--- title: EDI pro tips, essential guides, expert advice - eZCom Software (13) description: Articles related to the supply chain industry and EDI education (13) --- [![eZCom Software](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ezcomsoftware_july2022/images/eZCom-Logo.png?width=300&name=eZCom-Logo.png "eZCom Software")](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/) - Solutions - [EDI Software: Lingo](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-software-lingo/) - [D2C / Drop Ship](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/d2c/) - [Integrations](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - [RESTful API](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/api/) - Connections - [Trading Partners](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/trading-partners/) - [Integrations](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - About - [Why eZCom](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/why-ezcom/#top) - [Testimonials](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/our-reviews/) - [Awards](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/awards/) - [Partnerships](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partners/) - Resources - [Resources Home](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/resources/) - [Blog](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/articles/) - [Case Studies](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/case-studies/) - [What is EDI](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-101/) - [FAQs](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/faq/) - [EDI Documents](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-documents-and-transactions/) - [GS1 FAQ](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/gs1-faq/) - [In-House Vs. 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Full Service EDI](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/in-house-versus-full-service-edi/) - [Thriving During Economic Cycles by Optimizing Your EDI Process](https://go.ezcomsoftware.com/is-your-edi-underpowered-thriving-during-economic-cycles) - [Schedule a Demo](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/demo/) # eZCom Software Blog ## EDI pro tips, essential guides, expert advice - eZCom Software - [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) - [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education) - [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) - [News Releases](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/news-releases) [![Person working on a computer](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Growing%20company.jpg) Person working on a computer](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-integrations-help-companies-scale) [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education), [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) [How EDI Integrations Help Rapid Growth Companies Scale](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-integrations-help-companies-scale) [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-integrations-help-companies-scale) Get Our Newsletter! Sign up for the latest Supply Chain Industry Articles with EDI Education and Information delivered straight to your inbox. [![Six Questions to Ask When You Need a 3PL and Seamless EDI](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/warehouse-705x254-1.png) Six Questions to Ask When You Need a 3PL and Seamless EDI](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/six-questions-to-ask-when-you-need-a-3pl-and-seamless-edi) [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education), [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) [Six Questions to Ask When You Need a 3PL and Seamless EDI](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/six-questions-to-ask-when-you-need-a-3pl-and-seamless-edi) Choose your 3PL with EDI in mind. At some point, just about every supplier will need to consider adding the services of a Third-Party Logistics Provider (3PL) to improve distribution and fulfillment while enhancing EDI. It's part of the natural evolution from startup to fully-fledged company — eventually your guest room can no longer serve as your warehouse. And you can no longer act as Chief Executive Officer, Lead Merchandiser, Design Director, Chief Marketing Officer — and Head of Shipping. Even the most independent thinkers will eventually realize they can’t do it all. They also understand that moving to their own full-scale distribution center isn’t an investment that makes sense either… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/six-questions-to-ask-when-you-need-a-3pl-and-seamless-edi) April 17, 2019 [![Bringing beauty to 3PL](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/3PLG-300x206.png) Bringing beauty to 3PL](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/bringing-beauty-to-3pl) [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) [Bringing beauty to 3PL.](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/bringing-beauty-to-3pl) 3PLG puts a glamorous spin on fulfillment. Entrepreneurship has defined Lorraine Mayer-Nardi’s business career. From launching a light-industrial staffing agency with her husband to her current role as the founder and president of 3PLG, Mayer-Nardi has always adapted to the marketplace changes and constantly adjusted her business model. She’ll be the first to admit there have been missteps along the way. But each one has provided an opportunity to learn. And those lessons have been critical to establishing the expertise that has translated into years of consistent growth… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/bringing-beauty-to-3pl) April 8, 2019 [![Email Marketing That Works - 16 Best Practices](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Email%20Marketing%20That%20Works%20-%2016%20Best%20Practices.png) Email Marketing That Works - 16 Best Practices](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/email-marketing-16-best-practices) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Email Marketing That Works - 16 Best Practices](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/email-marketing-16-best-practices) Grow Revenue — Online or In-Store Whether you have an online store powered by Shopify, Magento or WooCommerce, or you use EDI to trade with brick-and-mortar retailers, you want email marketing that works… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/email-marketing-16-best-practices) March 23, 2019 [![Shopify? Or Shopify Plus?