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6 Tips for Marketing to Millennials • December 31, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

2013 Top 25: Our Most Popular Posts of the Year • December 27, 2013 • PEC Staff

6 Tools for Building Unique Landing Pages • December 26, 2013 • Jerry Jao

2014 Ecommerce Marketing Checklist • December 25, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Social Media and the Zero Moment of Truth • December 24, 2013 • Paul Chaney

12 Most-shared Video Ads of 2013 • December 23, 2013 • Sig Ueland

My Favorite SEO Tools • December 20, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

3 Examples of Misleading Credit Card Processing Charges • December 20, 2013 • Phil Hinke

SEO for 2014: Easy on-page optimization tips • December 19, 2013 • Jordan Lindberg

4 Tips for Better Ecommerce Returns and Exchanges • December 19, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Gmail to Download Images by Default; Effect on Ecommerce • December 19, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

Using ‘Instagram Direct’ for Ecommerce Marketing • December 18, 2013 • Paul Chaney

5 Ecommerce Challenges for 2014 • December 18, 2013 • Armando Roggio

7 Top WordPress Plugins of 2013 • December 17, 2013 • Joe Robison

5 Tips for Managing Freelance Contractors • December 17, 2013 • Jerry Jao

10 Bitcoin-like Cryptocurrencies • December 16, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Ecommerce Merchants Should Not Ignore Older Shoppers • December 16, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

SEO: Managing Faceted Search • December 13, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Lessons Learned: Fashionable Maternity Wear Sells • December 13, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

7 tips to plan for Valentine’s Day gift orders • December 12, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Facebook Wants ‘High Quality’ Content; 8 Tips for Merchants • December 12, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Use the PIE Method to Prioritize Ecommerce Tests • December 12, 2013 • Chris Goward

Distributed Commerce to Disrupt Online Storefronts? • December 11, 2013 • Dale Traxler

5 Email Messages to Send Before Christmas • December 11, 2013 • Armando Roggio

15 Online Shopping Pet Peeves • December 10, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

Ecommerce Strong on Black Friday, Cyber Monday • December 10, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

What can online retailers learn from the Black Friday frenzy? • December 9, 2013 • David Sasson

11 Alternative Payment Options • December 9, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Multichannel order management packages • December 9, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

Ecommerce Profitability: The Critical Second Sale • December 9, 2013 • Charles Nicholls

SEO: Leveraging Bing’s Pinterest Integration • December 6, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Using AdWords’ Cost-per-acquisition Flexible Bidding • December 5, 2013 • Matthew Umbro

WordPress Accessibility Resources • December 5, 2013 • Joseph C. Dolson

Does Social Media Impact Ecommerce Sales? • December 4, 2013 • Paul Chaney

5 Ways Retailers Benefit from ‘Internet of Things’ • December 4, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

5 Examples of Email Marketing on Cyber Monday • December 3, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Enforcing FTC Advertising Disclosures for Blogs, Social Media • December 3, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

Learning from BlackBerry and Twitter • December 2, 2013 • Manish Shah

The ‘When’ of Ecommerce Marketing • December 2, 2013 • Dale Traxler

20 Apps for Microsoft SkyDrive • December 2, 2013 • Sig Ueland

November 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • November 29, 2013 • PEC Staff

MasterCard Enters Free Shipping Fracas • November 29, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Which multicarrier package processing tool is right for you? • November 28, 2013 • Jordan Lindberg

Big Data Requires Focus; Key Ecommerce Metrics • November 28, 2013 • Jerry Jao

7 Ways Merchants Can Use Twitter’s New Custom Timelines • November 27, 2013 • Paul Chaney

5 Tips for After-Christmas Sales • November 27, 2013 • Armando Roggio

10 Great Ecommerce Ideas for November 2013 • November 26, 2013 • PEC Staff

Third-party Cookies vs. Consumer Privacy • November 26, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Email Spam Traps and How to Avoid Them • November 25, 2013 • Pamella Neely

Last-minute Email Checklist for Thanksgiving Week • November 25, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

16 Free Online Tools for Small Businesses • November 25, 2013 • Sig Ueland

To Improve SEO, Focus on the Page • November 22, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Amazon Prime, ShopRunner Forcing Faster Free Shipping • November 22, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Gated vs. Ungated Content • November 22, 2013 • Pamella Neely

Alternative Payments and Ecommerce Conversions • November 21, 2013 • Charles Nicholls

The Most Powerful Word in Ecommerce Marketing • November 21, 2013 • Armando Roggio

4 Managed WordPress Hosting Providers • November 20, 2013 • Joe Robison

7 Ways to Make Holiday Sales More ‘Pinteresting’ • November 20, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Top 5 Things to Test in Ecommerce Websites • November 19, 2013 • Chris Goward

3 Google Analytics Reports that Hinder Analysis • November 19, 2013 • Feras Alhlou

Focusing on the top 20 percent of your customers • November 18, 2013 • David Sasson

9 Holiday Retail Marketing Campaigns • November 18, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Hosted Mobile Platforms Quick, Easy to Implement • November 18, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Google Helpouts Can Share your Brand’s Expertise • November 15, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

