This is the first in a mini-series focused on UX. In this episode, Paul and James discuss approaching the area of UX when planning a replatforming project, as well as various UX considerations around core areas of eCommerce.

In this week’s episode, Paul and James discuss how content migration should be approached, the common challenges, planning and how things should be approached by development agencies.

In our 28th episode we're exploring the WooCommerce platform to find out where it fits in the market. We're joined by Luke Carthy, a highly experienced Ecommerce Growth Consultant and Kimberley-Jane Leary, CEO of Birmingham-based Squibble Web Design and Chair Birmingham Tech Week.

In our 27th episode, we're joined by Brad and Martin from commercetools, who answer a host of questions about the commercetools platform, their eco-system, the benefits of using an API first platform and much more!

In our 26th episode, we're joined by Matt Barral and Hannah Rowlatt from Checkout.com to discuss all things payments and what needs to be asked when selecting a new provider. Topics covered include managing disputes, handling international payments & multi-currency, integrating with different systems, PCI requirements and much more!

In our 25th episode, Paul and James are joined by Finbarr Taylor, who is the CEO of eCommerce CMS and page building vendor, Shogun. We talk to Finbarr about best practices in managing content, the gaps in CMS with mainstream platforms, how Shogun works with these platforms, Shogun's brand new 'Front-end' headless CMS solution and lots more.

In this episode, we’re joined by Gavin Laugenie from DotDigital, a highly experienced digital marketer who talks to us about various CRM and email marketing topics, including best practice for marketing opt-in, customer data migration, broader CRM / ESP integrations and email marketing automation. 

In our 23rd episode, we're joined by Nilay Oza and Niraj Aswani who are founders of eCommerce search company, Klevu. We talk to Nilay and Niraj about the principles of semantic search and who it's relevant for, best practices for optimisation / merchandising, image search, Klevu's roadmap and lots more!

In our 22nd episode, Paul and James discuss when an MVP is needed in replatforming projects, how the scope (and any change) should be managed, the types of items / features that can generally be de-prioritised and lots more.

In our 21st episode, we're joined by Sejal Parekh who talks to us about her new initiative (started with her husband, Kevin Maguire), called Help Your Hood. Help Your Hood is designed to drive awareness around local businesses and encourage users to buy gift cards online, helping to provide much-needed financial support whilst they're unable to trade.