Community forms the foundation of human connectivity, and in business, it is often what propels one brand or idea above another. Two heads are better than one, after all. BigCommerce has long believed that collaboration is an important tool in any retailer’s toolkit, which is why we set out to address the usability issues around … Continue reading Continue reading
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47 Tips to Attract More Leads Using Real Estate SEO Best Practices
A website without visitors is like a rock concert with no audience: sad and pointless. … Continue reading
Introducing the BigCommerce Design Awards: Social Voting for the People’s Choice Award is Now Open
In April, we launched the inaugural BigCommerce design awards. The goal was simple: ask BigCommerce store owners to show off their site designs and ingenuity, and in return work with the best of the best in the industry in judging which stores are truly exemplary. There will be one grand prize winner and three runner-ups … Continue reading Continue reading
Welcome to the Big Leagues: How to Choose an Ecommerce Shipping Strategy as a Scaling, Omnichannel Brand
Putting in place an effective ecommerce shipping strategy is one of the most significant things you can do to grow your business online. While many folks start out in ecommerce by taking a simplistic approach to shipping –– like offering free shipping across the board or showing unmodified UPS or USPS rates –– the most … Continue reading Continue reading
53 Ways to Grow Your Real Estate Team
You help clients buy and sell properties, and you know how important it is to … Continue reading
White Backgrounds Be Gone: How Zara, Revolve and Free People Add Color and Creativity to Product Photography
We’ve edited nearly 10 million product images at Pixelz, and the statistics are pretty clear: Ecommerce site owners love white backgrounds. Out of seven million edited product images, about 92% removed the background. Via Pixelz product image report. We analyzed seven million images, and found that 76% had their original background replaced with pure white. … Continue reading Continue reading
A Beauty Experiment for Beards Goes Viral –– and It’s Badass
They say the best business ideas are born out of necessity. After all, if you find a product gap and recognize the possibility for mass adoption, then you are well on your way to household brand name status. If you need proof that this is true, just look to the work Tristan Walker has been … Continue reading Continue reading
Facebook Shop Now Available for All BigCommerce Businesses
Today, BigCommerce is excited to announce the general availability of Facebook Shop for all BigCommerce merchants. The new Shop section is an important enhancement to a business’s Facebook Page, allowing merchants to now merchandise and showcase their products directly on Pages. “Social commerce is helping retailers translate engagement into revenue, which is a great opportunity … Continue reading Continue reading
Point2 Homes Traffic Scores New Record Values. Leads Are Up by 70%
At the beginning of this year, we predicted that 2016 will be awesome, as we expected … Continue reading
The Future of Express Checkout: In-Context Checkout and One Touch™ Now Live on Tens of Thousands of Online Stores
Today, tens of thousands of online store owners can officially say goodbye to long-winded checkouts for many of their customers. BigCommerce merchants utilizing PayPal Express Checkout will notice something new and incredibly convenient at their checkout: an in-context, One Touch™ experience. Both updates to the checkout experience are aimed at reducing the ecommerce industry’s 67% … Continue reading Continue reading