How to Hire Holiday Ecommerce Help • November 15, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Feds Eyeing Credit Card Processing Industry? • November 14, 2013 • Phil Hinke

Data Feeds Critical for Multichannel Success • November 14, 2013 • Dale Traxler

5 Steps to a More Productive Ecommerce Business • November 13, 2013 • Jerry Jao

Twitter Redesign: Photos and Vine Video • November 13, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Equity Crowdfunding Edges Closer to Implementation • November 12, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

6 Ways to Capture Cyber Monday Sales • November 12, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Large Retailers Redefining Ecommerce • November 11, 2013 • Dale Traxler

5 Holiday Social Media Tips for Ecommerce Merchants • November 7, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Why some owners sell sooner, not later • November 7, 2013 • Manish Shah

7 Online Marketplaces: Pros and Cons • November 7, 2013 • Dale Traxler

9 Ecommerce Lessons from NFL Online Shops • November 6, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Further Christmas thoughts • November 5, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

3 Thanksgiving Week Ecommerce Promotions • November 5, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Quick SEO Tips to Boost Holiday Sales • November 4, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

October 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • November 1, 2013 • PEC Staff

How to Create Compelling Ecommerce Content • November 1, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Sharing of Photos and Videos Fuels Marketing Opportunities • October 31, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Preparing for the holidays • October 31, 2013 • David Sasson

Are you using social media all wrong? • October 30, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

8 ways to help customers with Christmas gift deliveries • October 30, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Lessons Learned: VacuumSpot Founder Comes Clean, Inspires • October 30, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Affiliate Marketing: Evaluating Paid Placement Options • October 30, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

5 Things to Put in the Shipping Box • October 29, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Facebook Updates Page Insights; Adds New Feature • October 28, 2013 • Paul Chaney

8 Facebook Post Types for Boosting Engagement • October 28, 2013 • Kunle Campbell

Content Marketing for Ecommerce Merchants • October 28, 2013 • Dale Traxler

SEO: 5 Ways to Avoid Indexation • October 25, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

7 Questions Before You Buy Software or Services • October 25, 2013 • Armando Roggio

5 Tips for Google’s Enhanced Campaigns • October 24, 2013 • Matthew Umbro

I Made a Movie and So Can You! Tools and Resources • October 23, 2013 • Sig Ueland

5 Popular Web Clipping Software Platforms • October 23, 2013 • Paul Chaney

How to Measure Lift from Promotion and Advertising • October 22, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Mobile Commerce: More than Closing Transactions • October 22, 2013 • Dale Traxler

12 New Ecommerce Books for the Holidays • October 21, 2013 • Sig Ueland

SEO Review: Glamor and Glitz But Few Organic Clicks • October 18, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

4 Things Not to Do in Email Marketing • October 18, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

Google Analytics: Using the New ‘Acquisition’ Tab • October 17, 2013 • Kevin Webster

3 Ways to Improve Ecommerce Conversions this Month • October 17, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Understanding Ecommerce Shoppers: Who, Why, Where, When, How • October 17, 2013 • Dale Traxler

4 Popular WordPress Ecommerce Platforms • October 16, 2013 • Joe Robison

The End of Third-party Cookies Should Not Hurt Retailers • October 16, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Credit Card Processing: October 2013 Rate Changes, EMV Terminals • October 15, 2013 • Phil Hinke

Facebook Simplifies Ad Buying for Second Time • October 15, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Roundup of Privacy Initiatives, Effect on Ecommerce Merchants • October 14, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

Special Characters in Email Subject Lines: Good or Bad? • October 13, 2013 • Pamella Neely

A Matter of Trust (Part 2) • October 11, 2013 • Jordan Lindberg

SEO: Google’s Hummingbird Changes the Ecommerce Game • October 11, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

5 Ways to Save Money on Retail Shipping • October 10, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Amazon’s Loss Leader Strategy Results in No Profits • October 10, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Reading List: Robert J. Moore of RJMetrics • October 9, 2013 • PEC Staff

SEO Changes Force Merchants to Diversify Traffic • October 9, 2013 • Dale Traxler

MasterCard Defines 5 Online Shopping Personas • October 8, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Using Hashtags for Ecommerce • October 8, 2013 • Paul Chaney

How to Optimize your Marketplace Sales • October 7, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Using SEO to Drive Content Marketing • October 4, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

6 Timesaving Automation Tools for Ecommerce Merchants • October 4, 2013 • Jerry Jao

5 Ways Twitter Is Like Radio Advertising • October 3, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Many Ecommerce Options for Brand Manufacturers • October 3, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Understanding Consumer Search Behaviors • October 2, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Magento 1.8 Is Here: Upgrade or Not? • October 2, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

Social Listening: Benefits, Tools, Tips • October 2, 2013 • Paul Chaney

AvantLink Tool Changes Affiliate Bid System • October 1, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

21 Ways to Integrate Email Marketing and Social Media • October 1, 2013 • Pamella Neely

Dynamic Search Ads Complement Pay-per-click Efforts • October 1, 2013 • Matthew Umbro

