Staffing - Practical Ecommerce https://www.practicalecommerce.com/category/management/staffing Independent analysis and strategy for online merchants Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:06:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 Charts: Global Job Trends from AI https://www.practicalecommerce.com/charts-global-job-trends-from-ai Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:06:48 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1554680 A just-released PwC report shows that AI has the potential to increase workers' wages — even in roles that are easily automated.

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]]> Can One Person Run a Billion-Dollar Store? https://www.practicalecommerce.com/can-one-person-run-a-billion-dollar-store Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:21 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1553544 The founder of Thinkr, a Shopify-centric AI platform, believes a solo entrepreneur could someday run a massive ecommerce company.

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]]> My 8-Step Ecommerce Hiring Process https://www.practicalecommerce.com/my-8-step-ecommerce-hiring-process Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:48:28 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1551512 Beardbrand owner Eric Bandholz explains how he brings in the right people at the right time.

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]]> Ecommerce Recruiter on Landing a Job https://www.practicalecommerce.com/ecommerce-recruiter-on-landing-a-job Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:40:52 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1541777 Harry Joiner advises job seekers to research prospective employers and stay in the right mindset.

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]]> Charts: Global Workforce Outlook Q2 2024 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/charts-global-workforce-outlook Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:19:29 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1539207 Per a recent PwC survey, the global workforce is experiencing much upheaval from technology and other forces.

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]]> Lessons from Building a People-first Culture https://www.practicalecommerce.com/lessons-from-building-a-people-first-culture Mon, 13 May 2024 15:00:21 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1537011 A serial entrepreneur looks back. Employees and attitude drove his success — more than the products or services.

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]]> Q&A: Ecommerce Employment in 2024 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/qa-ecommerce-employment-in-2024 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:46:14 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1531920 "It's like Baskin-Robbins. There are 31 flavors of available candidates — interim, permanent part-time, full-time, per-project, onside, remote, partial remote, and fractional."

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]]> Profasee Founder on Hiring, Firing, More https://www.practicalecommerce.com/profasee-founder-on-hiring-firing-more Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:00:49 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1525085 Chad Rubin is a serial entrepreneur and an ecommerce pioneer. He's hired a lot of employees. He's fired a lot, too.

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]]> E-bike Seller Hires Best Customer, Saves Sales https://www.practicalecommerce.com/e-bike-seller-hires-best-customer-saves-sales Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:30:40 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1524840 Aaron Powell launched Bunch Bikes, an electric kid-hauler cargo bike, in 2017. Then the pandemic hit, nearly closing the company. Then he hired his best customer.

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]]> Executive Recruiter on Ecommerce Jobs Mid-2023 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/executive-recruiter-on-ecommerce-jobs-mid-2023 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:00:07 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1524328 Harry Joiner has been an ecommerce recruiter since 2005. He calls the 2023 job market "a zoo."

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]]> Does Your Business Need an AI Operator? https://www.practicalecommerce.com/does-your-business-need-an-ai-operator Sun, 15 Jan 2023 11:52:50 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1516836 Selecting artificial intelligence tools is one thing, but using them is another. It takes skill and training. Dedicated "AI operators" could be the answer.

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]]> Entrepreneurs Are Arsonists, Says Business Coach https://www.practicalecommerce.com/entrepreneurs-are-arsonists-says-business-coach Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:02:45 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1516343 According to Tim Conley, a business coach, most founders prefer putting out fires in their businesses and neglect long-term strategy. If there are no fires, they often set them.

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]]> Q&A: Executive Recruiter on State of Ecommerce Employment https://www.practicalecommerce.com/qa-executive-recruiter-on-state-of-ecommerce-employment Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:21:09 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1515348 The news of layoffs at Amazon, Shopify, and other ecommerce companies has caused much industry angst. We asked Harry Joiner, a longtime ecommerce recruiter, for his perspective.

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]]> Charts: CEO Pay for Top Ecommerce, Public Companies https://www.practicalecommerce.com/charts-ceo-pay-for-top-ecommerce-public-companies Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:51:50 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1508472 Amazon CEO Andy Jassy collected total compensation in 2021 of roughly $212 million. Shopify's Tobias Lutke earned $20 million. Here's a rundown of CEO compensation at select U.S. public companies.

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]]> Feeling Stuck or Burned Out? Get a Fresh Start https://www.practicalecommerce.com/feeling-stuck-or-burned-out-get-a-fresh-start Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:15:03 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1504059 When work performance is down, a fresh start might be just the thing to spark a breakthrough. Take Major League Baseball, for example.

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]]> Efficiency Pro: Happy People Are More Productive https://www.practicalecommerce.com/efficiency-pro-happy-people-are-more-productive Fri, 13 May 2022 12:30:24 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1501882 Thanh Pham is the founder of Asian Efficiency, a productivity training company. He believes building in-person connections and nurturing relationships naturally enhances productivity.

