Search Engine Optimization

User Experience is Impacting Search Rankings for Online Retailers
March 27, 2017 at 9:14 am

Search engines can be a very important customer acquisition channel for retailers. Consumers are searching for products every day, and they're use search engines to connect with retailers. To say organic search engine rankings are important for retailers is an understatement. It's also important for retailers, and especially online pure-plays, to know the latest trendsโ€ฆ

A Guide to Big Commerce SEO Success
March 14, 2017 at 11:56 am

Search engines can be a very important customer acquisition channel for retailers. Consumers are searching for products every day, and theyโ€™re use search engines to connect with retailers. To say organic search engine rankings are important for retailers is an understatement. Itโ€™s also important for retailers, and especially online pure-plays, to know the latest trends [โ€ฆ]

6 Tips for Better SEO Performance
March 14, 2017 at 11:07 am

In the old days, you could drive traffic to your site just by cramming it full of keywords. Fortunately for todayโ€™s online users, it no longer works that way. The world of search engine optimization has gotten smarter. Google recently revealed that sites donโ€™t lose PageRank because of their redirection methods. Now, sites have toโ€ฆ

How Retailers Are Spending Holiday Ad Budgets
October 20, 2016 at 9:59 am

Halloween may still be over a week away, but retailers already have the winter holiday shopping season on their minds. In fact, almost three-quarters of retailers believe the holiday season begins by Nov. 1. Much planning and preparation goes into making the sink-or-swim holiday season as profitable as possible for retailers. Consider that 19 percentโ€ฆ

Top Takeaways From the Shop.org Summit
September 29, 2016 at 11:52 am

This week, retail professionals gathered in Dallas for Shop.org, Retailโ€™s Digital Summit. Attendees heard from retailers leading the way in this quickly evolving digital world. Presentations from J.C. Penney, True&Co, Rocksbox, Google, Facebook and many more brands covered topics ranging from omnichannel integration to mobile to reaching millennials. Here are a few key takeaways from theโ€ฆ

4 Ways Retailers Can Go Toe-to-Toe With Amazon
September 12, 2016 at 11:16 am

Todayโ€™s consumers have near-limitless options when it comes to researching and purchasing products. E-commerce giants like Amazon.com โ€” equipped with a variety of products, ratings and reviews, and competitive shipping rates matched by few โ€” have wide appeal for information-hungry consumers. However, smaller merchants shouldnโ€™t give up hope. By leveraging user-generated content (UGC), including ratingsโ€ฆ

4 Tips for Using SEO to Boost E-Commerce Sales
August 29, 2016 at 8:49 am

Itโ€™s no secret that proper search engine optimization is a key factor in the success of an online retailer. Some online retailers view SEO as a requirement to drive traffic to a websiteโ€™s blog or homepage, but thatโ€™s only part of the story. To increase your chances of converting a website visitor into a customer, everyโ€ฆ

eBay Scares Away Shoppers with Search Results Glitch
April 25, 2016 at 11:03 am

eBay sellers in the U.S. and in the U.K. say a glitch is scaring buyers away from their listings by incorrectly displaying higher costs in search results than what the seller is offering. The glitch affects listings that offer free shipping - eBay is displaying shipping costs on some of those listings instead of freeโ€ฆ