6 Tips to Expand your Global Ecommerce Business

| Scott Heimes

Is your product or service something that translates well into other cultures? If the answer is yes and you’re ready to take on the challenge of expanding globally, your next step is to plan how you’ll roll out ecommerce operations worldwide. The following six tips can help you achieve a successful launch

Alibaba Bans Bitcoin on all Marketplace Sites

| Erin Lynch

While Overstock.com announced last week that it has begun accepting Bitcoins as an online payment option, not all merchants are embracing the crypto-currency. The Chinese ecommerce platform Alibaba Group said in a statement that it has banned the controversial payment option from all its Taobao marketplaces.

Amazon Fulfillment Sees Record Setting Year

| Daniela Forte

It was a record setting year for the sellers on Amazon who use the Fulfillment by Amazon service. According to a release from the marketplace, the number of sellers using the fulfillment service grew more than 65% in 2013 compared to 2012. Also, Fulfillment by Amazon shipped more units worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2013 than the total number of FBA units combined in all of 2009 and 2010.

How to Calculate the ROI On Your Social Media Marketing

| Paul Becker

With most marketers and merchants having social media objectives, yet not quantifying results, there needs to be a relatively easy way to report on social media marketing. This article will help you identify what social media channels do better than your other marketing channels, quantify, compare performance, and help you determine how to allocate resources.