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9 Critical Content Marketing Tasks, for Ecommerce

April 13, 2017 2:01 pm Published by Comments Off on 9 Critical Content Marketing Tasks, for Ecommerce

Ecommerce businesses focused on content marketing have important tasks, from developing a content strategy to actually publishing content. Understanding those tasks will help you build your ecommerce content marketing team. Useful, informative, ...


BigCommerce CEO on Amazon, Other Channels

April 12, 2017 1:09 pm Published by Comments Off on BigCommerce CEO on Amazon, Other Channels

Many merchants view Amazon as a competitor, albeit one they are force to sell on. Brent Bellm, CEO of BigCommerce, disagrees. He believes Amazon can complement an ecommerce business. I ...


Using Server Logs to Uncover SEO Problems

April 11, 2017 8:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Using Server Logs to Uncover SEO Problems

Sometimes websites have search-engine-optimization problems that Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and off-the shelf SEO tools cannot locate. When this occurs, I often rely on an old-school method: web server logs. What ...


Mobile-First Indexing: Everything we know, and how it could affect you

April 11, 2017 3:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Mobile-First Indexing: Everything we know, and how it could affect you

For the past five to six months the search industry has been buzzing with talk around Google's mobile-first index. In the midst of this noise, it is very easy to get lost with what you actually need to know about the update.


5 Content Marketing Ideas for May 2017

April 11, 2017 1:05 pm Published by Comments Off on 5 Content Marketing Ideas for May 2017

Need ideas to inspire your content marketing? In May 2017, you might try covering pets, writing about The Twilight Zone, speaking at a conference, interacting with shoppers, or making a ...


Tips for Migrating B2B Ecommerce Platforms

April 10, 2017 5:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Tips for Migrating B2B Ecommerce Platforms

I recently presented “How to Change Ecommerce Platforms,” an Essential Skills online seminar for Practical Ecommerce. I kept the content relatively general for all merchants — B2C and B2B. I didn’t ...


SEO How-to, Part 11: Mitigating Risk

April 10, 2017 11:01 am Published by Comments Off on SEO How-to, Part 11: Mitigating Risk

Search engine optimization requires change. You can’t optimize something without changing it in some way. All change comes with a performance risk as well as a potential improvement


11 WordPress Plugins for Memberships, Subscriptions

April 9, 2017 2:00 pm Published by Comments Off on 11 WordPress Plugins for Memberships, Subscriptions

WordPress membership plugins allow merchants to charge customers for access to digital content such as a course, subscription content with recurring billing, and even access to an exclusive community. Here is a ...


8 Types of Videos That Convert Shoppers into Buyers

April 7, 2017 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on 8 Types of Videos That Convert Shoppers into Buyers

With more than 7 billion videos watched daily on YouTube and Facebook, it’s no surprise that video content is the number one method to sell products and services. Descriptive media ...


My secret weapons: Tools, groups, activities

April 7, 2017 2:08 am Published by Comments Off on My secret weapons: Tools, groups, activities

I’m friends with many entrepreneurs. Oftentimes we talk about what services we use, what products we have, and the routines that allow us to be more successful. For example, there’s a ...