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  • Online Retail Scheme

    · By Rosin Padayachee

    Who can apply for the grant? To apply for the Online Retail Scheme, you must be an Irish-owned retail enterprise meeting the following criteria: Have an existing online presence (e.g. website or social media) Have a physical retail store and derive the majority of company revenue from retailing products directly to individual consumers: Where a company provides both products and services, the applicant must provide a breakdown of sales revenue showing that products account for more than 50% of total revenue for a recent trading period, which may be up to the call close date Where a company has a mixture...

  • 9 reasons to switch to Shopify

    · By Rosin Padayachee

    Shopify has become a leading e-commerce platform for good reason. This post will discuss Shopify's top 9 advantages over its competitors. Simple installation: Shopify lets you launch an online store quickly without worrying about servers or development costs like Magento. 1 Secure and reliable: Shopify offers 24/7 monitoring and support. This keeps your online store running and secures customer data. 2 Mobile responsiveness: With more people shopping online on mobile devices, a mobile-responsive platform is essential. Shopify's templates and apps are mobile-responsive. 3 Shopify's app store has many easy-to-install apps for your online store. These apps can integrate social media, email,...

  • The Importance of Customer Retention

    · By Rosin Padayachee

    Ecommerce competition is fierce in the digital age. With so many options, you need to retain customers. Customer retention helps.Customer retention is a company's ability to keep customers. Since repeat customers are more valuable than new ones, it's a crucial metric for ecommerce businesses. Increasing customer retention by 5% can boost profits by 25-95%.How can you keep customers returning? These methods work best:Give great serviceCustomer service is crucial to customer retention. This means promptly and thoroughly addressing their concerns and making them feel valued. Offer a chat service or direct customer service line on your website.Customize customer servicePersonalization keeps customers....

  • Using NFT's in real life

    · By Rosin Padayachee

    The Goal & Ideation Phase There had long been the outline of an idea discussed at Vervaunt, around the concept of a ‘Black Card’. Partly, this came down to it just being a cool idea that we enjoyed discussing the potential of. But mostly, with the boom of the NFT market (especially at that point in time) and the speed of innovations in the Web3 space, it felt like there was a good opportunity to at least explore something around a cross-brand membership scheme. An ecommerce version of Amex rewards. While this idea was very much in the background, in...

  • Shopify VS Shopify Plus

    · By Rosin Padayachee

      Shopify is incredible for small to medium brands looking to sell online. If you’re moving up and your brand is at a turning point or you’re an enterprise doing millions in sales annually you might want to consider a more customisable experience. This is where Shopify Plus comes into play, a more customisable, enterprise geared Shopify.   Shopify Plus comes with the same dashboard and features that you get with Shopify along with new features, your store’s code, integration, dedicated support and much more.   Here’s our quick comparison of Shopify vs Shopify Plus and what new features Shopify...