How to Determine When to Sell Your Ecommerce Business • September 30, 2013 • Manish Shah

September 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • September 30, 2013 • PEC Staff

Alibaba User Experience Director on Design, Usability • September 27, 2013 • PEC Staff

Understanding Google’s Keyword ‘Not Provided’ Data • September 27, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

7 Ideas for Better Ecommerce Marketing Emails • September 26, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Reading List: Seth Boylan of Xpert Fulfillment • September 26, 2013 • PEC Staff

Holiday Analytics: 13 Tips to Prepare your Ecommerce Site • September 25, 2013 • Feras Alhlou

Facebook Increases Image Size of Ads • September 25, 2013 • Paul Chaney

6 Ways to Market Gift Cards Online • September 24, 2013 • Armando Roggio

U.S. Proposes ADA Compliance for Public Websites • September 24, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

5 Unusual and Effective Ecommerce Pricing Strategies • September 23, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

Adding a wedding category could produce extra sales — and headaches • September 23, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Robust User Experience May Unlock Mobile Commerce • September 20, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Does Pinterest Help with SEO? • September 20, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Sell banner advertising? Yeah. Sell banner advertising. • September 19, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

25 Helpful Facebook Insights Definitions • September 19, 2013 • Kunle Campbell

Avoid No-detail Credit Card Processing Statements • September 19, 2013 • Phil Hinke

Lessons Learned: Specialist ID Identifies a Niche • September 19, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Twitter’s Lead Generation Ad Format Captures User Data • September 18, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Marketing to Affluent Customers, for High Margins • September 18, 2013 • Armando Roggio

When Is the Best Time to Send an Email? • September 17, 2013 • Pamella Neely

Email Marketing for the Holidays, Part 2: Implementation • September 17, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

24 Pay-per-click Advertising Tools • September 16, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Holiday Ecommerce Promotions to Prepare in September • September 16, 2013 • Dale Traxler

SEO: Is your Site Relevant for that Keyword? • September 13, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Top 5 Mistakes Ecommerce Owners Make When Selling their Businesses • September 12, 2013 • Manish Shah

6 Ecommerce Predictions for the 2013 Holidays • September 12, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Reverse Showrooming: Pinterest Helps Brick-and-mortar Retailers • September 12, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

7 Tips for Good Supplier Relationships • September 11, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Top 10 Social Media Marketing Application Providers • September 11, 2013 • Paul Chaney

A Matter of Trust (Part 1) • September 10, 2013 • Jordan Lindberg

Managing the Gross Margin of your Ecommerce Business • September 10, 2013 • Dale Traxler

The Rise of Data-driven Affiliate Marketing • September 10, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

Apple Fingerprint Scanner May Boost Mobile Commerce • September 9, 2013 • Armando Roggio

SEO Traffic Changes When URLs Change • September 6, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Reducing Cart Abandonment • September 6, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

Facebook Promotions Change Likely to Benefit Smaller Merchants • September 6, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Alibaba Attorney on Intellectual Property Theft • September 5, 2013 • PEC Staff

6 Tips for Selling on Marketplaces this Holiday Season • September 5, 2013 • Armando Roggio

The Commerce EvRolution, Part 3: Smaller Merchants • September 4, 2013 • Dale Traxler

‘Ecom Hell’ Author on Starting an Ecommerce Business • September 4, 2013 • PEC Staff

5 Pay-per-click Filters to Avoid Drowning in Data • September 3, 2013 • Matthew Umbro

4 Facts about Mobile Commerce • September 3, 2013 • Armando Roggio

The Commerce EvRolution, Part 2: Channel Trends • August 30, 2013 • Dale Traxler

August 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • August 30, 2013 • PEC Staff

SEO: 5 Reasons Not to Ignore Google+ • August 30, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Using Google Analytics for Lead-generation Tracking • August 29, 2013 • Kevin Webster

Improving Customer Service with Big Data • August 29, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

2013 Holiday Ecommerce Preparedness Checklist • August 29, 2013 • Armando Roggio

5 Ways to Add Personality to Your Product Descriptions • August 28, 2013 • Jerry Jao

4 Reasons to Think About Brand • August 28, 2013 • Armando Roggio

The Commerce EvRolution, Part 1: Shopping Trends • August 27, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Google Analytics: Site Search and Capital Letters • August 27, 2013 • Tim Wilson

Email Marketing for the Holidays, Part 1: Preparation • August 26, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

15 Video Tutorials for Product Photography • August 26, 2013 • Sig Ueland

10 SEO Tips for Interior Designers • August 25, 2013 • Chris Silver Smith

Content is King and Time is Your Queen • August 23, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

Google Offers Paid and Organic Search Report • August 23, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

6 Ways to Encourage User Generated Content • August 23, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Latest Court Decision on Debit Card Processing Fees • August 22, 2013 • Phil Hinke

10 Great Ecommerce Ideas for August 2013 • August 22, 2013 • PEC Staff

Mobile Image Recognition to Revolutionize Ecommerce? • August 21, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Using Owned, Paid, and Earned Media — on Facebook • August 21, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Google Dynamic Remarketing in 8 Steps • August 20, 2013 • Mary Weinstein

