Author: Maria Sparagis

  • Everything You Need to Know About Flat-Rate Pricing

    Stripe, Shopify, PayPal, Square. What do they all have in common? Super simple pricing and sign-up processes. That’s because they all offer flat-rate pricing instead of more detailed options like interchange plus or tiered pricing. Let’s get into what flat-rate pricing is and why it might or might not work for your business. BETTER PAYMENT…

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  • How to Skip Shopify’s 1% Additional Fee (Without Breaking Their Terms)

    You’ve built a thriving Shopify store, but that extra 1% fee for using a third-party processor stings every time you see it on your monthly statement. If you’re processing thousands in sales each month, that seemingly small percentage adds up to real money walking out of your business. Legally, you don’t have to accept this…

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  • Why Do So Many Shopify Stores Fail (and How You Can Survive)

    Shopify is one of the most easily accessible, alluring platforms that exists and captivates thousands of entrepreneurs daily. With its promise of easy setup and plug-and-play functionality, Shopify appears to offer a golden ticket to e-commerce success. So, why do so many Shopify stores fail? In fact, 95% of Shopify stores ultimately fail. This failure…

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  • Let’s Talk About Stablecoins

    Stablecoins have quietly revolutionized what we think and know about digital payments. They create a bridge between traditional finance and the crypto world, which is much needed no doubt. Unlike their volatile cryptocurrency cousins, these digital currencies maintain relatively stable values by pegging themselves to established assets like the US dollar, euros, or even gold.…

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  • Email Cadence Best Practices: How Often Should You Really Email Your Customers?

    You check your inbox and see 47 new emails. First instinct? Delete half without reading them. Your customers feel the same way about your marketing emails. Getting email cadence right makes the difference between building loyal customers and ending up in the spam folder. Send too few emails, and people forget you exist. Send too…

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