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eCommerce Search Engine Providers

GetElastic

Last year, retail eCommerce sales exceeded $1 trillion for the first time in history. Clearly, consumers expect to find goods and services online. For your brand, meeting that consumer expectation means having a strong eCommerce search engine. Being given zero results causes consumers to bounce to a different website.

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24 eCommerce Experts to Follow Now

GetElastic

Fishkin got his start working at his mother’s small business marketing firm as a web designer, then creating his SEOmoz blog that over the following decade became the world’s most popular community and content resource for search marketers. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Internet, Retailer, Bloomberg, and more.

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The Marketer’s Guide to Gain Brand Mileage on Google Maps

Kissmetrics

Are you a local business that serves customers at a physical address? Then you must snatch the golden opportunity to grab consumer attention with the ultimate local guide, on a mobile device including the iPhone and iPad as well as all Android device products. ? in September 2008, the Google maps mobile app was launched on Android.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. of total retail sales. Business-to-Consumer (B2C). B2C ecommerce ecompasses transcations made between a business and a consumer. Business-to-Business (B2B).

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Best WordPress Hosting (June 2021) – The Top 5 WordPress Hosting Services Reviewed and Compared

Ecommerce Platforms

Picking between hosting companies should be one of the first things you do as a retailer, right up there with choosing your platform or deciding on your store's name. It's an ideal entry-level solution for small businesses and has a great ecommerce integration via its WooCommerce solution. Why WordPress.com? Try GreenGeeks «.

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Best Practices for Selling Logo Designs Like Hotcakes

Ecommerce Platforms

In fact, for 75% of consumers, it's the most recognizable aspect of a brand's identity. So it's no wonder that even some small businesses pay upwards of $500 for their logo. For example, Business Insider reports BP spent over 200 million on its logo redesign in 2008. Almost every brand has some form of a logo.

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In A Holiday Daze With All The Retail Holiday Days

RTP blog

Small Business Saturday. This year there already are more than 225 retailers participating in this promotional day that started in 2008. Harvard Business Review (HBR) supported my feelings in an article titled, Why Retailers Should Retire Holiday Shopping Season. Cyber Monday. Sofa Sunday. Singles Day.