Recent Podcast Episodes
Web Browsers That Increase Your Productivity
Web browsers are becoming increasingly useful and increasingly sophisticated. 0 Comments | Read More »
mobileStorm CEO On Text-Marketing To Cell Phone Users
Ninety per cent of cell phone users in the U.S. can receive text messages. Marketing to these cell phone users via text messages cou... 0 Comments | Read More »
Apple’s Safari Browser: “A Weak Contender”
In the ongoing battle for browser supremacy Apple’s Safari is little more than humdrum, but like all things Apple it has a committed... 0 Comments | Read More »
Bloglist: buySafe Founder Steve Woda
In Bloglist, we ask ecommerce professionals to share some of their favorite blogs. In this installment, we checked in with Steve Wod... 0 Comments | Read More »
Browser Review: Mozilla Firefox 3
By some estimates, more than 1.4 billion people use the Internet for work, entertainment, or commerce. All of those web surfers must... 0 Comments | Read More »
Cart of the Week: Miva Merchant
Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart platforms. This includes licensed carts, hosted carts, and open-source c... 0 Comments | Read More »
Cart Of The Week: ShopSite
Practical eCommerce counts over 300 different shopping cart platforms. This includes licensed carts, hosted carts, and open-source c... 0 Comments | Read More »
Copyright Law for Ecommerce Merchants
The Internet makes copying photographs, artwork, and words easy, since a relatively unsophisticated user can just browse the web sav... 0 Comments | Read More »
Field Test: Video Usage On eCommerce Sites
In Field Test, Practical eCommerce questions several ecommerce merchants about a given topic. This month’s topic is online video, a ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Google’s Chrome: The Prototype for Tomorrow’s Browsers
When Google introduced its Chrome browser on September 2, 2008, it began the foundation for an improved Internet experience—full of ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Lessons Learned: 3tailer Co-Founder Jon West
“Lessons Learned” is an occasional series where we ask experienced ecommerce merchants about their mistakes and successes. For this ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Mobile Commerce: 800 Million Untapped Users
Web-capable mobile handsets and their nearly 800 million users worldwide represent a significant and largely untapped market for eco... 0 Comments | Read More »
Online Reputation Management: Get Pro-Active
With billions of people online—and probably the same number of bloggers and social media participants—it’s imperative to take a pro-... 0 Comments | Read More »
Pay-Per-Click Report Card: Loriswigsite.com
Lori’s Wigsite sells various brands of wigs for men and women. The owner asked Practical eCommerce to review her pay-per-click marke... 0 Comments | Read More »
Quick Query: Guidance CTO on Importance of Social Media
Jon Provisor is co-owner and CTO of Guidance, which specializes in helping firms achieve the goal of marketing on social media sites... 0 Comments | Read More »
Use Comparison Shopping Sites To Boost Leads
Savvy online retailers can attract thrifty customers this holiday season with a sound comparison shopping strategy, but those mercha... 0 Comments | Read More »
Mobilizing The Web With Cascading Style Sheets
Benjamin Chui isn’t taking ecommerce sitting down. The founder of Ben’s Bargain Center is striding through San Francisco’s financial... 0 Comments | Read More »
Connect With Prospects After They Leave Your Site
Consider automated chat services, such as UpSellIt's SMARTagent, to connect with prospects AFTER they leave your site. 0 Comments | Read More »
Give Your Customers Something Free And Unexpected
Try giving your customers something free and unexpected to gain loyalty. 0 Comments | Read More »
Create An iGoogle Gadget
iGoogle allows users to create custom Google homepages, loaded with gadgets. Create one that offers daily specials or provides samp... 0 Comments | Read More »