Abby Pates

Abby is based in the beautiful tropical island of Cebu, Philippines. In her past life she worked as a freelance tech and business writer, and was a top customer service representative at a big ecommerce company.

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Abby PatesOctober 31, 2021
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How to Hire and Train the Best Virtual Assistants from the Philippines

Starting your own e-commerce business means you’ll have to wear many hats, but when your company starts to grow and…
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Abby PatesFebruary 13, 2018
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News Roundup (February 5-11): February Amazon Fee Changes, Valentine’s Day Sales, Free Whole Foods Delivery for Prime Members

February Amazon Fee Changes/Increases February may be the shortest month of the year, but it's jam-packed with Amazon seller fee…
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Abby PatesJanuary 30, 2018
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News Roundup (January 22-28): Amazon Hands Over Seller Info to Massachusetts Officials, Google Rolls Out “Mute This Ad” feature

With Amazon announcing that it finally gave in to Massachusetts officials’ request for seller information, many sellers are worried that…
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Abby PatesJanuary 22, 2018
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News Roundup (January 15-21): Amazon Referral Fee Changes, USPS Price Hike Implemented

Here's another roundup of what went down in the ecommerce world from January 15th to 21st. Take a look: Amazon…
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Abby PatesJanuary 17, 2018
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News Roundup (January 8-14): Facebook News Feed Changes Spell Doom for Publishers, Taobao in USTR blacklist

We bring you another installment of the EcomCrew News Roundup, where we gather Amazon news and industry updates so ecommerce…
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Abby PatesJanuary 11, 2018
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News Roundup: Biggest FBA Fee Increase EVER, German tax authorities vs. Chinese Sellers

From Amazon announcing it’s biggest FBA fee increase ever to German tax authorities freezing accounts of Chinese sellers–the new year…
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Abby PatesDecember 31, 2017
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Top 10 Posts of 2017

Only a few hours to go and we will officially wrap up 2017! To celebrate, let us take you down…
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Abby PatesDecember 18, 2017
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Weekly News Roundup (December 11-17, 2017)

We are back with another roundup of what went down in the ecommerce world from December 11th to 17th. FCC…
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Abby PatesDecember 12, 2017
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Weekly News Roundup (December 4 – 10, 2017)

The interwebs buzzed with Amazon news last week and EcomCrew’s news roundup is filled to the brim with it. Let’s…
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Abby PatesDecember 5, 2017
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Weekly News Roundup (November 27 – December 3)

Here's another dose of weekly ecommerce news from November 27th to December 3rd. Amazon Launches in Australia Amazon has launched…
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