10 Brands on Vine • August 20, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Lessons Learned: Entrepreneur not Resting on his Bed Linens • August 19, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

9 Back-to-school Tips to Increase Sales • August 19, 2013 • Jerry Jao

10 Things I Would Do Differently in my Ecommerce Business • August 16, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Psychology and Web Design • August 15, 2013 • Drew Coffin

10 Ways to Use Pinterest for your Ecommerce Business • August 14, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Multichannel Marketing Key for Reaching Online Shoppers • August 14, 2013 • Dale Traxler

3 Christmas Ecommerce Marketing Strategies • August 13, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Cross Border Ecommerce Booming • August 13, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Using Forums to Generate New Business • August 12, 2013 • Jerry Jao

eCommerce Business Valuation Case Studies : Effect of Inventory on Valuation Multiple • August 12, 2013 • Manish Shah

Text Messaging Effective for Retailers • August 9, 2013 • Armando Roggio

SEO: Google Adds Manual Spam Actions to Webmaster Tools • August 9, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

4 AdWords Settings that Work Against You • August 9, 2013 • Melissa Mackey

Facebook Announces Updates to Algorithm; Advice for Merchants • August 8, 2013 • Paul Chaney

5 Ecommerce Metrics You Should Be Tracking • August 8, 2013 • Feras Alhlou

Prepare in August for Holiday Ecommerce Sales • August 7, 2013 • Dale Traxler

What to Do When Your Site Gets Hacked • August 7, 2013 • Armando Roggio

5 Pay-per-click Holiday Tasks to Do Now • August 6, 2013 • Matthew Umbro

Facebook Launches New Version of Insights • August 6, 2013 • Paul Chaney

How to Target Facebook Ads to your Audience • August 5, 2013 • Paul Chaney

10 A/B Testing Tools for Small Businesses • August 5, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Which Cart Should I use ? • August 3, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

8 Common Mistakes by Ecommerce Merchants • August 2, 2013 • Dale Traxler

SEO: Google Devalues another Link-building Tactic • August 2, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

7 ways to increase newsletter sign-ups before the holidays • August 2, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Multiscreen Ecommerce: Dos and Don’ts • August 1, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Affiliate Marketing: How to Recruit Bloggers • August 1, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

LinkedIn Launches Sponsored Update Advertising Program • July 31, 2013 • Paul Chaney

July 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • July 31, 2013 • PEC Staff

Thinking of starting a business? Think again! • July 31, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

6 Benefits of Predictive Analytics for Online Retailers • July 30, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

Google Analytics ‘Events’ Track Downloads, Video Views • July 30, 2013 • Kevin Webster

3 Ways Showrooming Could Affect Ecommerce • July 30, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Top 10 Cameras for Ecommerce Product Photos, Videos • July 29, 2013 • Jason Lawrence

How to Write an Email Newsletter in 90 Minutes • July 29, 2013 • Pamella Neely

New Gmail Tabs Impact Email Marketing, Expert Says • July 26, 2013 • Armando Roggio

SEO: 2 Months of Algorithm Updates • July 26, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Lessons Learned: Stardust Memorials Urns Its Success • July 25, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

5 Tools to Personalize your Marketing Efforts • July 25, 2013 • Jerry Jao

Create a Social Hub for your Ecommerce Site • July 24, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Ecommerce and Brick-and-mortar Retail Converge • July 24, 2013 • Armando Roggio

8 Tools to Personalize your Ecommerce Site • July 23, 2013 • Jerry Jao

Email Marketing Dos and Don’ts for Ecommerce Merchants • July 23, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Mobile Ecommerce Sites Should Be Fast and Robust • July 22, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Book review: Custom Nation • July 21, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

SEO: Using Google’s New Keyword Planner • July 19, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Using Email to Maintain and Build Site Traffic • July 18, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Opening an Ecommerce Business • July 18, 2013 • Armando Roggio

7 Keys to Facebook’s ‘People Talking About This’ • July 18, 2013 • Kunle Campbell

Beware Credit Card Processing Fees, Especially Refunds • July 17, 2013 • Phil Hinke

Google Analytics: How to Avoid Data-wandering • July 17, 2013 • Tim Wilson

4 Tips for Better Contest Forms • July 16, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Cyber Security for Ecommerce • July 15, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Ecommerce Analytics for Multiple Devices, Channels • July 12, 2013 • Feras Alhlou

Using Content for Ecommerce Marketing • July 11, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Nurturing An Unrealistic Value for your eCommerce business • July 11, 2013 • Manish Shah

6 Tools to Monitor Social Media Conversations • July 11, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Optimizely Exec on A/B Split Tests • July 10, 2013 • PEC Staff

5 Ways to Get More Site Traffic • July 10, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Key Site Search Features that Drive Conversions • July 9, 2013 • Dale Traxler

4 Lessons from Google’s Dynamic Remarketing Ads • July 9, 2013 • Matthew Umbro

SEO and Magento Ecommerce • July 8, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

