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E-Commerce

E-commerce, or electronic commerce, refers to the buying and selling of goods or services over the Internet.

It can include a variety of activities, such as online shopping, electronic payments, online sales, and more.

E-commerce has revolutionized the way people shop and opened up new opportunities for businesses to reach customers globally.

In SEO, e-commerce specifically refers to sites that sell products or services online. These e-commerce sites can sell a wide range of items, from physical products such as clothing, electronics, and household items, to digital products such as software, music, and e-books, to services such as online courses, consulting, and so on. Among the most well-known e-commerce sites are Amazon, eBay, Aliexpress, Zalando, and many others, but there are also countless e-commerce sites of small and medium-sized businesses that operate in specific and often local market niches.

SEO strategies for ecommerce include a variety of techniques, such as keyword research, on-page optimization (titles, meta descriptions, URLs, content), product sheet refinement, quality link building, mobile search optimization, site speed, and more.

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