Search facets and filters are terms that are used simultaneously and interchangeably on a pretty regular basis when it comes to eCommerce. Giving your shoppers the ability to sort through your products and categories to find the exact solution to their problem is a critical goal for effective site design. That often includes the use […]
When a user visits your eCommerce site, their eyes tend to move the same way they would read a book. For most of your shoppers, that is going to be from left to right, top to bottom. It’s known as the F pattern. That means, generally speaking, your site visitors will instinctively be viewing your […]
It’s obvious that having a great website is only half the battle; the other half is making sure people can find it. That is typically the main role a marketer plays. Whether in-house or hired from a firm, your marketing expert is probably doing things like posting on social media, taking care of your Google […]
Social share buttons have become something of an expectation. Look at almost any eCommerce website and you’ll likely see the familiar icons of Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest accompanying individual products or blog posts. But are all these social share icons really necessary? The answer might appear to hinge on whether or not you’re using social […]
Search facets are an eCommcerce staple; they allow you, the store owner, to categorize and differentiate between your items without having an unruly number of product categories. And they allow your shopper to see the available options, and find what they need easily. Unfortunately, you’ll find you run into trouble if you need to sort […]
Free resources can be enough to boost a new or growing business over the line from struggling to success. We’ve collected a few of our favorites that can help you during your growth. The old moniker “You have to spend money to make money” is, unfortunately, very true. In order to run a successful business […]
Did you look through our available GD Miva Custom features but didn’t find exactly what you need? Or perhaps you want to explore tweaking one of our existing features to do something new? If you have a problem on your Miva site, a challenge in your processes, or have an innovation in mind, we want […]
Since the dawn of the handyman, people have been trying to weigh the benefits of “DIY vs. Professional”. That hasn’t changed as we moved into the tech era. As a web development company, you probably expect that we’ll tell you, you should hire a developer. But that’s not necessarily the case. We don’t want our […]
You may have come across the term UI/UX – or something very similar – while managing your site. It stands for User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX). Simply put, it’s the way users interact with your website. Obviously, it’s a big category and can apply to a lot of facets of your business. And […]
To help retailers stay on their feet during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Google is offering space on their Shopping tab for free. But if you’re new to Google Merchant Center, you’ll need some help getting set up. Back in February, we wrote about why you need a Google Shopping feed now more than ever, and as […]