Having covered why sitemaps are important, we now turn our attention to the importance of a good robots.txt file for a Magento store. (if you haven’t read it already, both of these arose from our post containing a ten-point health check for your online store). What is a robots.txt file?…
The importance of a sitemap for a Magento store
In amongst the recommendations for a health check of your Magento site contained in our recent post on the subject, checking your sitemap snuck in at number 4. This post expands on the questions of “what is a sitemap” and “why is it important to have a sitemap for a…
Ten quick health checks for your online store
So, January, may be nearly over, and Dry January is probably a thing of the past. If you’re in a healthy mood, though, why not give your online store a bit of a health check to get it ready for the new year. Here are our eight top tips for…
Things to think about when starting an online business (part 2)
The second in our series on important things to bear in mind when starting an online business continues where we left off in part one. Choose your platform wisely There is a plethora of platforms to choose from, all with their accompanying pros and cons. Open-source, proprietary, self-hosted, hosted, subscription-based,…
Things to think about when starting an online business (part 1)
Over the years, we’ve been privileged to help with the launch of a large number of online businesses, big and small, and have been able to glean, from those launches, a few insights into the top ten things that one should think about when starting an online business. We’re distilling…
From bricks to clicks – more insights into moving a business online (part 2)
The second and final part of our chat with The Yorkshire Pantry about insights learned during their move from bricks-and-mortar to online only.
From bricks to clicks – insights into an online business (part 1)
We chatted to our long-standing clients at The Yorkshire Pantry to glean some insights from them about moving a business from bricks to clicks.