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ChannelAdvisor Founder Launches GEO for Merchants

Kerry Murdock — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:19:22 +0000

Scot Wingo observed consumer shopping journeys while running ChannelAdvisor. His new firm, ReFiBuy, applies that experience to generative engine optimization.

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Q&A: Passport CEO Talks Tariffs

Kerry Murdock — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:40:45 +0000

Alex Yancher explains the state of President Trump's tariffs and their impact on ecommerce and global trade.

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B2B Dev Buys D2C Brand, Part 2: Holiday Prep

Kerry Murdock — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:18:42 +0000

The founder of Brilliance Business Solutions, a B2B agency, ramps up her new acquisition, a D2C food manufacturer.

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Ecommerce Recruiter on Landing a Job

Kerry Murdock — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:40:52 +0000

Harry Joiner advises job seekers to research prospective employers and stay in the right mindset.

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Overstock Relaunches: Q2 2024 Recap

Kerry Murdock — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:42:08 +0000

The saga of Overstock — now Beyond, Inc. — triggers memories of a long-ago interview.

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BigCommerce Rising: Q2 2024 Recap

Kerry Murdock — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:58:37 +0000

Quarterly financial results point to better days for the pioneering ecommerce platform.

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B2B Dev Buys D2C Brand, Part 1: Acquiring the Biz

Kerry Murdock — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:04:48 +0000

Why would the owner of a busy B2B ecommerce development firm acquire a DTC food company?

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Q&A: Ecommerce Employment in 2024

Kerry Murdock — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:46:14 +0000

"It's like Baskin-Robbins. There are 31 flavors of available candidates — interim, permanent part-time, full-time, per-project, onside, remote, partial remote, and fractional."

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Q&A: Ecommerce Acquisitions Steady in 2023

Kerry Murdock — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:18:17 +0000

The founder of Quiet Light, a digital business brokerage, describes steady deal flow in 2023, a return to normal from the frenzied market of 2021.

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Executive Recruiter on Ecommerce Jobs Mid-2023

Kerry Murdock — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:00:07 +0000

Harry Joiner has been an ecommerce recruiter since 2005. He calls the 2023 job market "a zoo."

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2022 Top 25: Our Most Popular Posts of the Year

Kerry Murdock — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:00:57 +0000

We published roughly 500 articles in 2022. Here are the 25 with the most page views.

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Q&A: Barry Schwartz, Publisher of Search Engine Roundtable

Kerry Murdock — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:44:10 +0000

Barry Schwartz is a pioneering tech publisher, journalist, and search engine authority. He just celebrated his 19-year anniversary with Search Engine Roundtable, having launched the site in 2003.

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Quiet Light Founder on State of Ecommerce M&A

Kerry Murdock — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:21:54 +0000

Coming off a historically robust 2021, ecommerce mergers and acquisitions had to cool, but by how much? For insights, we turned to Mark Daoust, a pioneering business broker.

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Q&A: Executive Recruiter on State of Ecommerce Employment

Kerry Murdock — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:21:09 +0000

The news of layoffs at Amazon, Shopify, and other ecommerce companies has caused much industry angst. We asked Harry Joiner, a longtime ecommerce recruiter, for his perspective.

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SeoProfy Founder: Study Competitors to Improve Rankings

Kerry Murdock — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:01:16 +0000

The best tactic for improving organic search rankings is analyzing successful competitors. That's according to Victor Karpenko, the founder of Ukraine-based SeoProfy, a global consultancy.

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Q&A: Alyona Mysko of Ukraine-based Fuel Finance

Kerry Murdock — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:19:17 +0000

Fuel Finance is a Ukraine-based "financial department in the cloud." Alyona Myskyo launched the company two and a half years ago to provide easy-to-follow info to help merchants with quick decision-making.

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Q&A: Anastasia Zhuk, Ukraine Agency Owner

Kerry Murdock — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:47:05 +0000

The Whidegroup is an ecommerce agency in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, near Crimea. Its co-owner, Anastasia Zhuk, describes in this interview the war's impact on her business, family, and life.

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20 Years in Ecommerce for Miva’s CEO

Kerry Murdock — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:31:16 +0000

Miva, the ecommerce platform, launched in the 1990s. Rick Wilson joined the business then as a salesman. He's now the CEO. He recently completed the company's second capital raise and authored his second book.

