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PWA Strategy for a Dropshipping Store

Around 70% of e-commerce users make purchases via their mobile phones. This means that website loading speed is of the utmost importance. After all, if your dropshipping shop’s website takes too long to load, potential customers will simply close the page. A PWA strategy can help, making your website fast and user-friendly. We discuss this in a post by Step Link Canada.

Key Ways to Grow a Dropshipping Business

Dropshipping isn’t a business for the lazy; it’s not enough to simply run adverts and wait for the money to roll in. Almost all properly set-up dropshipping shops experience rapid growth initially, before hitting a plateau. At this point, most entrepreneurs start increasing their advertising budgets.

TikTok sales trends and how they can make money

In 2025-2026, TikTok finally established itself as one of the most promising platforms for sales. The social network, which began as a service for short entertainment videos, has now become a full-fledged e-commerce tool, according to Step Link Canada managers. Almost everything is sold here, from clothing and decorative items to real estate and professional services.

Three important metrics in modern dropshipping

Dropshipping is not what it used to be. Gone are the days when you could list random products on a simple online store, copy someone else’s content, run Facebook ads, and make money. In the early days of dropshipping, advertising budgets were a few dollars a day, and products provided a tenfold return on investment

Dropshipping lead cost calculation and reduction

In dropshipping, money is lost not because of poor advertising, but because of incorrect calculations. Even with cheap orders and growing turnover, you may suddenly find that there is no profit. In this case, the problem lies within the work scheme itself. Step Link Canada managers understand where exactly you are losing money and how to stop it.

How to understand customer needs in dropshipping

You’ve found a good supplier, launched your product, set up advertising, but there are no buyers? While you’re looking for reasons, your competitors are getting orders and taking your audience. Unfortunately, this often happens to beginners in dropshipping. To avoid such situations, you need one thing: a clear understanding of your customers’ needs.

Facebook’s new algorithm and advertising content

Step Link Canada specialists discussed Facebook’s new algorithm. The Andromeda system appeared at the end of 2024, but did not become fully operational immediately, only in 2025. How does this method differ? Previously, advertisements were displayed based on target audiences and interests, but now artificial intelligence selects advertisements for each user.

What affects demand in online commerce

Imagine that one product in a shop sells dozens of units every day, while another is not in demand. The price is reasonable, and the photo is appealing, but why is this the case? It is a matter of demand. Specialists at Step Link Platform Inc. discussed the types of demand and its specifics in online commerce.

Promote your store on Instagram for free or paid

Promoting an Instagram shop is easier than it may seem. The main thing is to know which methods work and which ones are not worth spending time on. Step Link Canada experts discussed the main paid and free methods of promoting a shop on Instagram.

How to design an Instagram store

Do you want to create your own online shop on Instagram and start earning money from it, or, for example, create an Instagram page in addition to your website? The specialists at Step Link dropshipping will provide advice to help you set up your own page.

Launch an online store quickly

Launching an online store is a serious step that requires careful preparation and a clear understanding of where you are going. A mistake at the start can cost you not only time, but also a significant portion of your budget. To avoid unnecessary expenses and wasting money, it is important to think through every element of the business in advance.

Landing page headline: Capture customer attention

A headline in the retail business is a trigger, a trigger, an activator, and a magnet for attracting attention. It is the title that draws the customer to your ad or landing page. It is known that 80% of people read headlines and only 20% read the entire text. The Step Link Platform Inc team will tell you how to make headlines that attract customers and sell for you.

How to set up logistics in a dropshipping store

Logistics is one of the key elements in online commerce, particularly in dropshipping, which directly affects the level of your service and customer satisfaction. Even if you are not personally involved in delivery, you are responsible to the customer for ensuring that the goods arrive on time and in good condition.

Traffic arbitrage for dropshipping store

If you’ve decided to get into dropshipping and are considering traffic arbitrage as a way to attract customers, it’s important to understand right away what you’re dealing with. It’s not just running adverts and waiting for sales. It’s all about clear calculations, analytics and constant testing.

How a multi-channel approach saves sales in e-commerce

Let’s say you have a cool online shop. The product is cool, the website is up-to-date, and the advertising is set up. But for some reason, your sales volume isn’t growing. What happened?

