WooCommerce has recently released an update that includes tools for compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR, which was recently approved and adopted by the European Union, is designed to strengthen data protection for all residents of Europe. WooCommerce 3.4 features GDPR compliance tools such as data export, anonymization, and erasure as well […]
Macy’s Inc. is slowly losing traction. In 2017, the company struggled to keep its market value while continuing to develop concrete Macy’s e-commerce plans. Observers believe that the firm should do more to turn things around. In 2017, then chief executive officer Jeff Gennette assured that the firm was locked for a double digit growth […]
Mobile phone users around the globe are predicted to be around 5 billion next year. In the United States, the average Internet user spends roughly 5 hours a day on a mobile device. Indeed, more and more people are using their mobile phones to go online. But there are also many mobile phone use misconceptions […]
Are you having a rough time selling online? Do you want to learn online selling tip and tricks? In the increasingly-competitive world of online selling, merchants like you may want to go back to the basics of marketing. In this article, you will learn some of the tried-and-tested principles in sales psychology such as: Online […]
June 30, 2018 is just around the corner. For many online businesses, the date is sort of a red-letter day because this is when changes to Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance will be implemented. Firms that process payments online should have made the transition to TLS 1.1 encryption by that date or they won’t be […]
For many web-based entrepreneurs, their marketing strategies have revolved mainly on the big players like Google, Amazon, and Facebook. There’s nothing wrong with that except for when these websites change their algorithms. So how does an online firm create an online marketing strategy that won’t be affected by algorithm changes? Algorithm changes can affect many […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted in April 2016 and took effect in May this year. It lays out rules on how European residents’ data are to be managed, from medical history to internet activity to financial records. The GDPR is expected to reshaped e-commerce in Europe and how online merchants can engage […]
It’s no secret that entrepreneurs who sell fashion items online such as clothes and accessories need quality product photography for their websites. After all, customers are more interested in the look of the products on sale than the text descriptions. But not all online merchants have the budget to afford a professional photographer. If you’re […]
Israeli website-building platform Wix has helped thousands of small entrepreneurs to sell online even those who have no prior experience in e-commerce. One example is vintage clothing shop owner Tiffany McCrary of Brooklyn, New York. McCrary admits not having any experience in building and launching an online store but found a willing ally in Wix. […]
Hashtags on Instagram (IG) work like those on Twitter. These can be incorporated in Instagram posts and become clickable in the process. In fact, any word or phrase can become a hashtag as long as it has the symbol “#”in front of it. Hashtags may seem overused to some people but it can serve a […]