Chantal Wellavize is the founder of Equichoice, a bricks and clicks store selling ‘the products your horse would choose’. The business started in 2006 as a bit of hobby and online now does 10-15 orders per day. She talks through the challenges of balancing her two very different businesses, and how Equichoice has given her the flexibility to create her own work life balance.<br/><br/>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br/><br/>Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/

FE International's Thomas Smale - Buy or Build? How should you get started in eCommerce?

Trying to work out how to acquire more customers? Need to improve customer retention? Or just looking for some reassurance you’re on the right track? That’s what the eCommerce MasterPlan is here for. Every week we interview an e-Commerce business person (owner, manager or marketer) with a fascinating insight into successful online retailing. Their business might be a UK mail order retailer, an online-only store from Australia, or a brick and clicks business from the USA – but every one of them is doing something we can all learn from. Many of our guests are using Shopify &amp; Klaviyo, but we also have guests using Wix, Bigcommerce, Woocommerce, Omnisend and Magento. So you&#39;re sure to find an episode that directly helps YOU.Listen for advice on what to do next, the reassurance you’re heading in the right direction and all the inspiration you need to grow your eCommerce business without losing your life in the process!