6 Order Fulfillment Extras your Customers Will Love • July 8, 2013 • Jerry Jao

18 Resources to Make a Logo • July 8, 2013 • Sig Ueland

4 Tips for Finding your Ecommerce Niche • July 5, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Launching a New Affiliate Marketing Program, Part 3: Promotion • July 4, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

Podcasting: Getting Started • July 3, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Ecommerce Platforms: Design Control vs. Ease of Launching • July 3, 2013 • Armando Roggio

7 Post-purchase Survey Questions • July 1, 2013 • Dale Traxler

June 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • June 28, 2013 • PEC Staff

Selling on Marketplaces: 4 Common Mistakes • June 28, 2013 • Armando Roggio

5 Ways Big Data Can Help Retail Supply Chains • June 27, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

8 Twitter Hashtag Tracking Tools • June 27, 2013 • Paul Chaney

4 Comment Systems: Pros and Cons • June 27, 2013 • Drew Coffin

Implementing Live Chat: Dos and Don’ts • June 26, 2013 • Jerry Jao

3 Social Shopping Sites for Merchants to Consider • June 26, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Cart-abandonment Email Best Practices • June 25, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Lessons Learned: Finding the Recipe for a Successful Cake Decorating Website • June 25, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

5 Considerations for Choosing a Developer or Designer • June 24, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Multichannel Case Study: Gap Inc. • June 21, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Teenage Online Shopping Trends • June 20, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Credit Card Processing Sucks • June 20, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

11 Twitter Pointers for Ecommerce Merchants • June 20, 2013 • Paul Chaney

2 Handy Google Analytics Features: Ecommerce Reports, Weighted Sorting • June 19, 2013 • Tim Wilson

Reviewing the Checkout Process of 10 Leading Online Retailers • June 19, 2013 • Armando Roggio

SEO Tips for Local Contractors • June 19, 2013 • Chris Silver Smith

Credit Card Processing: Be Wary of Savings Analyses • June 18, 2013 • Phil Hinke

Using A/B Testing to Optimize an Online Store • June 18, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Will Gmail’s New Tab Layout Affect Ecommerce Merchants? • June 17, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

14 New Ecommerce Books for Summer 2013 • June 17, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Are Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode Conversion Killers? • June 14, 2013 • Charles Nicholls

How to Sell Online if You Already Have a Physical Store • June 14, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Shipping: Understanding Time in Transit and Dimensional Weight • June 13, 2013 • Mike Sowa

Competing Against Multi-channel Brands and Retailers • June 13, 2013 • Dale Traxler

How to Use Klout for Business • June 12, 2013 • Paul Chaney

One-third of U.S. Adults Own Tablets • June 12, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Implementing Google’s New Data Feed Specifications • June 11, 2013 • Mary Weinstein

5 Advantages of Small Merchants over Industry Giants • June 11, 2013 • Jerry Jao

How to Set Up a LinkedIn Company Page • June 10, 2013 • Paul Chaney

13 Curated Shopping Sites • June 10, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Growing Pains • June 8, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

3 Tips for Starting a Drop-ship Online Store • June 7, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Personalization: Letting Shoppers Decide • June 7, 2013 • Dale Traxler

The Internship: Google Film Review, for Marketers • June 7, 2013 • Chris Silver Smith

PPC: How to Calculate Maximum Bid per Click • June 6, 2013 • Scott Smigler

The Perfect Return Merchandise Authorization System • June 6, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Using Twitter Lists to Manage Followers • June 5, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Email Still Effective Marketing Tool? • June 5, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Behold the Animated GIF • June 4, 2013 • Jason Lawrence

Price Fixing Cartels • June 3, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

10 Reasons to Consider Tumblr for Ecommerce Blogging • June 3, 2013 • Paul Chaney

The Importance of an Exit Strategy • May 31, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Launching a New Affiliate Marketing Program, Part 2: Developing Creative • May 30, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

Pros, Cons of an Ecommerce Acquisition • May 29, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Pinterest Introduces ‘Rich Pins’ for Products • May 29, 2013 • Paul Chaney

19 Free Design Tools for Your Website • May 29, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Facebook Promoted Post Generates Sales, Traffic • May 28, 2013 • Armando Roggio

21 Free Tools to Open a WordPress Shop • May 27, 2013 • Sig Ueland

3 Key Google Analytics Reports for Ecommerce Merchants • May 24, 2013 • Feras Alhlou

Don’t Focus on Social Media Traffic • May 24, 2013 • Armando Roggio

How to increase conversions: two conversion specialists have very different ideas • May 24, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

What to Test on an Ecommerce Site • May 23, 2013 • Dale Traxler

3-part Mobile Commerce App Strategy • May 23, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Google’s Purchase Path Tool Helps Merchants View All Marketing Channels • May 22, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Using Big Data to Prevent Ecommerce Fraud • May 22, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

Job Description: ‘Startup Ecommerce Founder’ • May 21, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Lessons Learned: Fall of Communism Leads to Cheap Sheds’ Success • May 21, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Good, Bad Email Design for Ecommerce Merchants • May 20, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

