Beware of AI Content for SEO
Creating content at scale with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and others is increasingly dubious for search engine optimization….
80% of marketplace GMV in Europe come from cross-border transactions
The 100 biggest marketplaces that are active in Europe are expected to generate a gross merchandise volume…
Move beyond default checkout: How shoppers prefer to pay in 2026
Most merchants try standard fixes for cart abandonment: fewer steps, a mobile-friendly checkout, and more payment options…
Tips for speeding up your WooCommerce store (no code required)
Unlike a blog, which can be loaded from a cached version, store pages like your cart, checkout,…
What’s new for merchants in WooCommerce 11.2
WooCommerce 11.2 is here with some exciting new updates. Here’s everything you need to know about the…
AI Recommendations Put Brand Loyalty to the Test: Adobe
Artificial intelligence can break or make customer loyalty to a brand, according to data published Monday by…
Open source is a competitive advantage for ecommerce brands
Open-source software is software anyone can download, change, and build on. For a merchant, that means your…
Add Social Profiles to Search Console
The decrease in organic search traffic is forcing businesses to find new marketing channels. Social media has…
TinyHealth.com Sells Gut Tests by Mail
Cheryl Sew Hoy says her company deals with poop. The Austin, Texas-based serial entrepreneur launched Tiny Health…
Copywriter Grades AI Content at 95%
Many pro content marketers insist AI-generated text is inferior to humans’. But not Neville Medhora. He’s a…
Google, OpenAI, ChatGPT Dominate AI-Referred Web Traffic
AI tools are sending billions of visits to websites, but more than half of that traffic is…
Google Targets Low Effort, not AI
Google’s problem with AI-generated content is less the process than the lack of effort. The search giant’s…
Google removes product carousels in Europe
Product carousels have almost entirely disappeared from Google’s shopping-related search results in the European Economic Area (EEA)….
Branded Sites Are Vital for Merchants
Visibility across Google Search, generative AI, and other organic channels is increasingly challenging. Some pundits question the…
How to choose a B2B ecommerce platform
Your B2B buyers want the same convenience they find elsewhere when placing orders; the freedom to manage…
What’s new with WooCommerce 11.1: order withdrawal, image gallery updates, and more
The WooCommerce 11.1 release includes several exciting enhancements and additions. Here’s what’s new and what’s updated. We’re…
Print-on-demand costs almost nothing to start. Smart pricing is what makes it pay.
Launching a physical product line with custom designs is exceptionally affordable through print-on-demand. The process is simple:…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 19, 2026
My rundown this week of new services for merchants includes updates on page builders, warehousing, dropshipping, real-time…
‘About’ Pages Shape AI Visibility
“About” pages were unrelated to search engine optimization until Google instructed its human raters to consider the…
Optimizing Crawl Budgets: What’s New
Google’s newly updated “Crawling infrastructure” documentation includes “Optimize your crawl budget,” a section with pointers on how…
Why Meta Descriptions Still Matter
Google once exclusively used meta descriptions for organic search snippets. Optimizing the descriptions aimed to entice searchers…
Deep Product Data Is the New SEO in the Age of AI Discovery
Small and midsize e-commerce brands face growing challenges as AI-driven discovery, social commerce, and conversational search change…
Why Google’s Universal Cart Means Brands Must Sell to AI, Not Humans
Google made one of its biggest moves yet in agentic commerce in May when it introduced Universal…
AI Marketing Looks Familiar
AI’s emergence has created ecommerce marketing opportunities, yet the fundamental tactics remain. Consider four traditional promotion channels:…