Samantha Drake
Samantha Drake is a freelance writer and editor in the Philadelphia area who specializes in business, legal, environmental, and general interest issues.
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Building a Business
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Ways to sidestep the serious shipping challenges in ecommerce subscription businesses.
Building a Business
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Building a Business
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Used strategically, free shipping can be a valuable marketing tool to influence customers and increase sales.
Building a Business
To Beat Ecommerce Rivals, Know Your Shipping Options
By asking yourself these five questions, you can better understand what your company needs and how to stay competitive.
Building a Business
Streamlining Returns: 4 Ways to Simplify the Process
Customer-friendly return policies help make these transactions easier for everyone involved.
Building a Business
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Face it: You can only box orders on your kitchen table for so long. These solutions can help you streamline your shipping needs.
Building a Business
College Career Recruitment – With a Fee
San Jose State University has outsourced headhunting to local staffing agencies, transforming traditional relationships with university placement offices.
Building a Business
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Relationships, not resumes, will nab you the perfect candidate at hackathons.
Building a Business
The Strategy Behind Weird Interview Questions
Understanding why interviewers choose non-traditional questions can help you understand when to use them in your own hiring process.
Building a Business
3 Tips for Managing Crowdsourced Workers
Providing incentives and learning to listen can help managers maximize a crowdsourced workforce.
Building a Business
Etsy Sellers: Easy Ways to Streamline Shipping
Home-based businesses can save themselves time, money and hassle with these five tips.
Business Accounting
Entitled to a Shipping Refund? Get Help Collecting It.
If your shipment was late, you might be owed a refund. Our three experts explain what to keep in mind.
Building a Business
5 Ways to Stay on Top of Holiday Orders
Save time and keep your customers happy with these small business shipping tips.
Building a Business
Real Entrepreneurs, Real Shipping Lessons
These entrepreneurs are using hard-won experience – as well as some old-fashioned ingenuity -- to improve their shipping processes.
Business Operations & Logistics
How to Control Your Inbound Shipping Costs
Even if you've studied your shipping expenses closely, chances are savings can still be had in the deliveries your suppliers make to you.
Business Operations & Logistics
Crowdsource Your Next Delivery
Thanks to some new startups, you might be able to tap the crowd for your next delivery. But should you?