11 Sites with Great Search • May 20, 2013 • Sig Ueland

11 Personal Gestures to Turn Casual Buyers into Lifelong Customers • May 17, 2013 • Jerry Jao

Cross-border Ecommerce Can Reduce Closeouts, Clearance • May 17, 2013 • Armando Roggio

How to Sell on Marketplaces without Harming your Store’s Brand • May 16, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Blaming Credit Card Associations for Rate Changes • May 16, 2013 • Phil Hinke

Instagram’s ‘Photos of You’ New Sharing Feature • May 15, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Optimizing an Ecommerce Site for Mobile Shopping • May 14, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Google Analytics: 5 Custom Ecommerce Events to Track • May 14, 2013 • Tim Wilson

Adding Alternative Payment Methods to your Online Store • May 13, 2013 • Dale Traxler

10 Free Website Speed Tests • May 13, 2013 • Sig Ueland

5 Quick Tips for Shipping Internationally • May 10, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Case Study: Shopping for Frisbee Golf Disks on an iPhone • May 9, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Reading List: Vendio’s Mike Effle • May 9, 2013 • PEC Staff

Using Vine Videos for your Ecommerce Business • May 8, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Ecommerce Trends Point to Bright Future • May 8, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Third-party Marketplaces: What Merchants Should Know • May 7, 2013 • Scott Smigler

Mobile Commerce Grows 31 Percent in Q1 • May 7, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Implementing the Online Sales Tax Bill • May 6, 2013 • Dale Traxler

15 Easy Mobile App Solutions • May 6, 2013 • Sig Ueland

The dreaded Amazon A-Z claim • May 6, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

Lessons Learned: Trusting your Gut to Ecommerce Success • May 3, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Ecommerce Search Marketing Evolves • May 3, 2013 • Dale Traxler

3 Google Product Feed Mistakes • May 2, 2013 • Mary Weinstein

Understanding YouTube’s Redesign of Channels • May 2, 2013 • Paul Chaney

5 Simple Ways to Make Great Product Videos • May 1, 2013 • Jason Lawrence

Managing the Google Affiliate Network Closure • May 1, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

How to Remove Ripoff Report Pages Via SEO • May 1, 2013 • Chris Silver Smith

7 Ways to Improve a Customer’s Shipping Experience • April 30, 2013 • Armando Roggio

April 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • April 30, 2013 • PEC Staff

Facebook Changes Layout of Mobile App • April 29, 2013 • Paul Chaney

3 Important Mobile Commerce Trends • April 26, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Internet Sales Tax Isn’t About Fairness • April 26, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

How to Monitor, Prevent Fulfillment Errors • April 26, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Reading List: Rama Ramakrishnan of CQuotient • April 25, 2013 • PEC Staff

6 Small-business Personalization Strategies • April 24, 2013 • Jerry Jao

10 Ideas for Facebook’s New Cover Images • April 23, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Marketplaces: How to Sell More in 2013 • April 23, 2013 • Armando Roggio

13 Inspiring Brands on Pinterest • April 22, 2013 • Sig Ueland

25 Tips for Successful Twitter Engagement • April 22, 2013 • Paul Chaney

11 Free Screencasting Tools • April 22, 2013 • Kevin Webster

‘Integrated Marketing’ Latest Buzzword, Critical Ecommerce Activity • April 19, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Applying Data to Improve your Email Communications • April 19, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

Bitcoins: 3 Things Online Merchants Must Know • April 18, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Using Twitter Hashtags for Ecommerce Marketing • April 17, 2013 • Paul Chaney

12 How-to and DIY Video Sites • April 16, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Using Analytics to Adapt and Learn • April 16, 2013 • Tim Wilson

The Importance of Ecommerce Strategy • April 15, 2013 • Dale Traxler

25 Apps for Dropbox • April 15, 2013 • Sig Ueland

4 Key Ecommerce Metrics that Determine Success • April 12, 2013 • Jaime Brugueras

Facebook Changes Ads Manager to Improve Tracking • April 12, 2013 • Paul Chaney

10 ways that launching a website is like planning a wedding • April 12, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Merchants Using Interchange-Plus Pricing Continue to Overpay • April 11, 2013 • Phil Hinke

How to Start Selling on the Amazon Marketplace • April 10, 2013 • Armando Roggio

5 Reasons for an Ecommerce Business Plan • April 10, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

How to Choose Colors for Your Ecommerce Site • April 9, 2013 • Ezra Firestone

Using Omni-channel Personalization for Ecommerce • April 9, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

Buffer: Timesaving Social Sharing and Management Application • April 8, 2013 • Paul Chaney

17 Education Sites for Web Merchants • April 8, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Google Shopping Feed: 3 Things You Should Be Doing • April 5, 2013 • Mary Weinstein

Ecommerce Priorities Depend on Lifecycle • April 5, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Never Forget The Customer • April 5, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

4 Reasons Every Retailer Should Have a Mobile App • April 3, 2013 • Armando Roggio

SWOT Analysis for Ecommerce Companies • April 3, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

