E-commerce and Affiliate SEO

TL;DR Summary of YouTube’s New Player for Education Program Boosting Creator Revenue YouTube’s Player for Education program offers creators a new way to earn revenue by having their educational videos embedded in…

TL;DR Summary of TikTok Shop Sales Surge and In-App Shopping Growth TikTok Shop has experienced a significant rise in in-app shopping engagement, with U.S. sales up 120% year-over-year. Popular categories include womenswear,…

TL;DR Summary of Pinterest and LTK Partnership Expands Shopping Experience Pinterest has partnered with affiliate platform LTK to cross-post top-performing image posts, enhancing shopping discovery. This collaboration connects LTK’s influencer-driven content with…

TL;DR Summary of TikTok’s New Seller Badges to Boost In-App Shopping Trust TikTok has introduced an enhanced badge system to highlight trusted sellers and improve shopper confidence. Badges like Official Shop, Authorized…

TL;DR Summary of Snapchat and McDonald’s Launch Points-for-Subscription Offer Snapchat is partnering with McDonald’s to let users redeem MyMcDonald’s Rewards points for a one-month Snapchat+ subscription. This limited-time U.S. offer targets new…

TL;DR Summary of TikTok Shop Returns & Refunds Policy for Retailers TikTok Shop requires retailers to follow a clear returns and refunds policy to ensure positive shopper experiences. Most items are returnable…

TL;DR Summary of How Mercado Libre Scales Engineering and Product Leadership Mercado Libre operates with a remarkably low ratio of product managers to engineers, emphasizing engineers with strong product thinking to drive…

Technology Transforming the Shopping Experience Snapchat’s new report highlights how technology and social media are significantly influencing shopping behaviors, particularly through features like AI-powered personalization, augmented reality (AR) virtual try-ons, and visual…

Google Merchant Center Email Archive Removal Google announced that the email archive and notifications section will be removed from Google Merchant Center on June 25, 2025. After this date, email notifications will…

The expansion will give Meta a stronger foundation for its expanded wearables push.

TikTok’s new “Seller Assistant” will provide guidance to help optimize your TikTok Shop listings.

Google has updated its title structured data help document for Google Merchant Center to now recommend you add the product’s brand name to the title of the product when it’s a differentiating…

Table of Contents sort-tool Promotions Rejection RateReturn PoliciesImage ResolutionImages Per OfferGlobal Store Ratings (Google Customer Reviews)eWalletFinal ThoughtsGoogle Top Quality Store optimization is one of eCommerce SEO’s hidden gems. The rating provided by…

Here are the top 50 fastest-growing EdTech companies found using Ahrefs’ website growth data. Over 1,800 companies were analyzed, check out those that made it to the top in this post.

Google has a “new feature,” as it labeled it, within Google Merchant Center, for event promotions. This allows you to promote an event, such as a sale, promotion or occasion, that may…

Here’s a comprehensive look at how ecommerce SEO has changed, why it’s more difficult than ever, and what you can do to adapt and continue growing.

Google added a new way to search for your products in the Google Merchant Center console. There is a new search button named “Search for Products” that you can click on and…

ChatGPT has been updated to support product recommendations within their version of free listings. Here’s how it compares to Google Shipping.

OpenAI has begun rolling out shopping search features directly into ChatGPT Search across fashion, beauty, home goods, and electronics categories. These are not ads or affiliate-driven, but they are powered by structured…

Last December, we reported how Google was showing a payments option section in the retailer/merchant knowledge panel. Google is now testing a clearer version of it, while adding shipping and return information…

The program will pay you to refer advertisers to the app.

Shopify is phasing out legacy Google tag setups. Merchants need to migrate to the Google & YouTube app to maintain accurate tracking.

Microsoft launched the Copilot Merchant Program, a way to feed Copilot more details about your products. Microsoft said this is a way to “integrate your shopping experience with Copilot to help your…

Explore the best affiliate networks for ecommerce, SaaS, lead gen, and enterprise brands, with detailed pros, cons, and real-world insights.

Google Merchant Center has added a new report named popular products report. This report will show you your popular products, popular brands, top-selling products, etc, all on Google.

Google launched its shopping / e-commerce card in the search results as a test several months ago. Since then, the card has undergone various tweaks. Now, Google is testing showing an animated/playable…

Yes, you read that right.

Google Search is testing a new expandable carousel that says “more from” a specific retailer. When it loads, it loads more products in a carousel beneath the search result snippet from that…

Google sent out emails yesterday through Google Merchant Center inviting some brands to manage and edit their brand content on Google Search. I suspect this is the visual brand profile ads/pages but…

Google has made a number of updates to its Merchant Center product data specifications, including some that went into effect on April 8th and some that will go into effect on July…

Google announced it has refreshed its Shopping tab listings report which it initially launched in November 2022 and renamed it to the Merchant opportunities report. The refreshed report now includes details about…

Table of Contents sort-tool Analysis based on 3,049 eCommerce product queries ‘Deals On’ Free Listings Grid – 13.99% ‘In Stores Nearby’ Free Listings Grid – 14.73% ‘Fast Pickup or Delivery’ Free Listings…

Vintage sneakers are a significant trend in the app.

Amazon’s last-minute TikTok bid comes days before the video app faces a potential U.S. shutdown, though the offer isn’t being taken seriously.

Could Amazon expand its empire via the video app?

Lovable’s path to $30M ARR in 4 months

At eBay, we’re more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets…

YouTube now has a range of monetization pathways to consider.

Affiliate ad hijacking steals your traffic and trust. Learn how to spot it, stop it, and protect your budget with smarter monitoring.

At eBay, we’re more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets…

TikTok’s looking to being its shopping options to more regions.

Some new updates for TikTok’s in-stream sales tools.

Seven lessons from the story of Figma Slides

You can expect some of your current and old reports to change when this update happens.

Microsoft Bing’s shopping carousel results have a “buy now” button that now links directly to the checkout page of the merchant. So when you click on buy now, it adds that item…

Ted Kubaitis once feared competing against the ecommerce giant for organic rankings. Then an epiphany hit.

In December, Google Merchant Center introduced a new field for “first order” discount. Now, we are seeing “First order” labels in the Google Shopping Ads within the Google Search results.

Compared to non-AI traffic sources, users engage more, view more pages, and bounce at lower rates – but they are also less likely to convert.

Another way for creators to earn money from their content.

Google Merchant Center has apparently added the ability to dispute and/or request a review in bulk. This does not work for all notices but it works for some and it can save…