Practical Ecommerce
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Authoritative articles and commentary to help businesses succeed online. Founded 2005. https://www.practicalecommerce.com/
"Will Google's AI Mode Dominate ChatGPT?" | Jeff Oxford of 180 Marketing is an #ecommerce #SEO pro. In this week's podcast episode, he shares #ChatGPT optimization tactics, with a caveat: Google's AI Mode could eventually dominate. www.practicalecommerce.com/will-googles...
November 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"Will Google's AI Mode Dominate ChatGPT?" | Jeff Oxford of 180 Marketing is an #ecommerce #SEO pro. In this week's podcast episode, he shares #ChatGPT optimization tactics, with a caveat: Google's AI Mode could eventually dominate. www.practicalecommerce.com/will-googles...
"New #Ecommerce Tools: November 26, 2025" | Our handpicked list this week includes updates on product experience management, #agentic commerce, AI-powered payments, fulfillment, customer support, website builders, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc...
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"New #Ecommerce Tools: November 26, 2025" | Our handpicked list this week includes updates on product experience management, #agentic commerce, AI-powered payments, fulfillment, customer support, website builders, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc...
"Where Investors See Ecommerce Heading" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio looks at U.S. and global #ecommerce investment volume and sees five concentrations that could define the next phase of the industry. www.practicalecommerce.com/where-invest...
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Where Investors See Ecommerce Heading" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio looks at U.S. and global #ecommerce investment volume and sees five concentrations that could define the next phase of the industry. www.practicalecommerce.com/where-invest...
"How Google’s Web Guide Helps SEO" | The new Google Labs experiment uses AI to organize a user's search results. It's also handy for #SEO, as @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains in this terrific piece. www.practicalecommerce.com/how-googles-... #ecommerce
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"How Google’s Web Guide Helps SEO" | The new Google Labs experiment uses AI to organize a user's search results. It's also handy for #SEO, as @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains in this terrific piece. www.practicalecommerce.com/how-googles-... #ecommerce
"‘Automate First’ for AI Commerce Success" | An automation-first mindset helps #ecommerce businesses keep up with AI shopping. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio addresses the need to automate operations for rapidly changing AI commerce. www.practicalecommerce.com/automate-fir...
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"‘Automate First’ for AI Commerce Success" | An automation-first mindset helps #ecommerce businesses keep up with AI shopping. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio addresses the need to automate operations for rapidly changing AI commerce. www.practicalecommerce.com/automate-fir...
"Solar Power Developer on Fueling the Grid" | How does a company build a solar-generating plant and then sell the electricity? Host Eric Bandholz asks that question and more to the co-founder of Treaty Oak Clean Energy in this week's episode. www.practicalecommerce.com/solar-power-... #ecommerce
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Solar Power Developer on Fueling the Grid" | How does a company build a solar-generating plant and then sell the electricity? Host Eric Bandholz asks that question and more to the co-founder of Treaty Oak Clean Energy in this week's episode. www.practicalecommerce.com/solar-power-... #ecommerce
"Will AI Solve #Ecommerce Personalization?" | Albatross AI trains #personalization models on live events, not just historical shopper behavior. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio explains the promise of real-time personalization in this terrific piece. www.practicalecommerce.com/will-ai-solv...
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Will AI Solve #Ecommerce Personalization?" | Albatross AI trains #personalization models on live events, not just historical shopper behavior. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio explains the promise of real-time personalization in this terrific piece. www.practicalecommerce.com/will-ai-solv...
"New #Books: Wikipedia, Ring, Vibe Code, More" | Writer/editor @yestare-nyc.bsky.social handpicks 10 new titles from the founders of Wikipedia & Ring to academics — re: leadership, innovation, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-books-wi... @jimmywales.bsky.social @superwuster.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"New #Books: Wikipedia, Ring, Vibe Code, More" | Writer/editor @yestare-nyc.bsky.social handpicks 10 new titles from the founders of Wikipedia & Ring to academics — re: leadership, innovation, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-books-wi... @jimmywales.bsky.social @superwuster.bsky.social
"New GSC ‘Insights’ Show Trends, Status" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social helpfully explains the relaunched "Insights" section in Search Console doesn't provide data unavailable in other reports, but it's handy for a quick status check. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-gsc-insi... #ecommerce #seo
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"New GSC ‘Insights’ Show Trends, Status" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social helpfully explains the relaunched "Insights" section in Search Console doesn't provide data unavailable in other reports, but it's handy for a quick status check. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-gsc-insi... #ecommerce #seo
"3 Years In, GenAI Upends Ecommerce" | Generative AI creates images, writes copy, produces videos, and even codes websites. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio addresses ways the technology has changed how #ecommerce merchants attract shoppers and close sales. www.practicalecommerce.com/3-years-in-g...
