Best practices on the web

Acquire knowledge and get inspiration on how to improve your online presence.

We know that it isn't always easy to be creative and find new ways of developing and improving your digital communications. To assist you along the way, we’ve gathered useful materials we've developed around online communications from how to socialize your website and ecommerce site, mobilize your online presence, personalized web content and much more.

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How do I develop a mobile strategy?

To assess how consumers and marketers are responding to the increasingly mobile nature of the internet and an app-based economy, we surveyed over 1,000 people in the UK about their views on the features that are important when using a mobile website


Engaging patients online

How healthcare delivery organizations can intelligently manage a digital marketing ecosystem to drive new patient acquisition and lifetime brand loyalty in the electronic era


Create a 360˚ online strategy

Today's online world is complex and exciting, and the possibilities just keep growing. The challenge is to choose the right tactics for the right objectives for the right audiences.


Everything for your online presence

EPiServer is a software company providing robust, flexible and highly customizable solutions that support and manage the four most important areas of a company's online presence: Content management, Community and social media, Commerce and Communication.


Next generation of e-commerce gets social

There's no denying online shopping is blooming. Growing at an exponential rate, it is reported that US online retail sales will reach the $200 billion mark this year.


How do you mobilize your online presence

With EPiServer, you can manage your mobile presence as easily as you do your desktop web presence. In other words, your mobile strategy doesn't have to be separate from that of your traditional site.


How can I re-use content from Facebook and Twitter?

The online world is more fragmented than ever before. From billboards and TV commercials through to blogs, emails and tweets, we are bombarded with communications. And it’s no different for our customers.


Can you afford to miss mobile?

Smartphones have become ubiquitous. Tablets are on the rise. Laptops are no longer the only way to reach the internet, or interact with brands, while on the move. Is your online strategy evolving to meet the growing needs of an on the go world?


How do I build a branded community?

Taking the best practices from our customers' development of engaging branded communities, we have identified a four-stage process, which, when deployed over a 3- to 6-month period, can lead to successful community projects.


How can I engage customers with email campaigns?

All marketers work with some sort of email marketing, but not all of us are successful. Here are some best practices on how to engage your audience with email marketing.


Three steps to an effective website

What’s your website done for you lately? The problem for many site owners is that they cannot answer this question with any real level of certainty.


Websites with social aspects sell more

The websites of UK retailers are failing to meet consumer expectations according to an EPiServer study, which asked consumers about their online shopping preferences and then benchmarked retailers to see how they shaped up.


How do I make my content searchable?

SEO used to be considered a black art and one that search specialists could charge zillions for. Now, it’s settled down to a core of five mini-disciplines that are really just common sense.


How do I know I'm doing the right things on my site?

It is pretty safe to say that anyone reading this will want their site to be a success. After all, a successful website can drive business, retain customers and save money.


How can I make my website social?

The social web is about fully engaging users and treating them as more than just consumers of content or adherents to your agenda.


How can I personalize my content for our visitors?

It’s a deceptively simple idea: instead of delivering the same web experience to every visitor, why not give each visitor the most relevant, targeted experience possible?


How can I easily change the design on my website?

As a marketing or communications professional it's important for you to have control over how your website looks and functions. However, sometimes you may feel constrained by your technical know-how.