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The Small Business Marketing Guide to Surviving COVID-19
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a drastic agent of change across the globe. It’s forced us to adapt how we live and work to the new pandemic environment. If things go right and we flatten the coronavirus curve, we could be social distancing for quite a while. Already, this has put many small businesses in […]
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B2B Ecommerce Platforms: PaaS, SaaS, Or In-House Solution?
Graphic courtesy of Four51 OrderCloud. Used by permission. The world of B2B selling is ripe for a revolution. Ecommerce technology has flourished in the B2C sector for decades, but it has not yet seen widespread adoption in B2B. Of course, that’s for good reason: the limitations of old software made eCommerce cumbersome in the complex world […]
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Google AMP Pages for Ecommerce – INFOGRAPHIC
Fast-loading product pages could make or break your conversion rate. As an independent ecommerce retailer, you know how tough it is to compete with the big boys. Amazon can outsell us all, and they can afford fast-loading mobile functionality at scale. Luckily, independent e-retailers can optimize their experiences to compete—and it’s cheaper than you might […]
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B2B Ecommerce Trends: 9 Experts Discuss the Big Shift that’s Coming to B2B
Whether it’s in the blogosphere, at conferences, or on social media, we’re hearing a lot about the growth of B2B ecommerce this year. B2B sales are moving from the phone line to online, and that has profound implications for both the B2B industry and the ecommerce solutions industry. To facilitate this discussion and help educate professionals […]
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How Link-Building Services Boost Your SEO — ANIMATED Infographic!
The days of rocking SEO with spam links are over. Today’s SEO game is all about building high-quality, high-authority, contextual backlinks. Google is smarter than ever, and that means webmasters need to get on board. Link-building services ensure that your site publishes great content marketing—the kind of stellar content that publishers in your niche actually […]
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Google’s New Search Quality Rating System: What Does It Mean for Ecommerce?
On 11/19/15, Google posted an update to their search quality rating guidelines. In the post, you’ll find a link to a PDF which provides instructions to Google’s search results raters. These are human users who rate the quality of results that Google returns for search queries. Google’s PDF does not provide direct advice on best […]
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Social Media Buy Buttons: The Next Revolution In Mobile Commerce
When the mobile revolution hit, everyone had to get a mobile-responsive website. That’s still critical, by the way. If you don’t have a responsive site, you’re losing mobile customers. But now mobile ecommerce is changing again. Buy buttons are coming to the major social media platforms—and to Google. What does this mean for brands and […]
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Choosing The Right Ecommerce Platform – Pt. 5 of 5 – Miva
Welcome to Part 5 in our in-depth analysis of major ecommerce platforms. In the previous four posts, we discussed WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, and Bigcommerce. We examined the inherent pros and cons of each platform. In Part 5, we’ll talk about the ecommerce dark horse: Miva Merchant—or simply Miva, as it’s now called. Let’s get started. […]
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Choosing The Right Ecommerce Platform – Pt. 4 of 5 – Bigcommerce
In the early days, like everything else, design was a male-dominated profession. Today, women designers are changing the face of design with incredible innovation. At 216digital, we’re design connoisseurs. We thrive on innovative design thinking. We keep a pulse on the design industry, and we take note when someone creates something amazing. In this blog […]
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Google Plus for Local Business: Getting the Most + For Your Time – EXPANDED
Google Plus: Google’s Gift to Local Area Businesses – EXPANDED Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared on 216digital’s Cleveland Plain Dealer blog. It was such a hit there, we’ve expanded this version to include a few more helpful details. Have you noticed that local search has changed? What’s going on? Instead of local business […]
