Commerce Minded
Conversations about (and around) building ecommerce.
Podcast episodes and articles on Craft Commerce, B2B ecommerce and running an agency.
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Craft CMS Marketing Pages: Our Proven Approach to Flexibility and Consistency
Learn how we design and build Craft CMS marketing pages to optimize flexible content management using our unique approach.
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Article 2025
Choosing the Right Business-to-Business Ecommerce Website Platform
Learn about critical features and functionality to consider when choosing the best ecommerce platform for a B2B business.
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Custom vs. Pre-Built B2B Ecommerce Websites
Read our guide to understand the practical differences between custom vs. pre-built B2B ecommerce websites.
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How to Make Your B2B Ecommerce Site User Friendly
Read our guide about how to make your B2B ecommerce site user friendly and address the real-world needs of business users.
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Article 2025
Top Features Every B2B Ecommerce Site Must Have
Gain insight into the features every B2B ecommerce site must have to stay competitive in today’s market.
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How to Scale a B2B Ecommerce Platform
Learn how B2B ecommerce platforms support long-term growth, complex customer demands, and global opportunities.
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Article 2025
Common Questions About Craft Commerce Websites
Read common questions and get answers about Craft Commerce, a robust and affordable solution for growing B2B businesses.
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2025 5 min
Craft CMS Marketing Pages: Our Proven Approach to Flexibility and Consistency
Learn how we design and build Craft CMS marketing pages to optimize flexible content management using our unique approach.
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2025 8 min
Choosing the Right Business-to-Business Ecommerce Website Platform
Learn about critical features and functionality to consider when choosing the best ecommerce platform for a B2B business.
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2025 6 min
Custom vs. Pre-Built B2B Ecommerce Websites
Read our guide to understand the practical differences between custom vs. pre-built B2B ecommerce websites.
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2025 5 min
How to Make Your B2B Ecommerce Site User Friendly
Read our guide about how to make your B2B ecommerce site user friendly and address the real-world needs of business users.
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2025 5 min
Top Features Every B2B Ecommerce Site Must Have
Gain insight into the features every B2B ecommerce site must have to stay competitive in today’s market.
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2025 6 min
How to Scale a B2B Ecommerce Platform
Learn how B2B ecommerce platforms support long-term growth, complex customer demands, and global opportunities.
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2025 5 min
Common Questions About Craft Commerce Websites
Read common questions and get answers about Craft Commerce, a robust and affordable solution for growing B2B businesses.
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2025 7 min
55 Questions to Ask Before Paying Someone to Build a Website
Paying someone to build a custom website can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Here are 55 questions to ask about platform and developer…
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2025 5 min
5 Ways We Build Better Websites for Merchants Using Craft CMS
Learn how we build better websites with Craft CMS for merchants who value content and are ready to scale.
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2025 5 min
3 Benefits of Headless Websites for Ecommerce
Learn why we believe "going headless" is an excellent option for merchants eager to invest in content marketing as a key growth strategy.
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2025 9 min
7 Reasons Why We Love This Open-Source Shopify Plus Alternative for B2B Brands
There are many great open-source Shopify Plus alternatives. But for ecommerce brands with complex requirements, we’re fans of Craft Commerce.
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2025 10 min
The Anatomy of a Great Craft Commerce Website
Learn about the anatomy of a great Craft Commerce website in this article, based on Stephen Callender's 2018 Dot All workshop.
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2025 4 min
Introducing Variant Manager
Introducing Variant Manager, a time-saving Craft CMS plugin that manages product variants for large and complex product catalogs.
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2024 2 min
Year 2024 in review
2024 sparked growth through new relationships, new software, and conversations with leaders working in B2B ecommerce. Read our year in review.
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2024 2 min
Comparison table for the top 11 ecommerce platforms
Compare the top ecommerce platforms across 15 functions and see why we recommend OroCommerce to our clients.
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2024 1 min
Craft CMS 5: Revolutionizing content modeling with decoupled entry types
Read our latest tech drop about advancements in content modeling with decoupled entry types in Craft CMS 5.
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2024 1 min
The ultimate guide to B2B ecommerce re-platforming
Download this comprehensive guide from OroCommerce to plan a successful B2B website re-platform specific to your needs.
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2024 5 min
Why we've added OroCommerce to our tech stack for building larger B2B websites
Read why we've added OroCommerce to our tech stack for building enterprise business-to-business websites.
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2024 3 min
Optimizing search & cutting costs using Meilisearch
We saved our client money, improved performance, and enabled queries on thousands of real estate listings using Meilisearch.
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2024 2 min
What does Foster Commerce mean to us?
Helping brands sell more drives our passion daily. But there’s a deeper reason we do what we do each day. Learn what Foster Commerce means to us.
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2024 6 min
Our 4-layer ecommerce development solution for B2B brands
At Foster Commerce, we have strong opinions when it comes to commerce. Read more about our layered approach to development and advantages for merchants.
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2024 2 min
Craft CMS 5: A leap forward in data modeling and the authoring experience
Read our review of the release of Craft CMS 5 which includes improvements that enhance data modeling, performance, and the overall authoring experience.
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2024 1 min
Introducing our newest team member, Tyrone Tudehope
We're excited to have Tyrone Tudehope return to the Foster Commerce team in the role of senior software engineer.