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Shopify-vs-450x450-1.png) Shopify? Or Shopify Plus?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/shopify-vs-shopify-plus) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights), [Integrations](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/ezcom-integrations) [Shopify? Or Shopify Plus?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/shopify-vs-shopify-plus) Deciding which Shopify platform is right for your company. If you have a burgeoning eCommerce store, there’s a good chance it’s powered by Shopify. In a crowded and competitive category, it’s a popular choice, especially for startups or brands that want to sell directly to their customers… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/shopify-vs-shopify-plus) March 21, 2019 [![Selling on Amazon with Vendor Central? Or Seller Central?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/eZCom-Amazon-Boxes-1.png) Selling on Amazon with Vendor Central? Or Seller Central?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/amazon-switching-suppliers-to-seller-central) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Selling on Amazon with Vendor Central? Or Seller Central?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/amazon-switching-suppliers-to-seller-central) What’s up with Amazon? The largest, most important online marketplace moves quickly. So quickly, in fact, that it seems like their own Prime Video service could launch a show called Keeping Up with the Amazons and never be short of material. The most recent episode: Amazon Vendor Central Suppliers being shifted to Amazon Seller Central… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/amazon-switching-suppliers-to-seller-central) March 15, 2019 [![Brick-and-mortar, Amazon, eBay, a Shopify store?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Girl-on-phone-450x450-1.png) Brick-and-mortar, Amazon, eBay, a Shopify store?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/saleschannels) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Brick-and-mortar, Amazon, eBay, a Shopify store?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/saleschannels) How Many Sales Channels Make Sense for your Brand? In today’s retail environment, deciding which sales channels make sense for your brand has become critically important. Ignore some and you may miss out on a great opportunity. But move into all kinds at once and you may spread yourself too thin, depleting resources that could be employed more effectively elsewhere… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/saleschannels) February 21, 2019 [![Lingo Connector on Amazon Marketplace Appstore](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Press%20Release%20picture.png) Lingo Connector on Amazon Marketplace Appstore](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/lingo-connector-on-amazon-marketplace-app-store) [News Releases](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/news-releases) [Lingo Connector on Amazon Marketplace Appstore](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/lingo-connector-on-amazon-marketplace-app-store) Lingo Connector for NetSuite/QuickBooks Now Available on Amazon Marketplace Appstore ENGLEWOOD, NJ — Longtime EDI provider eZCom Software continues to expand its offerings for online sellers — it is now offering Lingo Connector for both NetSuite and QuickBooks in the Amazon Marketplace Appstore… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/lingo-connector-on-amazon-marketplace-app-store) February 14, 2019 [![Bored by all the time you spend on EDI and order management?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/clock-450x450-1.png) Bored by all the time you spend on EDI and order management?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/save-time-on-edi) [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education) [Bored by all the time you spend on EDI and order management?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/save-time-on-edi) Less time processing EDI and online orders. More time for growth. Back when you first launched your business and started to get orders, your days were filled with excitement and anticipation. You probably didn’t give much thought to how much time it was taking to process EDI and online orders — you were elated to have them. After all, orders meant that people wanted your stuff and you were growing. The last thing you were going to do was complain about the time you spent managing the orders you were so happy to have… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/save-time-on-edi) February 11, 2019 [![2019 Retail, EDI and E-commerce Predictions](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/eZCom-2019-Balloons-450x450-1.png) 2019 Retail, EDI and E-commerce Predictions](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/2019-predictions) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [2019 Retail, EDI and E-commerce