E-commerce guides for stores that want to sell more

Practical guides to running an online store that converts: how to measure and improve your conversion rate, build product pages that answer every buying question, and create the images, video and copy that sell. Every figure is sourced from independent research, and every guide answers one question properly.

Conversion

How to measure, diagnose and improve the share of visitors who buy.

Conversion rate benchmarks

The formula, the 2026 benchmarks by industry, why they disagree, and how to set a benchmark you can actually use.

5 min read

Reduce cart abandonment

Why 7 in 10 carts are abandoned, the reasons shoppers give, and the checkout fixes that address each one.

5 min read

7 common e-commerce mistakes

The mistakes that cost stores the most, the symptom that gives each one away, and where to start fixing it.

4 min read

Product content

Product pages, images, video and copy that answer the buying questions.

Product page best practices

The six questions every product page must answer, and how to order the page so shoppers find the answers.

6 min read

Product photography shot list

The nine shots that answer a shopper's questions, the technical rules marketplaces enforce, and how to cover a whole catalog.

5 min read

Product videos for e-commerce

When motion carries information a photo can't, where video earns its place, and how to make it for a whole catalog.

6 min read

Write product descriptions

A template that answers buying questions, keeps products comparable and reads well to search and answer engines.

4 min read

Store foundations

The principles that work everywhere, a checklist to audit against, and trust.

E-commerce best practices

The six principles that hold for every store, from being found to being bought from again, with a guide per industry.

6 min read

Webshop checklist

A 42-point audit across product pages, checkout, trust, speed, SEO, measurement and EU legal basics.

5 min read

Trust signals and social proof

Reviews, identity, policies and payment: the evidence a shopper needs before buying from a store they don't know.

5 min read

Best practices by industry

What changes for your kind of store, one guide per category.

Fashion & footwear

Sizing that answers “which size?”, on-model images, fibre rules and fewer fit returns.

4 min read

Home & furniture

Scale, rooms, materials and delivery: what furniture and decor shoppers need before they buy.

4 min read

Beauty & personal care

Shades, ingredients, honest claims and easy reordering for beauty and personal care.

3 min read

Electronics

Consistent specs, compatibility, charger rules and comparisons for electronics.

4 min read

Kitchen appliances

In-use video, capacity, real dimensions, cleaning and energy labels for appliances.

3 min read

Food & drink

Mandatory food information, allergens, delivery and taste for food and drink stores.

3 min read

Put it into practice

Better product content, without a studio day per product.

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