4 Alternative Social Sites for Ecommerce Merchants – Practical Ecommerce
There are other, lesser-known sites with thriving communities, based on shared experiences and interests.

189 Words That Get Your Customer’s Attention Every Time – Entrepreneur
Can one word change the way you feel about a button? In my experience, yes.

Magento Go Shutting Down; Where to Go Next? – Lexiconn
Other SaaS ecommerce providers like Big Commerce have announced they can help Go merchants migrate to their platform. It may sound like a good idea at first, but realize that it’s exactly this type of company that decided to shut down thousands of stores.

Using “Not Applicable” with ShopSite Shipping – ShopSite, Inc.
This tutorial will take you through how to exclude shipping options from appearing to your customers.

Customer Registration in ShopSite Pro – ShopSite, Inc.
Tutorial – customer registration is a means for you to form a tighter relationship with your customers.

I’ve been slow to get this post out (that’s what taking a vacation at the end of July/beginning of August will do!  But these articles still have some great information even if they are from July.

Five Shocking Facts That Will Change Your Entire Approach to Social Media – KISSmetric
What I’ve extracted below are five surprising data points that will have a profound effect on how you approach social media.

Google My Business: What You Need to Know – Web Marketing Today
Google Places became Google My Business. More than an exercise in rebranding, the name change heralded several important changes.

Expert Interview with John Young on eCommerce Solutions – Mint.com
Rather than picking the first low-cost option on the market, make sure to ask questions like …

Shipping API Monitor – What Does 1 Year Tell Us? – LexiConn
Which shipping carrier was only down for 1 minute in the past year?

8 Ways to Spice Up Transactional Emails – Web Marketing Today
It’s ironic that these same “boring” transactional emails end up being the ones our customers pay the most attention to.

Why Your Business Needs a Google+ Page Too – Duct Tape Marketing
Whenever you post something on your business page (and you should as often as possible), include relevant hashtags because Google now recognizes those in searches when it shows up on their own G+ outlets.

How To Speed Up Your WordPress Website – Smashing Magazine
After installing a handful of WordPress plugins and fixing a few simple errors, I had improved the website’s loading speed from 1.61 seconds to 583 milliseconds.

How to Use Hashtags on Social Media Posts Practical Ecommerce
But many merchants are not sure how best to use them. The following seven tips should help.

Making Your Website Mobile Friendly – ShopSite, Inc.
There are two ways in ShopSite to make your website mobile friendly: use Responsive Design Templates or use the Mobile Optimization feature.

Order Management Tutorial – ShopSite, Inc.