Practical Ecommerce
@practicalecommerce.com
Authoritative articles and commentary to help businesses succeed online. Founded 2005. https://www.practicalecommerce.com/
"Natural Toothpaste Propels Wellnesse.com" | Seth Spears taught consumers to make non-toxic self-care products. Then they requested ready-made versions. He joins postcast host Eric Bandholz on Wellnesse's origins, marketing, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/natural-toot... #ecommerce
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"Natural Toothpaste Propels Wellnesse.com" | Seth Spears taught consumers to make non-toxic self-care products. Then they requested ready-made versions. He joins postcast host Eric Bandholz on Wellnesse's origins, marketing, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/natural-toot... #ecommerce
"Canada Still Works for U.S. Sellers" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio is bullish on holiday sales into Canada, despite tariffs, taxes, and strikes. He explains why Canada remains a growth market for U.S. #ecommerce retailers. www.practicalecommerce.com/canada-still...
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Canada Still Works for U.S. Sellers" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio is bullish on holiday sales into Canada, despite tariffs, taxes, and strikes. He explains why Canada remains a growth market for U.S. #ecommerce retailers. www.practicalecommerce.com/canada-still...
"New Ecommerce Tools: November 12, 2025" | This week's rundown of products/services for merchants includes tools for agentic commerce, multichannel management, BNPL, cryptocurrencies, PIM, and predictive marketing. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc... #ecommerce
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"New Ecommerce Tools: November 12, 2025" | This week's rundown of products/services for merchants includes tools for agentic commerce, multichannel management, BNPL, cryptocurrencies, PIM, and predictive marketing. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc... #ecommerce
"Digital Commerce Stays Duty-Free" | Unlike physical goods, software and digital downloads have long been exempt from duties and tariffs. Many nations, including the United States, want to keep it that way. www.practicalecommerce.com/digital-comm... #ecommerce
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Digital Commerce Stays Duty-Free" | Unlike physical goods, software and digital downloads have long been exempt from duties and tariffs. Many nations, including the United States, want to keep it that way. www.practicalecommerce.com/digital-comm... #ecommerce
"URL Case Sensitivity and SEO" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains that there is no #SEO rule for capitalized characters in URLs so long as the treatment is consistent. Otherwise, inconsistency results in 3 errors that could harm rankings. www.practicalecommerce.com/url-case-sen... #ecommerce
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"URL Case Sensitivity and SEO" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains that there is no #SEO rule for capitalized characters in URLs so long as the treatment is consistent. Otherwise, inconsistency results in 3 errors that could harm rankings. www.practicalecommerce.com/url-case-sen... #ecommerce
"AI Makes Loyalty Programs Smarter" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio shows how AI is refining #loyalty programs, not replacing them — with better personalization, predictions, and performance. www.practicalecommerce.com/ai-makes-loy... #ecommerce
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"AI Makes Loyalty Programs Smarter" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio shows how AI is refining #loyalty programs, not replacing them — with better personalization, predictions, and performance. www.practicalecommerce.com/ai-makes-loy... #ecommerce
"Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands" | Having launched Festive Gal on Etsy in 2019, Kevlyn Walsh, a teacher turned entrepreneur, now navigates the platform's constraints. She shares her journey (and plans) in this week's episode. www.practicalecommerce.com/etsy-merchan... #ecommerce
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands" | Having launched Festive Gal on Etsy in 2019, Kevlyn Walsh, a teacher turned entrepreneur, now navigates the platform's constraints. She shares her journey (and plans) in this week's episode. www.practicalecommerce.com/etsy-merchan... #ecommerce
"Merge Google Ads Campaigns for Better ROAS" | #GoogleAds AI optimizes best with lots of data. In this terrific piece, PPC pro Matt Umbro recommends combining campaigns, ad groups, keywords to feed more data thus improve performance. www.practicalecommerce.com/merge-google... #ecommerce
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Merge Google Ads Campaigns for Better ROAS" | #GoogleAds AI optimizes best with lots of data. In this terrific piece, PPC pro Matt Umbro recommends combining campaigns, ad groups, keywords to feed more data thus improve performance. www.practicalecommerce.com/merge-google... #ecommerce
"Notable Business Books in 2025" | This year's list from @yestare-nyc.bsky.social of top business #books includes titles on Facebook, entrepreneurship, Shopify, China, and, yes, AI. www.practicalecommerce.com/notable-busi... #ecommerce
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Notable Business Books in 2025" | This year's list from @yestare-nyc.bsky.social of top business #books includes titles on Facebook, entrepreneurship, Shopify, China, and, yes, AI. www.practicalecommerce.com/notable-busi... #ecommerce
