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Articles by: Brendan Gibbons

Brendan Gibbons

Brendan Gibbons

Brendan is a staff writer for Practical eCommerce. He is a writer, musician and journalism student at the University of Missouri.

Marketing & Advertising
Search Engines, Indexing and Copyright Law

December 14, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, intended to extend intellectual property rights to the web and to limit liability for online service providers. Since then, search engines have used their web crawlers to identify and copy millions o...
Business
Lessons Learned: Allstate Sign Plaque Owner Relies on SEO

September 29, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

“Lessons Learned” is an occasional series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we asked Mark Fick, owner of Allstate Sign ...
Business
Profile: Michigan-based Entrepreneur Reinvents for the eCommerce Age

September 24, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

John Lindberg, president of eFulfillment Service, is no stranger to change. In 1969, Lindberg founded LPI Corporation in western Michigan, specializing in powder coating of metals used in cars ...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: Shop-Script, by WebAsyst

May 15, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this weekly “Cart of the Week” feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile Shop-Script by WebAsyst, based in Delaware. WebAsyst offers...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: eCommerce Framework, by Mediachase

May 8, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this weekly “Cart of the Week” feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile the ASP.NET eCommerce Framework (ECF) by Mediachase. The Lo...
Business
Lessons Learned: Bicyclinghub.com Owner Doug Duguay

May 7, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

"Lessons Learned" is a biweekly series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we interviewed Bicyclinghub.com owner Doug Duguay about his experiences selling cycling apparel online. Duguay's business has three employees and is...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: RomanCart

April 30, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this weekly "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile RomanCart, a U.K.-based hosted cart solution, offering cart...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: ProductCart

April 24, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile ProductCart, by Early Impact, Inc. Based in Mission Viejo,...
Business
Lessons Learned: Solarbatshades.com Owner Matt Mauldin

April 23, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

"Lessons Learned" is a biweekly series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we interviewed Matt Mauldin, owner of Solarbatshades.com, an Allen, Texas-based online retailer of roughly 50 types of sunglasses and accessories. M...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: Shop2Cart

April 17, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile Shop2Cart, a Boca Raton, Florida-based hosted cart. We ask...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: GoECart

April 10, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile GoECart, a hosted solution with two tiers of pricing, one ...
Business
Lessons Learned: Harvey Jelks of Jelks Gourmet Coffee

April 9, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

"Lessons Learned" is a biweekly series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we interviewed Harvey Jelks, president of Jelks Gourmet Coffee, an online retailer of roughly 1,500 freshly roasted coffees and Cajun food products....
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: AspDotNetStorefront

April 3, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile AspDotNetStorefront’s ML shopping cart. We asked COO and E...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: 3dCart

March 27, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

In this ongoing “Cart of the Week” feature, we profile 3dCart, a Margate, Fla.-based hosted platform. We asked 3dCart founder Gil Gonzalo to explain the benefits...
Business
Lessons Learned: Dave Anderson of Wildlife Wonders

March 26, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

"Lessons Learned" is a biweekly series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we interviewed Dave Anderson, co-owner of Wildlife Wonders. Anderson and his business partner Brenda Martin run the online business from their brick...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: EC Express by Mercantec

March 20, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile EC Express by Mercantec, a Naperville, IL company that fir...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: Cartweaver

March 13, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile Cartweaver, a licensed cart system based in Washington sta...
Business
Lessons Learned: Husband and Wife Team Run Alwaysstationery.com

March 12, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

"Lessons Learned" is a biweekly series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we interviewed Tom and Fran Harrington, owners of Alwaysstationery.com. Based in Naperville, IL, the husband and wife team have been running the onl...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: AmeriCommerce

March 6, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile AmeriCommerce Shopping Cart Software, a hosted cart soluti...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: OXID eShop

February 27, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile OXID eShop by OXID eSales, a firm that offers open source ...
Business
Lessons Learned: Yoursleepstore.com’s Jonathan Juriga

February 26, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

"Lessons Learned" is a biweekly series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we interviewed Jonathan Juriga, the president and owner of J&J Furniture, Inc., Yoursleepstore.com and Yourmedicalsupplystore.com based in Ft. L...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: UltraCart

February 20, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile UltraCart, a California-based hosted cart solution that wa...
Business
Lessons Learned: Richard Kuipers of Windmill Trading

February 15, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

"Lessons Learned" is a biweekly series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we interviewed Richard Kuipers, owner of Windmill Trading, a Seattle-based online retailer of computer parts and electronics. Kuipers has been the s...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: nopCommerce

February 13, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile nopCommerce, a free open-source cart first made available ...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: Corncart

February 6, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile Corncart, a free open-source cart first made available for...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: ShopVisible

January 30, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart systems. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature, we profile a specific cart, asking the cart's owners and users about its strengths and weaknesses. Here we profile ShopVisible, an Atlanta-based hosted cart solution that s...
Business
Lessons Learned: Lars Hundley of Clean Air Gardening

January 30, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

"Lessons Learned" is a biweekly series where we ask ecommerce merchants to share their experiences and advice. For this installment, we interviewed Lars Hundley, president of Clean Air Gardening, an online store based in Dallas, Texas that sells environmentally friendly lawn and garden...
Schools & Resources
Booklist: Zappos CEO on Books That Inspire

January 27, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

In Booklist, we ask ecommerce professionals to name books they believe are useful resources for ecommerce merchants. For this list, we asked Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com,, an online retailer of shoes, bags and other accessories. Made to Stick Whether you're trying to get a message...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: X-Cart

January 23, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart platforms. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature we profile—but not evaluate—a specific shopping cart, asking about its strengths and weaknesses. We profile X-Cart, a Cyprus-based licensed cart, in this installment. We as...
Platforms & Apps
Cart of the Week: LiveCart

January 16, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons

Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart platforms. In this ongoing "Cart of the Week" feature we profile—but not evaluate—a specific shopping cart, asking about its strengths and weaknesses. For this installment, we asked Rinalds Uzkalns, owner of Lithuania-based UA...

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