Google's June Core Update appears to be rather routine maintenance stuff as far as most of us can tell. But the Diversity Update that ran a few days later may be having more of an impact. Importantly, it's not what it sounds like. It might be a window of opportunity for sharp SEO practitioners.

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When it comes to business success you should ALWAYS be true to yourself. But that doesn’t mean you don’t watch what the leaders are doing to see if you can learn something or get inspired by their success. But how do you know which sites to look at?

Here is our list of the Top Five Shopify eCommerce Business Websites Right Now, along with some brief commentary on each.

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Strong Holiday Retail Sales Coming from Strong Economic News in 2018. BFCM last year was a record-breaker. This year promised to be even bigger. And so far it's looking like Holiday 2018 will be the biggest retail season ever. Here are all the numbers in our Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday through Cyber Monday eCommerce Sales Report. Read more

Shopify merchant JackDoby.com asks about how to get their page load faster. Sure enough, our tests show their site is performing below average. But when we dig in, it's not because of the usual suspects.

We diagnose the probable issues and point this Shopify store in the right direction.

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This week we are reviewing EaseLiving.com. They sell apparel and mobility aids for seniors - a great market segment. The store owner asked us to suggest things that help improve conversions. We found a few things that need to be addressed right away! Read more