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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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Platforms & Apps
Omnichannel Commerce Needs a New Kind of CMS

August 11, 2017 • Armando Roggio

Businesses striving to provide shoppers with omnichannel experiences need to find new ways to manage, store, and present product information. Commerce is changing. For retailers, shoppers now have many ways to ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: August 1, 2017

August 1, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for late July from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on shoppable images and video, ecommerce personalization,
Platforms & Apps
Which Comes First, the Ecommerce Platform or the Developer?

July 31, 2017 • Armando Roggio

Your ecommerce business needs a new platform and a developer — but in what order? An ecommerce platform is the software your business will use to conduct online transactions and a developer ...
User Experience
SEO: Design for People, Develop for Bots

July 21, 2017 • Jill Kocher Brown

One of the frequent reasons given for ignoring search engine optimization is this: “We’re not selling to bots, we’re selling to people.” This argument highlights an ignorance of the role ...
Code
Confessions of an Ecommerce Developer

July 17, 2017 • Eric Davis

Web developers have standard processes and techniques to get their jobs done. They also have informal habits and opinions that influence their work — the kinds of things that no ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: July 17, 2017

July 17, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-July from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on shipping services, coding, ecommerce personalization, challenging Amazon,
Code
Static Site Generators an Option for Ecommerce Blogs, Content

July 13, 2017 • Armando Roggio

Static site generators offer an alternative to content management systems like WordPress or similar and may produce faster-loading web pages that are more secure and less complex to maintain. Static ...
Platforms & Apps
20 Free Shopify Apps, to Extend and Enhance

July 10, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Launched a decade ago, Shopify was born out of an effort by its founders to sell snowboards online. After building their shop, they realized other stores were in need of ...
Schools & Resources
9 Trusted SEO Blogs

July 9, 2017 • Jill Kocher Brown

Search engine optimization is always changing, requiring constant investigation to keep up. One of the best ways to identify new trends, in addition to research and analysis on your own ...
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: July 3, 2017

July 3, 2017 • Sig Ueland

Here is a list of ecommerce-related product releases and updates for late June. There are updates on shipping solutions, influencer marketing, payment processors, text analytics, marketing research, and Amazon’s newest ...
Design & Development
Imgix C.E.O. on Real-time Image Optimization

June 23, 2017 • Armando Roggio

Images are vital for ecommerce. Images on a home page, category pages, and campaign landing pages — they all help engage shoppers. But here’s the challenge: Are you optimizing those ...
Code
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 ...

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