Why Self-Hosted eCommerce Is Dying (And Why Shopify Is Eating the World)

By Jason Lancaster

I hate to admit it, but the ecommerce industry is moving away from self-hosted platforms. I hate it because – for about 20 years now – I’ve been…

X-Cart: Smarter And Faster Ecommerce

By Jason Lancaster

Built from the ground up for auto parts retailers, X-Cart is an API-driven software solution. This eCommerce platform scales and evolves with your business. From automated catalog imports and real-time…

A Quick Guide To Marketing Parts And Accessories On X

By Jason Lancaster

X (formerly known as Twitter) is a free social media site where users can post, read, and search short messages (formerly known as “tweets”). #Hashtags in posts make it easier…

Manage Business Operations Across Multi Parts Selling Channels

By Jason Lancaster

If you are an online auto parts or accessories seller looking to streamline your business operations and scale faster, SureDone’s e-commerce operations platform might be a great option. Designed with…

Promoting Part And Accessory Sales With Social Media Marketing

By Jason Lancaster

Contemporary social media marketing became a thing in 2006 or so when Facebook rapidly became the go-to social media network. In the two decades since, marketers have become borderline obsessed…

Multi-Brand Strategy For The Parts And Accessories Industry

By Jason Lancaster

As parts and accessories brands grow, inevitably the idea of launching new brands comes up. New brands can often be a good way to increase revenue, but there are risks.…

Spork’s Guide To Local SEO (And Why We Don’t Offer Local SEO Services)

By Jason Lancaster

Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of our agency’s areas of expertise. But there are several types of SEO, and we don’t work on all of them: Another area that…

New Tool Lets Your Customers View Your Products In 3D

By Jason Lancaster

We recently learned about a 3D product configuration and augmented reality tool from Protex, and we were impressed: The best part? The tool doesn’t cost as much as you probably…

Why Do Auto Parts And Accessories Ecommerce Websites Always Take Longer To Build Than Expected?

By Jason Lancaster

Many automotive ecommerce web development projects (perhaps most) extend beyond the due date. We know this because, as an agency specializing in parts and accessories marketing, we talk to a…

Parts eCommerce Website Review For A Popular Tuning Website (Video)

By Jason Lancaster

A few months ago, Spork Marketing ran a contest for a free website review. The winner was EuroSportTuning.com, and we made this video for them (and for you) to see…

Promotional Video Sample – NAPA Mechanical Water Pump

By Jason Lancaster

Spork Marketing offers video production services. Many of our clients ship us parts and we put something together (similar to what we did here) that showcases the part. Our office…

Should You Use AI Writing Tools In Parts Marketing? 3-Minute Video Guide.

By Jason Lancaster

In this three-minute video guide from Spork Marketing, Jason Lancaster talks about AI writing tools and whether or not you should use them to write content for your auto parts…

The Best Third-Party Review Platforms For Parts And Accessories Ecommerce

By Jason Lancaster

One of the keys to selling auto parts and accessories online is trust. Trust comes from a strong brand, a nice-looking website, and lots of product reviews. Most of the…