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Platform Migrations: BigCommerce -vs- Magento

Like many eCommerce store owners, you may have reached the point where you’re considering moving platforms. The decision to switch may be due to the fact that you feel you’ve outgrown your current one, or you need more features or functionality. In the eCommerce world it’s important that as your business grows, the technology behind […]

Search Magic Now Available for Shopify!

Just a few weeks ago, I shared our excitement that our flagship advanced search product, Search Magic, was submitted to the Shopify App Store for review. Today, I’m even more excited to share that the app is now available to the nearly 1M eCommerce stores on the Shopify platform!  Our team has put nearly two […]

April 2020 eCommerce Sales Soar to Holiday-like Levels

With the majority of the country under stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19, online shopping has been a lifesaver for many looking to have items ranging from groceries to clothing delivered to their homes while bricks-and-mortar stores are closed. Many eCommerce store owners are experiencing order volume normally seen in the weeks leading up to Christmas.  […]

Search Magic Coming Soon to Shopify – How to Get Early Access

Today marks an important milestone in the history of Your Store Wizards.  A day nearly two years in the making with our development team putting in a countless number of hours along with many late nights and weekends. One of our company’s long-term goals is to expand the number of platforms our flagship advanced search […]

How COVID-19 Changed the Face of eCommerce

COVID-19 has changed the world in many ways. Grocery store aisles are no longer two-way streets. Pizza delivery is now “contactless.” Restaurants are either closed or coming up with creative ways to offer to-go or curbside pickup. While traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses are learning to adapt to the changing environment, so is eCommerce. With nearly 95% […]

How to Sell on Google for Free: A Guide for eCommerce Merchants

It’s now free for merchants to sell products on Google.  Yes, you read that right.  But before you get all excited thinking you can save a ton on advertising costs read on. Allowing merchants to list their products for free in Google Shopping was something the search giant planned to roll out at a later […]

Infographic: Your Store Wizards COVID-19 eCommerce Impact Survey Results

We recently asked our clients to participate in an anonymous survey to determine the impact COVID-19 is having on their eCommerce business. Some key findings on the survey include: The largest percentage of respondents, 27.59%, have seen an increase of 50% or more in their sales. Pay-Per-Click advertising and email marketing are top channels respondents […]

Yahoo! Small Business Store Update April 23, 2020

Surprise! In case you haven’t logged into your Yahoo! Store yet today you may want to before reading on as we don’t want to be the ones to spill the beans before you find out about some changes that occurred overnight. For those of you who are OK with us spoiling it, Yahoo! took out […]

Free Download: Top Questions for Sales Tax Collection on BigCommerce from TaxJar

When it comes to collecting sales tax on online purchases, we can collectively agree that the task seems daunting. Between adding new locales, updating rates, collecting, reporting, and submitting payment, the whole process can cause many a sleepless night! At the end of the day, it’s not a matter of whether or not you have […]