For eCommerce sites, there is nothing more terrifying than discovering your products are buried six feet under. Ineffective site search can bury relevant results to the point where your customers won’t find what they’re seeking. If your customers are looking for black hooded cloaks or wooden brooms, they may not even find them when they […]
SLI Systems was just ranked in the TIN100 report, which catalogs the top 100 technology companies in New Zealand. The ratings rank companies by revenue, an analysis of market sectors, a New Zealand company ownership review, in depth statistics of the current financial times and the impact on the industry. We’re honored to be part of the list […]
Mobile commerce is experiencing explosive growth as more shoppers embrace making purchases through a mobile device. Yet 79% of large online retailers still don’t have a mobile optimized site. Where do you fall? Do you have a mobile site but want to improve it? Or are you looking to offer a mobile site, but not […]
In contrast to the brick and mortar stores where we all grew up shopping, online shopping offers a variety of ways to put the right items in front of your customers. Instead of sorting through racks or shelves of products that we don’t want in order to find the few items we do want, merchandising […]
Traditionally, men have led in purchasing in the eCommerce space, buying digital media, computers and other consumer electronics. However, as more eCommerce sites have expanded their reach to apparel, beauty and items for the kids from clothes to toys and party supplies, the number of shopping transactions by women has outpaced men in most areas. […]
We talk a lot in this blog about ways to get more business value from site search. Today, I’d like to talk about the importance of navigation, and more specifically the navigation pages in delivering a similar experience than the search results pages, to insure a consistent user-friendly experience, better engage visitors, and ultimately increase […]
I’ve been building site search for a lot of our clients’ mobile sites in the past few months. But a question I often get is: should we go for a Mobile App. or a Mobile Site? So I thought I would write my thoughts on the topic down in a blog post. There are many […]
Since visitors who use site search convert at a higher rate and spend more than those who don’t, it’s no surprise that retailers are inventing new ways to drive their visitors to search. Our friends at Jelly Belly came up with the novel idea of including a search box in their floating shopping cart box. […]
I like to keep up to date on the latest trends in site search and ecommerce, and thought it would be a good idea to share some of my resources with you. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite sites below that I check up on, on a regular basis. I’ve also put together links […]
When you begin to design your site search experience, one of the first questions you face is how many columns of items do you want to display. More columns means more product results will be seen above the fold but fewer columns makes for larger product images and room for more product information. How do […]