January 12, 2015 5 Simple Steps to Turn Holiday Returns into New Year Revenue

“Tis the season of those dreaded holiday returns.” In fact, some estimates say that up to one third of all online holiday purchases are returned by shoppers in the following month. So, as a store owner, you have two operations: are you going to let your business […]

January 12, 2015 Ecommerce Analytics to Grow Your Business

Get your data to decisions fast with BigCommerce Analytics. Actionable insights at a glance. How much money have you made today? Whare are orders looking like? Find out fast with one consolidated view that includes all the information you need. The new BigCommerce Analytics dashboard makes it […]

December 1, 2014 U.S. Thanksgiving, Black Friday Sales Break $1B; Total Holiday Spent Online Will Be $89B

U.S. Thanksgiving, Black Friday Sales Break $1B; Total Holiday Spent Online Will Be $89B Cyber Monday will be used by online retailers to extend the flood of the post-Thanksgiving holiday sales rush. Analysts are coming out with the first number laying out how holiday sales have been […]

November 18, 2014 The Future of Shopping In Three Trends

The Future of Shopping In Three Trends A piece titled, Five Trends Driving Traditional Retail Towards Extinction, written by J.J. Colao, examined the eventuality of the death of brick and mortar stores. While it’s demise, was greatly exaggerated, the trends he examined a few years ago, are […]

November 17, 2014 Pickleball Central

Pickleball Central Mak Digital Design has done it again!! Our client at Pickleball Central was in, well; in sort of a pickle with their website. Our client had a website that was convoluted and was not well organized. It was designed using the old design standards and […]

November 12, 2014 Keeping it Personal with Facebook Ads

How To Keep It Personal With Facebook Ads Most commentators agree that Facebook Ads can be fantastic for creating buzz, unfortunately, it does not increase conversions. I’d like to bring you to the other side and convince you that by treating Facebook Ads differently from other forms […]

November 11, 2014 Launching a New Ecommerce business – 3 easy steps

3 STEPS TO TAKE AFTER YOU LAUNCH A NEW ECOMMERCE BUSINESS So, you’ve joined the 21st century and launched your commerce site. Now what?

November 10, 2014 How to Create a Homepage Slideshow

Design: How to Create a Homepage Slideshow A slideshow helps you get the most out of your invaluable homepage real estate by quickly and efficiently communicating multiple messages in a prominent place, without making your design too cluttered.

November 5, 2014 Product Search To The In-Store Experience unveiled at Walmart

Search Engine Land Walmart Brings Product Search To The In-Store Experience Upgraded mobile app points toward future of brick and mortar retail. Walmart has updated its android app (and it’s iOS app) to offer an improved in-store experience with search at the center. The new Walmart “Search […]

November 5, 2014 How to setup Automated Sales Tax for Bigcommerce

Automated sales tax setup will reduce headaches and future-proof your store When clients are asked what makes selling online difficult, high on the list is always sales tax. It’s difficult to assess how much to charge with varying tax rates in the United States, especially when rates […]