days, and for good reason. Even with people staying safe at home, the need, or even urge, to shop has not gone away. Ecommerce has simply filled the gap, and Shopify has provided a great way for small businesses to do that. However, you can’t just set up a …
Want to feel like a rockstar? Launch a successful Kickstarter campaign. It takes months to make a worthwhile product and many more to build an audience. Then after so much patience and hard work comes launch day, and most of the funds come in within a few days, or even hours. It’s a real rush. But the rush is quickly …
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Imagine this: you’re shopping online for something that you really want. Let’s say it’s a new office chair. You find one for $79 with good reviews. It seems like a great deal! But there’s a problem: when you get to the checkout page, you have to pay $19.99 for shipping. Sure, $98.99 ($79 + $19.99) …
One month ago, Kickstarter announced that it would be moving to the blockchain. The news was met with confusion, anger, and curiosity. But what the news wasn’t met with was a clear explanation of why Kickstarter has taken an interest in blockchain technology. The announcement post itself didn’t go into much detail. In this post, …
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If there is one business innovation that’s likely to stick around for years, it’s crowdfunding. No longer must you seek funding from your own pockets, your family, the bank, or angel investor. Crowdfunding means you can get a lot of people to invest in your idea, often in small donations. The impacts have been diverse …
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Every year, as we throw out our old calendars, we get a rare opportunity for a fresh start. That’s why we’re such big fans of New Year’s Resolutions. January 1 may be an arbitrary date on a calendar, but it’s as good an excuse as any to slow down, imagine a better future, and come …
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