In today’s world of e-commerce, setting up an online store is no longer a daunting task. Thanks to the availability of e-commerce platforms like WooCommerce and Shopify, businesses of all sizes can easily create and manage their online stores with ease. While both WooCommerce and Shopify have become household names in the e-commerce industry, they […]
What is the Facebook Pixel? The Facebook pixel is a piece of code that you place on your website. It is an analytical tool that collects data to help you measure the effectiveness of your Facebook advertising. More specifically, it is a tool that can assist your business in measuring, optimizing and building audiences for […]
Are you considering using Google Ads to bring more traffic to your store? This can be huge for your business! However, paid traffic and specifically learning how to use Google Ads can be an expensive and daunting task for a store owner. So it’s important to understand all you can know about Google Ads before […]
This post was originally posted at WooCommerce.com as a 5-part boot camp series for store owners considering using WooCommerce. If you are starting from scratch, head to WooCommerce.com/start to get a basic site in place. If you already have a self-hosted WordPress site or a WordPress.com site with a Business plan, head to the Plugins section of your […]
We spend too much time as store owners using multiple tools with our marketing efforts — jumping from one platform to another. So slow down. Focus and figure out the source of your time-suck and let your website automation do the work for you. Do any of these tasks sound familiar – and have […]
Here at Mode Effect, we get a lot of inquiries from eCommerce site owners who have outgrown the one-size-fits-all platform they entered early in their online commerce ventures. These folks have often outgrown their first platform and want their websites to help them compete more effectively in the virtual marketplace. They want to offer […]
Most e-commerce businesses already have the data they need to grow. The problem isn’t access—it’s knowing what to track, what matters, and how to act on it. In 2026, the fastest-growing ecommerce brands are not the ones with the most traffic—they’re the ones using data to make better decisions, faster. This guide breaks down exactly […]
Being a good custodian of your customers’ data is a basic part of running any successful online storefront. Unfortunately, the holidays are a particularly risky time of year for eCommerce security. With all the credit and debit card numbers traveling to and fro, hackers have a smorgasbord of opportunities for data theft. Large retailers like Neiman […]
If you think you don’t need to worry about security because your eCommerce site is a small one, you should know that most hackers don’t think about size. It’s true that the most ambitious hackers go after larger sites like eBay, Target or Yahoo!, all of which have experienced customer database breaches in recent years. […]
WordPress is the most popular website software in the world, so it’s easy to think superior WordPress performance is a given. How we wish this was true! It takes some effort to reach a level of WordPress performance optimization that has an impact. This requires skills many business owners don’t have and guess who they […]