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2021 Top 25: Our Most Popular Posts of the Year

Kerry Murdock — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 21:44:45 +0000

We published an article in late January from contributor Sig Ueland. It addressed the rise of drone delivery and the providers spearheading that technology. "8 Commercial Drone Delivery Companies" became our most-read piece in 2021. Sig returned to human-free carriers six months later, addressing robots rather than drones.

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Remembering Hamlet Batista

Kerry Murdock — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:51:20 +0000

All of us here mourn the death last month of Hamlet Batista, our friend and contributor. Hamlet first appeared in Practical Ecommerce in an interview. A mutual acquaintance, an SEO practitioner, had suggested that we publish his views. “He’s really smart,” said the acquaintance. “He’s applying for a genius visa.”

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2020 Top 25: Our Most Popular Posts of the Year

Kerry Murdock — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:41:58 +0000

Contributor Marcia Kaplan emailed me in early February 2020. She described a sickness in China that appeared to be impacting global trade. She called it a virus and suggested that we address it. "Coronavirus Disrupting the Global Economy, Including Ecommerce," Marcia's piece, made our annual top 25 list — articles published during the year with the most page views. It was the first of dozens of Covid-related stories.

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TaxJar CEO on Managing a Remote, 160-employee Team

Kerry Murdock — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:44:52 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing many companies to adjust to a home-based workforce. TaxJar, a sales-tax compliance platform, has been entirely remote since its founding seven years ago. All 160 employees work remotely, mainly from their homes. Mark Faggiano is founder and CEO of TaxJar. I recently spoke with him about managing a large, distant workforce.

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2019 Top 25: Our Most Popular Posts of the Year

Kerry Murdock — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:10:06 +0000

We've published roughly 500 articles in 2019. What follows is our annual list of the 25 most popular based on the number of page views. Articles related to search engine optimization remain, collectively, the most read. Other leading topics include

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Miva CEO on Thriving in an Amazon-dominant Market

Kerry Murdock — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:48:53 +0000

The rise of Amazon has prompted some observers to suggest independent ecommerce merchants are threatened. Rick Wilson, CEO of Miva, the ecommerce platform, disagrees. His new book "Dragon Proof Ecommerce," offers a roadmap for continued growth. I recently spoke with him about the book, Amazon, and the outlook for independent ecommerce.

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Thrift Books CEO on $150 Million of Annual Used Book Sales

Kerry Murdock — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:27:17 +0000

Anyone who has purchased used books on Amazon likely encountered Thrift Books. It launched in 2003 as a pure-play Amazon seller. It is now the largest used-book seller in the world. I recently spoke with Thrift Books’ CEO, Mike Ward, about the company and the logistics of selling tens of millions of books every year.

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Moz Founder Rand Fishkin on New Book, New Company

Kerry Murdock — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 17:54:17 +0000

Rand Fishkin founded Moz in 2001 as a blog, calling it SEOmoz. It became an industry beacon. He left Moz earlier this year. His new book is a transparent view of running that company. I spoke with Fishkin last week about the book, leaving Moz, and his new venture, SparkToro.

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DHL Executive on International Selling, Logistics

Kerry Murdock — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:29:42 +0000

Selling across international borders can provide helpful revenue to merchants. But the complexity of laws, transit times, and delivery cost can be daunting. Dr. Eugene Laney is an authority on ...

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Sales Tax Pro on Impact of Supreme Court’s Wayfair Decision

Kerry Murdock — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:07:21 +0000

For roughly 200 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has resolved disputes arising from companies selling products across state borders.
A notable case occurred in 1992 when the state of North Dakota ...

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Beardbrand Founder on Moving Away from Amazon

Kerry Murdock — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:12:45 +0000

In an ecommerce world that is seemingly dominated by Amazon, Eric Bandholz has just moved his company’s products away from that marketplace. The company, Beardbrand, is now focused on selling ...

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What, Exactly, Is Barebones SEO?

Kerry Murdock — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:33:07 +0000

Organic traffic from Google and other search engines remains critical to many merchants. It generates a steady stream of prospects. And it insulates merchants from over-relying on Amazon for sales. There is no greater authority on search engine optimization than Stephan Spencer. He's the co-author of The Art of SEO and the sole author of leading digital marketing books. I recently spoke with him on bare-minimum SEO tactics for ecommerce.

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