Ecommerce
October 17, 2011
Tips to Enhancing Your E-Commerce Website
Instead of going over ways to reinvent your site, this week we're going to slow down a bit and focus on little things that you can do to improve your E-commerce web site.
We decided to let the intarweb do the heavy lifting for us on this topic. There are lots of sites offering long lists of E-commerce tips. A lot of them were questionable, but some made a lot of sense. Here are the ones that we heard most often and agree with:
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August 30, 2011
An Overview of ePages, a new eCommerce Platform
Many web hosting providers are making the transition from offering a single type of web hosting too many types to attract a wider customer base. One such hosting type that clients are flocking too is eCommerce. Web hosts with eCommerce packages typically provide a comprehensive suite of tools including, excellent site builders, shopping carts and SEO packages to ensure their customers are successful.Categories: Ecommerce |
August 25, 2011
The Must-Have osCommerce Add-Ons
Entrepreneurs looking to launch an e-commerce venture should consider osCommerce as one of the favorite platforms among online merchants to manage and support shopping carts. The popular open source shopping cart platform is ideal for novice merchants with limited experience in managing an e-commerce endeavor.Categories: Ecommerce |
July 19, 2011
Ecommerce Website Scanning Tool Released
Certification Authority Comodo recently announced the Beta release of Comodo SSL Analyzer which scans eCommerce websites, instantly summarizing the security levels of the server. This tool is specifically intended for customers as well as website owners to learn more about the protection given by a particular website with regards to sensitive customer information.Categories: Ecommerce |
July 06, 2011
The Benefits of Up-Selling for Online Merchants
For online vendors, mastering the technique of up-selling potentially increases shopping cart sales by at least 30%. Recent marketing stats revel that online merchants offering up-sell options increase their chances up to 67% of closing an add-on transaction at the time of purchase or once redirected after the sell has been completed.Categories: Ecommerce |
June 29, 2011
What to Know About Shopping Cart Software
Online merchants venturing into the world of e-commerce must make an initial decision regarding shopping cart software. Of course reliability and security are two prerequisites for any shopping cart due to the sensitive information exchanged during online transactions.Categories: Ecommerce |
June 28, 2011
How Google Wallet will Impact eCommerce Retailers
MasterCard, Citi, Sprint and FirstData are all working with Google to change consumer payment behavior, PCI compliance and security through new payment technology. If this becomes popular, it is likely to affect eCommerce.Categories: Ecommerce |
June 16, 2011
eCommerce Sales Tax Issue in Texas
Both Houses in the Texas legislature have opted to pass a bill that repeals the controversial regulation that has caused many problems to eCommerce vendors and web hosting providers located in the state. In Quill v. North Dakota, a state can only collect sales tax from a firm if that organization has a substantial physical presence, known as a nexus, within that state.Categories: Ecommerce |
June 10, 2011
4 Steps to Vet an E-commerce Hosting Company
SpendingPulse recently released figures for April 2011 reflecting a consecutive six month increase of e-commerce spending, with the latest increase of 19.2% E-commerce retailers such as airlines, apparel, electronics, furniture, hotels, restaurants and big-ticket items are among the categories seeing substantial growth. With the continued increase in online retail sales, e-commerce sites must take proactive measures to ensure the optimal performance of web hosting services, specifically when providing products and services to customers via online storefronts.Categories: Ecommerce |
June 01, 2011
Microsoft-Skype Deal in the Works Improves Indian Startup Valuation
Since conception, Skype has been synonymous with quality and value. Being that the service is free, many startup companies have been able to use this to lower overhead.Categories: Ecommerce |
