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E-commerce Content: Be Ready for Any Holiday
[March 10, 2010] Investing a little time now in your holiday e-commerce content can attract visitors to your Web shop all year long.

Ecommerce Design: 5 Common Mistakes
[February 26, 2010] Helen Bradley looks at — and shows you how to avoid — five small business Web design mistakes that are guaranteed to turn customers away.

Buyers' Guide: How to Find a Web Hosting Provider
[February 16, 2010] From server features to disk space and data transfer, this guide will tell you what you need to know and to consider when shopping for a hosting provider for your small business Web site.

How to Design Web Forms That Don’t Suck
[January 26, 2010] Helen Bradley explains common problems with Web forms, and how to make sure that yours don’t suck, too.

A Look at Affordable, Web Design Templates
[November 30, 2009] Kerry Watson talks with David Braun, CEO of TemplateMonster.com, about how the world’s largest provider of open-source Web templates got its start and what it has planned with VirtueMart, Microsoft Silverlight.

WebPlus X4 Adds New Features for Easy Site Design
[November 20, 2009] This all-in-one Web site design program lets you add Web gadgets, set up an online shop and publish sites to the Web in minutes.

Build a Better Web Site with CSS
[November 17, 2009] Helen Bradley explains how incorporating CSS your Web design simplifies making style changes down the road.

ProStores: DIY Web Shop for Merchants and eBay Sellers
[October 29, 2009] ProStores offer subscription-based Web shops for eBay sellers and online merchants. New features are designed to boost Web shop sales and help you better manage your Web store.

Web Design: Why Consistency Counts
[October 27, 2009] Helen Bradley explains why consistency is essential when designing your Web site.

Big E-commerce Features for Little Money
[October 23, 2009] Easy to use, loads of features and unlimited support make BigCommerce, a hosted e-commerce platform, a big win for small e-tailers.

Free Web Tools and Resources
[October 9, 2009] Marketing guru Andrew Lock finds the best that the Web has to offer. Check out these NiftyClicks to see what Apture, Fawnt, One-Time Offers and YouConvertIt can do for your business.

Ecommerce Primer: What You Need to Set Up Shop Online
[August 31, 2009] From registering a domain name to making sure your retail site is secure, we cover the basic fundamentals that lay the foundation for building a retail shop online.

How To Write Product Descriptions That Sell
[August 27, 2009] Helen Bradley explains the basics of writing good product descriptions for the Web.

Five Web Design No-Nos to Avoid
[July 29, 2009] Your Web site should make it easy for people to shop, not frustrating. Helen Bradley shows you the five most irritating design mistakes, and how to avoid making them.

Review: WebPlus X2 Simplifies E-commerce Design
[June 30, 2009] WebPlus X2 helps eBay and online sellers quickly design their own Web shop—complete with shopping cart, buy now and other e-commerce functions.

Silkfair Launches Custom Shops for Online Sellers
[June 18, 2009] Silkfair's new custom-shop platform lets online sellers build a stand-alone e-commerce Web shop using their existing branding and domain name.

Found in the Forum: Advice for Beginners
[June 2, 2009] Just starting out in e-commerce? You’re not alone. One new forum member asks for advice from the small business e-tailers who’ve paved the way.

Site Building with Photoshop and Dreamweaver
[May 28, 2009] Helen Bradley, our Web-design diva, explains how to use Photoshop and Dreamweaver to develop a Web site.

Three For Free: Web Tools for Your Business Site or Blog
[May 26, 2009] We show you three tools for spicing up your Web site that are free to try and inexpensive to register.

SEO Tips for New Web-Shop Owners
[April 23, 2009] We talk to an SEO Web-design engineer to find out how to optimize your off-eBay Web shop for search engine traffic.

Found in the Forum: Sharpen Your Web Design
[March 31, 2009] Readers of Ecommerce-Guide’s Rate My Site forum offer tips and support on improving Web shop design.

E-Commerce Site Design: Setting Up Blogs for Business
[March 5, 2009] If you haven't added a blog to your online store, given the state of the economy, now is a good time to consider doing so, as they can be an affordable way to market your e-commerce site.

E-Commerce Site Design: Fixing Problem Backgrounds
[March 2, 2009] Don't let distracting product image backgrounds backfire by turning off potential customers. We show you how to fix problem backgrounds in a few simple steps so your merchandise shots will entice buyers.

E-Commerce Design: How to Set Up Web Site Navigation
[February 10, 2009] Our Web shop design doyenne Helen Bradley explains how you can ensure your site's navigation system gets shoppers to the right place every time.