Maven has a long history of being selected as a top service provider. In 2017, Maven hit Ukraine’s Web Dev Podium. In 2019 Goodfrim and Designrush named Maven among the Top Developers of the year. This year is not an exception. TopDevelopers revealed its updated shortlist with Maven Ecommerce among the year’s most reliable and effective eCommerce services providers. We are proud to be recognized. This adds tons of motivation to our actions and means we are on the right path. However, the rating is not the only reason that makes us proud. The success of our clients also backs up the award. This ..read more

We are thrilled to announce that Maven is growing up, and we are starting a new area of business. It’s not something that appeared from nowhere or popped up unexpectedly. It’s something that we were preparing for a few years now. But let’s begin with a retrospective. Maven was founded 11 years ago, and throughout this decade, we have come a long way to become the solution partner of choice for many companies. The journey from 2010 to 2021 was full of constant adaptations, transformations, and overall changes. As a business, we learned how to make a profit, scale, and stay relevant on the marke ..read more

It is more difficult than ever to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to digital transformation (DT or DX). A simple Google search of the term reveals millions of results of varying levels of quality. The amount of information out there is significant, but only a small portion of that is valuable. It is not unexpected since digital transformations are so complex and multifaceted.  Ultimately, DT will affect every business sooner or later. The question is how you will address digital transformation at your business, and who will be the first, you or your competitor. To help you ..read more

Before starting an eCommerce business, the first question in every merchant’s mind is, “How much is it going to cost to build my online store?” It is critical to understand the costs beforehand so you can weigh the risks and determine your Return of Investment (ROI). Unfortunately, knowing the cost to build the store will not completely answer your question. The better question to ask is, “How much will it cost to own my online store?” The ongoing costs associated with the eCommerce site are equally or in some cases more important than the initial costs. To help illustrate, let’s talk about eC ..read more

The rapid growth of eCommerce has been a double-edged sword. On the one hand, no borders exist for customers. Marketplaces are getting better and faster, shipping is almost instantaneous, and even returns can be done easily. But on the other hand, with the ease of setting up a marketplace, it has become more difficult to win against the competition. One area that can impact your competitive advantage is your choice of eCommerce platform. Selecting the right platform is critical and may directly impact your future business strategy and growth initiatives. Many businesses find themselves decidin ..read more

Ecommerce is rapidly evolving, faster than ever before. Having an online presence has become an unavoidable necessity. The recent global pandemic had a significant impact on businesses, and suddenly “online” became new offline. At Maven, we want to help your business uncover opportunities to maximize the return on your eCommerce investment as the marketplace evolves. We have compiled the list of top 5 eCommerce trends for 2021. Use this as a starting point as you develop your future eCommerce strategy. Be prepared to be flexible and make ongoing changes. Retaled post: TOP 5 Biggest Retail Tren ..read more

If you are looking to improve the SEO of your Magento store to be easily found by Google (and other search engines), you’re in luck: the platform is designed to be on-page search engine friendly by design. You don’t need to do much, so long as you have done proper housekeeping – so let’s review the common missteps in Magento SEO to avoid on your live website. Our SEO recommendations for Magento websites come in two flavors: Content and Technical. Let’s take a look at the Content Magento SEO part first.   Content Magento SEO Checklist Although Magento is often described as “SEO-Ready” that ..read more

Black Friday Cyber Monday 2020 (BFCM 2020) is coming, and retailers are doing their best to attract as many customers as possible. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, most retail activity is happening online. Consumers are starting to get emails and are seeing ads on Facebook and Google for special offers promising the lowest price or the “best deal of all time”. Your business needs to be ready to compete. The stakes are high. If a customer cannot open your website on a smartphone or you run out of inventory in the middle of Black Friday, you’ve lost sales. We at Maven want to help ..read more

Often salespeople perceive CRM as a tool through which the top management controls the work of sales reps. But this is a very erroneous judgment. Exactly using the CRM for eCommerce allows us to increase work efficiency and show improved results both in sales and building relationships with customers. We have prepared for you the main reasons to implement CRM for your e-store.     But first, some statistics, which proves the positive impact of the Customer Relationship Management system on business: CRM is the fastest growing software market today. It was a $14 billion industry in 2 ..read more

The main goal of any ecommerce business is a satisfied customer. If you are not selling an utterly exclusive product, you will operate in a competitive market. Therefore, merchants spend a lot of resources on attracting new customers and retaining existing ones. The attraction is not an easy task, but for keeping them, you need to be able to communicate directly, provide personalized approaches, and satisfy requests at the highest level. This is exactly the opportunity that CRM (Customer Relationship Management System) provides. We discovered the best CRM software for ecommerce. Read, choose t ..read more