There are a lot of tips and tricks out there on how to turn your online shop to a sales machine, but today I'll focus on ecommerce user experience features that are an absolute must-have. No excuses!
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Your web design, in many cases, is the determining factor for a lot of customers – whether to buy from you or not. A broken web page will usually scare people off, the credibility and trust disappears and people are worried that you might process the orders with the same types of faults as your designed pages.
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If you're running an ecommerce store, the best SSL certificate for ecommerce isn’t just a tech checkbox — it’s a sales tool. Without one, your site shows up as “Not Secure,” your customers bounce, and Google quietly pushes you down the rankings.
But here’s the thing: not all SSL certificates are built the same. Some offer nothing more than basic encryption. Others display your business name in the browser and come with liability protection in case things go sideways.
The right one depends on what you’re selling, how big your store is, and how serious you are about trust.
This guide breaks it all down: what SSL actually does, how to choose the right type, and which providers give you real value without the markup.
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There are too many cool things happening in social media not to keep the conversation going. We talked some time ago about social media for ecommerce. Remember Topsy, Buzz Sumo, and Piktochart? Well, today, I'll add 10 more great tools to the previous list.
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Practice makes it perfect, and nothing beats experience. Correct? We’ve all met people who had great impact on our lives, people we look up to and people who helped us become who we are today. So, we’re bundles of stories, and sometimes our own life story can inspire somebody else’s, just as we have been inspired by other people. Today, I want to encourage you to find out more about the stories of famous ecommerce personalities. Find out what they did right, what they would change and how they managed to hit it big. Quite a privilege to learn from those who’ve been some time ago where you are today.
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With over 200,000 current customers to its name, Shift4shop is a turnkey ecommerce software that can help you create the online store of your dreams.
The feature-rich platform covers everything from creating your website to listing products, managing your inventory and orders, to marketing and customer management… and much more besides.
Quick Verdict:Shift4Shop provides a lot of out-of-the-box functionality – especially if you qualify for its free, full-featured plan. For example, using Shift4 Payments, you get away with only paying a reasonable transaction fee and access to Shift4Shop’s full suite of marketing, product management, and CRM features.
Shift4Shop is best suited to stores with a wide range of products and product options. It’s not as helpful for smaller stores. Yet, its affordability makes it a potentially viable Shopify competitor.
You might know Shift4Shop under its original name: 3dcart. However, in 2020, the app was acquired by Shift4 Payments and renamed – and in this review, we’ll examine how this comprehensive ecommerce solution holds up today.
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Quick answer: The best ecommerce tools help you automate key tasks, drive sales, and stay lean. I’ve tested over 150 tools running ecommerce brands for over 10 years — the tools below are the ones I’d recommend to anyone who wants to scale faster and smarter.
Whether you're just starting out or running a 7-figure store, the right stack can save you hours and add thousands of dollars to your bottom line.
Let’s dive into the best ecommerce tools across categories like sales, marketing, fulfilment, automation, and finance.
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We're proud to offer you a set of 40 amazingly designed vintage ecommerce icons, in collaboration with our friends from Vecteezy. Scroll down to see the entire collection and you'd find the download button at the end of the post.
Yes, the icons are free to use for both personal and commercial websites, and might actually increase conversions if your potential customers are in a nostalgic mood. My favorite is the cheque icon, so much classier than the CC 😉
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