"Regex in GSC Reveals ChatGPT Searches" | ChatGPT searches Google for answers to prompts. @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains in this helpful piece how to use regular expressions in Search Console to filter AI bot searches from humans'. www.practicalecommerce.com/regex-in-gsc... #ecommerce
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Regex in GSC Reveals ChatGPT Searches" | ChatGPT searches Google for answers to prompts. @smartymarketing.bsky.social explains in this helpful piece how to use regular expressions in Search Console to filter AI bot searches from humans'. www.practicalecommerce.com/regex-in-gsc... #ecommerce
"5 Content Marketing Ideas for December 2025" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio's topics for next month include AI gift planning, year-in-review articles, Small Business Saturday, offbeat observances, and Texas statehood. practicalecommerce.com/5-content-ma... #ecommerce #contentmarketing
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"5 Content Marketing Ideas for December 2025" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio's topics for next month include AI gift planning, year-in-review articles, Small Business Saturday, offbeat observances, and Texas statehood. practicalecommerce.com/5-content-ma... #ecommerce #contentmarketing
"Batch Cannabis Scales to $50 Million" | Co-founder Andy Gould shares w/ host Eric Bandholz the rise of the Wisconsin-based D2C brand in this week's "#Ecommerce Converations," addressing dramatic growth from $2M to $50M in two years! www.practicalecommerce.com/batch-cannab...
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"Batch Cannabis Scales to $50 Million" | Co-founder Andy Gould shares w/ host Eric Bandholz the rise of the Wisconsin-based D2C brand in this week's "#Ecommerce Converations," addressing dramatic growth from $2M to $50M in two years! www.practicalecommerce.com/batch-cannab...
"5 Shopify Mistakes That Kill Holiday Profits" | Minor configuration mistakes during the busy Christmas selling season can seriously harm #ecommerce profits. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio lists his top 5 errors for #Shopify sellers to avoid. www.practicalecommerce.com/5-shopify-mi...
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"5 Shopify Mistakes That Kill Holiday Profits" | Minor configuration mistakes during the busy Christmas selling season can seriously harm #ecommerce profits. Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio lists his top 5 errors for #Shopify sellers to avoid. www.practicalecommerce.com/5-shopify-mi...
"New #Ecommerce Tools: October 29, 2025" | This week: updates on agentic commerce, conversational shopping, customer feedback, cryptocurrencies, shipping tools, post-transaction ads, website builders, and autonomous site optimization. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc...
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"New #Ecommerce Tools: October 29, 2025" | This week: updates on agentic commerce, conversational shopping, customer feedback, cryptocurrencies, shipping tools, post-transaction ads, website builders, and autonomous site optimization. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc...
"Does Schema Markup Help AI Visibility?" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social y explains how absence of official GEO guidelines creates much uninformed speculation. What matters for #GEO, she says, is relevant content and brand building, not structured data. www.practicalecommerce.com/does-schema-... #seo
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Does Schema Markup Help AI Visibility?" | @smartymarketing.bsky.social y explains how absence of official GEO guidelines creates much uninformed speculation. What matters for #GEO, she says, is relevant content and brand building, not structured data. www.practicalecommerce.com/does-schema-... #seo
"How AI Shopping Impacts Main Street Retail" | #AI shopping can do many things, but not replicate the personal recognition and service of local merchants. Armando Roggio addresses how Main Street businesses can adapt and thrive in an AI world. www.practicalecommerce.com/how-ai-shopp... #ecommerce
October 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"How AI Shopping Impacts Main Street Retail" | #AI shopping can do many things, but not replicate the personal recognition and service of local merchants. Armando Roggio addresses how Main Street businesses can adapt and thrive in an AI world. www.practicalecommerce.com/how-ai-shopp... #ecommerce
"E-Bike Founder's Path to Purpose" | Aaron Powell nearly sold Bunch Bikes, his electric cargo bicycle company. Then he reconsidered the positives & stayed. He shares his journey with host Eric Bandholz in this "Ecommerce Conversations" episode. www.practicalecommerce.com/e-bike-found... #ecommerce
October 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"E-Bike Founder's Path to Purpose" | Aaron Powell nearly sold Bunch Bikes, his electric cargo bicycle company. Then he reconsidered the positives & stayed. He shares his journey with host Eric Bandholz in this "Ecommerce Conversations" episode. www.practicalecommerce.com/e-bike-found... #ecommerce
"ChatGPT Atlas Pushes Agentic Browsing" | AI browsers such as Atlas summarize pages, compare options, and complete tasks. In this terrific piece, Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio addresses the impact — opportunities/concerns — for #ecommerce merchants. www.practicalecommerce.com/chatgpt-atla...