How influencer marketing helps drive sales

If you still haven’t tapped into Influencers to promote your product – you’re missing out on a big opportunity. Right now, someone is using bloggers and increasing their customer base and you still haven’t figured it out.

How to avoid dropshipping scams

If you decide to do dropshipping, don’t forget to be careful. It’s a great business model, but it’s full of pitfalls. You can either make easy money or lose it all. Fraudsters, counterfeiters and scams can be waiting at every turn.

Increase average checks with a loyalty program

Online shop owners want customers to buy more and more often. Just hoping that they will suddenly start spending more is a bad idea. You need a clear algorithm of actions that will definitely work.

What Should a Marketer Be Like in Online Business?

‘Another marketer, another drained budget?’ You’ve heard that? We have, and more than once. Many business owners have faced the situation when strategies to attract customers – be it advertising, email newsletters, SEO investments or social media – do not give the expected effect. Budgets are spent, figures in reports change, but there is no real growth in sales. So what is the problem?

How to create a sales landing

The wrong landing page is a waste of money. Without a clear purpose, understanding of customer needs and a well thought out structure, the site simply will not bring you income. No matter what you’re selling, mistakes at the start will be costly. StepLink managers discussed how to avoid this and create a landing site that really sells.

Why the client changed his mind: main reasons

Dropshipping seems to be an ideal option for starting a business without large investments. However, the attractive picture hides risks: huge competition, problems with the quality of goods and delivery, and dependence on suppliers.

Pros and cons of dropshipping: is it worth starting?

Dropshipping seems to be an ideal option for starting a business without large investments. However, the attractive picture hides risks: huge competition, problems with the quality of goods and delivery, and dependence on suppliers.

Customer categories: cold, warm and hot

Who are cold customers, hot customers and warm customers, and how do these customer categories differ from one another? You’ve probably heard these terms before and want to understand them: what is the nature of your customer base? Unfortunately, there is some confusion about this, and even some marketers misinterpret some of it. With the help of the experts at Step Link, we’ve broken down the customer categories.

Mistakes of start-up entrepreneurs

Many people who want to start an e-commerce business are faced with a choice: create a full-fledged online shop or use a landing site. Step Link Platform Inc. marketers have analysed what the difference is between the two and which is better for business.

Landing or online store. Which to choose?

Many people who want to start an e-commerce business are faced with a choice: create a full-fledged online shop or use a landing site. Step Link Platform Inc. marketers have analysed what the difference is between the two and which is better for business.

Product testing in e-commerce

In one of our previous articles, we looked at tools for attracting customers, which can be used by new entrepreneurs. Today we talked to Step Link specialists about how you can optimise your online shop’s website for search engines on your own. This process is called SEO – a set of measures to increase the visibility of the site in search engines for targeted queries.

SEO of an online shop on your own

In one of our previous articles, we looked at tools for attracting customers, which can be used by new entrepreneurs. Today we talked to Step Link specialists about how you can optimise your online shop’s website for search engines on your own. This process is called SEO – a set of measures to increase the visibility of the site in search engines for targeted queries.

Mistakes in the commodities business

Dumb people learn from their mistakes and smart people learn from the mistakes of others. So let’s be smart and break down the mistakes you shouldn’t make in the commodity business, including dropshipping, and talk about how to avoid them. Read about it in a new blog post from StepLink.

Dropshipping business. How to choose goods that will bring profit

Every person who wants to start in the commodity business thinks about how and where to start, which goods to choose in order to make a quick profit. Nobody will give a clear answer to these questions. Success depends on many factors.

How to attract customers? Affordable tools for new entrepreneurs

New entrepreneurs often underestimate the importance of advertising and promoting an online or traditional shop. Attracting customers is difficult. Finding the right tools to promote your business can cost you a lot of money, time and nerves. But if you do not spread the word about the existence of your shop, it is unlikely that anyone will know about it. Except friends, family and acquaintances. Of course, they can provide you with revenue in How to attract customers?

