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Why and how to set up a blog on an ecommerce site

11 July 2023
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Marieke van de Rakt

Why do so many ecommerce sites have a blog? Is it because online shop owners love to write posts, or have a lot of spare time on their hands? Probably not. Although blogging is fun, it’s also a great marketing and SEO strategy. And because of that, ecommerce site owners start a blog. In this …

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Why and how to set up a blog on an ecommerce site

What are breadcrumbs? Why are they important for SEO?

13 April 2023 | 4 Comments Edwin Toonen

Breadcrumbs are an essential part of almost every good website. These little navigational aids don’t just tell people where they are on your site, but they also help Google work out how your site is structured. That’s why adding these helpful little pointers makes a lot of sense. Let’s take a look at how breadcrumb …

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What are breadcrumbs? Why are they important for SEO?

5 blog topic ideas for your ecommerce site

9 November 2022
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Marieke van de Rakt

A blog can be a great marketing tool for your ecommerce site. It gives you the possibility to tell readers all about your brand, products, and company. Plus, by blogging on a regular basis you’ll increase the chances of your site ranking in the search results. That being said, coming up with new ideas can …

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5 blog topic ideas for your ecommerce site

Product identifiers like SKU and GTIN are essential for ecommerce SEO

20 September 2022 Edwin Toonen

Every product you buy has — or should have — a unique code identifying it. This product identifier comes in many forms, like an SKU, EAN, ASIN, or ISBN, depending on the product, where you sell it, or the area where you live. Adding a unique product identifier to your product is essential if you …

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Product identifiers like SKU and GTIN are essential for ecommerce SEO

How to get ratings and reviews for your business

1 September 2022 | 2 Comments Edwin Toonen

Reviews or testimonials are mostly said to work based on social proof. Social proof is a psychological process in which people copy the behavior of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior. In addition, search engines are increasingly looking for that proof as well. In this post, I’ll look at how reviews work, how …

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How to get ratings and reviews for your business

How to choose a focus keyphrase for product descriptions

22 June 2022 Edwin Toonen

You can set a focus keyphrase in Yoast SEO for Shopify and WooCommerce. With this focus keyphrase, you signal to the SEO app that you want to optimize this piece of content for this specific word or combination of words. There are various ways to think about this, depending on what kind of product-related content …

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How to choose a focus keyphrase for product descriptions

Global identifiers on variable products with WooCommerce SEO

14 June 2022 Edwin Toonen

Many online stores powered by WooCommerce sell products in different variations. A t-shirt, for instance, might be available in a range of colors and sizes. As a result, all these product variants might have different EANs or UPCs and other global identifiers that you like to add to the product data. In addition, you want …

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Global identifiers on variable products with WooCommerce SEO


Boost your checkout page UX: Vital tips for online stores

7 June 2022
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Amy Lees

The last step in an online buying process is always the checkout page; your website’s cash register. It consists of a number of steps that lead to a completion of a purchase. It’s not uncommon for people to abandon their shopping carts during the checkout process due to a bad user experience. And it’s a …

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Boost your checkout page UX: Vital tips for online stores