With so many e-commerce businesses starting up every day, its no wonder we’re starting to see several different blunders becoming commonplace. Whilst the core elements of getting an e-commerce website going and starting to grow as a business are really quite simple, there are still some major mistakes that we see time and time again

Whether you’re starting an E-Commerce business or looking to upgrade your current website, choosing the right E-Commerce platform for your business is a very important process. The quality and specification of your store will have a big impact on how successful you are. Getting this decision right will save you time, money and stress further

Investing in a new website design is always a big decision. It’s one of the few occasions in the life of a business when you radically overhaul the way that you present yourself to customers, clients and competitors. For this reason, developing a new website can feel like a very vulnerable process, but also an

In 2013 UK shoppers spent a whopping £91 billion in E-Commerce stores. With most leading retailers continuing to experience year-on-year growth – not to mention the thousands of successful small businesses – we’re anticipating that this figure will be well over £100 billion once the 2015 UK E-Commerce statistics come in. With that in mind

Shopping cart abandonment is a cause of huge frustration for E-Commerce store owners. Shopping cart abandonment describes the process of a potential customer adding items to their shopping cart but leaving the website before completing the transaction. The latest statistics suggest that around 68% of all shopping carts are abandoned. This is a staggering figure

If you’re an online retailer then you’ll know exactly how competitive a marketplace you’re working in. The goods news is that there are various ways in which you can improve your service and generate more E-Commerce sales… Clear & Careful Use of Homepage It’s very important that you think carefully about how you use your

In the last 2-3 years, as internet use has become increasingly dominated by mobile devices, we’ve seen a significant increase in the implementation of responsive web design. A recent report has suggested that, on a global level, 60% of internet users do so either ‘mostly by mobile’ or ‘exclusively by mobile’. Just 11% of these

If you’re investing in a new website in 2014, it simply has to be responsive… In January we wrote an article explaining why 2014 web design must be responsive. We talked about how a responsive website will help you stand head and shoulders above your competitors, future-proof your website and ensure that mobile visitors love

It’s becoming increasingly clear that growing retailers are finding ways to increase e-commerce sales. Whilst the decline of High Street sales is well documented, Christmas 2013 marked yet another successful sales return for many retailers. In fact, High Street flagships are making most of their profits through e-commerce sales. This is all very encouraging for

If you’re going to increase sales from your e-commerce website then first of all you’ll need to increase traffic. Whilst there are various ways to achieve this, improving your e-commerce SEO will enable you to increase your pageviews and attract more visitors to your website. In this blog post we’ll be sharing a few ways