Sig Ueland
Sig Ueland is a longtime contributor to Practical Ecommerce, having written weekly ecommerce resource lists since 2011 — addressing tools, products, and services to help merchants.
He is also a seasoned freelance journalist and screenwriter.
Sig holds an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television and a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is an alumnus of The Second City Conservatory in Chicago.
Contact Sig via email or LinkedIn.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's updates address product images, live streaming, B2B, logistics, cross-border payments, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
15 Apps for Live Streaming Video
April 22, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This all-new update to our popular resource features apps from social networks and live-streaming platforms to produce and broadcast solo or multi-source video.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: April 15, 2024
April 15, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: updates on shoppable video, AI-powered search, composable commerce, payments, subscription plans, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: April 8, 2024
April 8, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: updates on fulfillment, design services, financing, digital marketing, payments, customer support, shoppable videos, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: April 2, 2024
April 2, 2024 • Sig Ueland
New merchant tools this week address customer engagement, B2B payments, product discovery, digital marketing, fraud prevention, post-purchase solutions, and more.
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Schools & Resources
10 New Ecommerce Books for Spring 2024
April 1, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our quarterly rundown includes titles on digital marketing, team development, content marketing, AI, launching a startup, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: March 25, 2024
March 25, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes tools for livestream commerce, cross-border transactions, logistics, omnichannel sales, customer experience, fraud prevention, and more.
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Design & Dev Tools
18 Free Web Design Tools, Winter 2024
March 19, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our quarterly rundown includes tools for logo creation, mockups, coding, animations, background images, domain names, free fonts, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: payment platforms, smart search, B2B commerce, resale programs, anti-fraud tools, logistics, customer experience platforms, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024 • Sig Ueland
New tools this week include AI website builders, payment platforms, email and text marketing tools, logistics, video game commerce, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
11 Mobile Apps to Manage a Team
March 5, 2024 • Sig Ueland
Businesses with remote workers need tools to communicate and collaborate on tasks and projects.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: March 4, 2024
March 4, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our weekly rundown includes tools for generative AI, cross-border payments, recommerce, email marketing, shopping carts, B2B, customer management, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's list includes updates on cross-border transactions, subscription sales, order tracking, streaming commerce, order management systems, fulfillment, and delivery.
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Platforms & Apps
12 Apps for Creating, Editing Videos
February 20, 2024 • Sig Ueland
Sophisticated videos require only a smartphone and an app. Here's an update to our long-running resource of tools to create, edit, and transform videos.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: February 19, 2024
February 19, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's list of new tools for merchants includes customer care, cybersecurity, analytics, accessibility, conversational commerce, embedded payments, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's installment includes updates on fulfillment, reverse logistics, international shipping, omnichannel commerce, retail analytics, and headless ecommerce.
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Platforms & Apps
20 Platforms to Sell Digital Products
February 11, 2024 • Sig Ueland
Creators of ebooks, audiobooks, images, videos, templates, courses, and software have many robust choices for selling their goods.
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Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: February 6, 2024
February 6, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's updates address AI-powered shopping, fulfillment, local marketing, website builders, and video advertising.
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Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: January 30, 2024
January 30, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: website builders, international payments, cybersecurity, brand protection, point-of-sale tools, AI-assisted shopping, sustainable logistics, and more.
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Finance
Marketplaces to Buy and Sell Websites
January 29, 2024 • Sig Ueland
A ecosystem of buyers, sellers, and brokers creates a thriving M&A market for digital businesses.
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Platforms & Apps
11 Mobile Apps for Customer Management
January 23, 2024 • Sig Ueland
It's never been easier to track sales, customers, and tasks from a phone. Here's the all-new update to our long-running list of providers.
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Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: January 22, 2024
January 22, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: tools for generative AI, payment platforms, 3D product images, dropshipping, logistics, ad publishing, and creator management tools.
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Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: January 16, 2024
January 16, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes new tools and features for marketplaces, video commerce, returns shipping, content generation, cryptocurrencies, cross-border logistics, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: January 10, 2024
January 10, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes updates involving loyalty programs, live-selling, generative AI, video players, fraudulent reviews, return shipping, and more.
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Schools & Resources
10 New Ecommerce Books for Winter 2024
January 10, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our quarterly rundown includes titles on launching and transforming a business, generative AI, team-building, creativity, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: January 3, 2024
January 3, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: new tools for website builders, email marketing, livestream shopping, mobile shopping, chatbots, international shipping, and virtual product simulators.
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Platforms & Apps
20 Open Source Ecommerce Platforms
December 31, 2023 • Sig Ueland
Open-source platforms are flexible, composable, and highly customizable. Here's the all-new update to our longstanding list.
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Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: December 25, 2023
December 25, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This installment includes new services for social commerce, buy-now-pay-later options, generative AI, video email, analytics, website builders, and more.
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Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: December 18, 2023
December 18, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes new tools for headless commerce, cross-border logistics, payments, SMS marketing, and last-mile emissions.
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Marketing & Advertising
10 Outstanding Marketing Campaigns from 2023
December 12, 2023 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our annual rundown of notable marketing includes campaigns from McDonald's, Dunkin', Heineken, Apple, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and more.
SEO for AI Mode, per Google
The Post-Traffic SEO Shift
SEO for Google's AI Fan-Out Results
Cross-sell Tactics of Top DTC Brands
Charts: U.S. Retail Ecommerce Sales Q1 2025
Can One Person Run a Billion-Dollar Store?
Tariff Turmoil: How Ecommerce Brands Can Still Win