Mobile Technology and Analytics

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.  […]

ShopSite Tip – Quick Tips For Inventory Tracking

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 […]

Top Ecommerce Blog Posts and Articles for September 2013

Tweet Here are four top articles for the month of September. From dealing with Google’s *huge* change for SEO keywords, to ways to improve your ecommerce cart and search, I’m sure something will resonate with you and help make this holiday shopping season more productive… TOP PICK: Google (Not Provided) Keywords: 10 Ways to Get […]

Tis The Season… For Sales!

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 […]

ShopSite Tip – Product Options Hints & Tips

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 […]

Something Every Ecommerce Merchant Using Real-Time Shipping Should Know

Tweet If you use real-time shipping rates in your shopping cart, it’s crucial to know when these shipping APIs are down. One of these systems being down / slow can also bring down your ordering system, confuse customers, and result in lost sales. You need to know the moment FedEx, UPS, or USPS are down, […]

Pinterest: Rich Pins for Products

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 […]

Top Ecommerce Blog Posts and Articles for August 2013

Tweet I can’t believe the summer is already winding down. Kids are back to school, the heat is letting up, and the holiday shopping season is about to begin… Here are a few good reads to start getting ready for your upcoming busy online sales time: TOP PICK: 5 Lessons Learned from 100,000 Usability Studies […]

ShopSite Tip – “In Store Pickup” Shipping Option

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 […]

Should You Use a 301 Redirect or a Canonical Tag?

Tweet The question as to when to use a 301 permanent redirect vs. using a “rel=canonical” attribute comes up often. I had a bunch of information I was prepared to blog about when I ran across this great article over at Search Engine Watch: How and When to Use 301 Redirects vs. Canonical It’s a […]