SLI Systems is now part of Avolin
I just saw the latest IMRWorld e-commerce figures that were released by shop.org. They showed that online revenue grew 17% last year and despite the economic downturn is forecast to grow 16% to about $204 billion this year. So what does this mean if you’re running an ecommerce operation? It means that even if the rest […]
We’ve just released our latest podcast – with Richard Sexton from Carolina Rustica. These guys are a relatively small operation with a really interesting history. I found it particularly interesting to hear Richard’s talking about: how he expects the economic conditions to impact their growth, the transition to a new ecommerce platform powered by DMinSite […]
Next week we’re attending the Search Marketing Expo (SMX) Sydney event in Sydney, Australia – April 10 – 11, 2008. The event has attracted some impressive international speakers including; Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President, Search Products & User Experience, and Danny Sullivan, Editor-In-Chief of SearchEngineLand.com and host of the Daily SearchCast podcast. SLI will be […]
Last week we sent out our latest edition of Telescope on Search, our monthly email newsletter on; site search, seo, search engine marketing and usability. The March 2008 Newsletter contains: Black Forest Decor Discovers the Importance of Site Search Size and Placement – An article that highlights the benefits received by increasing the size and […]
I spotted this post touting the benefits of mining your site search. It’s a point I’ve made before but it’s valuable and worth repeating – your site search logs are a fantastic source for keyword research. It’s worth looking at these to get keyword lists for PPC & SEO. And you should be looking at […]
Google’s new Search within a Search offering seems to be getting a fair amount of attention, but not necessarily for the right reasons The New York Times piece this week: A New Tool From Google Alarms Sites touches on some issues that should be of concern to retailers. A recent blog by Alan Rimm-Kaufman: Google […]
We’ve upgraded the look and feel of the blog – apart from making it look more like our site, we have made the fonts a little larger. Hopefully you’ll find it easier to use. For those that care -we’ve also changed our blogging platform. Previously we were using Moveable Type. We’re now using WordPress.
We’ve just posted episode 2 of the Ecommerce Podcast. This is with Bill Cronin from Vermont Teddy Bear. I really enjoyed interviewing Bill. He has a wealth of experience with multiple sites and multiple ecommerce platforms. I hope you’ll find this informative.
Last week we sent out our latest edition of Telescope on Search, our monthly email newsletter on; site search, seo, search engine marketing and usability. The February 2008 Newsletter contains: Get SaaSsy and Recession Proof Your Business – This article highlights the advantages of Software as a Service (SaaS) when budgets are under pressure. Ecommerce […]