How to come up with a name for your company

The history of great brands shows that they were named according to fairly obvious principles. Today on the Step Link blog, we’re talking about ways to come up with a name for a business, including online shops.

Facebook Ads. What can be sanctioned

Entrepreneurs involved in e-commerce often find that Facebook blocks advertising of their goods or services and bans advertising accounts. The thing is, Facebook is very picky about the content of ads. It checks the image, video, text, targeting information and your website or online store. It will also check your personal account and your advertising account. In this article, we’ve worked with the experts at Step Link to understand Facebook’s prohibitions and restrictions.

Key indicators for running an online shop

In order to fully manage your business and keep it on track, you need to monitor a number of indicators. With their help you will be able to see the situation clearly, take measures to adjust the work and set clear goals. Today we’re going to talk about important indicators for online shops. Step Link’s experts have given a brief characterisation of each indicator.

How to create a customer journey map

Entrepreneurs involved in online commerce strive to achieve the highest possible conversion rate from an online store. To achieve this, it is not only necessary to offer a range of quality products, but also to work on improving the usability of the site. You can’t do this without understanding how users behave on the pages and in the sections of the online shop.

What you need to start a dropshipping business. Important nuances

How do you start a dropshipping business? You find a product, create an online shop, advertise and promote it, make money. It all sounds very simple, but you need to understand the nuances to make sure your shop is consistently profitable. Step Link’s experts have provided tips to help budding entrepreneurs.

Email newsletters: design rules and reasons for spam

Email marketing remains one of the key elements in the promotion of goods and services. It is also one of the cheapest ways to contact your audience. However, email marketing can only be effective if it is done properly. We discussed with Step Link’s specialists why emails end up in spam and what you can do to ensure that your mailings reach their recipients.

Competitor analysis is an important aspect of developing a successful business strategy

Every entrepreneur needs to analyse the competition before starting a business and then during its development. Proper competitive analysis will allow you to organise your work in such a way that a potential customer will want to buy from you without any doubt in his decision.

Dropshipping: business development tips

Dropshipping is a business model where an entrepreneur sells goods from a supplier’s warehouse. His income comes from a mark-up he adds to the purchase price. There is no need to buy goods and store them in a warehouse. In the early stages, while the business is not yet scaled up, it is possible to handle all the processes without hiring help.

New dropshipping format

STEP LINK follows trends in the business world and develops partnerships and co-operation through online channels. On one of the business forums we found information about a young company POTĘGA HANDLOWY DOM. Another partnership programme allowed both companies to find common points of growth. The management of STEP LINK immediately saw common values and similar strategies in a like-minded company.

A quality product description is key in an online shop

The text for the product card is the first thing a potential buyer looks at. This is where they expect to find important information about the product. Product specifications are too brief, but descriptions can explain the essence of the product, show its benefits and answer questions without the need to contact customer service. Sales results depend on how well the product card text is written.

Make money year-round in these commodity niches

Entrepreneurs who want to build their business in e-commerce ask themselves: what should I trade in order to make a steady profit? Choosing which products to sell is a difficult and very important decision. Platform Step Link dropshipping’s experts shared the most popular product niches that are relevant all year round, regardless of seasons and trends.

Factors influencing dropshipping business development

Dropshipping is one of the cheapest ways to start a business. It does not require you to have a warehouse, organise logistics and service, keep accounts, etc. It frees you from many of the worries typical of an offline business. Your main task is to find quality goods and a reliable supplier.

How to win your customers’ trust

If you’re not a big, well-known brand, visitors will be reluctant to order from your online store. Trust is what helps them make a positive decision to buy from you. This is a very valuable resource that is hard to come by. It is especially difficult for start-ups, young companies that no one knows about.

Designing for conversion: usability and more

The conversion of an online shop is one of the most important measures of the success of e-commerce projects, including dropshipping. Conversion is the ratio of customers who have taken a specific action to the total number of users of the site over a given period of time. It is expressed as a percentage. If 100 users came to your site and 5 of them made a purchase, then the conversion rate is 5%.

Sections and information to include in a business plan

Starting, developing and growing a business requires an investment of money. New entrepreneurs do not always have all the money they need to start their business. And those who have already achieved certain results do not always have enough money to take the business to a new stage of development. How to find it? By borrowing money from a bank or finding a partner willing to invest in your business.

