The Top 5 WordPress Shopping Cart Plugins
WordPress is one of the most popular website platforms in the world, including Canada. A report from CIRA found more than half of Canadian businesses with .ca domains use WordPress.
Canadian Startup Resources: Provincial Business Portals and Gateways
Aspiring and existing online entrepreneurs need reliable sources of information regarding local business programs, funding, licensing, learning, mentorship, and more for the Canadian province they’re doing business in. Official gateways and non-profit programs provide a starting point for this information.
Drop Shipping in Canada with AppScenic
As the dropshipping method of fulfillment for online sales gains popularity in Canada, solutions have also evolved to address past challenges. AppScenic is one of those solutions, and they’ve made it their business to do it exceptionally well.
Should you Register a .ca Domain for your Canadian Business?
One of the first decisions you have to make when starting your online business in Canada, is whether or not to use a .ca domain name. Even if you’re not ready to go live with a website, your own domain name can be used for secure, custom eMail, redirecting to your social media or other […]
Top 8 Reasons Why We Use GreenGeeks to Host Our Websites
I’ve worked with many hosts in 20+ years of owning and managing websites. Before the era of mass acquisitions, it was easy to find a decent host that you could stay with for years. These days, most good hosts have been acquired by a substandard provider who immediately brings the quality down to their level. […]
The Top 3 Free (and Easy) Ecommerce Platforms
According to eMarketer, Canadian ecommerce sales will total over $117 billion in 2024.
The Most Environmentally-Friendly Website Hosts
As the world awakens to the importance of environmentally-friendly business practices, data storage has been placed under scrutiny. Website hosting data centres use a staggering amount of energy to run their equipment and keep it cool. The high levels of power required to host websites and store their data, has inspired several providers to offset […]
Secondhand Sellers: Products Must Comply With Canadian Laws
The demand for used products has never been higher, and entrepreneurial Canadians have been happy to provide them. From stay-at-home moms trying to supplement the household income, to side hustlers, and retailers, second-hand items are bringing in a tidy sum. In fact, half of Canadians say they’ve found reselling their unwanted items (recommerce) is a […]
Learn These Definitions Before You Start an Online Business
The learning curve involved with starting an online business (or bringing an offline business online) is manageable by practically anyone. However, when you start out you’ll find a lot of words and jargon you may not be familiar with, which can make the task more daunting than it has to be. By learning the definition […]
Top 6 Ecommerce Platforms for Digital Product Downloads
Digital products have been a popular source of revenue for online businesses for a couple of decades now, and for good reason. You can create virtually any digital product and then profit from it for as long as it is current and fulfills a market demand. The popularity of downloads continues to grow in Canada […]
