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Sig Ueland

Sig Ueland

Sig Ueland is a longtime contributor to Practical Ecommerce, having written weekly ecommerce resource lists since 2011 — addressing tools, products, and services to help merchants.

He is also a seasoned freelance journalist and screenwriter.

Sig holds an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television and a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is an alumnus of The Second City Conservatory in Chicago.

Contact Sig via email or LinkedIn.

Platforms & Apps
10 App Marketplaces for Open Source Shopping Carts

October 26, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Many open source shopping carts can be customized with extensions or modules, created by an active developer community. Here is a list of app-extension marketplaces and libraries for open source shopping cart platforms. Most of the platforms are free. The extensions are both free and ...
Schools & Resources
13 New Ecommerce Books in September 2011

October 7, 2011 • Sig Ueland

September’s new ecommerce books are about social media and location-based marketing tools. Several of the books focus on online strategies for small businesses. Here is a list of new ecommerce books in September. Included are both new releases and new editions. Release information and...
Platforms & Apps
18 Useful Extensions for OpenCart

September 30, 2011 • Sig Ueland

OpenCart is a leading open-source ecommerce platform. With nearly 3,000 free and premium extensions available, OpenCart is also feature-rich and highly customizable. Here is a list of extensions to tailor your OpenCart site. There are extensions to enhance your cart’s functionality, pr...
Platforms & Apps
9 Online Tools to Plan Your Physical Event

September 28, 2011 • Sig Ueland

I recently compiled a list — "16 Live Meeting and Webinar Platforms" — of webinar platforms to reach a broad online audience. But if you’re holding a physical event, such as a conference, you can still find planning resources you need online. Here is a list of sites to help you plan...
Finance
Ecommerce IPOs for 2011: 3 Down, More to Follow?

September 23, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Groupon's initial public stock offering, which had been pushed back, is now back on. But for how long? With the ongoing market volatility, several prominent Internet companies are reconsidering their IPO plans. Here is a roundup of the ecommerce-related IPO market for 2011, including a...
Content Marketing
15 ‘Light-Blogging’ Sites

September 16, 2011 • Sig Ueland

More people are light blogging. According to Quantcast, in the last year Tumblr tripled its visits per month to over 300 million, 8.5 times more page views per month than full-blogging counterpart Wordpress.com. Here is a list of light-blogging platforms. There are micro-blogging platf...
Platforms & Apps
11 Online Meeting Planners

September 14, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Online scheduling sites offer a simple way to schedule your next meeting. Pick your range of dates on the app's calendar, then notify the other meeting attendees so they can pick the dates that work for them. View the responses, and you’re done. No more wasting time searching for a time...
Business
Ecommerce’s Debt to Steve Jobs; 10 Innovations

September 7, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Ecommerce owes Steve Jobs. Aside from launching the first popular personal computer, the Apple co-founder brought about many of the devices and marketplaces that make-up today's online commerce. Here is a list of innovations by Steve Jobs that have affected the ecommerce industry. The...
Schools & Resources
25 Top-Selling Ecommerce Books in August 2011

September 1, 2011 • Sig Ueland

A new school year is just around the corner. Time to hit the ecommerce books. Here is a list of Amazon's top-selling ecommerce books in August. There are several books on using social media to help your business. And there are books on creating dynamic content for your site. There are ...
Schools & Resources
9 Mobile Apps for Business Training

August 31, 2011 • Sig Ueland

A small business owner must continually learn new skills to address challenges. Mobile training apps provide an inexpensive and convenient way to train yourself as you run your changing business. Here is a list of mobile apps for business training and education. Some of the apps are st...
Shipping & Fulfillment
The New USPS.com: 5 Sections, Free Stuff

August 26, 2011 • Sig Ueland

The U.S. Postal Service has redesigned USPS.com to make it faster and easier to do business. The site is organized into five sections: Ship a Package, Send Mail, Manage Your Mail, Shop, and Business Solutions. Each section is organized by what you want to do and features a Quick Tools m...
Payments
21 Bitcoin Currency Resources

August 17, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Bitcoin is the first decentralized digital currency. Unlike other virtual currencies—like Facebook credits, for instance—it is not run by a company or organization, nor pegged to another currency. Bitcoins are digital coins you can send through the Internet, without using a bank or cl...
Schools & Resources
20 Government Sites to Help Small Businesses

August 12, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Do-it-yourself small businesses don’t normally look to the government for help. But maybe they should start. The federal government is desperate for small businesses to succeed. In the midst of record unemployment, a new Kauffman Foundation-funded U.S. Census Bureau study reports that...
Social Media
50 Leading Google+ Users

