Tweet Did you know that Google indexes mobile versions of websites?  It does this so it can provide the mobile URL to a user who’s searching Google on a smartphone, but this can sometimes cause duplicate content in search results.  That can then lead to lower rankings in the results then you would otherwise receive. […]

Tweet ShopSite’s latest ecommerce software, version 12, is now live. It’s a great release full of new features and enhancements. A full breakdown of all the new features may be found in the ShopSite help docs for v12. ShopSite also has a page in their Template Cookbook for Tips on Version 12 Tags. A few […]

Tweet One of our ecommerce ShopSite merchants was recently featured on Good Morning America’s Deals and Steals segment. This feature on GMA highlights products with steep discounts, and is very popular across the United States. It often results in tens of thousands of visitors in a short period of time, and hundreds to thousands of […]

Tweet According to eMarketer, U.S. retail ecommerce sales from mobile devices should reach $9.8 billion in November and December of this year, accounting for 16% of the ecommerce market.  By 2017…  that number could jump to a staggering 26%!!! In this post, we’ll review some of the mobile ecommerce reports currently available in Google Analytics.  […]

Tweet It’s a question we are often asked: How did someone buy my product when it’s out of stock? It’s easy to miss a setting when configuring inventory levels for a product, so in this post we’re going to highlight where the values are and what to check when a product sells when you don’t […]

Tweet Competition for holiday sales is always a difficult task and this year will be no exception. Here’s a look at some early ecommerce projections for the 2013 Holiday season: Practical Ecommerce Projection: U.S. Retail Ecommerce Sales Will Grow More than 15 Percent http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/58511-6-Ecommerce-Predictions-for-the-2013-Holidays eMarketer Projection: U.S. web shoppers will spend $61.8 billion in November […]

Tweet ShopSite has a powerful product options feature, especially after the addition of Advanced Options, but sometimes users don’t know it’s there or find it confusing when first trying it out.  In this post we’re going to highlight the feature and point out a few hints and tips for first time users. Basic Ordering Options […]

Tweet Rich Pins allow merchants to share additional details about their products with Pinterest users.  Similar to a Google Product Listing Ad, the Rich Pin contains product attributes, such as Title, Brand, UPC, Description, Price, URL and Availability.  A comprehensive list of supported attributes can be found at: http://developers.pinterest.com/rich_pins/ When pinners find something they love […]

Tweet Offering an “In Store Pickup” option is popular among online stores which also have a “Brick & Mortar” location.  All you need is a free shipping option with a name like “In Store Pickup” and it’s easy to add that with ShopSite. Flat Rate Shipping On ShopSite’s Commerce > Shipping screen there is a […]

Tweet Once in a while you may have a reason to sell a product in quantity increments.  Sure, you could make it a “Package of 5″ and sell them that way, but if you need to track inventory that’s not going to be the best solution.  ShopSite doesn’t have a feature for quantity increments but […]