5 Social Marketplaces for Merchants and Shoppers • April 2, 2013 • Paul Chaney

PPC Advertising: 5 Daily Activities to Grow Profits • April 2, 2013 • Scott Smigler

2 Affiliate Promotion Case Studies • April 1, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

March 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • March 29, 2013 • PEC Staff

Learning from Infomercials for Product Demonstration • March 29, 2013 • Jason Lawrence

3 Changes to Facebook Pages: Replies, Cover Photos, Hashtags • March 28, 2013 • Paul Chaney

7 Ways Mobile Commerce Will Change Retail • March 28, 2013 • Armando Roggio

4 Tools to Simplify the Blogging Process • March 27, 2013 • Paul Chaney

6 Uses of Big Data for Online Retailers • March 27, 2013 • Gagan Mehra

Ecommerce Site Search Evolves, without Google • March 26, 2013 • PEC Staff

Why we abandoned Amazon and eBay • March 26, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

10 Ways to Compete Against Large Ecommerce Companies • March 26, 2013 • Dale Traxler

15 New Ecommerce Books for Spring 2013 • March 25, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Harnessing Big Data for Small Businesses • March 22, 2013 • PEC Staff

Ask an Expert: Necessary to Pay Sales Commissions for Online Orders? • March 22, 2013 • PEC Staff

Reading List: Retention Science’s Jerry Jao • March 21, 2013 • PEC Staff

5 Key Day-to-day Ecommerce Functions • March 21, 2013 • Dale Traxler

5 Tips for Increasing Amazon Sales by 50 Percent • March 20, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Pinterest Adds Analytics Component • March 20, 2013 • Paul Chaney

How to Make your Site Mobile Friendly, Part 1 • March 20, 2013 • Kathleen Fealy

Effective Analytics: Using the Right Tool for the Job • March 19, 2013 • Tim Wilson

6 Alternatives to Google Reader • March 19, 2013 • Paul Chaney

5 Tests to Improve your Email Marketing • March 18, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

SEO Audits: What to Expect • March 15, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

10 Examples of Storytelling in Web Design • March 15, 2013 • Drew Coffin

Google’s ‘Merchant Quality Score’ Could Make Marketplaces More Attractive • March 14, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Facebook Changes News Feed; Implications for Merchants • March 14, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Lessons Learned: Making Online Bed Shopping a Dream • March 13, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Credit Card Processing: How to React to a Rate Increase • March 13, 2013 • Phil Hinke

4 Ways Big Data Can Help Ecommerce Merchants • March 12, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

5 Ecommerce Landing Pages: Good and Bad • March 12, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Understanding Google+ Design Changes • March 11, 2013 • Paul Chaney

22 New Ecommerce Themes for WordPress • March 11, 2013 • Sig Ueland

The Dreaded Bedroom seller and how to beat them • March 8, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

For Ecommerce Branding, Use Videos • March 8, 2013 • PEC Staff

Personalizing the Online Shopping Experience • March 7, 2013 • PEC Staff

How to Earn Loyal, Repeat Ecommerce Customers • March 7, 2013 • Armando Roggio

How to Use Google+ Hangouts; Benefits to Merchants • March 6, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Book review: The Insider’s Guide to Ecommerce: 440 Business Insights For The Ambitious Online Retailer • March 6, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Reading List: Tinyme’s Ben Liau • March 5, 2013 • PEC Staff

How to Research your Ecommerce Competitors • March 5, 2013 • Dale Traxler

How to Monitor Yelp, Other Review Sites • March 5, 2013 • Ryan Welton

Surviving Google AdWords’ New Enhanced Campaigns • March 4, 2013 • Scott Smigler

SEO: Impact of Ecommerce Catalog Structure • March 1, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

10 Slideshare Presentations for Marketers, Designers • March 1, 2013 • Kevin Webster

Feb. 2013 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts • February 28, 2013 • PEC Staff

Hashtag Your Products on Instagram • February 28, 2013 • Jason Lawrence

4 Good Reasons to Sell Online • February 27, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Online Coupons: Pros and Cons • February 27, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

6 Key Twitter Practices for Smaller Businesses • February 26, 2013 • Paul Chaney

5 Social CRM Tools for Small Business • February 25, 2013 • Paul Chaney

8 Ecommerce Galleries • February 25, 2013 • Sig Ueland

10 Blog Topics for Online Retailers • February 22, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Is Affiliate Marketing Dead? • February 22, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

Twitter for Ecommerce Merchants • February 21, 2013 • Dale Traxler

10 Creative Contact Pages • February 21, 2013 • Drew Coffin

Reducing Excess Inventory to Free-up Capital • February 20, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Lessons Learned: Discount Cleaning Products Really Cleans Up • February 20, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

7 simple website improvements that can make a big difference • February 20, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Facebook Power Editor: Time-saving Ad Management Tool • February 19, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Locating 404s with Google Analytics • February 19, 2013 • Tim Wilson

Law Firms Embrace Video for Online Marketing • February 19, 2013 • Micah Buchdahl

