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Black Friday Shopping: Is Your Online Business Ready?
America’s favorite shopping season is right around the corner and with it a barrage of online bargain shoppers. Is your site ready to handle the Black Friday shopping rush? If the answer is anything but yes, you may want to consider a quick preparatory revamp. Why? Because the year-end holiday season is not only the […]
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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’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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Choosing The Right Ecommerce Platform – Pt. 3 of 5 – Magento
Best Ecommerce Platforms for 2015 – Pt. 3 – Magento Welcome to Part 3 of our ecommerce platform comparison series! In Parts 1 and 2, we examined WooCommerce and Shopify. We discussed each platform’s strengths as well as its weaknesses. We concluded that WooCommerce is excellent for basic, low-budget ecommerce startups. We also noted that […]
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Miva Customization: Retro ReadyTheme
Miva Retro ReadyTheme Customization: Tailored To Your Needs! Miva users know that Miva is the ecommerce world’s best-kept secret. With Miva now offering responsive ReadyThemes free with every license, it’s easier than ever to put a functional, beautiful skin on your Miva store. In fact, most of our clients agree: Miva ReadyThemes really nail it […]
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Choosing The Right Ecommerce Platform – Pt. 2 of 5 – Shopify
Best Ecommerce Platforms for 2015 – Pt. 2 – Shopify If you search Google for “ecommerce platforms,” you’ll find a lot about WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, and Bigcommerce. If you do a little digging, you might find Miva, a longstanding ecommerce platform that’s not as well-known. Each platform has its own selling points and drawbacks. For […]
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Choosing The Right Ecommerce Platform – Pt. 1 of 5 – WooCommerce
Best Ecommerce Platforms for 2015 – Pt. 1 – WooCommerce Google “eCommerce platforms,” and you’ll probably find a lot about WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, and Bigcommerce. Dig a little deeper, and you might find a longstanding platform called Miva. Each of these platforms has its strengths and weaknesses. For some businesses, the weaknesses of any given […]
