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Decline In Dollar Creates Opportunities For U.S. Merchants

Decline In Dollar Creates Opportunities For U.S. Merchants

With the U.S. dollar’s decline, buying American-based products online just got a lot cheaper for the rest of the world’s slew o... 5 Comments | Read More »

SEO Report Card: Littlepixiegifts.com.au

SEO Report Card: Littlepixiegifts.com.au

I don’t spend a lot of time shopping on baby-oriented gift sites, but I get a lot of requests for report card reviews from them... 2 Comments | Read More »

Tutorial: Understanding Photoshop Layer Styles

Tutorial: Understanding Photoshop Layer Styles

Learning how to use Photoshop can be a very intimidating experience. In most cases, you have an idea of what you want to accom... 4 Comments | Read More »

Google Knol: An SEO Perspective

Google Knol: An SEO Perspective

I first wrote about Google Knol here at Practical Ecommerce in January 2008, before it was open to the general public. Now that... 2 Comments | Read More »

Practical eCommerce Launches “PCI Report Card”

Practical eCommerce Launches “PCI Report Card”

Many merchants struggle with credit card fraud and issues of keeping their credit card data secure. To minimize risk, major pay... 0 Comments | Read More »

Practical eCommerce Launches eCommerce Job Board

Practical eCommerce Launches eCommerce Job Board

Until Practicalecommerce.com launched its Job Board, people in the ecommerce industry had no one site to go to see what ecommer... 0 Comments | Read More »

Do You Knol What I Knol?

Do You Knol What I Knol?

There are many niggling questions that keep me up at night. How many different kinds of acne are there? What’s the tastiest fla... 3 Comments | Read More »

Legal: The Top Ten Risks For Online Businesses

Legal: The Top Ten Risks For Online Businesses

We are often posed a “simple question” by sophisticated clients. Sometimes it is a simple question with a simple answer. More ... 1 Comment | Read More »

New Practicalecommerce.com Features Interactive Directory

New Practicalecommerce.com Features Interactive Directory

With the launch of the new and improved Practicalecommerce.com comes an interactive directory that brings ecommerce services to... 0 Comments | Read More »

SBA Financing For eCommerce Firms

SBA Financing For eCommerce Firms

Working into the evening, Sterling Savings banker Michael Williams wraps up another day of SBA lending in Portland, Ore.’s “Sil... 0 Comments | Read More »

Growing Your Email Subscriber List With Contests

Growing Your Email Subscriber List With Contests

Cultivating a solid, permission-based email list can take a lot of time. So some businesses understandably get impatient waitin... 3 Comments | Read More »

Research Domain Names Before You Bid

Research Domain Names Before You Bid

Chris Stump of Onlyhammocks.com launched his site in October with a solid search engine-marketing plan. “Our original plan was... 0 Comments | Read More »

Ratings And Reviews Engage Your Visitors

Ratings And Reviews Engage Your Visitors

Trust in word-of-mouth recommendations is at an all-time high. Public relations firm Edleman says in its 2008 Trust Barometer s... 3 Comments | Read More »

Tools To Detect Slow Load Times

Tools To Detect Slow Load Times

Don’t you hate when it takes, seemingly, forever for a website to load? Here’s why the load time of your site matters Sl... 2 Comments | Read More »

Overcome The Disconnect With Persona Marketing

Overcome The Disconnect With Persona Marketing

A major challenge for businesses today is a lack of understanding of their customers. You may know only what your online tracki... 2 Comments | Read More »

Pay-per-click Advertising: The Top 100 Keyword Phrases

Pay-per-click Advertising: The Top 100 Keyword Phrases

Last time I checked, Spyfu.com is reporting that someone is bidding $51.66 per click for phrase “conference calling companies.... 2 Comments | Read More »

Social Media Wheels Keep On Turning‚ And Fast!

Social Media Wheels Keep On Turning‚ And Fast!

My social media journey started with blogs, then LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, a few other social networks, social shar... 6 Comments | Read More »

Never Edit Your Own Stuff

Never Edit Your Own Stuff

How many times has this happened? You compose a blog post, usually in a hurry, then hit the submit button, only to read it late... 9 Comments | Read More »

Customer Service For The Hearing Impaired

Customer Service For The Hearing Impaired

In an era of Internet commerce, it’s an unsurprising phenomenon that we expect the vast majority of our interactions with custo... 2 Comments | Read More »

Conversion Report Card: Weddingthings.com

Conversion Report Card: Weddingthings.com

WeddingThings is an established ecommerce company that sells the unique gifts wedding guests traditionally take home, as well a... 0 Comments | Read More »

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