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2024 5 min
A behind the scenes look at developing flexible Craft CMS page builders for Measure Meant
Read how we built flexible page builders for Measure Meant to improve the content authoring experience and unblock marketing efforts.
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2023 3 min
The year 2023 in review
Read how 2023 unfolded for us as a chapter marked by innovation, evolution, and a glimpse into the future.
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2023 1 min
Working with Foster Commerce
Learn about what it's like to work with Foster Commerce.
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2023 1 min
Foster Commerce at Dot All 2023 Barcelona
Watch Foster Commerce team members present at the premier Craft CMS developer conference, Dot All 2023 Barcelona.
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2023 4 min
Hiring an Ecommerce Web Design & Development Agency
Should you hire a developer or build an ecommerce website yourself? Learn how hiring an ecommerce web design and development agency can be beneficial.
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2023 2 min
The Cost of Ecommerce Website Design & Development
How much does it cost to develop a custom ecommerce website? Read our FAQs to learn more about developing and maintaining an ecommerce website.
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2023 2 min
The Ecommerce Website Development Process
Read our FAQs to learn about the custom ecommerce website development process.
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2023 2 min
Mobile vs. Responsive Ecommerce Websites
Read our FAQs to learn about mobile vs. responsive ecommerce websites.
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2023 1 min
Choosing Ecommerce Software
Learn why we recommend Craft's commerce engine, Craft Commerce, to power online stores.
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2023 2 min
SEO & Growing Your Ecommerce Website
Learn how optimized SEO and content marketing are essential for modern brands.
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2023 2 min
What You Need to Know About Custom Ecommerce Development
Learn about custom ecommerce website development and design to see if it's right for your business.
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2023 6 min
Tech insights from developing Cineversity, Maxon's updated software learning website
Read about our process updating Cineversity for Maxon using Craft CMS.
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2023 7 min
20 resources that'll make you better at ecommerce
Use this list of ecommerce resources to improve everything from your marketing to your online store's customer experience.
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2023 4 min
Say hello to container queries in CSS
Say goodbye to CSS inline media query and hello to easy-to-create dynamic components using container queries.
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2023 6 min
How to create marketing content for the buyer’s journey
Learn how to create marketing content to engage shoppers for each stage of the buyer’s journey.
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2022 3 min
Don't reinvent the checkout flow for your Craft Commerce site
Don’t waste money reinventing your Craft Commerce checkout flow. Learn why creating a better online experience is the solution for driving conversions
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2022 7 min
4 simple steps to connect Craft Commerce to Klaviyo using Vue
Marketing emails that create engagement are crucial to ecommerce business. Personalize emails by connecting Craft Commerce to Klaviyo using Vue.
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2021 1 min
Two absolutely essential resources for nonprofits
Two great ways nonprofits can get support, resources, and discounts for tech-related operations.
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- 2024 Unleashing the project management superhero within: Lessons from Rachel Gertz
- 2024 Maddie Banta of MW Company: Crafting a human-centered B2B ecommerce experience
- 2024 Jason Greenwood: The New Era of B2B Digital Commerce
- 2024 Marketing with a Heart: How Maxon Conquered the 3D Software World
- 2022 Jeremy Daalder on how to make your online business stand out with Craft Commerce
- 2019 End of series one reflections
- 2019 How to create a work/life balance with Josh Angell
- 2019 Ecommerce marketing and tech with Lee Goldberg of Happy Cog
- 2019 The client relationship and delivering value with Mark Dunbavan
- 2019 Craft Commerce product setup walkthrough with Roger Glenn
- 2019 Multiple currency setup in Craft Commerce with Sebastien Dehesdin
- 2019 Choosing the right ecommerce platform with Dave Ritter of Ritter Knight Creative
- 2019 Matt Stein of Working Concept made a Snipcart plugin for Craft
- 2019 Managing your business finances: Insights from Ryan Masuga of Masuga Design
- 2019 Fred Carlsen: Craft CMS plugin developer and the man behind Superbig
- 2019 Introducing Concierge Commerce with Tae FitzSimons and Douglas Hollinger
- 2019 SKUs galore: Eric Marthinsen and Tracey Corbitt
- 2019 Luke Holder: New features of Commerce Pro and Lite + what’s next
- 2019 Field notes: Brand identity and ecommerce with Jim Coudal and Noah Bernsohn
- 2019 Social enterprise and subscription box ecommerce with Brett McCollum of Alltrue (formerly CAUSEBOX)
- 2018 Christmas in Tasmania and reflections on work with Josh Crawford of Verbb
- 2018 Getting to know Jason Mayo of Shape, creator of the Commerce Widgets plugin
- 2018 Let’s chat GDPR and abandoned carts with Pete Eveleigh of Moresoda
- 2018 How to decide if Craft Commerce should be your ecommerce platform
- 2018 Vijay Sitaram of Wipertech talks Craft Commerce and customer retention
- 2018 How Andrew Welch became an expert Craft developer and the value of teaching others
- 2018 Lifestyle-based business goals with Barefoot Contessa site developer Jonathan Melville
- 2018 The future for Craft Commerce with Brandon Kelly and Luke Holder
- 2018 Commerce Minded: Trailer