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"3 Years In, GenAI Upends Ecommerce" | Generative AI creates images, writes copy, produces videos, and even codes websites. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio addresses ways the technology has changed how #ecommerce merchants attract shoppers and close sales. www.practicalecommerce.com/3-years-in-g...
"Natural Toothpaste Propels Wellnesse.com" | Seth Spears taught consumers to make non-toxic self-care products. Then they requested ready-made versions. He joins postcast host Eric Bandholz on Wellnesse's origins, marketing, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/natural-toot... #ecommerce
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"Natural Toothpaste Propels Wellnesse.com" | Seth Spears taught consumers to make non-toxic self-care products. Then they requested ready-made versions. He joins postcast host Eric Bandholz on Wellnesse's origins, marketing, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/natural-toot... #ecommerce
"Canada Still Works for U.S. Sellers" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio is bullish on holiday sales into Canada, despite tariffs, taxes, and strikes. He explains why Canada remains a growth market for U.S. #ecommerce retailers. www.practicalecommerce.com/canada-still...
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Canada Still Works for U.S. Sellers" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio is bullish on holiday sales into Canada, despite tariffs, taxes, and strikes. He explains why Canada remains a growth market for U.S. #ecommerce retailers. www.practicalecommerce.com/canada-still...
"New Ecommerce Tools: November 12, 2025" | This week's rundown of products/services for merchants includes tools for agentic commerce, multichannel management, BNPL, cryptocurrencies, PIM, and predictive marketing. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc... #ecommerce
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"New Ecommerce Tools: November 12, 2025" | This week's rundown of products/services for merchants includes tools for agentic commerce, multichannel management, BNPL, cryptocurrencies, PIM, and predictive marketing. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc... #ecommerce
"Digital Commerce Stays Duty-Free" | Unlike physical goods, software and digital downloads have long been exempt from duties and tariffs. Many nations, including the United States, want to keep it that way. www.practicalecommerce.com/digital-comm... #ecommerce
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Digital Commerce Stays Duty-Free" | Unlike physical goods, software and digital downloads have long been exempt from duties and tariffs. Many nations, including the United States, want to keep it that way. www.practicalecommerce.com/digital-comm... #ecommerce
"URL Case Sensitivity and SEO" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains that there is no #SEO rule for capitalized characters in URLs so long as the treatment is consistent. Otherwise, inconsistency results in 3 errors that could harm rankings. www.practicalecommerce.com/url-case-sen... #ecommerce
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"URL Case Sensitivity and SEO" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains that there is no #SEO rule for capitalized characters in URLs so long as the treatment is consistent. Otherwise, inconsistency results in 3 errors that could harm rankings. www.practicalecommerce.com/url-case-sen... #ecommerce
"AI Makes Loyalty Programs Smarter" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio shows how AI is refining #loyalty programs, not replacing them — with better personalization, predictions, and performance. www.practicalecommerce.com/ai-makes-loy... #ecommerce
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"AI Makes Loyalty Programs Smarter" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio shows how AI is refining #loyalty programs, not replacing them — with better personalization, predictions, and performance. www.practicalecommerce.com/ai-makes-loy... #ecommerce
"Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands" | Having launched Festive Gal on Etsy in 2019, Kevlyn Walsh, a teacher turned entrepreneur, now navigates the platform's constraints. She shares her journey (and plans) in this week's episode. www.practicalecommerce.com/etsy-merchan... #ecommerce
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands" | Having launched Festive Gal on Etsy in 2019, Kevlyn Walsh, a teacher turned entrepreneur, now navigates the platform's constraints. She shares her journey (and plans) in this week's episode. www.practicalecommerce.com/etsy-merchan... #ecommerce
"Merge Google Ads Campaigns for Better ROAS" | #GoogleAds AI optimizes best with lots of data. In this terrific piece, PPC pro Matt Umbro recommends combining campaigns, ad groups, keywords to feed more data thus improve performance. www.practicalecommerce.com/merge-google... #ecommerce
