Insights

Improve Your eCommerce Site Search and Boost Sales

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eCommerce Content & Marketing |

Dec 10

How Improving eCommerce Site Search This Holiday or Anytime Will Drive Higher Conversions and Sales During this busiest time of the year it’s time to give back to your customers and at the same time treat yourself to an uplift in revenue. Have you ever heard the phrase “I’m ... [read more]

How Retail Blogging Increases eCommerce Sales and Traffic

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eCommerce Content & Marketing |

Nov 26

Why eCommerce Retailers Should Blog We see it all the time – the eye rolls or visible shudders when we encourage eCommerce clients to consider blogging as part of their digital marketing strategy. We get it. Blogging is extra work. But it is work that will reward you tenfold ... [read more]

The Future of Magento Open Source with Adobe

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Magento Insights |

Nov 8

Will Magento Open Source Continue to be Supported with the Adobe Acquisition? Immediately after Adobe announced its plan to acquire Magento in May, the “big question” among retailers, agencies and others in the eCommerce space has been “What are Adobe’s plans for the Magento Open Source platform (previously Magento ... [read more]

What You Need to Know About PCI Compliance

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Security |

Aug 25

What Exactly Is PCI Compliance? PCI Compliance refers to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Yes, it’s a mouth full of letters referring to a set of rules, not a law,  that provide a universal set of security standards for payment account ... [read more]

Migrating to Magento 2 – Why, When and How

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Magento Insights, Migrating to Magento 2 |

May 22

Our “Upgrading to Magento 2” executive overview is written for retailers who want a high-level snapshot of a typical Magento 2 migration including key considerations, time and costs. We talk about the benefits of migrating to this newer platform and why it is important. Just to name a few, ... [read more]

eCommerce Customer Retention Strategies

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eCommerce Content & Marketing, Magento Insights |

Apr 20

Investing in new Magento eCommerce customer acquisition strategies is important for a retailer to stay competitive and flourish but customer retention is just as important if not more so. Existing customers shop more often and have a higher average order value. Because customer acquisition costs are increasingly higher and ... [read more]

GDPR – What You Should Know About Web Compliance

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Security |

Apr 11

The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR is the most significant change to European data privacy in over 20 years. Whether or not you are in the European Union, failure to comply may result in fines up to 4 ... [read more]

Smart Solutions Exhibiting at IRCE June 5 – 8 Chicago

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Smart Solutions News |

Mar 10

We are super excited to be exhibiting at the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition (IRCE) this June 5 – 8 in Chicago. Looking forward to promoting our Magento eCommerce expertise as well as bringing back solutions that will help our retail clients be even more successful. Talk to Us ... [read more]

Magento 2 Migration – Steps, Timeline and Costs

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Magento Insights, Migrating to Magento 2 |

Dec 19

Magento gives you the flexibility to customize and extend your platform to create unique branded experiences. Adapt fast, and stay ahead of changing customer buying patterns with Magento. Upgrading or migrating to Magento 2 (M2) is not as simple as running a script or issuing a few basic commands. ... [read more]

How to Migrate to HTTPS

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Security |

Oct 27

There are a few different ways we implement HTTPS for our clients. Traditional Let’s Encrypt Cloudflare Sucuri Web Application Firewall Traditional HTTPS Implementation The traditional way to implement HTTPS has always been to buy an SSL Certificate from your web host or domain registrar, validate information with the Certificate ... [read more]