5 Key Levers to Drive Profits—Levers 3, 4 and 5
This is the fourth and final installment of the 4-part blog series on profitability I recently did for Teikametrics.com, To wrap up our series, in this blog we take a look at the final three levers that are key to driving profits in your ecommerce business. If you missed the first three blogs, check them […]
5 Key Levers to Drive Profits—Identifying 1 and 2
In the third installment of the 4-part blog series on profitability I recently did for Teikametrics.com, I talk about the 5 key levers to driving profits for your business. Read on to learn about the first two identifiers. If you missed the first two blogs, check them out here!
Maximizing Profit is the Goal – Let’s Understand Why!
This week is the second installment of the 4-part blog series on maximizing profits that I recently did for Teikametrics.com. If you missed the first one, check it out here! I’m excited to be participating in a Teikametrics webinar on February 16th. The topic is “Advanced Accounting Tips to Grow Profits for Your Ecommerce Brand.” […]
Know the Profitability Levers and Grow Your Ecommerce Business
It’s been my pleasure recently to connect with the amazing folks at Teikametrics.com, a Marketplace Optimization Platform designed to optimize and grow your ecommerce businesses the smart and strategic way. So when they asked me to write a blog series for them on profitability, I was happy to oblige! The series is presented on their […]
How to Design Your Product for Profitability
Gross Margin is the one key metric that every business should monitor, even if they do nothing else. You need to understand if your Cost of Goods Sold and your Cost of Sales is less than your Total Sales by enough to fund your operation, pay yourself and your taxes and reward you as the […]
3 Things to Help Ecommerce Sellers Identify Real Profit
Now that another year is in the books, my hope is that your bank accounts are full as a result of great year-end sales and careful financial management. If you haven’t already, you will soon be preparing your records for your tax provider. As we send out year-end financial statements to our clients, we often […]
Could You Use More Profits in Your Ecommerce Business?
2020 is in the books! How did you do? With the new year just beginning, now is the perfect time to look at your P&L and Balance Sheet to check the health of your business. I also recommend that you run your Profit Assessment, as well. Even if you did this earlier in the year, […]
Profit First Relies on Good Habits, and it’s Never Too Late!
If you’re familiar with Profit First, you know the level of success you have is a result of developing good habits around your money. It’s been shown that our habits each day make up our behaviors. When our habits are in alignment with our goals, their consistent performance is the biggest factor in achieving those […]
Debt Can Be a Good Thing for Your Ecommerce Business?
While I generally advise many of our clients against the use of debt in their business, it can have its place, if it’s being used as a tool and is managed responsibly. There are good reasons to have debt, such as loans. Here’s how I differentiate between the good and the bad (to avoid the […]