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Top E-commerce Trends in 2024

E-commerce software remains Rendr’s core focus as we support clients with business strategy and development expertise. In 2024, we’ve seen data analytics, dynamic pricing, and geotargeting emerge as key trends, driven by the need for personalized, data-rich customer experiences. In this article, we share insights into these powerful tools, exploring how they shape the strategies of successful e-commerce businesses in an increasingly competitive landscape.

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Understanding the Difference Between an Online Store and an E-commerce Marketplace

E-commerce may lack the spotlight of AI or server-less tech, yet it’s both lucrative and complex. In this article, we explore the critical differences between an online store and an e-commerce marketplace. From single-vendor to multi-vendor setups, we dive into the unique technical architectures, operational models, and scaling strategies for each. Learn how choosing the right structure can drive sustainable growth and meet your business goals.

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How Non-VAT Registered UK E-Commerce Businesses Should Think About VAT & Profitability

UK e-commerce businesses not yet VAT-registered may overlook VAT in profit calculations, but planning for future VAT registration is essential for sustainable growth. Factoring VAT into pricing from the start aligns with market RRPs, avoids price wars, and builds brand value. This proactive approach prepares businesses for smooth scaling, maintaining healthy cash flow without compromising long-term profitability as VAT registration becomes inevitable.

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Low-code / No-code visual editor for React - Live prototypes in minutes!

Visual editing in React.js is becoming jaw droppingly powerful. Puck 0.14, an open source visual editor for React, was just released. In this video, we give a quick overview of Puck and share a few ideas about how to work it into your low-code / no-code workflow.

Internationalization of Dynamic Content - i18n in Next.js - Part 5 of 6

This is the 5th video of a 6 part series we have created on internationalization in Next.js. A new video will be released each week until all 6 are published. This series goes from the absolute basics all the way to advanced, enterprise-level, cross team topics that you've never seen anywhere else. In this video you are finally going to move on from grasshopper to semi-pro.

React Suspense in Two Minutes - Plus Partial Pre-rendering and Error Handling

Explore the Suspense from React.js in this quick two minute video. Learn how Suspense works, how to use it, view a powerful example (with free source code) and get on with your day in no time.

6 Ways to Delight Yacht Inspection Customers

Oh good - a spreadsheet printout to keep track of! Said nobody ever. The marine industry does not exactly move fast in terms of technological shift, but that doesn’t mean your customers want to catch the brunt of it.

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Solving i18n workflow problems. It doesn't have to be a mess. Part 4/6

This is the 4th video of a 6 part series we have created on internationalization in Next.js. A new video will be released each week until all 6 are published. This series goes from the absolute basics all the way to advanced, enterprise-level, cross team topics that you've never seen anywhere else. In this video you are finally going to move on from grasshopper to semi-pro. Video #1 - The basics of internationalization in Next.js: https://youtu.be/_airUG9o97w Video #2 - Choosing between third party libraries: https://youtu.be/2ekDcoqRVuM Video #3 - You STILL don't know anything about internationalization: https://youtu.be/oTfzRms3WZ0 Reach out to us: https://rendr.io/contact

What Is an E-commerce Marketplace?

E-commerce marketplaces simplify business by connecting buyers and sellers on a central platform, offering convenience, flexibility, and low entry barriers. Major players like Amazon illustrate the success of this model, hosting millions of sellers and generating billions in revenue. This article breaks down the marketplace concept, highlighting key features, benefits, and operations to help you understand this powerful business model.

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You STILL don't know anything about internationalization - Part 3/6

This is the 3rd video of a 6 part series we have created on internationalization in Next.js. A new video will be released each week until all 6 are published. This series goes from the absolute basics all the way to advanced, enterprise-level, cross team topics that you've never seen anywhere else. In this video you are finally going to move on from grasshopper to semi-pro. Video #1 - The basics of internationalization in Next.js: https://youtu.be/_airUG9o97w Video #2 - Choosing between third party libraries: https://youtu.be/2ekDcoqRVuM

Choosing between third party libraries - Next.js Internationalization in 2024 with the app router

This is the 2nd video of a 6 part series we have created on internationalization in Next.js. A new video will be released each week until all 6 are published. This series goes from the absolute basics all the way to advanced, enterprise-level, cross team topics that you've never seen anywhere else.

Internationalization in Next.js: The Basics - Part 1 of 6

This series will teach you everything you need to know to go from absolute beginner to Next.js internationalization expert, including a full-length video explaining the steps we take in each post. In this post, we start with the absolute basics.

Internationalization with Next.js in 2024 (app router and react server components) - The basics

We are launching a 6 part series on internationalization in Next.js. A new video will be released each week for the next 6 weeks. This series will go from the absolute basics (this video) all the way to advanced, enterprise-level, cross team topics that you've never seen anywhere else. Source code for this video: https://github.com/rendrdotio/i18n-basics-video

Scroll performance for big, crazy gradients

Gradients continue to dominate web design trends in 2024. But there is a subtle art to getting them just right so as to not affect scroll performance on large pages. Learn a few quick tips in this post to get the look without dropping users.

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Next.js dynamic OG images - What no one tells you about implementing

If you don’t know about dynamic open graph images in Next.js, well, it's amazing. We're going to cover what it's like to actually use it - in development and production.

User authentication options for Shopify stores - Our experience and some advice

An entirely NON-technical article to help e-commerce store owners decide on a user authentication strategy for their stores, focusing exclusively on the key decisions that business owners must make and the impact of those choices.

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Important email deliverability changes for large subscriber lists

Gmaiil and Yahoo mail are changing the game again, and you may not be able to reach your subscribers after the first of the month! Learn the few quick changes that you can make to avoid disaster with your email list.

Unleashing the Power of AI: Enhancing Sales Performance through Intelligent Automation

A short and sweet post that gives you the output format you are looking for to add citations to an article, blog post, or some other creative work

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Hosting a project on Vercel with many legacy redirects

A quick fix for a relatively common problem developers run into and have a hard time getting support for. This post should get you back in shape in no time.

Solving "/_next/static/.../pages/***.js 404 Not Found"

A quick fix for a relatively common problem developers run into and have a hard time getting support for. This post should get you back in shape in no time.

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Export your Next.js site without DDOSing yourself

Here was our situation as we approached launch of a recent Next.js-powered large content website. We were about 3 weeks away from launch..

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WPGraphQL: The hero the static-site stack needs

WPGraphQL is about more than just freeing you from the soul-crushing verbosity of the Wordpress REST API, it's also useful for building websites and software.

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The Toe-Dip Method for changing URL structure

Changing the URL structure of a website is full of trade-offs and risks. Give this method a go to minimize both and maximize traffic gains.

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Adding Schema Data to Next.js Sites

Grab the code snippet for a quick and easy method for adding Schema.org data to a Next.js site. Add this component to your site, pass the props and you'll be schema'd.

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Next.js + Multiple Apollo Clients & GraphQL Sources

Next.js + GraphQL turns out to be a pretty stellar way to build both small & large-scale static websites. But what if you need to GraphQL sources with Apollo?

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