July 1, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the July ...

May 30, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the June 2011 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." Protect Your Site Against Fraud "Be sure your site is taking...

April 29, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the May 2011 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." Promote Overstocked Products with Flash Sales "My idea to share...

March 31, 2011 • Kate Monteith

March 31, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the April 2011 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." Personalize Customer Service “Have automated email correspond...

February 25, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the March 2011 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." Get Some Free Press “One of the best things an entrepreneur c...

February 21, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Many social media platforms have evolved to integrate marketing, advertising and commerce. This got us wondering how many companies use social media for business purposes and how effective it has been. A recent survey conducted by Practical eCommerce polled our readers about the current...

January 31, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Each month, we compile a list of the ten most popular articles we published at Practical eCommerce that month, based on the number of page views. Here are our ten most popular articles for January 2011. 4 Realities of Selling on Facebook Facebook is becoming a popular avenue for onlin...

January 28, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the February 2011 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." Use Customer Feedback to Further SEO “Not everyone has aut...

January 6, 2011 • Kate Monteith

Free shipping is often touted as a surefire way to get more sales, but rolling shipping costs into the product price can also take a big bite out of a profit margin. During the rush of holiday sales, we wondered how many of our readers offer free shipping and if you think it is a worthw...

December 31, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the January ...

November 30, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Each month, we compile a list of the ten most popular articles we published at Practical eCommerce that month, based on the number of page views. Here are our ten most popular articles for November 2010. 8 Steps to Social Media Success The subject of social media typically garners a g...

November 25, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the December 2010 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." Understand How Consumers Research Brands Online 
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November 12, 2010 • Kate Monteith

"Ecommerce News Around the Web" is our weekly review of articles, blog posts and other news items that could interest ecommerce merchants. Ecommerce Videos Go Mobile - Invodo Two Internet companies are teaming up to implement product videos that are optimized for viewing on smartphon...

November 9, 2010 • Kate Monteith

“Lessons Learned” is a series where we ask ecommerce business owners to share their experiences. For this installment we visited with Nick Jenkins, the chairman and founder of Moonpig.com, a ...

October 29, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Each month, we compile a list of the ten most popular articles we published at Practical eCommerce that month, based on the number of page views. Here are our ten most popular articles for October 2010. Top 10 Converting Websites: The 3 Common Strategies In this third article in our s...

October 27, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the November 2010 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." Is Flash Killing Your Conversion Rate? “Test replacing the...

October 22, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Ecommerce News Around the Web for October 22, 2010 "Ecommerce News Around the Web" is our weekly review of articles, blog posts and other news items that could interest ecommerce merchants. Etsy’s Coral Stance Upsets Sellers - AuctionBytes A recent blog posted by auction site Etsy a...

October 8, 2010 • Kate Monteith

"Ecommerce News Around the Web" is our weekly review of articles, blog posts and other news items that could interest ecommerce merchants. eBay Exec Explains Buyer Protection - AuctionBytes Online auction house eBay published a letter on its home page this week written by its CEO Joh...

October 5, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Each month, we compile a list of the ten most popular articles we published at Practical eCommerce that month, based on the number of page views. Here are our ten most popular articles for September 2010. Google Instant Search: The Impact for Ecommerce Site Owners In September, Google...

October 1, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the October 2010 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." How to Leverage Promotion Codes “Make sure your promotion...

September 7, 2010 • Kate Monteith

The August 2010 Practical eCommerce survey polled readers about conversion. We wondered how many of our readers regularly track conversion rates on their sites, what percentage of visitors are converting into buyers, and what might be preventing visitors from making a purchase. Our con...

September 2, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the September ...

September 1, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Each month, we compile a list of the ten most popular articles we published at Practical eCommerce that month, based on the number of page views. Here are our ten ...

August 27, 2010 • Kate Monteith

"Ecommerce News Around the Web" is our weekly review of articles, blog posts and other news items that could interest ecommerce merchants. Keep Them Coming Back - Michael Gray Graywolf's SEO Blog Once a shopper has made a purchase from your website, how do you keep that customer co...

August 2, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Practical eCommerce asks industry insiders each month to share a great, innovative idea that could help an ecommerce company. Here’s what ten of them had to say for the August 2010 installment of "Ten Great Ecommerce Ideas." Create Unique Descriptions for Best Results “Search engines ...

July 30, 2010 • Kate Monteith

Each month, we compile a list of the ten most popular Practical eCommerce articles published that month, based on the number of page views. Here are the ten most popular articles for July 2010. Six Facebook Applications to Sell Your Products In this, the third installment of our serie...

July 16, 2010 • Kate Monteith

There are nearly 600 online shopping carts. And each week we feature one, interviewing both the cart's developer and a customer. "Cart of the Week" is not a review or an evaluation, but rather an opportunity to learn about a shopping cart from the people who build it and use it. This w...

July 9, 2010 • Kate Monteith

This week, we'll hear from Robin Kohli, founder and lead developer for E-junkie, the company behind FatFreeCartPro, an online shopping cart. E-junkie is headquartered in New Delhi, India, with its support team based in Tucson, Ariz. According to Kohli, there are roughly 9,000 merchants using FatFreeCartPro, “As well as a couple thousand other users who are in the trial period

July 2, 2010 • Kate Monteith

This week, we'll hear from Brant Pallazza, vice president of marketing for Digital River, the parent company of the online shopping cart known as CCNow. Digital River is based in Minneapolis, Minn., and its CCNow ecommerce platform serves roughly 10,000 users. We'll also hear from a CCNow customer, Buddy Carr.