That Time I Tried Explaining HTML and CSS to My 5-Year Old Niece
I would like to tell you what I learned from a five-year old child about HTML and…
How U.S. Merchants Fail E.U. Consumers
U.S. merchants eyeing European expansion see 450 million consumers unified under common trade regulations. The reality is…
Will Google’s AI Mode Dominate ChatGPT?
Jeff Oxford is my go-to interview for ecommerce SEO. The founder of Oregon-based 180 Marketing, an agency,…
New Ecommerce Tools: November 19, 2025
Every week we publish a rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This installment includes updates on…
CSS Animations That Leverage the Parent-Child Relationship
Modern CSS has great ways to position and move a group of elements relative to each other,…
From Urgency to Endurance: Extended Events Can Drive Record Retail Sales
Shoppers aren’t rushing anymore — they’re pacing. Retailers have taken notice, moving beyond one-day flash deals and…
Touring New CSS Features in Safari 26
A couple of days ago, the Apple team released Safari 26.0! Is it a big deal? I…
What Can We Actually Do With corner-shape?
When I first started messing around with code, rounded corners required five background images or an image…
US tariff and shipping policy changes: Navigating the end of the de minimis exemption
On August 29, 2025, the US government suspended the de minimis exemption for goods imported from all…
More Fan-Out SEO Tactics
Large language models such as Google’s AI Mode, ChatGPT, and Perplexity anticipate likely follow-ups to an initial…
Getting Creative With Images in Long-Form Content
When you picture placing images in long-form content — like articles, case studies, or reports — the…
3D Layered Text: Interactivity and Dynamicism
In the previous two chapters, we built a layered 3D text effect, added depth and color, and…
3D Layered Text: Motion and Variations
In the previous chapter, we built a basic 3D layered text effect using nothing but HTML and…
3D Layered Text: The Basics
Recently, a client asked me to create a bulging text effect. These are exactly the kinds of…
Compare the top multichannel marketplaces behind fast-growing brands
Selling on an ecommerce platform like WooCommerce gives you the greatest amount of control over your own…
We Might Need Something Between Root and Relative CSS Units for “Base Elements”
CSS provides us with root and relative values. Root values are like rem and rlh — they’re…
How to Prepare for CSS-Specific Interview Questions
If you landed on this article, chances are you might have a front-end interview coming up, perhaps…
Bringing Back Parallax With Scroll-Driven CSS Animations
For a period in the 2010s, parallax was a guaranteed way to make your website “cool”. Indeed,…
Favorite Books of Ecommerce Pros Q3 2025
Summer is a time to step away from ecommerce and focus on family and fun. It’s also…
Keywords Don’t Work for AI SEO
The search engine industry is changing quickly, upended by AI platforms that have altered queries and informational…
Breaking Boundaries: Building a Tangram Puzzle With (S)CSS
For years, I believed that drag-and-drop games — especially those involving rotation, spatial logic, and puzzle solving…
13 Consumer trends that are reshaping ecommerce in 2025
Ecommerce is an industry that’s always on the cusp of a new trend. Whether it’s a new…
Revisiting Image Maps
I mentioned last time that I’ve been working on a new website for Emmy-award-winning game composer Mike…
Anchor Positioning Just Don’t Care About Source Order
Ten divs walk into a bar: <div>1</div> <div>2</div> <div>3</div> <div>4</div> <div>5</div> <div>6</div> <div>7</div> <div>8</div> <div>9</div> <div>10</div> There’s…