Practical Ecommerce publishes roughly 45 articles each month. What follows are the most popular articles that we published in November. Articles from early in the month are more likely to make the list than later ones.
15 Group Messaging Mobile Apps
Group messaging apps are useful communication tools for getting in touch with several people at once. They’re also a good way to share information, make decisions, and even manage a project. Here is a list of messaging apps. Read more…
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For SEO, How Fast Is Fast Enough?
Page speed improvements are high on most ecommerce to-do lists. The potential for increased revenue as well as better organic search rankings makes the effort worthwhile. But first, everyone wants to know how fast is fast enough. Read more…
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What’s the Best B2B Ecommerce Platform?
Some estimates suggest the global business-to-business ecommerce market will be more than twice as large as retail ecommerce in 2020. Despite the market’s size, many B2B sellers lag behind B2C in ecommerce technology, features, and performance. Read more…
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Alibaba’s 2019 Singles Day: $38 Billion; 200,000 Brands; 78 Countries
Alibaba’s Singles Day sales on November 11 totaled a record $38.4 billion or 268.4 billion yuan gross merchandise volume, an increase of 26 percent over 2018, according to the company. Gross merchandise volume is the total sales of merchandise… Read more…
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The 8 Benefits of SEO for Ecommerce
Ecommerce businesses live and die by their ability to attract new customers. In the race to increase revenue, traffic from organic search can be essential. Here’s why. 1. Driving brand awareness. Most ecommerce sites need search engine optimization for low-cost brand awareness. Read more…
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Ecommerce Design Trends for 2020
Dark mode, accessibility, and simple layouts with plenty of white space may be among the most popular ecommerce design trends for 2020. Most of the more than 20 ecommerce professionals contacted for this article believed that 2020 held few significant design-specific trends. Read more…
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Innovative Ideas to Automate Ecommerce Tasks
For 20 years I have consulted with ecommerce merchants, from startups to multinational companies. This post is the second in a series that focuses on innovation in ecommerce. In this installment, I’ll review progress in ecommerce automation… Read more…
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5 Content Marketing Ideas for December 2019
In December, your company’s content could round up 2019’s top stories or trends, look ahead to what 2020 holds, or cover seasonal events and how-tos. Here are five content marketing ideas to inspire your business this December. Read more…
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16 Beautiful, Free Content Sliders
A content slider is a helpful tool in web design for highlighting images, delivering a message, and enticing a user with animated elements. On a home page, a content slider can deliver lots of information in a limited space. Here is a list of content sliders to display images, video, or HTML content. Read more…
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B2B Buyers Have High Ecommerce Expectations
Manufacturers and distributors know that they need to offer their products online for easy, self-service ordering. But many of those same businesses fear they won’t be able to meet customer expectations. A recent survey from Episerver of 700 business-to-business sellers found that 84 percent believed… Read more…
