r/ecommerce101

I switched to LoyaltyLion thinking a more advanced loyalty setup would help retention since my store has been growing pretty fast lately. I’ll say this, the customization and analytics are definitely better than most loyalty apps.

But it started becoming a pain to manage pretty quickly. There are so many settings and rules to deal with that it stopped feeling passive and started feeling like another thing I constantly had to maintain. On top of that, customers still weren’t engaging with it enough to justify the cost.

For how much time and money went into it, I expected way better results than what I got.

Hi folks!

I’m starting a D2C brand with a friend, and we’re currently at level 0. My friend already has some offline market exposure and understands the product/customer side fairly well. We’re now planning to take it online.

I come from a tech background, so I’ll be handling the digital, website, analytics, automation, and growth side of things. It feels like a good combination, but we’re still beginners when it comes to building a D2C brand from scratch.

For those who have been through this journey, what are the biggest hurdles, mistakes, or blind spots we should keep in mind early on?

Thanks in advance :)

One of the biggest problems in Google Ads dropshipping is not finding products.

It’s getting your store approved by Google Merchant Center.

Most beginners get hit with misrepresentation, website needs improvement, or policy issues — then they start guessing what to fix.

That’s exactly why Terry Ecom created GMC Scout:

www.gmcscout.com

It’s a Shopify / Google Merchant Center scanning tool built specifically for ecommerce stores and Google Ads dropshippers.

The goal is simple:

Scan your store, find the compliance issues, fix them properly, and improve your chances of getting GMC approved.

GMC Scout checks things like:

• Policy pages
• Contact information
• Shipping and returns
• Trust signals
• Product page issues
• Store structure
• Google Merchant Center readiness

Most dropshippers don’t fail because the product is bad.

They fail because their store doesn’t look trustworthy enough for Google.

That’s the gap GMC Scout was built to solve.

If you’re trying to run Google Shopping Ads, Performance Max, or scale a dropshipping store with Google Ads, your GMC approval is the foundation.

Without it, you can’t even get started properly.

Try it here: www.gmcscout.com

Looking for a good fulfillment platform for my store and wanted to ask what platforms people think are the strongest right now.

What are the most important things to look for in a fulfillment platform? What makes one good long term and what offers the most flexibility when the store starts growing?

Hi brothers ,
Currently I’m running 3 business and all are profitable but while I worked so hard for them to scale them unfortunately I have to part with 1 because I don’t have time for myself .
I’m feeling that I will soon reach burnout.
So I’m asking your opinions and your advices about prices.
My e-commerce business is running in UAE at this moment but is ready for GCC scale but from lack of time I cannot do that at this moment .
The website is English and Arabic and it makes around 5k-7k per day on this period while the ad costs are around 800- 1000 per day so the ROAS is around 5-7 depends on the day and people.
I will attach also the quarter report from Shopify .
No is not a drop shipping ,I have a good contract with biggest shipping in UAE at a cost of 12 AED per shipment .
I had some questions in PM and I will answer them here:
NO I don’t sell the business because is not working ,it’s working ok with a drop of 10-15% because of the curent situation.
No I don’t want to have associates ,I sell the business with everything :
- ad accounts
-social media pages
-clients database
-full site + domain
Integrations:
Tabby and Tamara
Apple Pay and google pay + all cards in the world (stripe account)
The average prepaid orders vs COD are 50-70 for prepaid .
I can add the company also but for me is not mandatory ,has corporate bank account and all papers in order.

The business and take and run ,no liabilities or debts .

It’s for someone who wants to make profit and dedicate full time for its scale .

I will reply to all your questions .

Later edit: I’m getting a lot of questions about the website/products.
Let me clarify something — I’m not desperate to sell and this is not a failing business. It is an active UAE ecommerce operation still generating sales daily and everything mentioned is backed by Shopify reports, bank statements and ads reporting.

I understand serious buyers want transparency, which is completely fair. But while the business is still active, I also have to protect the products, suppliers, funnels and operational side until there is a serious acquisition discussion.

It also would not be fair for a potential buyer if I publicly expose the website now, have the products/funnels copied by random people and create extra competition around the business before any acquisition even happens.