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Selling without an ERP: guides for sellers not on Odoo yet

24 guides on 16 connectors and modules for Odoo 17, 18, 19 and 20.

How to start with Odoo if you already sell on AmazonA guide for Amazon sellers who do not use Odoo yet: what changes, the order to set it up and what the connector does with orders, FBA, settlements and returns.Reconciling Amazon and Shopify payouts with your bank: the terms you needSettlement, deposit, fees, payout and clearing account: what each term in a marketplace payment means, and why it never matches your bank order by order.Returns in an online store without an ERP: Spanish deadlines and what gets lost along the wayThe deadlines Spanish law sets for a return on a distance sale, the paperwork it creates in your business and where you lose control when it all lives in spreadsheets.You use ChannelEngine, but your stock lives in Excel: what nobody tells youIf you use ChannelEngine but your stock and orders live in spreadsheets, this is what breaks and what changes with Odoo and the FlexigoTech connector.When is an ERP worth it? The Eurostat data and how to apply it to your companyHow many EU and Spanish companies use an ERP by size and sector, what Eurostat counts as an ERP, and four signs to decide whether your turn has come.Correos Express without Odoo yet: what Odoo brings together with Correos Express ConnectorShipping with Correos Express but not on Odoo yet? What the connector brings into Odoo, what you need from your CEX contract and where to start.Shipping labels by hand when you sell on several storesWhat it costs to make each label on the carrier's website and copy the tracking back to Shopify, Leroy Merlin or Cdiscount, and how Odoo does it when you validate.You use HubSpot or Pipedrive but not Odoo yet: how to decide whether to connect themUsing HubSpot or Pipedrive but not Odoo yet? What you do by hand today, what the Two-Way CRM Sync Lite connector keeps aligned and where to start.Selling on Leroy Merlin without Odoo: the manual work today and what Odoo centralisesSelling on Leroy Merlin but not on Odoo yet? What you do by hand today, what Odoo centralises with Leroy Merlin Connector and where to start.Do you need an ERP to sell on ManoMano? The signsA checklist to tell whether your ManoMano business already needs an ERP, and what Odoo does with the connector: orders, offers, stock, carriers and translations.Example: a manufacturer selling on several Mirakl marketplaces with spreadsheetsExample case of a manufacturer selling on several Mirakl marketplaces with spreadsheets, and what changes when everything moves into Odoo with the connector.Implementing Odoo with connectors: what the subscription covers and what it does notWhat a connector subscription pays for, what gets quoted separately, and six ideas worth correcting before you ask for a price to implement Odoo with your sales channels.You ship with MRW but do not use Odoo yet: how to decide whether to centralise itIf you ship with MRW and do not use Odoo yet: which steps you repeat by hand, what MRW Shipping Connector brings to the delivery order and how to decide.Selling on Cdiscount without an ERP: myths and factsWhat sellers often believe when selling on Cdiscount with the Octopia back office and spreadsheets, checked against the channel's rules and what Odoo does.Copying orders by hand from the marketplace to invoicing: the deadlines that runHow long each marketplace keeps your orders within reach, which deadlines run for accepting and invoicing them, and what changes when they flow into Odoo on their own.Example: you sign with Scrive and your contracts live in folders, so what changes with Odoo?Example case of a company that signs with Scrive but keeps contracts and quotations in folders, and what changes when signing happens from Odoo.You take payments with seQura but don't use Odoo yet: six myths about the connectorTaking payments with seQura but not on Odoo yet? What the Payment Provider: seQura connector needs, what the subscription covers and where to start.Shopify alone or Shopify with Odoo: what changes in your day-to-dayComparison for Shopify stores without an ERP: orders, stock, shipping, returns, invoices and payouts, before and after running the store inside Odoo.Inventory in Excel: the signs your spreadsheet has stopped workingThe signs that your stock spreadsheet no longer tells you what you can sell, the states a real inventory keeps apart, and what Spanish law asks for at year end.Selling on several stores without selling the same product twiceWhy a shared stock spreadsheet ends up selling what you no longer have, what Cdiscount, Mirakl and Shopify expect from your stock, and how one inventory fixes it.Singapore InvoiceNow without Odoo: a checklist for moving your Peppol invoicing into OdooInvoicing through Singapore InvoiceNow but not on Odoo yet? What to note about your current process, what Odoo brings together and what to check in week one.On Snowflake but not yet using Odoo: an end-to-end case with the Snapshot ExporterAn illustrative case for teams already on Snowflake but not yet using Odoo: what Flexigo Odoo to Snowflake Snapshot Exporter sends and where to start.Selling on Temu without an ERP: when do you need one?If you sell on Temu with Seller Center and spreadsheets, these are the signs you need an ERP, and what changes when Temu runs inside Odoo.I invoice with Excel or Word: does VERI*FACTU apply to me?What the Spanish Tax Agency says about invoicing in spreadsheets and word processors: when they are a billing system, when not, and what to do before the deadlines.