This Meetup group is intended to build a community of individuals in the Puget Sound that are interested in E-commerce. That could mean eBay, Amazon, Volusion, Magento, or even a custom solution. In the Meetups we will learn from each other and from guest speakers. It is very difficult to learn about Ecommerce because there is so much inaccurate information out there, so we are going to build a community where people can share ideas and everyone will know they are rooted in truth.    If you have …

eCommerce works on many of the same principles as business in general. If you have a product or service that others need and can afford, you are basically in business. The rest is marketing and management.Whether you are in the business of selling online or offering to help other businesses sell online, you may consider using Magento as part of that solution. But Why Magento? How does it compare to other eCommerce platforms? What does it cost?   Magento is a feature-rich, professional open-sour …

Analyst like Gartner and Forester claim small merchants are quickly going extinct. Your odds of survival grow slimmer by the day as giants like big box retailers like Wal-Mart and massive online dominators like Amazon grow their market share affording technologies and resources that just aren’t available to the common merchant. E-Commerce - Social Commerce Mobile and Tablet Commerce Groupon, LivingSolcial, etc… Presence on Facebook, Pinterest, FourSquare, etc… SEM and SEO Amazon, eBay, Etsy, et …