Predictions](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/2019-predictions) What’s in store? Our 2019 Retail Predictions are here. After another year of historic change — once-venerated stores shuttering, online channels emerging, supply chains growing more sophisticated — trying to figure out what will shape retail and order management in 2019 isn’t easy. We definitely wouldn't want to bet that all of these 2019 Retail Predictions will pan out… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/2019-predictions) December 31, 2018 [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [The Story of Widgeteer](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/the-story-of-widgeteer) \[av\_section min\_height='' min\_height\_pc='25' min\_height\_px='500px' shadow='no-border-styling' bottom\_border='no-border-styling' bottom\_border\_diagonal\_color='#333333' bottom\_border\_diagonal\_direction='' bottom\_border\_style='' padding='large' custom\_margin='0px' custom\_margin\_sync='true' svg\_div\_top='' svg\_div\_top\_color='#333333' svg\_div\_top\_width='100' svg\_div\_top\_height='50' svg\_div\_top\_max\_height='none' svg\_div\_top\_opacity='' svg\_div\_bottom='' svg\_div\_bottom\_color='#333333' svg\_div\_bottom\_width='100' svg\_div\_bottom\_height='50' svg\_div\_bottom\_max\_height='none' svg\_div\_bottom\_opacity='' color='main\_color' background='bg\_color' custom\_bg='#0079c1' background\_gradient\_direction='vertical' background\_gradient\_color1='' background\_gradient\_color2='' background\_gradient\_color3='' src='' attachment='' attachment\_size='' attach='scroll' position='center center' repeat='stretch' video='' video\_ratio='16:9' overlay\_opacity='0.5' overlay\_color='' overlay\_pattern='' overlay\_custom\_pattern='' custom\_arrow\_bg='' css\_position\_z\_index='' av-medium-css\_position\_z\_index='' av-small-css\_position\_z\_index='' av-mini-css\_position\_z\_index='' id='' custom\_class='' template\_class='' aria\_label='' av\_element\_hidden\_in\_editor='0' av\_uid='av-2sge9jr' sc\_version='1.0'\] \[av\_one\_fifth first min\_height='' vertical\_alignment='' space='' custom\_margin='' margin='0px' padding='0px' border='' border\_color='' radius='0px' background\_color='' src='' background\_position='top left' background\_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile\_breaking='' mobile\_display='' av\_uid='av-2mlfqrr'\]… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/the-story-of-widgeteer) December 12, 2018 [Prev](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/page/12) [11](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/page/11) [12](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/page/12) [13](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/page/13) [14](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/page/14) [15](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/page/15) [Next](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/page/14) - Solutions - [Connect to Retailers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/retailers/) - [Connect to Consumers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/d2c/) - [Integrate Business Systems](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - [Customize Integrations with our API](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/api/) - Lingo Platform - [Get Started](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/new-to-edi/) - [Ready to Switch?](https://ezcomsoftware.com/edi-change/) - Integrations - [ERP](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#erperp) - [Accounting](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#accounting) - [Inventory](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#inventory) - [Shipping](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#shipping) - [3PL/WMS](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#3plwms) - [Online Commerce](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#ecommerce) - About - [Why eZCom](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/why-ezcom/) - [Testimonials](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/our-reviews/) - [Resources](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/resources/) - [Becoming a Partner](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partner-program/) - [Partners](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partners/) - [Retailers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/retailers/) - [Blog](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/) - [Contact Us](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/contact-2/) - [Request A Demo](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/demo/) - [Lingo Log In](https://myweborders.com/) ### Contact Sales [201-731-1800](tel:201-731-1800), Option 1 [877-765-3564](tel:877-765-3564) [sales@ezcomsoftware.com](mailto:sales@ezcomsoftware.com) ### Contact Support [201-731-1800,](tel:201-731-1800,) Option 2 [support@ezcomsoftware.com](mailto:support@ezcomsoftware.com) Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Eastern Time [25 Rockwood Place, Suite 420](https://goo.gl/maps/Lu5ggu1uJPuFMmR56) [Englewood, New Jersey 07631](https://goo.gl/maps/Lu5ggu1uJPuFMmR56) © 2026 eZCom Software Inc. **[Terms & Conditions](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/terms-and-conditions/)|[Privacy Policy](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/privacy-policy/)** - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ezcom-software-inc-) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ezcomsoftware?lang=en) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNdWAzIOUWo-PMAWhPJQutw) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ezcomsoftwareinc/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ezcomsoftware/)