The holiday shopping season is starting any minute – we’re sure there are already some people out there who have their shopping well under way! That means it’s time to start making some decisions for your site that can add that extra oomph for your shoppers. You’ve got until November 28th this year, but don’t […]
Not only is there a seemingly endless list of promotion types you can offer in your Miva store, but in some cases, there are also multiple ways to accomplish those promotions. This guide will take you through two different ways to offer your shoppers a free product at checkout, both using native Miva functionality. Both […]
We already have a couple of articles talking about the benefits of using redirects, and how to create them within your Miva store. But how do you know when to create them? Google and similar search engines are forever tightening up their guidelines for what shoppers should expect from your store. This, of course, includes […]
As customers begin to offer more options for the products they purchase, product listings and site designs get more complicated. In order to support such a personalized shopping experience, you might have to get pretty creative with how you list your items. When you also factor in inventory, stock management, and variants, it can feel […]
Rewards or loyalty points have become a mainstay on many eCommerce websites. It may have been typical, once upon a time, for shoppers to stick with their main, popular brands for years, decades, without ever considering a switch. However now, in an age where consumers are constantly looking for the best new deal, it’s tougher […]
Update Google has announced that they will be pushing back the roll-out of the new core update until mid-June. What will this mean for you? They are simply giving everyone a little more time to adjust their websites and acclimated to the new user experience expectations. The update will begin to take effect in mid-June, […]
When building a plan for (or diving into) content marketing, you’re likely thinking about blog posts. Maybe social media posts too. But you’d be remiss if you didn’t seriously explore video content creation as well. As it turns out, videos can have a huge impact in sales conversion, and be a major player in the […]
As the great philosopher of the 90’s, Notorious B.I.G Biggie Smalls said, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems”. Too right you are, Mr. Smalls. Especially when that influx of more money comes quickly and without prep time or a plan to adjust your small business budget. The world isn’t showing any signs of going back to our […]
If you’ve ever worked retail, or you read a ton of eCommerce blog content, you may already be familiar with visual merchandising for your store. But there’s a reason that there are thousands of Google searches for “what is merchandising” every month. Even if you have an idea of what, why, and how it’s used […]
Category descriptions may seem passé, but they are still important for your SEO. And now you have more options than ever to optimize and stylize them to suite your site. Our last blog post was a guide to your on-page SEO (complete with a downloadable checklist). And in that post, we spoke briefly about category […]