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BabyAge.com Co-founder Cites 10 Guiding Principles

BabyAge.com Co-founder Cites 10 Guiding Principles

When BabyAge.com co-founder Jack Kiefer worked for one of the first video conferencing companies in the early '90s, he thought ... 0 Comments | Read More »

Cart of the Week: Tiger Commerce

Cart of the Week: Tiger Commerce

There are more than 350 online shopping carts. And each week we feature one, interviewing both the cart's developer or manageme... 0 Comments | Read More »

Field Test: Conversion Strategies Part II

Field Test: Conversion Strategies Part II

Practical eCommerce periodically gathers seasoned ecommerce merchants and asks each of them the same questions around a given t... 0 Comments | Read More »

The Shopping Experience: Icon Dock Excels at Downloadable Graphics

The Shopping Experience: Icon Dock Excels at Downloadable Graphics

Icon Dock is a beautifully designed, easy-to-use online retailer specializing in downloadable, vector graphic icons. Each month... 0 Comments | Read More »

Ten Great New Ecommerce Ideas for July 2009

Ten Great New Ecommerce Ideas for July 2009

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company su... 1 Comment | Read More »

The PeC Review: Bing’s Language Translator

The PeC Review: Bing’s Language Translator

In some ways the Internet is like a giant global mall, with shoppers from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico mingling with like-minde... 0 Comments | Read More »

Web Accessibility and the Law

Web Accessibility and the Law

The state of legal requirements and protections concerning the accessibility of websites is far from uniform. Many countries ha... 2 Comments | Read More »

Pay-per-click Advertising: Bing Delivering Improved Results, Expert Says

Pay-per-click Advertising: Bing Delivering Improved Results, Expert Says

Microsoft launched Bing, its new search engine, on June 3, 2009. The company is heavily promoting it in hopes of gaining ground... 0 Comments | Read More »

Chart of the Week: Top Online Growth Categories in May 2009

Chart of the Week: Top Online Growth Categories in May 2009

Sites that offered coupons, Mother's Day-related products, and information about the gay and lesbian community grew the most as... 0 Comments | Read More »

Ecommerce Know-How: Identify Related Products and Boost Sales

Ecommerce Know-How: Identify Related Products and Boost Sales

Good on-site marketing, such as related-product promotions, encourages emotion-driven "joy buying," potentially boosting per-cu... 1 Comment | Read More »

Field Test: Conversion Strategies

Field Test: Conversion Strategies

Practical eCommerce periodically gathers seasoned ecommerce merchants and asks each of them the same questions around a given t... 1 Comment | Read More »

Cart of the Week: Tradingeye

Cart of the Week: Tradingeye

At Practical eCommerce, we are aware of more than 350 online shopping carts. And each week we feature one, interviewing both th... 1 Comment | Read More »

Shipping Rates: Comparison Shopping Saves Money

Shipping Rates: Comparison Shopping Saves Money

Miscalculating your shipping rates can cost you some big bucks. No matter your shipping volume, it is a good idea to comparison... 7 Comments | Read More »

Lessons Learned: Online Stores Inc. Co-founder Kevin Hickey

Lessons Learned: Online Stores Inc. Co-founder Kevin Hickey

“Lessons Learned” is a series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installmen... 2 Comments | Read More »

Email Marketing: Optimize the New Subscriber Experience

Email Marketing: Optimize the New Subscriber Experience

Response rates are almost always higher for new subscribers to an email list. According to the "Email Marketing Benchmark Guide... 0 Comments | Read More »

5 Ways to Improve Website Copy and Grow Sales

5 Ways to Improve Website Copy and Grow Sales

Ecommerce merchants have many pages to write copy for. Home and landing pages, category pages, product descriptions, articles, ... 0 Comments | Read More »

The PeC Review: Adobe Kuler Creates Stunning Colors for Websites

The PeC Review: Adobe Kuler Creates Stunning Colors for Websites

Adobe Kuler is a free web application that can help ecommerce site designers select beautiful and communicative color palettes,... 0 Comments | Read More »

SEO Report Card: SimpleFamilyLiving.com a

SEO Report Card: SimpleFamilyLiving.com a "Train Wreck"

This month's "SEO Report Card" victim, er, volunteer, SimpleFamilyLiving.com, is quite simply, an SEO train wreck. The mission ... 4 Comments | Read More »

Ecommerce Know-How: Picking the Right Shopping Cart

Ecommerce Know-How: Picking the Right Shopping Cart

An online retailer is an online marketer. Often the difference between a successful online business and a failed one is not the... 11 Comments | Read More »

Chart of the Week: U.S. Consumer Price Index Up in May 2009

Chart of the Week: U.S. Consumer Price Index Up in May 2009

U.S. consumer prices rose about a tenth of a percent in May on a seasonally-adjusted basis. According to the U.S. Bureau of Lab... 0 Comments | Read More »

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