Category: 121eCommerce News

Nerd Oscars. That’s what OHTec’s annual Best of Tech Awards is fondly referred to as. And we’re proud to say, we took home the “Oscar” for Best Tech Services Company in Northeast Ohio. “We’re thrilled to win this award” commented our CEO, Ben Chafetz. “I’ve always believed in the talent of my team and of Northeast…

(This article originally appeared in the March issue of Manufacturing Marketing Magazine) B2B eCommerce is huge – and continues to grow. According to data from Statista, manufacturing and merchant wholesale revenue in the U.S. in 2016 amounted to $5.79 trillion dollars in B2B eCommerce sales – growing at an average rate of about 200% per year…

Flush. That’s the sound of your credibility going down the toilet due to broken links. And that’s not all. You’re also hurting your SEO rankings, conversion rate, and overall user experience. Yes, broken links are inevitable on an eCommerce site. You’re constantly uploading new products, updating existing pages, tweaking your website theme, optimizing your SEO…

Can you guess the year Apple released its second-generation iPod? How about when the Sanyo SCP-5300 became the first cell phone in the U.S. to have a built-in camera? Or when Halle Berry became the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actress? Give up? The year is 2002. And if your concerned…

Intimacy. Trust. Honesty. These are not only ingredients for a good relationship, they’re also what makes a good product page. And creating good product pages is critical to your success in eCommerce. Why? Because the product page is where your customers “window shop.” It’s where their buying decisions are made – and lost. The pages below…

The average cart abandonment rate is around 69%. That means more than two-thirds of your customers add items to their cart, and then give up on your site before they check out. That means you’re losing nearly seven out of nearly every ten sales. That’s a lot. If you can reduce your cart abandonment rate…

“It’s too expensive.” “It’s going to take too long.” No. We’re not talking about Boeing’s $2M jetpack competition (check out the mind-blowing promo video at the end of this blog). Or the people of New York in 1927 commenting on the construction of the George Washington Bridge (which took six years and cost $1 billion dollars). These are…

Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not make a long checkout process. What? You haven’t heard of that last one? Well my friend, you’re in for a few more surprises with these six eCommerce best practices you should follow like the Bible. Let’s get to preachin’! 1. KISS (Keep It Simple,…

Apple’s comeback. Putting a man on the moon. Trump winning the presidency. These are all events people never thought would happen. We’d like to add one to the list: Launching seven Magento 2 sites in three months. “Impossible,” you say? “We did it,” I say. Here’s how… Background Helm is a leading provider of customized…

Psst. Did you hear? We recently looked under the hood of Shopify and discovered six dark secrets the eCommerce giant would rather keep hidden. Here they are. In all their glory. 1. Extremely high, inflexible transaction fees One of the biggest problems facing Shopify entrepreneurs – especially as they begin to make more sales and…