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]]> Employee Compensation Options, Near and Long-term https://www.practicalecommerce.com/employee-compensation-options-near-and-long-term Tue, 10 May 2022 13:41:13 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1503237 A good employee compensation plan will provide near and long-term value to workers. The plan could have components that are guaranteed and performance-based.

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]]> ‘Embrace Growth’ Is Core to Atlas Staffing https://www.practicalecommerce.com/embrace-growth-is-core-to-atlas-staffing Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:50:24 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1502388 Joshua McKee founded Atlas Staffing 11 years ago. The company has grown. He advocates core values and communicates them to employees. "Embrace growth" is his favorite.

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]]> ‘People Development’ Drives AppSumo to $80 Million in Revenue https://www.practicalecommerce.com/people-development-drives-appsumo-to-80-million-in-revenue Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:50:13 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1501150 Ayman Al-Abdullah was CEO of AppSumo from 2015 to 2021. Annual revenue grew from $3 million to $80 million. How, exactly, did he do it?

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]]> MarketerHire Exec on Freelancers, Content, SEO https://www.practicalecommerce.com/marketerhire-exec-on-freelancers-content-seo Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:47:08 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1406893 Tracey Wallace is a writer turned content marketer turned SEO pro. She was the head of BigCommerce's content team and now serves a similar role for MarketerHire, a marketplace for freelance marketers, which launched in 2019.

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]]> Lessons from Hiring on Freelance Marketplaces https://www.practicalecommerce.com/lessons-from-hiring-on-freelance-marketplaces Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:54:32 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1328012 How does a company find good freelancers? For many businesses, hiring a freelancer starts on a labor marketplace such as Upwork, Guru, Toptal, and similar. I have done this myself.

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]]> Foundr Owner on Burnout, Recovery, Priorities https://www.practicalecommerce.com/foundr-owner-on-burnout-recovery-priorities Fri, 03 Sep 2021 16:08:45 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=1043153 Nathan Chan seemingly had it all. His business, Foundr, is hugely successful, combining media with entrepreneurship training. He interacts with prominent global founders. Then came burnout.

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]]> The Benefits of an Ecommerce Technology Advocate https://www.practicalecommerce.com/the-benefits-of-an-ecommerce-technology-advocate Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:52:20 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=367394 Managing an ecommerce technology stack is complicated. Many companies could use help. "As the marketplace for ecommerce [software] starts to broaden and becomes more complex, adding platforms and apps [can be] really hard," said Mark Wexler, a founder and partner at Whirlwind Ecommerce.

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]]> 14 Marketplaces to Hire Freelance Designers, Developers, Writers, Marketers, More https://www.practicalecommerce.com/19-Sites-to-Hire-a-Developer-or-Designer Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:11:11 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=350998 Here is a list of marketplaces to hire freelance designers, developers, writers, finance professionals, social media marketers, and more. There are general marketplaces with huge pools of workers in hundreds of fields as well as specialized marketplaces focused on areas such as design, Amazon stores, and even expert consulting.

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]]> TaxJar CEO on Managing a Remote, 160-employee Team https://www.practicalecommerce.com/taxjar-ceo-on-managing-a-remote-160-employee-team Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:44:52 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=193858 The coronavirus pandemic is forcing many companies to adjust to a home-based workforce. TaxJar, a sales-tax compliance platform, has been entirely remote since its founding seven years ago. All 160 employees work remotely, mainly from their homes. Mark Faggiano is founder and CEO of TaxJar. I recently spoke with him about managing a large, distant workforce.

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]]> What I look for in an employee https://www.practicalecommerce.com/what-i-look-for-in-an-employee Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:43:32 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=192541 What should you look for in an ecommerce employee? In this post, I’ll describe my hiring process.
To start, I list job duties. Then I list skill requirements in two columns:

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]]> What to Do When an Employee Leaves https://www.practicalecommerce.com/what-to-do-when-an-employee-leaves Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:45:47 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=192004 Employees quit. It is a reality of every business. Large companies with dedicated human resource teams have a process or checklist they follow when someone decides to leave. But small and mid-sized firms may not have a plan in place.

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]]> Need good employees? Be a good employer https://www.practicalecommerce.com/need-good-employees-be-a-good-employer Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:06:00 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=190752 Hiring and managing employees is among the most challenging tasks of business owners. An employee-employer relationship is much different than a social one. You'll spend many hours a day together. But employers should never forget that the relationship is about business.

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]]> Outsourcing SEO Starts with Knowing Your Needs https://www.practicalecommerce.com/outsourcing-seo-starts-with-knowing-your-needs Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:06:39 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=189459 Ecommerce merchants have many choices for outsourcing search engine optimization. Finding the right agency often comes down to knowing your business's needs, as well as understanding the different types of SEO services.

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]]> 9 Things to Do When Your SEO Pro Quits https://www.practicalecommerce.com/9-things-to-do-when-your-seo-pro-quits Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:40:40 +0000 https://www.practicalecommerce.com/?p=170733 An ecommerce company's search-engine-optimization pro will eventually leave. Here’s what to do next. First, ask her why. Make it clear that you want her feedback to make the program stronger.

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