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Seven Drupal SEO modules you need to boost your rankings

You might have a beautiful website, but no one’s going to see it without the help of search engine optimization (SEO). With the proper SEO practices in place, you can boost your SERP (search engine results page) rankings. Some examples of standard SEO practices include focusing on relevant keywords, adding alt tags to your images, …

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The Anatomy of Success in B2B Ecommerce

Transforming a B2B business is complex and the technology driving B2B eCommerce can feel dated. In addition, those in B2B are faced with the challenge that the demographic makeup of their buyers is changing rapidly.  To share some of our experiences of building large-scale B2B eCommerce platforms for our clients, in April this year we …

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Magento Commerce Software End of Support FAQ

Magento Commerce Software End of Support FAQ The following FAQ is intended to help merchants, developers, and partners understand the implications of Magento’s published End of Support date for all versions of Magento Commerce.   GENERAL Q. Where can I find the software support dates for all versions of Magento Commerce? Magento publishes its software …

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Monsoon Consulting featured by Fora and Business Plus Magazine

Monsoon Consulting featured by Fora and Business Plus Magazine We were delighted to see a fantastic opinion article featuring our CEO and founder, Bharat Sharma in Fora.ie and Business Plus Magazine where he discusses the key questions for businesses to ask ahead of an incoming EU directive on online payments.  The article was published in Fora.ie on …

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How to migrate Shopify to Magento 2

Shopify and Magento are two of the most well-rounded and popular eCommerce platforms on the market today, with the former excelling in the middle ground and the latter being the smart choice at the enterprise level. As your business grows, your platform needs can change. The answer might be to migrate your Shopify store to the …

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Stop the Cargo Cult

What does being Agile mean? Every software development company finds its own answers to this question, and that’s great because it provides a large variety of working solutions. As well as a range of common mistakes, for sure. You can see just how popular Agile project managers and coaches have now become. And there are …

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3DS 2.0: What you need to know if you are an online retailer

A new 3D Secure 2.0 directive is coming into effect this September 2019 across the European Union. In this quick guide, we’ll explain the implications of 3DS 2.0 for businesses accepting card payments online, what it is, what it means, and how best to prepare. What is Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) PSD2 is an …

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MageTestFest 2019 insights

This spring I attended Mage Test Fest – the only conference focused on ways and tools to improve the quality of Magento development. This year there were talks about frontend functional testing, as well as ways of improving code and processes. For people who needed deep knowledge in specific fields, there were workshops going for two …

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Tadhg Bowe joins Monsoon Consulting

We are delighted to announce Tadhg Bowe as the latest Monsoon Consulting recruit. With ecommerce being a relatively young industry, Tadhg’s 13 years of experience will be drawn upon to take our client’s platforms to great places in 2019 and beyond. With a career that took him from Ireland to the UK for 20 years, …

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3 Reasons to choose Magento for B2B Ecommerce

“Did you know that 93 percent of business-to-business buyers prefer to purchase online, with self-serve information, direct from vendors? In today’s crowded B2B marketplace, buyers demand an easy, intuitive online buying and account management experience that’s so good it feels like B2C. And if you can’t meet these demands, your competitors will.” (Magento.com) 1. Account …