4 Mistakes that Cost Online Stores • February 18, 2013 • Dale Traxler

15 Helpful Guides for Ecommerce Merchants • February 18, 2013 • Sig Ueland

Search Result Domination with Social Media • February 15, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

6 Ways to Measure Social Media • February 15, 2013 • Yasmin Bendror

10 Google Chrome Social Media Apps • February 14, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Ecommerce in the shrinking world. • February 14, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

Email Marketing: 5 Ways to Generate Immediate Sales • February 14, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

Internet Sales Tax: States Take the Lead • February 13, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Credit Card Processing: The Cost of Not Auditing Statements • February 13, 2013 • Phil Hinke

Facebook ‘Nearby’ Increases Mobile Search Capability • February 12, 2013 • Paul Chaney

21 Key Performance Indicators for Ecommerce Businesses • February 8, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Selling on Facebook Easier for Smaller Merchants • February 8, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Making Emails Responsive to Tablets, Smartphones • February 7, 2013 • PEC Staff

6 Twitter Marketing Lessons from the Super Bowl Blackout • February 7, 2013 • Paul Chaney

The 5 C’s of Integrated Marketing • February 6, 2013 • Shirley Tan

Using Sales Data to Automate Email Marketing • February 6, 2013 • Jaime Brugueras

Color Psychology and Ecommerce • February 6, 2013 • Drew Coffin

Influencing How Google Displays Your Page Description • February 5, 2013 • Chris Silver Smith

2 Ways to Create Facebook Ads • February 5, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Understanding User Experience vs. User Interface • February 4, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Can New Myspace Help Ecommerce Businesses? • February 2, 2013 • Paul Chaney

SEO: Optimal Ecommerce URLs • February 1, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

U.S. Merchants Can Now Charge for Credit Card Transactions • January 31, 2013 • Phil Hinke

Reading List: Postcode Anywhere’s Guy Mucklow • January 31, 2013 • PEC Staff

10 Ways Merchants Can Use Google+ • January 30, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Affiliate Marketing: Beyond Banner Ads to Drive Traffic • January 29, 2013 • Carolyn Kmet

Using Creative QR Codes • January 29, 2013 • Drew Coffin

How to Take Gorgeous Product Photos • January 28, 2013 • Jason Lawrence

6 Rules for Pay-per-click Ad Profits • January 28, 2013 • Scott Smigler

Secrets of getting top valuation for your eCommerce Business • January 27, 2013 • Manish Shah

Equity Crowdfunding Stalls • January 25, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Personalizing the Customer Experience • January 24, 2013 • Dale Traxler

10 TED Talks to Re-think Your Marketing • January 24, 2013 • Kevin Webster

How 100 retailers responded to a mystery shopper’s Contact Us query • January 23, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

7 Keys to Ecommerce Blogging Success • January 22, 2013 • Paul Chaney

19 Tools to Test your Site for Mobile Devices • January 21, 2013 • Sig Ueland

How to negotiate successfully • January 20, 2013 • Jamie Salvatori

13 Tips for Ecommerce Success in 2013 • January 18, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Facebook Takes on Local Search • January 17, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

Email Marketing: 4 Tips for Sending to Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo! • January 17, 2013 • Carolyn Nye

Lessons Learned: From Police Officer to Wedding-products Retailer • January 16, 2013 • Elizabeth Hollingsworth

10 Tips for Syndicating Blog Content • January 16, 2013 • Paul Chaney

Optimizing Ecommerce for Tablets and Smartphones • January 15, 2013 • PEC Staff

Understanding Big Data For Ecommerce • January 14, 2013 • Marcia Kaplan

Don’t Forget Email Marketing; 13 Reasons • January 11, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Configuring Google Analytics, Part 2: Advanced Capabilities • January 10, 2013 • Tim Wilson

Customer Service Key for Ecommerce; 6 Pointers • January 10, 2013 • Shirley Tan

Google Analytics: 7 Shortcomings • January 9, 2013 • Jaime Brugueras

What Do Shoppers Think of Your Ecommerce Site? • January 9, 2013 • Dale Traxler

Reading List: Bridgeline Digital’s Brett Zucker • January 8, 2013 • PEC Staff

8 Instagram Photo-Sharing Alternatives • January 8, 2013 • Paul Chaney

8 Tools for Managing Multiple WordPess Sites • January 7, 2013 • Sig Ueland

5 Ways to Enhance an Ecommerce Site for Tablets • January 7, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Learn from your Christmas Experience • January 5, 2013 • Richard Stubbings

SEO New Year’s Resolutions for 2013 • January 4, 2013 • Jill Kocher Brown

10 Compelling Product Video Examples • January 3, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Pay-per-click Advertising: 7 Predictions for 2013 • January 3, 2013 • Scott Smigler

7 Must-have WordPress Plugins for Business Sites • January 3, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Using Instagram for your Ecommerce Business • January 2, 2013 • Paul Chaney

15 iPad-friendly Retail Sites • January 2, 2013 • Armando Roggio

Mobile Commerce: Website or App? • January 1, 2013 • Dale Traxler