I can’t believe the summer is already winding down. Kids are back to school, the heat is letting up, and the holiday shopping season is about to begin…

Here are a few good reads to start getting ready for your upcoming busy online sales time:

TOP PICK: 5 Lessons Learned from 100,000 Usability Studies – MOZ
Great, great lessons here. Make your website better and easier to use.

Google Panda, Penguin & Phantom: 3 Recovery Examples – Search Engine Watch
Having ranking issues? This might be worth a look…

The Pros and Cons of Responsive Design for Ecommerce – Get Elastic Blog
Thinking about a responsive website re-design? Read this first.

31 things I need to see on your ecommerce product page – Econsultancy
Very nice list of things to think about on your catalog pages.