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Merge Google Ads Campaigns for Better ROAS" | #GoogleAds AI optimizes best with lots of data. In this terrific piece, PPC pro Matt Umbro recommends combining campaigns, ad groups, keywords to feed more data thus improve performance. www.practicalecommerce.com/merge-google... #ecommerce
"Notable Business Books in 2025" | This year's list from @yestare-nyc.bsky.social of top business #books includes titles on Facebook, entrepreneurship, Shopify, China, and, yes, AI. www.practicalecommerce.com/notable-busi... #ecommerce
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Notable Business Books in 2025" | This year's list from @yestare-nyc.bsky.social of top business #books includes titles on Facebook, entrepreneurship, Shopify, China, and, yes, AI. www.practicalecommerce.com/notable-busi... #ecommerce
"Regex in GSC Reveals ChatGPT Searches" | ChatGPT searches Google for answers to prompts. @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains in this helpful piece how to use regular expressions in Search Console to filter AI bot searches from humans'. www.practicalecommerce.com/regex-in-gsc... #ecommerce
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Regex in GSC Reveals ChatGPT Searches" | ChatGPT searches Google for answers to prompts. @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains in this helpful piece how to use regular expressions in Search Console to filter AI bot searches from humans'. www.practicalecommerce.com/regex-in-gsc... #ecommerce
"5 Content Marketing Ideas for December 2025" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio's topics for next month include AI gift planning, year-in-review articles, Small Business Saturday, offbeat observances, and Texas statehood. practicalecommerce.com/5-content-ma... #ecommerce #contentmarketing
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"5 Content Marketing Ideas for December 2025" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio's topics for next month include AI gift planning, year-in-review articles, Small Business Saturday, offbeat observances, and Texas statehood. practicalecommerce.com/5-content-ma... #ecommerce #contentmarketing
"Batch Cannabis Scales to $50 Million" | Co-founder Andy Gould shares w/ host Eric Bandholz the rise of the Wisconsin-based D2C brand in this week's "#Ecommerce Converations," addressing dramatic growth from $2M to $50M in two years! www.practicalecommerce.com/batch-cannab...
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"Batch Cannabis Scales to $50 Million" | Co-founder Andy Gould shares w/ host Eric Bandholz the rise of the Wisconsin-based D2C brand in this week's "#Ecommerce Converations," addressing dramatic growth from $2M to $50M in two years! www.practicalecommerce.com/batch-cannab...
"5 Shopify Mistakes That Kill Holiday Profits" | Minor configuration mistakes during the busy Christmas selling season can seriously harm #ecommerce profits. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio lists his top 5 errors for #Shopify sellers to avoid. www.practicalecommerce.com/5-shopify-mi...
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"5 Shopify Mistakes That Kill Holiday Profits" | Minor configuration mistakes during the busy Christmas selling season can seriously harm #ecommerce profits. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio lists his top 5 errors for #Shopify sellers to avoid. www.practicalecommerce.com/5-shopify-mi...
"New #Ecommerce Tools: October 29, 2025" | This week: updates on agentic commerce, conversational shopping, customer feedback, cryptocurrencies, shipping tools, post-transaction ads, website builders, and autonomous site optimization. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc...
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"New #Ecommerce Tools: October 29, 2025" | This week: updates on agentic commerce, conversational shopping, customer feedback, cryptocurrencies, shipping tools, post-transaction ads, website builders, and autonomous site optimization. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc...
"Does Schema Markup Help AI Visibility?" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social y explains how absence of official GEO guidelines creates much uninformed speculation. What matters for #GEO, she says, is relevant content and brand building, not structured data. www.practicalecommerce.com/does-schema-... #seo
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Does Schema Markup Help AI Visibility?" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social y explains how absence of official GEO guidelines creates much uninformed speculation. What matters for #GEO, she says, is relevant content and brand building, not structured data. www.practicalecommerce.com/does-schema-... #seo