{"id":28258,"date":"2017-07-18T09:16:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=28258"},"modified":"2021-10-04T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T20:34:44","slug":"best-practices-for-seo-and-cro-in-ecommerce","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/resources\/best-practices-for-seo-and-cro-in-ecommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Ca$hing In: Best Practices for SEO and CRO in Ecommerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ecommerce can be a powerful driver for your business. To maximize your revenue, you need to optimize your site for SEO (to get found in the first place), and for conversion rate optimization (CRO) to influence the purchase once they find you. But, what are some of the best practices for doing so?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience Level:&nbsp;<\/strong>Beginner to Intermediate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;1 hour, 11 minutes&nbsp;<em>(includes 40 minutes of informative Q&amp;A)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hear from two prominent experts in these disciplines &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Joost de Valk<\/strong>&nbsp;from Yoast (SEO) and&nbsp;<strong>Bryan Eisenberg&nbsp;<\/strong>from&nbsp;Buyer Legends&nbsp;(CRO) -as they talk through some of the steps you can take to improve your WooCommerce site for greater ROI! &nbsp;While we\u2019ll focus on WooCommerce, these principles can be applied to ecommerce sites in general.<\/p>\n<p>What you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actual examples of a couple of stores &#8211; issues and suggestions for improvement<\/li>\n<li>How to optimize your shop\u2019s category and product pages for SEO &amp; conversions (CRO)<\/li>\n<li>How to set up your product schema<\/li>\n<li>How to raise your visitor\u2019s confidence so they give you their cash<\/li>\n<li>Bryan\u2019s magic formula for increasing conversions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Register now for this amazing on-demand webinar!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Amazing Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28316 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bryan_Eisenberg_Professional_Speaker.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Eisenberg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\">Bryan Eisenberg<br \/>\n<\/strong>Partner<br \/>\nBuyer Legends<br \/>\n@TheGrok<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/104532246671367338631\">Bryan Eisenberg<\/a>&nbsp;is an internationally recognized authority and pioneer in online marketing, improving conversion rates, persuasive content and persona marketing, and helping organizations improve their customer experiences. 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