What does 3PL mean?   If you are serious about selling online you will want to know, or perhaps have already looked into 3PL services and what a Third Party Logistics company can provide for your ecommerce business.   3PLs will help you to grow your business, streamlining your processes and helping your business to become more efficient, saving you time and money.  Read on to find out everything you need to know about Third Party Logistics.   What is ...

What is a website builder?   A website builder is a tool that allows users to create a website without the need for programming or coding skills. Website builders will often provide pre-made templates, or have a simple drag-and-drop interface to allow users to easily design great looking websites. A website builder can be used for individual use, small businesses and enterprises without the need to hire any developers. It’s a cost effective and quick way to build a ...

Get your ecommerce store ready for the holidays with these last-minute marketing ideas.   This time of year is busy enough as a shopper let alone a store owner, so it is not surprising if you feel that you’ve been too busy to plan and run seasonal marketing campaigns in the run up to the big day. Ideally you would have started implementing some Christmas marketing campaigns way back in September/October, but for those of us who are feeling a little ‘late to the ...

  By Mark Elward, Chief Commercial Officer at Huboo.   Since arriving in Europe almost a decade ago, Black Friday has grown to become one of the biggest online sales events of the year. But in 2021 the event was fraught with global supply issues, labour shortages and increased freight charges.   One year on and the situation has changed considerably. Most notably, the flow of trade between different countries has eased up, meaning that supply issues have largely ...

In this blog, we will look at how frighteningly ghoulish a good idea it is to use Halloween as marketing theme and we will highlight some spookily effective ways to boost your ecommerce sales this Halloween.   Why do we celebrate Halloween?   The evenings getting longer can only mean that Halloween is beckoning its spooky bony finger. For Americans that means parties, candy and costumes, whilst the Brits try to hide and refuse to answer the front door. Or is that just ...

On paper, being your own boss, running your own business and being driven by your passion everyday, sounds like a pretty good dream. The reality however is somewhat different for the majority of startups. It is a sad truth that most startups will fail within the first five years.   As an outsider you will not see the growing debt, the relationship frictions or the sleepless nights. Most entrepreneurs will want to carry this burden all on their own, and the temptation to hide the lows ...

What is Order Fulfilment UK?   If you are new to ecommerce then you will probably be unfamiliar with terms like Order Fulfilment UK. If however you have been running your business for a little while then you have  probably found that you cannot avoid stumbling across Order Fulfilment UK information pretty much everywhere on the internet.    Simply put ecommerce and Order Fulfilment UK should go hand in hand. The rise of ecommerce has meant that the need for Order ...

TikTok was first launched for the Chinese market under the name Douyin in 2016. Today the app is used by millions globally and is growing year on year. In 2020 TikTok became the most downloaded non-gaming app in the world and changed the way brands could create and share media. Although it is often seen as mainly a platform for sharing pranks and dance routines, it is actually a fantastic platform for connecting brands with their audience on a personal level.   What is TikTok and how ...

Why celebrate National Techies Day?   Techies Day was created in 1999 to inspire youngsters to seek a career in a technical field. In the late 90’s the tech sector was growing exponentially and the demand for skilled professionals was skyrocketing. National Techies Day is a day to make all aware of the importance that technology plays in our lives and how we should be encouraging students of today and tomorrow, to sit up and be interested in the subject, and for schools to be ...

As energy bills hit alarming heights, this winter is going to be a tricky time for many businesses of all sizes. Now is perhaps the time to consider outsourcing your order fulfilment. Read on to find out how Huboo can lighten the load for your business this winter and beyond.    By Liam Brennan   We don’t mean to sound negative, but let’s be frank, with energy prices on the rise and the cost of living steadily increasing, some belt-tightening times are ...