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May 29, 2024

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Amazon Marketplace Fears

The Amazon marketplace is a jungle. Savvy merchants can reach a massive audience and sell a lot of merchandise, but like a real jungle, there are reasons to be afraid.

Contributing to sellers’ fear are Amazon’s dominance in the U.S. market, advertising challenges, and Google’s generative search results. Let’s consider each.

King Amazon

I set out to address the amazing Amazon Logistics and how it helps small and mid-sized ecommerce businesses.

The impetus was an annual Pitney Bowes report stating, “2023 is the first time in the Index history that Amazon Logistics surpasses UPS in parcel volume.”

The king of the ecommerce jungle, Amazon, transported 5.9 billion parcels in the United States in 2023, compared to 4.6 billion for UPS and 3.9 billion for FedEx.

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A Message from Chargeflow

Best Way to Increase Bottom Line Profit

With its easy onboarding and success-based pricing, Chargeflow’s chargeback recovery app is a no-brainer, especially if you’re on Shopify. Simply install the app on your store. There are no contracts or fine print, and disabling is as easy as clicking a button. Try Chargeflow today >

Chrome Extensions for Search Console

Data from Search Console can seem overwhelming. These three tools can help.
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Who’s Responsible for Web Accessibility?

Hint: It's not the core platform, plugins, developers, or even content creators. Read article >

12 Tools for Generating Hashtags

Need more from social media campaigns? Try high-performing hashtags. Read article > 

From the Archive: November 2017

7 Ways to Make Free Shipping Profitable

Over 2 million Google searches each month include the phrase “free shipping.” Most online merchants have at least considered offering it. How can a retailer afford an additional 15 to 20% expense? The good news is that you can. Read article > 

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