August 5, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Google+ is one month old. So who’s using it? Many of the popular Google+ users are the founders and content-creators from others parts of web — even Facebook. Here is a list of the popular users on Google+. First are the top 20 users with the most followers. Then there are the users w...
Design & Dev Tools
10 Editors for Ecommerce Audio

August 3, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Adding audio to your ecommerce site is a great way to engage customers. With audio features — such as podcasts or audio product descriptions — you create a rich experience as you inform and captivate your shoppers. And audio is a manageable and cost-efficient alternative to video. ...
Design & Dev Tools
10 Handy Web Templates from Google Sites

July 15, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Google Sites is a portal for creating websites. It offers a gallery of templates, including business and collaboration designs, where you can make a site public or just open to ...
Content Marketing
18 Writing Tools for Grammar, Style, Content

July 13, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Content is king. If you run a blog, most of your content is language. For an ecommerce site, you write promotional copy, product descriptions, policies, procedures, and more. You need ...
Design & Development
6 Google Templates to Mobilize Your Business

July 7, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Mobilize your business. Google has introduced six mobile templates for Google Sites, Google’s portal to assist with the creation of websites. Businesses can now create mobile websites or landing pages ...
Schools & Resources
25 Top-Selling Ecommerce Books

July 4, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Assembling your reading list for a summer getaway? Don’t forget to pack the ecommerce books. Here is a list of top-selling ecommerce books. There are general books on ecommerce and social media for businesses. And there are books on specific ecommerce subjects, such as search engine op...
Platforms & Apps
15 Mobile Retail Apps that Enhance Customer Experiences

June 24, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Retail businesses are building mobile apps that do much more than just display products for sale. Mobile apps can shape the in-store experience, empower the purchasing process, and create interesting and dynamic ways to interact with the customer. Here is a list of mobile apps created ...
Platforms & Apps
34 Ecommerce Themes for WordPress

June 22, 2011 • Sig Ueland

A WordPress ecommerce theme can take a regular blog and transform it into a dazzling online storefront. Find the theme that’s right for you, then customize it to create your unique store. This is a list of ecommerce themes for WordPress. There are free themes, if you’re just getting st...
Platforms & Apps
20 QR Code Tools and Uses

June 16, 2011 • Sig Ueland

With quick response codes, businesses and organizations are finding new ways to deliver information and interact with consumers. When you scan a QR code with your smartphone application, you can receive product information. But QR codes can also link to web content, video, social medi...
Finance
13 Crowdfunding Websites to Fund Your Business

June 15, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Who needs banks? Crowdfunding websites can help you find a community of small investors to fund your business, without the risks of traditional financing. Here is a list of crowdfunding sites. Some sites focus on funding creative projects, others sites focus on meeting specific needs ...
Platforms & Apps
35 Android Apps to Run Your Business

June 10, 2011 • Sig Ueland

In this mobile world, iPhone gets all the love. There are over 400,000 different apps for Apple’s iOS, compared to approximately 200,000 apps for Google’s Android OS. However, according to a recent study by mobile analytics group Distimo, there are now more free apps available for Andro...
Analytics & Data
11 Mobile Apps to Measure Your Online Success

June 8, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Tracking your business's online performance is a necessity. But doing so chained to your desktop computer is not. Whether you’re out on a meeting or away on a summer vacation, with mobile apps you have the ability to check online statistics on the go. Here is a list of mobile apps for ...
Customer Retention
14 Customer Feedback Tools for Small Business

June 3, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Feedback is essential to running a business. It tells you what’s working and what’s not. It provides you with fresh ideas on ways to improve your business. And it gives you insight into the needs of your customers. Here is a list of customer feedback tools. Some of the tools collect f...
Platforms & Apps
24 Ecommerce Plugins for WordPress

June 2, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Once WordPress was just a place to blog. Then came over fourteen thousand plugins. Today WordPress is a highly customizable platform, with everything you need to run your ecommerce business. Here is a list of 24 plugins to help you run your business on WordPress. These plugins will hel...
Social Media
Facebook’s 10 Social Plugins; Benefits to Merchants

May 31, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Facebook social plugins are a quick and easy way to extend your social reach and engage your website’s visitors with social interaction. The Facebook social plugins are easily installed. On each plugin’s page — noted below — in the Facebook Developers section, the configuration tool le...
Design & Dev Tools
14 Online Task-Management Tools

May 26, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Whether you’re working on your own projects or collaborating with a team, you have to manage your productivity. With online task-management tools, you can organize tasks, collaborate in real-time, access your lists across multiple computers or mobile devices, and much more. Here is a ...
Design & Dev Tools
31 Free Tools for Brand Monitoring

May 25, 2011 • Sig Ueland

Brand monitoring is an essential task for any company. By tracking what people are saying about your brand, and how often they’re saying it, you can ensure the right message ...

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