A/B testing: a way to find the best solution

A/B testing, or split testing, is a marketing method whose purpose is to test hypotheses by comparing the effectiveness of two elements. In the end, the choice is made in favour of the one that gives a higher return. In simple terms, it is an experiment in which two (or sometimes more) variants of something are compared. For example, a website, a mobile application, an email newsletter, an advertisement, an article title, the title of a YouTube video, etc.

Sentiment Analysis: Why you Need it?

Task: “Measure the mood of each of your customers. Then the mood of potential customers. Add up these numbers. What answer did you get?”. Agreed, the condition sounds rather unusual. But don’t rush to find a ruler or open a textbook. Let’s talk about the important things in business and how to measure emotions and digitise sentiment.

Sales strategy: positioning, pricing, market promotion

“The whole is always simpler than the sum of its parts” said Aristotle. The world is made up of very complex processes. They are based on simple and obvious actions. When building a company’s marketing, it’s important to constantly work on a product promotion strategy.

Pricing tips. How to increase profits

Booming sales, big profits, constant orders – that’s the dream of every entrepreneur. And also about reliable suppliers who offer the lowest prices and goods of the highest quality.

Dropshipping allows you to sell goods that do not require upfront investment. The seller is spared the extra expense of renting a warehouse, the issues of overstocking and seasonality do not worry him too.

How to create a value proposition

In an era in which the world is overflowing with useful and not-so-beneficial information, capturing the attention of the recipient and keeping it at least for a short while is a special art. The cognitive effect lasts only three seconds! That is the amount of time the user needs to decide whether he is interested in your site, landing strip, online shop, a resource.

Sales funnel. Step Link tools

Generating demand, stimulating the interest of visitors to the online shop, pushing them to buy, the website owner, in one way or another, guides the customer through all the stages of the standard sales funnel. It goes from a mere lead – someone who is interested in what you are selling – to a loyal and dedicated customer.

Business Innovation

Innovation has always been the merit of geniuses. For the most part, they made innovations, and the public either rejected or slowly accepted them. So clumsily, resisting change, we lived until computers and the Internet entered the world. Everything changed on August 6, 1991, from the little-known date of birth of the World Wide Web.

Cross-selling and upselling increase e-commerce sales

Promotions and discounts seem to be the easiest and most affordable way to maintain customer loyalty and interest. It’s important not to overdo it. Aggressive discounting, like over-optimization, can lead to unexpected loss of revenue sooner or later. On the other hand, insufficient discounting may encourage your customers to seek out your competitor’s product.

SMS marketing in e-commerce

What is the most important thing about e-commerce? Product? Suppliers? Customers? Finance? There is no main and secondary in business, everything is important. However, no one will argue that the success of a commercial project is most often estimated by the figures for sales growth and revenue growth.

Dropshipping and suppliers. How to choose the best?

In 2022, it is no longer possible to imagine a business that does not have its own website or, at least, pages on social networks. This is no longer just an addition, but a vital necessity and potential for the growth of any idea.

Dropshipping is the most popular area of ​ ​ online trading, which is chosen primarily because of the logistical advantages of this business model.

E-commerce. Where to start?

When deciding to create your own Internet store, you should take into account the needs of future customers in advance, build both a proposal and a pricing strategy for their needs and interests, and solve delivery and storage issues in advance. There are several unique e-commerce business models that are worth using to create and grow your business. This is primarily dropshipping, wholesale trade, in-house production, sale of digital products, direct sales and trading by “subscription.”

Dropshipping marketing. Hold, do not let go

Dropshipping is an affordable business model, both for a novice entrepreneur and for those who want to expand their business, checking the demand for new or additional categories of goods, product lines. If you have your own website and your suppliers don’t cause problems, then you have almost everything in order.

Telephone calls

Telephone calls are the best way to understand who you have to work with, show yourself, the seriousness of your intentions and outline your principles of doing business. We will immediately make a reservation, by this term we will mean not only real communication with the tube in our hand, but also any communications using instant messengers or voice communications.

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