Early in my career I received some really good advice from a co-worker regarding how to succeed which was to "take charge of your career." He told me that I, and I alone, was responsible for my career. He went on to explain...
Lately I've been thinking a lot about how we got where we are today, and I've come to the conclusion that starting a business is a lot like playing a game of RISK. If you've never played the game RISK before, I encourage...
After building Magento websites for years, I've come to the conclusion that building a Magento website is a lot like building a house. I believe I have some experience here because I started working for my father's electrical business when...
If you haven't heard this yet, I'm sorry I have some bad news for you: SEO is nearly dead. That's right, the traditional way of thinking of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) no longer exists. Yes, you can still modify the title of your website pages...
When is Magento right for my brick and mortar store?
I get this question almost on a daily basis when talking to store owners, and I wanted to give you some thoughts to help you decide if you should move to Magento. If you haven't heard...
I've noticed an interesting trend over the last couple of years. Customers want to frequently update the design of their website. Very often these are not simple design tweaks to their current design, but full-fledged redesigns with a completely different look. This...
On Wednesday, Google announced the release of Panda 4.0, which I'm sure to most of you means nothing at all. However, as a retailer you need to be aware of the changes Google is making, and more importantly, what...
Modern Retail has been building and designing websites since 1998 and until a couple of years ago, we would have said the only way to get a quality website was for us to custom-design one for you. We work very hard...
I had an interesting conversation with a frustrated potential customer which I wanted to share. He was frustrated because his point of sale system, which I will not name here, is closed and will not let any 3rd parties read and send data to it....