Category: <span>Advice</span>

  • July 23, 2021

Having a Sale? Create Deal Pages to Get Extra Attention from Google!

Hooray for the holidays! Especially this year when online shopping is expected to blow estimates out of the water. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new wave of people who just recently made their first online purchase. And we all know that online shopping is like a piece of candy, one bite and you keep […]
  • July 15, 2021

2021 Holiday Season Survival Guide Part 2: Site Search

Welcome to the second installment of our Holiday Survival Guide. Previously we discussed shipping challenges that eCommerce store owners may face this season due to unprecedented package demand coupled with the lingering impacts of COVID-19. Today we’re going to discuss an often-overlooked element of the shopping experience – site search. Believe it or not, many […]
  • June 20, 2021

2021 Holiday Season Survival Guide Part 1: Shipping

It may be June and your sights are probably set on the summer vacation plans you have coming up, but there’s also something you should be looking forward to… the holidays! There, I said it. Yes, it’s time to start thinking about the holiday shopping season that gets underway in less than five months. The […]
  • May 27, 2021

Yahoo! Business Mail Access Following a Site Migration

With more and more Yahoo! Store owners coming to us to migrate them to another eCommerce platform, such as BigCommerce or Shopify, we occasionally run across some unique situations that need to be mitigated before launch. One of the more common ones has to do with Yahoo! Business Mail. While the majority of Yahoo! Store […]
  • May 12, 2021

Use the BigCommerce Promotions Manager: Advanced Editor to Create Promos that Convert

eCommerce store owners know the best way to lure customers in is to give them a deal that is irresistible! Whether you’re offering free shipping over a certain dollar amount, a bonus gift with purchase, a percentage off with a coupon code, or some other deal, these all contribute to higher conversion rates. BigCommerce store […]
  • April 29, 2021

For Sale: Yahoo? Our Thoughts on the future of Yahoo! Store

You may have seen or read an April 28, 2021 report in the news speculating that Verizon may sell some of its media assets, one being Yahoo!. Verizon purchased Yahoo!, including Yahoo! Small Business which powers several thousand eCommerce stores, in 2017.  Since then, many in the eCommerce space wondered what the fate of the old, […]
  • April 17, 2021

Core Web Vitals: Important Information for eCommerce Store Owners

When it comes to creating an optimized experience for your shoppers, there are many things to consider. From visual elements such as site design and page layout to behind-the-scenes things such as speed and page weight. All of these, regardless of whether they are customer-facing or not, are key factors not only for conversion but […]
  • April 2, 2021

FAQs for Yahoo! Store Merchants Looking to Switch Platforms

As more and more Yahoo! Store merchants are looking to move their eCommerce store to a new platform, we’re getting quite a few questions – and that’s understandable. After all, moving to a new platform is something that should be planned out and carefully executed. Here are some of the top questions we have been […]
  • March 18, 2021

Search Magic: Affordable Search for BigCommerce & Shopify

When it comes to on-site search for your eCommerce store, some merchants opt to just stick with the search that comes standard with the platform. For small stores with just a few items, basic search functionality is probably sufficient. However, if you have more than a hundred items, you’re going to need a more robust […]
  • March 12, 2021

Clean Data is the Key to a Successful eCommerce Store Migration

The key to a successful store migration lies in the data. Many will think it has to do with design, but it doesn’t. You can have an amazing-looking eCommerce store, but if your data contains errors, lines of forgotten code, or incorrect/incomplete information, customers won’t be given an optimal shopping experience. There are three key […]
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