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SEO
Primer on ChatGPT’s 3 Bots

December 15, 2025 • Ann Smarty

Knowing which bot is responsible for which task is essential before attempting to disallow it.
Marketing & Advertising
AI Favors Ecommerce Giants — for Now

December 14, 2025 • Armando Roggio

AI models rely on "trusted" enterprise sources, yet providers are emerging for SMBs.
Cross-border Selling
Expat Money CEO on Moving Abroad

December 12, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Why relocate overseas? What are the risks and the rewards? Mikkel Thorup addresses those questions and more.
Inventory
How to Scale a Recommerce Business

December 11, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Profitable selling of used, refurbished, or overstock items requires repeatable systems.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: December 10, 2025

December 10, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week: new tools for live-streaming, agentic commerce, ecommerce insurance, returns management, analytics, product customizations, digital identity verification, and more.
SEO
Long-Tail SEO in an AI World

December 9, 2025 • Ann Smarty

The top benefit of targeting long-tail searches could now be AI visibility.
Content Marketing
5 Content Marketing Ideas for January 2026

December 8, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Topics for January 2026 include the U.S.'s 250th year, Wikipedia's anniversary, product quality, and simple pleasures such as puzzles and cocktails.
Google Ads
Notes on Google Ads New Strategy Tool

December 7, 2025 • Matthew Umbro

The new "Investment Strategy" feature is akin to Google's existing budget simulators, with two main differences.
Finance
CFO: Brands Rarely Max Out Meta Ads

December 5, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Abir Syed says creative volume drives ecommerce marketing success, and few merchants have exhausted any channel, much less Meta.
Schools & Resources
The Rise of Global Tariffs, Explained

December 4, 2025 • Jean Gazis

A new book from a noted economist seeks to explain the causes of tariffs and trade barriers.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: December 3, 2025

December 3, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's rundown includes new services for fraud prevention, agentic commerce, automated customer support, fulfillment, payments, and generative ads.
SEO
Tools to Track GenAI Citations, Sources

December 2, 2025 • Ann Smarty

Understanding how AI platforms conduct searches is key to optimizing visibility in the answers.
Cross-border Selling
How U.S. Merchants Fail E.U. Consumers

December 1, 2025 • Beata Twardowska

The European Union harmonizes cross-border commerce rules, but it doesn't harmonize the people doing the buying.
Email & Text Marketing
Best Text Message Strategy for 2026

November 30, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Roughly eight in 10 U.S. consumers have agreed to receive commercial text messages, according to a recent survey.
SEO
Will Google’s AI Mode Dominate ChatGPT?

November 28, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Jeff Oxford of 180 Marketing addresses ChatGPT optimization, with a caveat: Google's AI Mode could eventually dominate.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: November 26, 2025

November 26, 2025 • Sig Ueland

Our handpicked list this week includes updates on product experience management, agentic commerce, AI-powered payments, fulfillment, customer support, website builders, and more.
Finance
Where Investors See Ecommerce Heading

November 25, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Investors are concentrating on areas they believe will define the next phase of ecommerce.
SEO
How Google’s Web Guide Helps SEO

November 24, 2025 • Ann Smarty

The new Google Labs experiment uses AI to organize a user's search results. It's also handy for SEO.
Platforms & Apps
‘Automate First’ for AI Commerce Success

November 23, 2025 • Armando Roggio

An automation-first mindset helps ecommerce businesses keep up with AI shopping.
Finance
Solar Power Developer on Fueling the Grid

November 21, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

How does a company build a solar-generating plant and then sell the electricity? Entrepreneur Chris Elrod explains.
Customer Retention
Will AI Solve Ecommerce Personalization?

November 20, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Albatross AI claims to have the first infrastructure for training personalization models on live events.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: November 19, 2025

November 19, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's rundown include rollouts for product images, returns management, agentic commerce, financing, social commerce, international shipping, and alternative payments.
Schools & Resources
New Books: Wikipedia, Ring, Vibe Code, More

November 18, 2025 • Jean Gazis

Ten new titles from entrepreneurs, practitioners, and academics on innovation, leadership, and lessons learned.
SEO Tools
New GSC ‘Insights’ Show Trends, Status

November 17, 2025 • Ann Smarty

The relaunched "Insights" section in Search Console doesn't provide data unavailable in other reports, but it's helpful for quick trends and items needing attention.
Platforms & Apps
3 Years In, GenAI Upends Ecommerce

November 16, 2025 • Armando Roggio

In just three years, generative AI has changed how ecommerce businesses attract shoppers and close sales.
Business
Natural Toothpaste Propels Wellnesse.com

November 14, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Seth Spears once taught consumers how to make their own non-toxic personal care products. Then they asked him for ready-made versions.
Cross-border Selling
Canada Still Works for U.S. Sellers

November 13, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Despite tariffs, taxes, and strikes, Canada remains a growth market for U.S. ecommerce retailers.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: November 12, 2025

November 12, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week: updates on agentic commerce, multichannel management, buy-now pay-later, cryptocurrencies, product feed management, and predictive marketing.
Cross-border Selling
Digital Goods Stay Duty-Free

November 11, 2025 • Armando Roggio

The World Trade Organization's tariff moratorium on electronic transmissions is at the heart of modern digital trade.
Technical SEO
URL Case Sensitivity and SEO

November 10, 2025 • Ann Smarty

Inconsistent capitalization can harm organic rankings in three ways.