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Social Media
12 New Social Networks for 2024

September 30, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Our all-new rundown of new social networks includes decentralized platforms, live-streaming apps, location-based services, and more.
On-page SEO
Product Page SEO: 5 Content Tactics

September 29, 2024 • Armando Roggio

The content on a product page determines its search engine visibility. Here are five content tactics for better product page rankings.
User Experience
Beardbrand’s Lawyer Recaps ADA Lawsuit

September 27, 2024 • Eric Bandholz

Beardbrand recently prevailed in a lawsuit alleging violations of accessibility laws. The company's attorney shares the details.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: September 26, 2024

September 26, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: AI assistants, video ads, website builders, multichannel fulfillment, composable commerce, B2B financing, and cross-border and last-mile logistics.
SEO
Ask an Expert: Does Google Index AI Content?

September 24, 2024 • PEC Staff

Google's search results appear to rank AI-generated content. What's the official policy?
Design & Dev Tools
Free Web Design Tools from Summer 2024

September 23, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This installment of our quarterly rundown includes new design tools for AI video, vector collections, website builders, analytics, animation editors, converters, UI components, and more.
SEO Tools
How to Compare SEO of Competing URLs

September 23, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Only Google knows most ranking signals, although some are public. Examples include keyword usage, content structure, and backlinks.
Inventory
Retail Arbitrage with AliExpress, Shopify, DSers

September 22, 2024 • Armando Roggio

Selling drop-shipped goods via retail arbitrage has never been easier (and more competitive).
Platforms & Apps
The Best Use of AI for Business

September 20, 2024 • Eric Bandholz

Software engineer Jacob Posel explains how AI can streamline operational processes and enhance creativity.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: September 19, 2024

September 19, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week's list includes new tools for influencer marketing, virtual try-ons, digital payments, ecommerce platforms, financing, and global and last-mile logistics.
Business
B2B Dev Buys D2C Brand, Part 2: Holiday Prep

September 19, 2024 • Kerry Murdock

The founder of Brilliance Business Solutions, a B2B agency, ramps up her new acquisition, a D2C food manufacturer.
Platforms & Apps
15 AI WordPress Plugins for SEO, Content, Code, More

September 17, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Artificial intelligence has supercharged WordPress plugins for all forms of launching, managing, and fine-tuning a website.
Schools & Resources
Q&A: Joe Natoli, Author of ‘UX Team of One’

September 17, 2024 • Jean Gazis

Having spent 30 years as an ecommerce user-experience practitioner, Joe Natoli has a thought or two.
Link Building
Link Building with Press Release Distribution

September 16, 2024 • Eric Schwartzman

Press release distributors can generate links. The challenges include choosing the right service and optimizing the copy.
Marketing & Advertising
Attributing Marketing Expenses by Channel

September 16, 2024 • Armando Roggio

A channel might produce a lot of revenue, but at what cost?
SEO Tools
Google’s ‘About this result’ Explained

September 15, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Google provides additional info on every organic search result behind the three dots to its right.
Business
Save Time by Managing Less, Says DHH

September 13, 2024 • Eric Bandholz

David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and a co-founder of Basecamp, strives for fewer meetings and less management.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: September 12, 2024

September 12, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: updates on biometric security, robotics, product images, ecommerce personalization, AI-powered sales assistants, cross-border payments, and selling in the metaverse.
Google Ads
Holiday Promotions in Google Text Ads

September 10, 2024 • Matthew Umbro

Promoting holiday sales and events in text ads is tricky when Google picks the headlines and descriptions.
Inventory
Top Resale Sites from Consumer Brands

September 9, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Recommerce is booming. Here's a rundown of leading brands' sustainability initiatives and in-house resale marketplaces.
SEO Tools
Underused SEO Reports in Search Console

September 9, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Search Console is the free powerhouse for organic rankings. Yet some helpful reports are little used.
Code
GenAI Is a Potent Ecommerce Coding Tool

September 8, 2024 • Armando Roggio

Can ChatGPT generate code to auto-post a Google Doc into a Shopify blog?
Business
Client Crash Bankrupts Entrepreneur

September 6, 2024 • Eric Bandholz

Hunter Durham's journey is a helpful case study on borrowing money, riding an ecommerce boom, and relying on a single client.
Marketing & Advertising
Optimized Landing Pages Reduce Ad Costs

September 5, 2024 • Charles Nicholls

Algorithms on Google, Meta, and others evaluate an ad and its linked landing page, assigning a relevancy score that influences cost and performance.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: September 5, 2024

September 5, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: holiday selling, recommerce platforms, AI-powered sales assistants, payments, search optimization, and last-mile delivery management.
Link Building
Tips for Internal and External Page Links

September 3, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Links remain critical to search engine optimization despite confusion and suggestions otherwise.
Platforms & Apps
23 Recommerce Platforms and Marketplaces

September 3, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Consumers seek pre-owned goods, and solution providers are responding with platforms, integrations, marketplaces, and more.
Schools & Resources
11 Books on Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon

September 2, 2024 • Jean Gazis

In just 30 years, Jeff Bezos's company upended entire industries. How did he do it?
On-page SEO
Programmatic SEO for Ecommerce, AI-Driven

September 1, 2024 • Armando Roggio

Combining keywords, databases, and AI triggers a slew of long-tail product pages.
Social Media
Ask an Expert: Should Merchants Sell on TikTok Shop?

August 30, 2024 • PEC Staff

We asked the founder of SimplicityDX to evaluate selling on the popular social media platform.