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title: Shift4Shop eCommerce Blog | Karen Evans
description: "Karen Evans is a former college student who, after making real money learning how to build and scale niche blogs, decided to go full time and hasn't looked back since.\n\nAfter seeing so many people waste time and money trying to learn how to create websites that make money she decided to create the ever-popular StartBloggingOnline.com.\n\nSo far over 9,500 new blogs have been created using her guide!\n\nWhen she isn’t blogging, she enjoys spending time with her family, which usually involves finding some water to cool off in!"
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# Karen Evans
Karen Evans is a former college student who, after making real money learning how to build and scale niche blogs, decided to go full time and hasn't looked back since. After seeing so many people waste time and money trying to learn how to create websites that make money she decided to create the ever-popular StartBloggingOnline.com. So far over 9,500 new blogs have been created using her guide! When she isn’t blogging, she enjoys spending time with her family, which usually involves finding some water to cool off in!
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[https://startbloggingonline.com/ ](https://startbloggingonline.com/)
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## [Do You Need to Blog for eCommerce Websites?](https://blog.shift4shop.com/do-you-need-to-blog-for-ecommerce-websites)
By [Karen Evans](https://blog.shift4shop.com/author/karen-evans) [March 14, 2019](https://blog.shift4shop.com/do-you-need-to-blog-for-ecommerce-websites) [0 Comments](https://blog.shift4shop.com/do-you-need-to-blog-for-ecommerce-websites#comments-listing)
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The general answer for anyone who wants to run a successful online business is “yes.” Although it’s not a requirement for having a successful [eCommerce website](https://www.3dcart.com/build-ecommerce-website.htm), a blog can do wonders to improve traffic and, therefore, sales and profits.
Before I even go any further, here are some [interesting statistics](https://www.3dcart.com/ecommerce-market-statistics.html) to consider:
- More than 50% of blog readers are online shoppers.
- 61% of U.S. online shoppers gain more confidence about making a purchase based on recommendations they read in blogs.
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