It can seem like a dog-eat-dog world out there, especially where it concerns starting your business. There are so many factors that come into play with regard to starting up your business that it's hard to figure out where to begin. Generally, you have to spend money to make money, but sometimes you can catch a break. Every now and again you can come across free tools to help you run your e-commerce business.

1. Buffer

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By this point in time we should all have conceded to the fact that Google in almost any form is exceedingly helpful when trying to run an online business. Whether it’s helping us determine the trends we may want to use or helping us with our site’s search engine optimization, Google can do no wrong. In fact, it’s always right and to not take advantage of Google and its tools would be folly. There are countless tools that you …

In addition to being able to export your Shopify data to a custom CSV file, EZ Exporter also now supports exporting directly to Excel format. Both the old XLS (Excel 97-2003) and the newer XLSX (Excel 2007 or later) formats are supported.

While pretty much any spreadsheet application can read CSV files, there are instances where the file needs to be specifically in Excel format as certain systems that need to process the file only support Excel formats. A common …

You want to start an e-commerce business? That's fantastic! Getting it started can be a bit tricky. The age-old adage "you have to spend money to make money" is as annoying as it is true. Successfully started businesses don't just fall from the sky. It's definitely going to take some extra effort to kick start your business. That's why the popular crowdfunding company, Kickstarter, is so awesome for budding businesses.

What is Kickstarter?

For starters, Kickstarter is a popular …

We've talked about logistics before and how important fulfillment is to the success of your site. Whether you're a new, up-and-coming store or a veteran, order fulfillment is almost always a painstaking process. One that always requires a lot of thought, effort, and tears on your part. But wait. There's a reason that it's only "almost" always a painstaking process and why it isn't just "always" a painstaking process. Fulfillment isn't something that has to be done on your own. …