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"ChatGPT Atlas Pushes Agentic Browsing" | AI browsers such as Atlas summarize pages, compare options, and complete tasks. In this terrific piece, Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio addresses the impact — opportunities/concerns — for #ecommerce merchants. www.practicalecommerce.com/chatgpt-atla...
"New #Ecommerce Tools: October 22, 2025" | This week's rundown includes updates on GEO, agentic commerce, cryptocurrencies, embedded payments, website builders, customer data tools, and more. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc...
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"New #Ecommerce Tools: October 22, 2025" | This week's rundown includes updates on GEO, agentic commerce, cryptocurrencies, embedded payments, website builders, customer data tools, and more. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc...
"10 Books for Building Superb Teams" | Employees, suppliers, service providers drive #ecommerce success. Writer/editor @yestare-nyc.bsky.social shares new titles to help leaders develop/retain high-performing teams. www.practicalecommerce.com/10-books-for... #books
October 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"10 Books for Building Superb Teams" | Employees, suppliers, service providers drive #ecommerce success. Writer/editor @yestare-nyc.bsky.social shares new titles to help leaders develop/retain high-performing teams. www.practicalecommerce.com/10-books-for... #books
"How to Remove a Web Page from Google" | The reasons for removing a page from SERPs haven't much changed over the years, although the tools & tactics have evolved. Here is @smartymarketing.bsky.social's all-new update to her helpful post. www.practicalecommerce.com/how-to-remov... #ecommerce #seo
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"How to Remove a Web Page from Google" | The reasons for removing a page from SERPs haven't much changed over the years, although the tools & tactics have evolved. Here is @smartymarketing.bsky.social's all-new update to her helpful post. www.practicalecommerce.com/how-to-remov... #ecommerce #seo
"Reshoring Is Supply Chain Flexibility" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio reminds us that the benefits of domestic manufacturing include speed, quality, and demand. Walmart's example illustrates his point. www.practicalecommerce.com/reshoring-is...
October 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Reshoring Is Supply Chain Flexibility" | Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio reminds us that the benefits of domestic manufacturing include speed, quality, and demand. Walmart's example illustrates his point. www.practicalecommerce.com/reshoring-is...
"Alibaba.com Exec on Suppliers, Tariffs, IP" | The B2B giant connects 200K suppliers w/ millions of retailers. U.S. Strategy Head Rah Mahtani joins host Eric Bandholz re: manufacturers, IP protection, tariffs, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/alibaba-exec... #ecommerce @alibabagroup.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"Alibaba.com Exec on Suppliers, Tariffs, IP" | The B2B giant connects 200K suppliers w/ millions of retailers. U.S. Strategy Head Rah Mahtani joins host Eric Bandholz re: manufacturers, IP protection, tariffs, more. www.practicalecommerce.com/alibaba-exec... #ecommerce @alibabagroup.bsky.social
"Recommerce for the Holidays" | Sales are booming for pre-owned, returned, refurbished goods. Testing #recommerce during the 2025 holiday allows retailers to gauge performance without a full-scale effort. Via Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio. www.practicalecommerce.com/recommerce-f... #ecommerce
October 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Recommerce for the Holidays" | Sales are booming for pre-owned, returned, refurbished goods. Testing #recommerce during the 2025 holiday allows retailers to gauge performance without a full-scale effort. Via Sr. Contributor Armando Roggio. www.practicalecommerce.com/recommerce-f... #ecommerce
"New Ecommerce Tools: October 15, 2025' | This week: tools for AI-powered ads, email marketing, AI agents for shopping & B2B, social commerce, 1-click payments, bitcoin, personalization platforms, ecom deliveries. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc... @godaddy.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"New Ecommerce Tools: October 15, 2025' | This week: tools for AI-powered ads, email marketing, AI agents for shopping & B2B, social commerce, 1-click payments, bitcoin, personalization platforms, ecom deliveries. www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerc... @godaddy.com