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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:
Categories: Ecommerce |
October 05, 2011
What Features do I Need In a Web Host?
Shopping for the perfect web host is very similar to shopping for a car in a lot of respects. You’ll need to know the brands, understand the pros and cons of all the different varieties, and have a general feel for what “fits” you best. It’s a complicated procedure, and ending up with a less-than-ideal web host could cause massive headaches further on down the road.Categories: General |
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 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 |
July 06, 2011
Safe Harbor Certification Acquired by Nexcess
Leading eCommerce web hosting provider, Nexcess, recently announced its new certification from the U.S.-E.U. Safe Harbor Framework. This achievement promotes the safe transfer of personal information between European nations and the United States. This is timely considering Nexcess’ recent expansion into the European marketplace.Categories: Hosting News |
June 30, 2011
Web Hosting for Small Businesses
With the plethora of affordable business web hosting services small-scale ventures have the same opportunities as larger viable competitors to launch e-commerce sites to offer products and services to online customers.Categories: General |
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 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 |
March 10, 2011
Building a Successful E-Commerce Site in Four Steps
The Internet has created astounding opportunities for business owners that would like to bring their marketing outreach efforts to a global level. Each year new companies are establishing their own websites in an attempt to expand their client base through Internet marketing and advertising. Fortunately, even small business owners and individuals that have not yet started a business can build a successful e-commerce site with no experienceCategories: Ecommerce |
March 08, 2011
An Overview of Web Hosting E-Mail Security
Communicating the value of the Internet has never been more risky, especially with so many hackers and nefarious individuals engaging in cyber crime on an increasing basis in today's society.Categories: Security Issues |
