Watching BBC Breakfast this morning they reported on the prediction that the economy will shrink by 1% next year and that we are already in a recession. This credit crunch is not fun and it is important you aim for bumper christmas 2008 sales to help your business through 2009.

I haven’t heard a great deal about what things will be like in early 2009 but I think it is going to be really tough.

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To succeed with your ecommerce business you need help like personal advice, general tips and your questions answered. Thankfully the web is awash with great information, I have put together a list of great resources I have bookmarked in the past.

10 Ecommerce Resources To Help Your Business Succeed:

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I have often thought about how big I could build my business up on my own, and I expect you have wondered the same thing. So how big can you build up your online business by yourself?

How does $14.9million sound? (£8.5 million in the UK)

This is what one man has just sold his blog for.

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Following on from my review of Chinavasion I thought it would be cool to do a review of a UK based dropshipper. Sellers generally seem to be more comfortable dealing with UK based dropshippers so for the moment I will focus more on companies in the UK than abroad. The company featured in this blog post is UK based but does ship worldwide – so if you don’t sell to UK customers they are still worth looking at! dropshipland.com review

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Patience is a virtue in all aspects of life, they say good things come to those who wait! But can this be said for those of us running a business online? After all you read about the stories of websites which have built up to a massive scale and are worth millions in only a couple of years – Facebook, Digg, YouTube, MySpace, Flikr, Craigslist, Friendster, the list goes on.

So does this mean if my website doesn’t take off within a few weeks/months it isn’t going to work?

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I’ve got a lot of new development coming up soon which will mean more quality posts on here as I’m developing a new website dropshipping books. I will keep you posted on what I do, why and the success of it.

Despite the economic gloom I believe it is important to keep investing for your business to survive and be strong for when the economy recovers.

Just before the new content swamps the old posts I thought it would be cool to post the Top 10 Posts I’ve made on this blog so if your new round here you won’t have missed anything. I’ve concluded these posts are the best by looking at amount of traffic, comments, length of post and quality of content.

Here is the Top 10 in no particular order:

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Every day on forums their is new questions about whether certain dropshippers and wholesalers are a scam. In April I did a post about how to spot middle men but I have now found a great resource to help you even further.

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It doesn’t seem like to long ago that I was saying Sell Sell Sell! And now Christmas 2008 will be here very soon. It is a fantastic time for retail sales so it is vital you are ready to start really selling so you can make as much profit as possible.

So, when should you start preparing for Christmas?

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At the start of every year I set myself a load of targets related to all aspects of life – from golf to business. I recommed you do the same if you aren’t already. This is a much better way to achieve your aims then by doing ‘new years resolutions’, which long term rarely works.

A year is a long time and a lot changes during a year, now is an ideal time to reflect and begin a final push through 2008. A good way to give yourself an instant boost is to review your targets and adjust as required!

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Running your own business is different to working for someone else, when working for yourself your business and personal life become very much connected, especially when working from home.

Is it possible to change your personal life and instantly improve your business?

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