Working in-house as an ecommerce SEO can sometimes feel a bit isolating, as many of us know after our own careers on the client-side! If you’re in a large internal digital marketing team, this may not be the case, but if you’re in a smaller department, it’s always good to stay more connected to the wider industry outside your office doors.

This is mostly possible through networking opportunities, which we’re going to cover in this blog post. 

As an eCommerce retailer (or like me, someone who works with one or more), there are several important reasons to spend some time each day finding out what’s happening in the wider market. Without fail, every morning I will spend around 15 minutes scanning my favourite online eCommerce news sources.

I share anything important with my SEO colleagues, clients and (when I’m feeling particularly generous) industry peers.

Now that I’m in such a good routine, I thought I’d share my reasons for keeping myself and my team up to date with eCommerce news, and I’ll even show you where to find the best online news sources for eCommerce retailers.

Reasons to read eCommerce news

First up, why even bother reading the news?