Top Ecommerce Blog Posts And Articles For May

It’s almost summer, the parades are starting… what a great time of year. Hopefully you’re reading this post from a laptop or your iPad somewhere outdoors, enjoying the nice weather. And hopefully you enjoy these top links for the month of May. :)

Is Your Web Host Cutting Corners When It Comes To Backups?

Everybody knows they should have backups of their data. And most people assume that their host is performing regular backups to compliment their local backups. You know what they say about assumptions…

Is Your Company Known For Something?

Everybody wants to be known or recognized for something. The same holds true for your online business. Being “known” for something means people seek you out, even though it may be more expensive, more time consuming, or even more work.

5 Ways To Ruin Your Online Store By Copying Amazon

Amazon is seen as the leader in ecommerce these days. When you want an example of a successful online store, Amazon is the most popular choice. And rightly so. They do a number of things better than most. But should you copy their every move?

ShopSite Tip – 4 Ways To Put Your Store Into “Vacation Mode”

It may be a difficult process for an ecommerce business owner to find the time to take a vacation, but when they do they need a plan for their online store. In this article we’ll take a look at 4 different ways you can put your store into a “Vacation Mode”.

15 Reasons To Avoid Unlimited Web Hosting

Unlimited hosting is a good thing, right? You don’t have to worry about how much space your site takes up, and if you get more hits than Google, your “unlimited” account can handle it. It sounds like the best type of hosting account to have.

Here are 15 reasons why unlimited hosting is not such a hot idea…

Is Your Web Host Petty or Vindictive?

We deal with a lot of website owners who are transferring their sites over to our hosting service. Most of the time it’s a smooth process, and we never hear about any problems when a client is leaving their old host. Sometimes though, it’s not all smooth sailing…

The 3 Little Bears Approach To Timing Customer Review Requests Perfectly

They say “timing is everything”. And in many cases, this is very true. In the story of the 3 Little Bears, timing is important even for Goldilocks.

And it also holds true for maximizing the percentage of customers who return to leave a product review on your site…

Top Ecommerce Blog Posts And Articles For April

It’s almost May, but as the saying goes “April showers bring May flowers”. Although it may not be bright and sunny outside, here are a few shiny posts and articles from April that I found to be worth reading.

Quality Product Photos Can Increase Sales

Tweet Something that can help you stand out from your competitors and increase sales is to show clear, accurate photos of the products you are selling.  While a professional photographer with the proper lighting and studio equipment is the best way to go, you can certainly learn some tips to to improve product photos taken […]