eCommerce Explained

Catch the expert interview with the founder of Pet Heaven as we talk about raising capital. Schalk Kearney shares his best tips on fundraising from his journey of starting, building and selling one of SA’s most successful eCommerce businesses.

Visit Pet Heaven here or check out his new venture Positive Earth

I had the privilege of sitting down with some of South Africa's leading experts to unpack the POPI Act and what it means for online sellers in South Africa. The deadline is approaching and we all need to make changes to ensure we aren't breaking the law. 

Interesting links:

1. Learn more at https://ecomafrica.org/
2. Click here to go to Part 1 of this conversation

Have you got your free ticket for the PayFast eCommerce Virtual Summit? If not get a free ticket at www.insaka.co.za/summit

I had the privilege of sitting down with some of South Africa's leading experts to unpack the POPI Act and what it means for online sellers in South Africa. The deadline is approaching and we all need to make changes to ensure we aren't breaking the law. 

Interesting links

1. Learn more at https://ecomafrica.org/
2. How to become an Information Officer
3. Click here to go to Part 2 of this conversation

Have you got your free ticket for the PayFast eCommerce Virtual Summit? If not get a free ticket at  www.insaka.co.za/summit

Managing your stock & dispatching parcels takes up a considerable amount of your time and efforts... But what if you could take all of that admin off your hands and outsource it to a warehouse that specialises in warehousing and stock control for eCommerce businesses? This would free you up to focus on the side of eCommerce that you probably love and this might just free up your business to grow at a faster rate. 

In this episode, I unpack the opportunities around 3rd Party Logistics partners and I give you the calculation to work out if this is something that you should be considering for your business.

As a website owner, you have so many things to get done so it's hard to know where to best focus your attention to bring about more sales. But the right action for you right now depends on where your website is and where your business is. In this episode, I explain how to know where you are and what you should be focusing on right now so that you get maximum results without wasting your time and money. 

To learn more about eCommerce Next Level click 👉 https://insaka.co.za/nextlevel

To be honest, I am shocked at how many website owners are leaving out such an important piece of info that their customers need to be able to make an order. If you're selling online you might be making this mistake and it WILL be causing you to lose sales. Listen to this episode to hear what it is and how best to solve it. 

For more tips on how to increase your website sales (without spending more on marketing) book your free ticket for my upcoming webinar: https://www.insaka.co.za/webinar-registration

If you are hesitating to start your business because you feel that you need more time or money then you absolutely NEED to hear the inspiring story of Zamani Shezi. He's a professional truck driver who used to hustle for extra money by selling toilet paper in the townships. When he read about entrepreneurship and how you can leverage your time then he set out to start his eCommerce business. But he didn't have much time and money and had to go ALL IN. This episode left me in awe and I know this is going to inspire so many others! 

To support Zamani Shezi please visit his online store Qalaza-Online and please feel free to tag him in our Facebook Community to let him know what you thought from this episode.

If you're a member of the Insaka eCommerce Community then you've probably had some help from Annelize Moodley as she's always in the group offering advice and helping where she can. Just like many other community members, Annelize has been building her own store and she freely shares her advice where she can, and she's learnt a lot since she started her store Jislaaik Shop in 2016 with the goal of supporting local suppliers and helping them to sell more of their products through eCommerce. Listen to the end to hear how her passion is driving her not only to grow her own store but also how she's helping to make South Africa a better place.

Warrick is joined by social media marketing expert Anina Heyns and they dive into the importance of database building and email marketing. Expect to get a full understanding of why database building is your golden ticket to eCommerce success and you'll get some actionable tips on how to build your list, when to send your emails, how to craft great emails and how to grow your online sales through email marketing. 

As Warrick says, "the future growth of your online business can be determined by the current growth of your email list"...  So this is a crucial episode for your future success.

In this weeks episode, we dive into the interview between Warrick and BizCommunity where Warrick was asked to explain what led to the launch of Insaka, the ways Covid-19 has caused businesses to pivot offerings, why smaller businesses can capitalise on the e-commerce boom, and he shares tips for launching and running an online store.