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The nuts and bolts of an ecommerce site are design and development. We address design innovation and trends — including layouts, colors, photography, logos, video, and more. We explain the basics of code — HTML, CSS, JavaScript — as well as platforms, themes, plugins, open source, and related topics.

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To Prevent Software Failures, Use Automated Testing

June 22, 2017 • Eric Davis

The larger your ecommerce store grows, the more complex the software behind it becomes. Even if you outsource your store development or use a hosted platform, this complexity will affect ...
Schools & Resources
10 New Ecommerce Books for Summer 2017

June 18, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of new ecommerce books for your summer reading. There are titles on podcasting, video marketing, entrepreneurship, disruption, global ecommerce, and valuing digital businesses. I compiled this list ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: June 15, 2017

June 15, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-June from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on shipping solutions, artificial intelligence, email campaigns, product ...
Design & Dev Tools
20 Free Web Design Tools, Spring 2017

June 12, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Making use of free elements and tools from the design community is an easy way to add value to your website. Here is a list of new web tools and design ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: June 1, 2017

June 1, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for late-May from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on shipping solutions, electronic payments, security, voice-activated shopping,
Code
How to Implement Ecommerce Personalization

May 24, 2017 • Eric Davis

Personalization is a growing trend in ecommerce. Shoppers want to see relevant marketing, products, and offers. When they receive them, they typically respond by purchasing more. The idea around personalization is ...
Platforms & Apps
10 Free Themes for Magento

May 22, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Magento is one of the most popular ecommerce platforms, with more than 250,000 merchants and 150,000 developers, providing a vast assortment themes and extensions. The Community and Enterprise editions of ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: May 16, 2017

May 16, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for May from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on automated marketing, shipping, Instagram promotions, mobile shopping,
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for late April from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on a subscription marketplace, artificial-intelligence-based marketing and ...
Code
How a Web Developer Estimates Completion Time

April 26, 2017 • Eric Davis

It’s common for software developers to underestimate the time it takes to create a new feature. It’s one of the realities of software development. In this post, I’ll explain how a ...
Platforms & Apps
13 Extensions to Enhance a Magento Store

April 23, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Magento is a powerful ecommerce platform, used by more than 250,000 merchants worldwide. With hundreds of extensions on the Magento Connect marketplace, Magento is a flexible and appealing solution for ...
Design & Development
NoSQL Databases May Be Your Next Competitive Advantage

April 21, 2017 • Armando Roggio

NoSQL databases offer improved performance, spur ecommerce innovation, may be less expensive than other options, and could improve management of big data. In short, your ecommerce business’s next competitive advantage ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-April from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on live video commerce, artificial-intelligence-based marketing, cyber protection,
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: April 2, 2017

April 2, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of ecommerce-related product releases and updates for early April. There are updates on artificial intelligence, shipping, social influencers, behavioral marketing, and experience analytics. Got an ecommerce product ...
Code
Understanding HTTP Status Codes, for Ecommerce

March 28, 2017 • Eric Davis

An HTTP status code informs a browser about a web page or resource. When you click a link, your browser is asking the web server for the page that was ...
Schools & Resources
11 New Ecommerce Books for Spring 2017

March 17, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Springtime is here, more or less. It’s time to look at the new ecommerce books. There are titles on digital marketing, native advertising, platforms strategies, crowd-based commerce, public relations, and ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: March 15, 2017

March 14, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for March from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on shipping, artificial intelligence, customer engagement tools, security ...
Schools & Resources
22 Free Web Design Elements, Winter 2017

March 6, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Take advantage of free elements and tools from the design community to enhance your website or online project in 2017. Here is a list of new web tools and design elements ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: March 2, 2017

March 2, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for late February from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on artificial intelligence elements to improve online ...
Code
To Grow Search Traffic, Add JSON-LD

February 28, 2017 • Eric Davis

Presumably every ecommerce site wants to improve its organic search traffic. But a limiting factor with search engines has been their need to analyze huge quantities of HTML data, which is ...
Schools & Resources
What Are Chatbots and How Do They Work?

February 20, 2017 • Armando Roggio

Messaging chatbots may help businesses improve customer service, sell more, and earn more profit, thanks to a familiar interface and increasing customer interest. Consumers — your potential customers — use these ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: February 2, 2017

February 2, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of ecommerce-related product releases and updates for late-January. There are updates on local transactions, payment chatbots, affiliate marketing, and online appointments. Got an ecommerce product release? Email ...
Schools & Resources
12 Blogs on Medium for Merchants

January 16, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Medium, the social publishing platform, has been in the news recently for abandoning traditional ad-driven publishing (and shuttering its offices in New York and Washington, D.C., and laying off 50
Platforms & Apps
11 Free Backup Plugins for WordPress

January 10, 2017 • Sig Ueland

If you run a WordPress website, routinely backing it up is one of the most important things you can do to prevent disaster. Fortunately, there are a number of free ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: January 4, 2017

January 4, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for late December. There are updates on video chat, shipping, automated data analysis, and payment gateways. Got an ecommerce product ...
Schools & Resources
14 New Business Books for 2017

January 1, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of new and upcoming business books for entrepreneurs, managers, and creative professionals to read in 2017. Learn how to get funded, shape social behavior, work happy,
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: December 15, 2016

December 15, 2016 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of recent ecommerce-related product releases and updates for mid-December 2016. There are updates on chatbots, the Internet of Things, equity funding, digital assistants, and robotic fulfillment. Got ...
Design & Development
5 Signs of Bad Ecommerce Customers

December 14, 2016 • Armando Roggio

Successful online retail businesses focus on delivering good value and good customer service. These stores want to help customers. But not everyone who comes to your site to shop is ...
Design & Dev Tools
24 Free Web Tools, Design Elements — Fall 2016

December 12, 2016 • Sig Ueland

Utilizing free elements and tools from the design community can be a good way to add style and value to your website. Here is a list of new web tools and ...
Design & Dev Tools
Simple Ways to Note Glitches during Holiday Rush, to Fix Later

December 8, 2016 • Pamela Hazelton

Last year I addressed ways for ecommerce merchants to keep the momentum going in January. Tips include changing up the home page, using section headers, and running the best types of sales.

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