We’re big believers in automation and the resulting efficiency gains. One example of this in practice for us has been automating the handling of Houzz orders. Houzz is not a platform supported by any big name multi-channel software providers that
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NumberProxy is a site we’ve been running since near the beginning of Monkey King Code. It provides temporary, disposable phone numbers to customers who would like to protect their privacy. Since the target demographic of the site is more privacy
Read moreAutomated Tools for Fighting Amazon Fraud
One of the unfortunate realities of selling on Amazon as of late 2016/early 2017, at least, is that fraudulent sellers have become widespread. These sellers are listing tens of thousands of offers with unreasonably low prices in hopes that buyers
Read moreAcquiring a Website
There are many articles elsewhere, especially from website brokers focusing on the selling side and what to prepare when selling. This is focused on the buying side of the equation. The focus is on the smaller to perhaps mid size of
Read moreBest Practices for Migrating Web App Platforms
One of the issues that we’ve encountered several times with acquiring websites is difficulties with the existing technical structure of the site. It’s not uncommon for people to lose interest in things like routine maintenance, software upgrades or making improvements
Read moreCase Study: Optimizing Performance with a CDN
Some of the big things we look at when acquiring websites and taking over their operations are potential quick performance wins. One such simple improvement is to improve page load times through using a CDN. The motivation for improving page load times
Read moreCase Study: Cloud Server Performance in Canada
For one website we operate, we wanted to introduce a Canadian version of the website. The reasoning behind this was to allow Canadians to browse the site with pricing in Canadian Dollars, as well as to gain the benefit of
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