It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but the robots.txt file is a valuable component to every e-commerce website. Briefly, this is a text-only file created by e-store owners that helps search bots to crawl the content on their pages. In essence, the items within the file dictate the areas of a website […]
It’s no secret that your e-commerce checkout processes should be safeguarded. But what you might not have realized is that security should extend to every web page on your site. Web page security isn’t something that happens naturally. Rather, it requires e-store owners to take a proactive, ongoing approach not only to make their web […]
What e-commerce marketing elements will contribute to your website’s highest performance? Every website is composed of thousands of little details that contribute to the user experience. Some factors subtly encourage users to buy. Others are more obvious. Regardless, you want to remove as much guesswork as possible when deciding which elements will give you the […]
People don’t buy from websites based on looks alone. Or do they? It’s arguable that pretty graphics and visuals are only part of what attracts conversions. But the presence or absence of trust factors play a vital role in whether a website visitor converts or heads straight to your competitor. Trust elements add major value […]
Regardless of what your e-commerce store sells, your biggest opportunity to boost conversions likely lies in faceted search navigation. Search Spring research shows that faceted search can result in a 20% boost in conversions when compared with a pull-down style or hierarchy-style search. Let’s explore the characteristics of faceted search, how it benefits your customers […]
Anyone can be an e-commerce content writer, right? All you do is put words into sentences and convince people to buy your products. That’s about as true as the idea that e-commerce is just about listing products on your website and watching the sales roll in. Just like the e-commerce industry, writing for an e-commerce […]
Behind every successful E-commerce website are elements that go well beyond your product pages. It’s not just about offering products and services that people want – they must be able to find your website and discover what you’re offering first. Keywords are like the roadmap that gets users from search query to your website. Use […]
Can a beautifully designed website exist without SEO? Can an optimized website convert without a well-designed UX? It’s an ongoing battle royale, and even digital experts don’t always agree on which is more important – or how they can live in harmony. Given the complexities of search engine optimization, trying to build a winning user […]
Search engine optimization isn’t just for blog posts and informational sites. A healthy e-Commerce website should apply SEO best practices to their category and ideally their individual product pages to increase traffic, click-throughs, and, ultimately, conversions. It’s not as easy or obvious as it sounds. Aside from using keywords, the way you display your products […]
Optimizing your e-commerce website for search engines can be grueling, time-devouring, brain-draining work. At times, you may feel like you spend more time blogging, doing keyword research, and tweaking your website than actually selling stuff. It’s not easy work, especially if you’re doing all the heavy lifting. But there’s a silver lining: you don’t have […]