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Do changes in Google algorithms always make our lives more difficult? If you constantly think about the positioning of your website, you surely have asked yourself this question multiple times. Each Google algorithms update carries a number of changes to which you need to adjust. At the end of July 2018 Google launched an update to the Pagespeed algorithm and marked it as an important ranking factor in mobile search engines, another change took place in November 2018, based on the rating on the Lighthouse engine. It resulted in a notable decrease in the organic search results of many e-commerce sites. See why this happened and what to do to prevent this from happening at home. The updated Pagespeed algorithm "rewards" high-speed, mobile-optimized websites. This means that thanks to the fact that the website operates faster, e.g. on a smartphone, it is positioned higher in the search engine ranking. Until now, website speed was treated only as a recommendation, but after the July update, it became a full-fledged factor determining the site's place in the ranking of mobile search engines.

Progressive Web App is used bot only by a commercial director but also the owner of a small online store. That's why regardless of the business you are in and on what scale you sell, it's a good idea to read the 10 benefits stemming from the implementation of PWA Magento Studio.

Progressive Web App is one of the latest trends in building websites and is especially helpful with online stores. That's why since Magento 2 appeared this topic is very popular within developers circles.

How has trade developed over the past few years? Most people do not use cash nowadays, which is why the vendors have purchased credit card terminals. Stores compete with creative advertisements, promotions, and unique offers. However, the biggest revolution concerns the place of trade. More and more stores need a website to be noticed on the market in the first place. Similarly, as many entrepreneurs take their first steps, invest only in e-commerce, instead of opening a traditional store.

The popularity of B2B platforms is constantly growing. Companies that deal with other businesses are searching for automated solutions based on websites. All this is to make their work more efficient, less expensive and to expand the group of satisfied customers.

Why does cooperation between companies differ from cooperation with an individual client? B2B store transactions often require a more elaborate business solution than in the case of B2C. The e-commerce platforms adopted must be appropriately prepared to accept complex orders, care for user experience, accounting, invoicing and data storage. Sometimes B2B platforms unite with the systems of other entities, including suppliers and logistics partners. This allows for effective management of the purchase, storage, and distribution of the assortment.

The Chamber Of Electronic Economy represents and supports the interests of companies related to the electronic economy market in Poland. Joining the Chamber is a natural step on the way to company development and willingness to participate in the most important decisions regarding the Polish e-commerce market.

There is a lot of energy in the Global4Net team after the holiday break and we are definitely ready for New Year's challenges, but let's stop for a minute to see what has happened in the company throughout 2018. We'd like to invite you to read this short summary.

Today, Magento officially announced the release of Magento 2.3. The decision is quite unexpected because the original date of the release of the stable version in October at Magento Live Barcelona was determined for the first quarter of 2019. Many companies have been waiting for the official release of version 2.3 to migrate shops from version 1.9 because of the significant change planned in the system's architecture. Is it a good idea to implement the new version 2.3?

In October, Magento Live Barcelona hosted the largest Magento event in Europe and the representatives of Global4Net had the pleasure to be there. Numerous interesting presentations were performed. However, the most exciting topic was the release of the new version of Magento 2.3. It should be noted that this will be the first new version of the system since the acquisition of Magento by Adobe. So what can you expect from the new version?

Within half a year, criminals placed malicious scripts in over 7,000 stores based on the Magento engine. As a result of this practice, hackers stole customers’ credit card data, gaining access to their bank accounts.

Magento officially announced the end date of support for Magento 1. Bearing in mind that many companies actively used Magento version 1, the official Magento support was systematically prolonged, but ultimately the company decided to publish the official end date of the support.

SAP is software for enterprises designed to manage such aspects of e-commerce as various business operations and relationships between companies and clients. Although SAP systems are most often used by large companies, there are software solutions designed for small enterprises as well. There are of course appropriate extensions that simplify the integration of Magento 2 SAP.

There is a chance that your Magento store is not yet ready for GDPR, if you are still not sure how to approach this problem, you've come to the right place. In this post, we compare the two robust extensions that allow the implementation of the GDPR in Magento created by Amasty and Aheadworks.

The Internet of Things is a concept that has been established for several years in the consciousness of B2C stores. Even the use of beacons allows you to generate a unique shopping experience, such as illuminated shelves to locate the item you are looking for in a stationary store. Offline is increasingly connected to online, and the Internet of Things (IoT) supports this phenomenon. The B2B sector is also increasingly looking at the Internet of Things.

One of the best e-commerce platforms - Magento decided to immensely enlarge its presence within B2B sales. Along with the new version 2.2 the platform is going to make the digital transition easier for producers and distributors, often covering complicated business rules and transactions and integrations with external ERP systems.

More and more companies are selling products simultaneously in the B2B and B2C channels to increase sales and their market shares. Companies that produce goods or sell it in larger quantities can benefit from economies of scale and generate huge margins sold directly to consumers, not just to companies with a wholesale discount.