Here we are again at the end of another year! Here are some posts of interest to ecommerce professionals from around the ‘Net this month:
First, the bad news
Shipping Rates to Rise 4.9% in Coming Year via DMNews
PayPal to Retire PayLater via Plumber Surplus Blog
The Link Canonical Tag is Breaking Websites via Audette Media (this is the bad news in response to the good news that Google is supporting cross-domain use of the canonical tag – both are important reads)
The E-Commerce SEO Game May Soon Have To Deal With Page Load Speed (but Google Analytics’ new Asynchronous feature and Omniture’s Regional Data Collection may help speed ya up a bit)
Discounts and Promotions: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction via MineThatData
And the good news: Tips to improve your ecommerce business
How Do You Handle Payment Card Declines? via Econsultancy
Principles of Effective Search in Ecommerce Design via Smashing Magazine
PPC Landing Pages: Choose Wisely via RKG Blog
Bypass Image Blocking By Converting Images Into HTML via StyleCampaign
Seven Sensational SEO Tips for Ecommerce Sites via Econsultancy
30 Topic Ideas for Your Online Store’s Blog via DoublePlus
Tips for Ecommerce Challenged Telcos via Ecommerce Times
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The bad news outweighs the good, methinks. Average order values are down, margins are cut and e-commerce’s percentage of the total retail pie is under 4%. Again. Still.
Senator Rockefeller’s committee did sweet FA to tackle the shopping club scams. The e-commerce biz still hasn’t grasped the fraud nettle.
I only hope that the tough market encourages e-tailers to innovate, to find the medium’s mojo. There is plenty of room for the next wave.
I love your site and sometimes I just dont have the time to read every article so thank you for the 2009 recap…