Reflecting on the past few years, it has been an extremely eventful period for the world of e-Commerce. This period brought significant innovations, including the launch of new hosted solutions, major platform releases, and notable revivals of established e-commerce services.
Fueled by these grand news, e-Commerce bloggers were super active too. And today we’d like to sum up their precious yearly work - to cherry pick the top 10 e-Commerce articles from a pivotal era.
So, let’s get started!
How I Built an Online T-Shirt Business and Made $1,248.90 in 3 Weeks
The story of Tucker Schreiber who’s managed to open a store and make over a thousand bucks in three weeks, is like e-Commererce’s “Eat, pray, love” - inspires thousands from all around the world. It shows that the main thing needed for success is a strong will, and for such reinforcement we put this article on the top of our list.
WooCommerce vs. Magento Rivalry is Heating Up
Magento and WooCommerce are both solid shopping carts, current market leaders, each with a substantial army of admirers. Debates over which one of them is better are endless. It’s like choosing between Michael Jackson and Prince or French wine and Italian - impossible.
So, since the question “what’s better?” is subjective, we won’t even attempt to answer it and incline you towards one side. What we will do, though, is show you stats - the most unbiased indicator, and let them speak.
So, which platform is more popular WooCommerce or Magento? Check Cart2Cart’s in-house info to find out.
36 E-commerce Homepage Design Best Practices from the Experts
People are lazy, shallow and unwilling to conduct deep researches. I am, anyways. There is nothing more convincing to us than appearance, whilst inner virtues we’re too bored to look for.
Awful for humanity, such tendency is great for shop owners, who can mask plenty of store imperfections behind the cool looks. But what was considered “cool” and effective then in terms of shop design? See “36 E-commerce Homepage Design Best Practices from the Experts” to learn the answer.
5 Techniques to Get 5 Stars: How to Get More (and Better) Online Reviews
Reviews are hugely important for your store’s rep because, unlike adverts and store’s own product descriptions, they convincу people. The sad thing is, however, shoppers are more likely to complain about items, than to leave a positive feedback.
How to go about this problem, make the best out of complains and encourage clients to post good reviews is a topic researched by many and by Neil Patel from Quicksprout in particular. He’s come up with the recipe for getting five stars reviews as often as possible, and we strongly recommend to read it.
5 Psychological Tips That Will Improve Your Product Pricing
Price is a powerful and multipurpose tool, if set up correctly. It can help you beat competitors, bring new customers and gain profits. But it’s not that easy to figure out the right number - plenty of small factors should be included.
So, when should you raise the price and when to lower it? An answer to that, along with much more useful data on the topic is in the brilliant and explicit post from from KissMetrics!
How to Find Out What Your Customers Want
No need for psychics anymore to read people’s minds, or focus groups, shoppers are pretty vocal about their desires and frustrations themselves. All you need to do to monitor tastes of your target audience (and later satisfy them) is pay attention, on Twitter, Instagram, your store’s review section and so on.
So, off you go! But before that, check Kristi Hines’ article to learn how to do it most efficiently.
6 Sayings of Entrepreneurs Who Will Lead Their Companies to the Top
After a while, tons of motivational quotes flowing from every hole in the web might get tiring, might seem cheesy and unoriginal. But there is a reason there are so many of them - they work. No matter how many times you’ve heard positive affirmations before, they keep motivating you. And there is no way to be successful in business without energy, positive outlook and determination. So, fight your cynicism and get imbued with top sayings prosperous entrepreneurs repeat to themselves while conquering e-Commerce peaks.
How to Win a Sale in 7 Seconds
All the efforts put in bringing a shopper to an online store, in design development and SEO, could be screwed up in seconds, by an inexperienced sales manager. To prevent such nuisances, Hubspot’s Craig Ellia shows his method of talking to clients. The method, he’s sure, will permit you to sell in 7 seconds.
6 Global, Online Shopping Trends that Could Impact Your Business
Personalization, content marketing, videos on product pages, quick delivery options, mobile optimizations and omnichannel integration - these are six commandments e-Commerce members followed at that time. Or should have followed, according to a progressive Iventures study - the study Armando Roggio highlighted!
Five Ways E-commerce Sites Can Collect Subscribers
Bringing repeat traffic is crucial for online business. But considering how distracting the world is it’s now a real struggle to stick in client’s memory for long. Shop owners should make their presence felt constantly to keep customers retention flowing and there’s no better way to do it than via email newsletters. This article from Cleverbridge will introduce to five best techniques of collecting subscribers. So, learn them, have lots of people subscribed and make your email campaigns efficient!
That’s been a list of articles that taught, entertained and inspired us the most during that significant period. We hope sincerely that you’ll enjoy them too.
The Cart2Cart Team expresses gratitude for your continued engagement, and we extend our best wishes and inspiration!
We hope you find these historical insights valuable!
Monthly Update – January 2026
As we step into January 2026, the e-commerce landscape is buzzing with strategies focused on post-holiday optimization and laying robust foundations for the year ahead. A key trend emerging is the intelligent integration of AI and machine learning for predictive analytics, not just for sales forecasting but also for anticipating customer churn and personalizing retention campaigns. Merchants are increasingly leveraging data from the past peak season to refine inventory management, optimize supply chains, and enhance customer service automation, ensuring a seamless experience even during slower periods. Another significant area of focus is the deepening of social commerce, with platforms evolving to offer more direct-to-consumer purchasing pathways within social apps. Businesses are investing in shoppable content and live stream selling to capture engaged audiences and reduce conversion friction. This period is also critical for re-evaluating technology stacks, considering upgrades or migrations to platforms that offer greater scalability, AI capabilities, and seamless integration with emerging sales channels. Proactive planning in these areas will be vital for sustained growth throughout 2026.
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