Five SEM trends ecommerce retailers should expect for the rest of 2016
With the web changing constantly and new developments arriving daily, what will retailers need to keep their eye on if they are to stay in the game for the rest of the year?
Keyword research for your webshop
When you start an online shop, keyword strategy might seem less important. You’re selling products, right? So the product names are your keywords. While that might be true in a few cases, in most cases you need to focus on the keywords that describe the problem you/your products are solving for your customer. Selling sun […]
Positioning your shop in the online market
Successful positioning adds value to your business and gives you a head start on the competition. Positioning is the art of distinguishing your business from others in the mind of your customers. You can make your webshop stand out by high product quality, great service, low prices or dedicated care for the environment. But it’s equally important to communicate this distinctive factor to your […]
How to use site search to improve conversion
Here’s a round-up of Ian Scarr’s talk, along with tips on the importance of site search for every website.
Find your shop’s niche
After you’ve determined your shop’s mission, you should focus on finding the right niche for your (online) business. Merriam Webster defines a niche as “the situation in which a business’s products or services can succeed by being sold to a particular kind or group of people”. If you have found your niche, your products, sales, communication […]
Ecommerce in France – What You Need To Know Right Now
Bing Ads research on French ecommerce behaviours and usage of search in buying decision process. Trends, Statistics, insights and new ad formats, presented by Cedric Chambaz.
Post from Cedric Chambaz
How mobile transformed an 80 year-old catalogue retailer
In four years Shop Direct has gone from selling the majority of its products via twice yearly catalogue to an entirely digital operation that sell the majority of its products via the mobile web.
How to fix discrepancies in your web analytics data
Google Analytics, like every web analytics tool, does not deliver accurate data. Here’s how you can fix that.
20 excellent examples of on-site search
In this post, I’ll show a range of examples of site search from various sites, inspired by this week’s #ecomchat discussion on … read more
10 brilliant UX features from the Airbnb website
Airbnb has been very successful, to say the least. Of course, a disruptive business model has been a big factor, but a great user experience has played a big part.
How understanding psychology can help increase ecommerce sales
Human psychology can help create a better design and user experience, as it offers valuable insights about a brand’s target audience, its thinking and its criteria for purchasing decisions.
Customer journey from search to landing page: UK supermarkets
In which we take a look at the experience of searching for a brand or product, looking at a brand’s organic and paid search reach and its subsequent landing page. All from the point of view of the customer.
Ask Yoast: product feeds and duplicate content
Previously in Ask Yoast, we took Kathy’s question about selling products through multiple channels and the risk of duplicate content. More webshop owners seem to struggle to avoid duplicate content. Like Stephan ten Cate, who has send the following question to ask@yoast.com: “A lot of webshops (e.g. Magento) use product feeds to distribute their content to other channels (eBay, […]
Evolution of call tracking in a mobile first world
[Sponsored Content] If you answer your phone or want your phone to ring as a result of your marketing, in particular search engine marketing, then you’ll want to read the following interview.
Paid Search Tips For Winning at eCommerce
Paid Search (PPC) is a great source of eCommerce business. In this article Laura Phillips looks at tips to help you quickly and effectively improve your conversion rate.
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Connecting Paid Search Spend to In Store Visits
As PPC experts we understand the value that our work brings to our clients. Even if it doesn’t directly or initially correlate with a lead or conversion, we know that its valuable. When Google first introduced Estimated Total Conversions back in October of ‘13, I know a ton of PPC marketers were super excited like: […]
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Selling through Twitter: Buy Now Button spotted
Twitter is testing a ‘buy now’ button in the wild, will this work or will people not buy on Social Media?
Post from Bas van den Beld on State of Digital
Selling through Twitter: Buy Now Button spotted
Mastering PPC: PLAs – Mysteriously Murder Your eComm Competition with PLAs
Let’s say you are an online retailer of books, and you’ve noticed that in the last 6 months your traffic has been slowly declining. Your average position doesn’t appear to be slipping; your ad copy hasn’t changed, and yet… declining traffic. You do a few test queries to investigate and find: This. Your ad, while […]
Brand Bias: 70% Of Consumers Look For Known Retailers When Doing Product Searches
New research from Search Engine Land and SurveyMonkey shows that consumers have a definite brand bias when it comes to searching for products online. According to data from a survey conducted last month, almost 70 percent of US consumers said they look for a “Known retailer” when…
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17 SEO Best Practices That Could Double Your E-Commerce Sales
When I first tell clients that SEO can double online sales for consumer e-commerce retailers, they are skeptical. But not after I demonstrate how I’ve done it for Norwegian e-shops using 8 effective SEO tips. It sounds unrealistic — but isn’t. E-commerce SEO and conversion rate…
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