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E-commerce notes for manufacturers

Not from a book, from my own business. I write about my mistakes and the things that worked as they are — the way I would have wanted someone to tell me.

Food · 1 August 2026 · 7 min

Explaining freshness in food: "store in a cool place" isn't enough

Good olive oil and the blend on the supermarket shelf look identical in a photo. Ways to make the difference visible and to really explain storage conditions.

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Furniture · 30 July 2026 · 6 min

Ending the "I couldn't tell how big it was" problem in furniture

In furniture e-commerce a return, with its freight, is a disaster. Most of the cause is perception of size and uncertainty about materials — and both can be solved on the site.

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Technology · 28 July 2026 · 6 min

Selling an abstract product: stop describing it, run it

In software and technology products a feature list convinces nobody. The only answer the visitor is looking for is "will this work for me" — and there are ways to show it.

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Diagnosis · 1 August 2026 · 8 min

I have a site but it doesn't sell: the cause is usually not the design

It is the sentence I hear most. Before rebuilding a site there are five places to look; most of the time the problem turns up in one of them.

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Textiles · 31 July 2026 · 7 min

Site decisions that lower the return rate in textiles

One return can wipe out the profit from three sales. Most of the cause is size and colour uncertainty — and both can be reduced on the site.

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B2B · project work · 29 July 2026 · 7 min

What good is a website for a company that doesn't sell products?

In architecture, construction, contracting and project-based work, a site isn't a shop; it is a reference file, a door to a quote, and the thing that keeps you in mind through a decision that takes months.

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Art · gallery · 27 July 2026 · 6 min

Selling one-of-a-kind work online: the rules are different

Art doesn't fit the e-commerce mould. Stock is one, pricing is sensitive, shipping is risky, and the buyer buys the artist first. Notes for artists and galleries.

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Getting started · 1 August 2026 · 9 min

Are you a manufacturer? Seven things to know before you sell online

As someone selling his own factory's product online, seven things that would have saved me a lot of money and time if I had known them at the start.

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Channel choice · 30 July 2026 · 7 min

Marketplace or your own site? An honest answer from a manufacturer

Trendyol or your own site? As someone who runs both, I explain which is right when, and what they really cost.

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Exports · 28 July 2026 · 8 min

Where does exporting start: what it actually takes to sell into the US

I built a brand that manufactures in Türkiye and sells in America. Where "opening an English site" sits on the list, step by step.

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Costs · 26 July 2026 · 6 min

What does e-commerce really cost per month? Item by item

The cost of having a site built is the visible part. The real question is what you will pay every month — I write out the line items from my own business.

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