Part of being the leader in e-commerce means keeping on top of trends, news, and events surrounding e-commerce. The following e-commerce magazines are free to online merchants. Solid Cactus team members are constantly using publications like these so our team is always educated and on the cutting edge when it comes to website design, programming and e-commerce management. (You should be too.)

eBizInsider (The official magazine of Solid Cactus) — The name eBiz Insider says it all. Our publication is a resource for e-commerce professionals. Each monthly issue features valuable information, tips, advice and tools designed to help the e-commerce store owner run his/her business better with additional resources at eBizInsider.com. (http://ebizinsider.com/subscribe.html

Internet Retailer — designed to assist managers and owners of online stores with the common concerns and challenges they face each day. This publication offers advice from those who have been working in online retailing for a long time and have learned a thing or two about what works and what doesn’t. They also publish the IR500 list — the “top internet retailing” stores of the year. — http://www.internetretailer.com/IR/USA/

Revenue Magazine — focuses on everything about online marketing, including key business strategies, innovative marketing methods, effective online advertising techniques, emerging advertising trends in technology and much more. http://www.revenuetoday.com/section/Free%20Subscription

Practical E-Commerce — Each issue contains ecommerce-related features, interviews, website profiles and recurring columns including search engine optimization, customer conversion, legal issues, pay per click advertising, etc. http://www.practicalecommerce.com/ix

Website Magazine — Website magazine focuses largely on web visibility trends, including a big focus on improving visiblity on search engines, design, and onilne social media marketing. http://www.websitemagazine.com/scripts/sub/subscribe.aspx