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Now Available: Checkout on Instagram for BigCommerce Stores

If you run your eCommerce store on the BigCommerce platform, we’ve got some exciting news for you today. Just in time for the busy holiday season that starts in just a few weeks, BigCommerce has teamed up with Facebook to make Checkout on Instagram available to all merchants in the United States.

Checkout on Instagram enhances the shopping experience by allowing customers to checkout directly from the Instagram app. Previously, they would be directed back to your eCommerce store to complete the purchase, making for a less than optimal user experience.

Now, purchases can be made quickly and easily, increasing conversion rates, and creating satisfied customers! How does it work?

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Buy on Google is now Commission Free! Learn how you can Participate.

In April, Google announced that eCommerce store owners could list their products for free in Google Shopping. While this was something they planned on offering later in the year, COVID-19 made them accelerate their plans, much to the joy of store owners.

Merchants with small budgets, or those who simply didn’t participate in Google Shopping, jumped at the opportunity to expand their reach and get their products in front of eager shoppers.

If you weren’t aware of this program, please check out our blog post for more information on how to participate and how our Feed Wizard service can get your products listed in Google Shopping.

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eCommerce Sales to Grow Faster the Next Three Years Is Your Store Ready?

There are a few things 2020 is going to be remembered for – coronavirus, social distancing, curbside pickup, and for eCommerce store owners – growth.

With nearly everyone in the United States under stay-at-home orders for much of the first half of the year, eCommerce sales boomed with many shoppers, believe it or not, making their very first online purchase.

The ease of online shopping and the closure of many bricks-and-mortar stores fueled growth in almost every vertical. While many eCommerce store owners continue to embrace the lift in sales, some wonder how long the boost will last.

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Three Features Your Store’s Onsite Search Should Have to Make You Money

When it comes to driving sales via search, many store owners just think about organic and paid and don’t consider their own website’s search engine as a source of revenue. Yes, having a good onsite search allows customers to find what they’re looking for, but it’s also a powerful sales and marketing tool.

Store owners who are using their shopping cart’s out-of-the-box search engine are missing out on many advanced features 3rd party search apps, like our own Search Magic, offer. While others who are using 3rd party search apps may not be using them to their advantage.

Today, we’re going to take a look at three features advanced search applications offer that can help you increase conversions.

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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.  In fact, according to the Adobe Digital Economy Index, eCommerce saw a 49% increase in daily sales* with electronics sales seeing a 58% increase in April 2020.

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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% of the American population under stay-at-home orders, some eCommerce store owners are experiencing sales levels they have never seen before. Unfortunately, some are not so lucky.

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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 are focusing their marketing efforts on.
  • 29.41% of respondents have pulled back or cut Search Engine Optimization efforts.
  • 30.43% of respondents laid off of furloughed workers due to COVID-19, while 13% hired additional employees.
  • Nearly half of those surveyed did not apply for the federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.

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Happy New Year!

Your Store Wizards is proud to celebrate our 20th year in business in 2020.  We were founded in December of 1999.  We wanted to take a minute to thank each and every customer and partner we’ve met over the years.  Let’s make 2020 the best year ever!

Let’s face it, we have the best customers. Our customers are the best in the business and working with every one of you is why we wake up every day and move ahead.  Without our customers, we’d be nothing.

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Adding a Dash of “WOW” to Holiday Order Packaging

The holiday orders are going to soon be rolling in and with them a slew of first-time customers either ordering gifts for someone, or treating themselves to an item they’ve been eyeing up and saving all year to purchase.

These first-time buyers can quickly turn into lifetime customers if you wow them from the start by making them feel their purchase was truly appreciated.

Let’s face it, when that box from Amazon arrives on someone’s porch, it’s “just another box from Amazon.”  There’s nothing special about it and there’s not going to be any surprises inside when it’s opened (unless they happened to ship the wrong item!).

But, you can make YOUR packages stand out, show that the order meant something, and delight the person who opened the box.

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