Commerce Tea

Commerce Tea

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Commerce Tea episodes

  • Ep.35 – You Are A ___________

    Whether you have an idea for a product or your business is in full swing - the way you fund your business objectives is always open for interpretation.

    From bootstrapping, to crowdfunding, to taking that first check from a VC - we go over some of the ways to fund your business.

    Later we are joined by Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech.

    52 min
  • Ep.34 – Testing a proof of concept on Shopify

    So you have your big idea. And you want to sell it online. But now what? Do you have product market fit? Does anyone want to buy what you're selling? What happens if they don't? More importantly- where do you start?

    This week on commerce tea we're talking how to prove your concept using Shopify.

    0 min
  • Ep.33 – Ask Us Anything: Round 2
    After a short break we’re back for more episodes! We asked our audience on Twitter and Facebook for any questions you’d like us to answer on a podcast. This week, we’re bringing you answers to four questions focusing on growing your small business.
    44 min
  • Ep.32 – Increase customer retention with subscriptions
    How do you keep your customers coming back to your store again and again and keep them interested in buying more from you? Enter subscriptions! By adding a subscription model to your store, you can increase your customer retention rate while also building loyalty for your business. This week on the podcast we’re talking with Chathri Ali, COO of ReCharge on all things subscriptions.
    35 min
  • Ep.31 – KPIs to track for your Shopify store in 2021
    It’s a new year, and we want to start this year off with a bang. So let’s get down to business and talk about how you know if your store is succeeding. There’s the easy metrics- revenues and profit, but there are many Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs, that should be tracked. This week on the podcast we’re talking all things KPIs. What to track, how to track, and what it all means.
    41 min
  • Ep.30 – Future of Commerce: Predictions for 2021
    Now that we’re finally nearing the end of 2020, it’s time to look to the future and see what we might expect in the world of commerce for 2021. This year Shopify released their first annual Future of Commerce report, outlining 5 key predictions for what to expect next year. This week on the podcast we’re going through their predictions and giving you our perspective, and highlighting ways to kickstart the new year in good shape.
    53 min
  • Ep.29 – BFCM Recap and Shipageddon
    We’re officially a week past Black Friday/Cyber Monday, so it’s time for a recap to see where we ended up - and judging by the numbers, we’re guessing you had a strong sales weekend! This week on the podcast, we’re breaking down the numbers reported by Shopify. We’re also talking about the current shipping crisis we very much all predicted… and what you can do about it to get ahead.
    50 min
  • Ep.28 – How to engage with new customers after a sale
    We’ve made it past Black Friday/Cyber Monday, and you hopefully had a successful sale over the long weekend. What do you do with all of these new customers who you’ve just acquired? This week on the podcast we’re talking about how to form relationships with new customers who placed their first order while your products were on sale.
    51 min
  • Ep.27 – Ask Us Anything: Round 1
    It’s Thanksgiving week for us in the United States and Black Friday for everyone, which means we’re doing things a little different this week. We asked our audience on Twitter and Facebook for any questions you’d like us to answer on a podcast. This week, we’re bringing you answers to three of those questions.
    38 min
  • Ep.26 – How to optimize your store for mobile devices
    It’s no surprise that for most merchants, at least 60% of your traffic comes from mobile. It also likely isn’t a surprise that as merchants, we tend to run our business on a desktop or laptop. This week on the podcast, we’re telling you everything you need to know about optimizing your store for customers shopping on their phones.
    47 min

About Commerce Tea

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Commerce is changing faster than ever before. That’s why we started Commerce Tea, a podcast to help you keep up with what’s happening in the industry. We’re your hosts, Kelly Vaughn, CEO and founder of Shopify Plus agency The Taproom, and Rhian Beutler, COO, and co-founder of the Shopify app company venntov.