Brief: Bagisto is a relatively new open-source eCommerce platform built on Laravel. Let’s see what it has got to offer. Bagisto: Free & Open Source eCommerce Platform Built On Laravel I have discussed some of the best open-source eCommerce platforms to build shopping websites in the past. Recently, I came to know about a new platform … [Read more...] about Bagisto: An Open Source eCommerce Platform
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7 Best Link Shorteners to Shorten that URL
Trying to convince people to click on a long, jumbled link is almost as bad as a door-to-door salesman trying to sell people financial services. If your audience sees a link they perceive to be spammy in one of your social media posts, they’ll do the digital equivalent of slamming the door in your face -- scroll past it. To avoid being … [Read more...] about 7 Best Link Shorteners to Shorten that URL
10 Open Source Static Site Generators to Create Fast and Resource-Friendly Websites
Brief: Looking to deploy a static web-page? No need to fiddle with HTML and CSS. These open source static website generators will help you deploy beautiful, functional static websites in no time. What is a static website? Technically, a static website means the webpages are not generated on the server dynamically. The HTML, CSS, JavaScript lie … [Read more...] about 10 Open Source Static Site Generators to Create Fast and Resource-Friendly Websites
8 Stylish and Free Responsive Email Templates
It’s 2017…why is sending responsive, browser friendly emails still such a hassle? If you’re frustrated with your email templates and are sick of coding them over and over to fix things that don’t work or try to make them fully responsive across dozens of different devices, maybe it’s time to try your hand at a free responsive email template. What … [Read more...] about 8 Stylish and Free Responsive Email Templates
10+ Responsive Menus and Navigation Solutions
Before you spend countless hours working on a responsive menu, just stop and wonder how many people will actually use the thing! See my own tests and analytics at the end of the article. Be wary: Users are engaging less and less with navigation items. So we’re stuck with the header navigation… 1. PriorityNav.js This is a great solution. Doesn’t … [Read more...] about 10+ Responsive Menus and Navigation Solutions
Top 5 Mobile Page Speed Fixes
We’ve tackled in previous posts mobile page speed and Google’s efforts to drive mobile-first indexing. Having built and advised many mobile ecommerce sites, I’ve discovered hundreds of optimization tactics. In this post, I’ll share the top five issues that impact mobile page speed in my experience. I’ll also offer tips to assess and quickly … [Read more...] about Top 5 Mobile Page Speed Fixes
A Beginner's Guide to SSL: What It is & Why It Makes Your Website More Secure
Have you ever noticed that some URLs start with "http://", while others start with "https://"? Maybe you noticed that extra "s" when you were browsing websites that require giving over sensitive information, like when you were paying bills online. But where'd that extra "s" come from, and what does it mean? To put it simply, the extra "s" … [Read more...] about A Beginner's Guide to SSL: What It is & Why It Makes Your Website More Secure
6 Easy Ways to Help Reduce Your Website’s Page Load Time
The adage “patience is a virtue” doesn’t apply online. Even a one-second delay can drastically reduce pageviews, customer satisfaction and drop conversions. The speed of your site even affects your organic search rankings. So what’s the biggest factor contributing to your page speed? Size. It takes browsers time to download the code that … [Read more...] about 6 Easy Ways to Help Reduce Your Website’s Page Load Time
20 Free Web Design Tools from Spring 2020
Free resources from the design community can add value to an ecommerce site. Here is a list of new web tools and design elements from spring 2020. There are designer and developer apps, coding resources, color tools, fonts, and more. All of these tools are free, though some also offer premium versions. Free Design Tools Image Compare is a … [Read more...] about 20 Free Web Design Tools from Spring 2020
Is Your Website Hacked or Infected? Find out Ways to Verify & Tips to Clean Your Hacked Website
Every 39 seconds a hacker’s attack occurs, while 30,000 new websites are hacked every day (as per reports shared by Clark School, University of Maryland and SophosLab, respectively). This is indeed an alarming number. Finding out about your ‘hacked website’ too late is catastrophic because you have gifted enough time to the hackers to … [Read more...] about Is Your Website Hacked or Infected? Find out Ways to Verify & Tips to Clean Your Hacked Website