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Top 5 Ecommerce Blogs for Top 500 Retailers

Posted 19 May 2009 by Adam Michelson in ECOMMERCE Tags: Ecommerce, Magento, ecommerce Strategy, ecommerce blogroll, Ecommerce blog

My retail clients often ask me which blogs I follow.  So, I thought it would be helpful to share with everyone the blogs that I find most useful to stay current.  There are a significant number of blogs that are helpful to eBay merchants, and a large number of news repeaters, but a surprisingly few number that provide true insight into the needs of larger retailers.

I will leave you with my list I and welcome you to share your Top Ecommerce Blogs in the comment section below.  I'm hoping that you will help me find a few that may change my top 5.

My Top 5 Ecommerce Blog

#1. StorefrontBacktalk  http://www.storefrontbacktalk.com/

There are a few ecommerce standbys, and one of them is Evan Schuman's StorefrontBacktalk.  This blog offers coverage of both ecommerce news and current trends.

#2. Shop.Org Blog  http://blog.shop.org/

Shop.Org is a US based member driven trade association.  Their blog provides both their membership and the ecommerce community a great stream of news and trends in ecommerce, as well as interviews and always superb coverage of all NRF (National Retail Federation) and Shop.org events.

#3. Michael S. Levy's blog  http://michaelslevy.blogspot.com/

A solid resource for ecommerce, especially social shopping trends.  For example, Michael pointed out the growing adoption of Facebook Connect by retailers which is a trend that is about to really take hold.

#4 Optaros Ecommerce Blog

I have to include this as one of my top 5.   The Optaros Ecommerce Blog offers a global perspective on ecommerce trends.  With fellow blogger Jochen Krish in Germany and me in the United States, we have created our Ecommerce Blog to offer a view into the strategies and trends we are seeing in the market as a result of our experiences working with our ecommerce clients. Also, what you will find is that there seems to be more adoption of live shopping, social shopping, private event retailing and open source in Europe as well. Private event retailing has been in Europe for years and is only just taking off in the US.   Visit and (don't forget to) subscribe to our blog.  We want to have this conversation with you.

#5 Get Elastic   http://www.getelastic.com/

The Get Elastic blog has been a standby for a while, and is still one of our favorites. Visit this blog for a great view of the best practices seen by Linda Bustos.  We are sad to see Jason Billingsley moving on from Elastic Path, but we make sure to follow him on twitter (http://twitter.com/jbillingsley).

As it turns out, I couldn't keep this to a Top 5 Ecommerce Blog list.  There are just too many great people and organizations that are covering this space, so here is my list of the blogs that I would qualify as "special mention".

Special Mention

-  Some retailers really know how to use a blog, these include Koodos (http://www.koodos.com/blog), Polyvore Blog (http://blog.polyvore.com/) and The Storque (http://www.etsy.com/storque/section/etsyNews/). These are examples of merchant blogs who try to stay current and entertaining.

- Comparison Engines (http://www.comparisonengines.com/) offers good ecommerce tidbits.

-  Magento's blog (http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog) and tweets (http://twitter.com/magento) are good examples of perspectives from an open source solution provider.

-  The ‘Zappos CEO' on twitter: (http://twitter.com/zappos) is Tony Hsieh's feed which has become somewhat of a cult following. This has many followers and has set the standard for a retailer's twitter feed.

-  Nicolas Leroy's twitter (http://twitter.com/nicolas_leroy/) is worth following.

News Feeds

The E-Commerce Times, http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/section/ecommerce/ readers are able to tap into an excellent feed on technology trends with a focus on ecommerce.

IMRG, http://www.imrg.org/ a global e-retailing association, offers a view into ecommerce news and trends in Europe.

Lastly, I have to admit that I'm pretty proud of our own ecommerce blog.  My colleague Jochen Kirsh in Germany posts great content that I regularly learn from, and I always try to provide helpful, informative content for you readers as well.  If you like what we have to say, please subscribe to Optaros' Ecommerce Blog and join the conversation by commenting or following myself and Jochen on Twitter.

So... what do you think?  Did I miss your favorite ecommerce blog?  Share your best ecommerce resources and blogs in the comments.

 

 

 

11 comments | Add a new comment

On 09 Feb 2010, Magento developer wrote :
It's good to have a list of reliable blogs, which can provide good inputs for us who are handling projects.
On 09 Jan 2010, Fashion Bedding Queen wrote :
Thanks for the great list. I, too, have added some of these to my RSS feed list. So grateful that I've found this site. A great wealth of information. Thank you, again, for sharing.
On 31 Dec 2009, Payday Loan wrote :
Its really hard to find some nice blog about e commerce.but thanks to u now i have found some nice blog in e commerce to find the info i am looking for.especially Optaros Ecommerce Blog is a real treasure
On 06 Nov 2009, LDNZ wrote :
This links are really marvelous for ecommerce.Thanks for posting them.They give ,e lot of information as I am learning ecommerce programming
On 13 Jul 2009, E-Commerce Web Development wrote :
I was searching about this since last 30 minutes on google really helpful post .. thanks for sharing.
On 14 Jul 2009, Noreen Vincent wrote :

We are glad you like it!  Thanks for your comment.

On 05 Jun 2009, Pat wrote :
I agree that http://www.grokdotcom.com/ should be on this list. Lots of good info about conversion and usability. I've added some new blogs to my RSS feed - thanks for the suggestions!
On 04 Jun 2009, Wilson K. wrote :
http://thegrokdotcom.com should be on the list or at least honorable mention.
On 03 Jun 2009, David - Online Store Coach wrote :
Adam - this is a strong list, especially for the big online retailers. Some of these blogs are my favorites too. For small businesses with online stores, I recommend: http://www.infusionblog.com - great advice from online entrepreneurs http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ - marketing strategies in plain English http://www.onlinestorecoach.com/ecommerce-blog - shameless plug...my e-commerce blog for the small to mid-sized e-commerce. Tips, shortcuts and lessons learned in online retail. Hope this helps and keep up the great work. David OnlineStoreCoach.com
On 03 Jun 2009, Deb Lambert wrote :
One of my favorite ecommerce blogs is www.etaildtail.com, which was started as a blog that covered shopping comparison engines and has expanded to include all ecommerce related things.
On 20 May 2009, Jason Billingsley wrote :
Thanks for the love Adam. Linda surely has the best ecommmerce blog out there.
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