Calculating ROI on Your Small Biz Ecommerce Website
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:07:53
Helen Bradley shows how to calculate the ROI on your small business ecommerce site and how you can use it to improve your profits.
Online Community – 6 Benefits of Online Community
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:07:48
StartUp Internet Business how to start an internet home based business Powered by Max Banner Ads Online Community 6 Benefits of Online Community Share Online communities represent a great opportunity . When you join an online community you get the chance to convert relationships with other community members into revenues . Joining an online community can be proved fruitful if you know how to go about it and also if you know the right way to engage other . members Not only will an online community increase your sales it can also save you a lot of money when it comes to advertising . Next to blogging , joining an online community is one of the less expensive ways of getting the word out about your business . The success of your online business centers on its capability to produce aOnline Marketing Trends – 6 Online Marketing Trends that Entrepreneurs Should Know
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:07:48
StartUp Internet Business how to start an internet home based business Powered by Max Banner Ads Online Marketing Trends 6 Online Marketing Trends that Entrepreneurs Should Know Share If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting Online Marketing Trends If you are starting-up your own online business then you know how important it is to allocate your money wisely . Investing your capital wisely will enable you to get a return on your investment as well as lessen the risks . Now of course as an online marketer you cannot help but invest in various marketing channels , right It will be in your best interest that you take a closer look at the online marketing trends before . investing Understanding the changing online marketing trends will help you perform5 Tips to Attract Customers and Spread the Word about your Online Business
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:07:48
StartUp Internet Business how to start an internet home based business Powered by Max Banner Ads 5 Tips to Attract Customers and Spread the Word about your Online Business Share The main reason why you build a website is to attract customers and spread the word about your online business . As I have said time and again although it is not a requirement , building a website has its advantages . Having your own website gives you an edge compared to other online businesses without a website when it comes to your goal to attract customers and spread the word about your . business The thing is there are times that it seems like your website is not able to attract customers and it does not do anything when it comes to spreading the word about your online . business To be honest there are plentySocial media and Email Marketing – 5 Benefits of Using Social Media and Email Marketing
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:07:48
StartUp Internet Business how to start an internet home based business Powered by Max Banner Ads Social media and Email Marketing 5 Benefits of Using Social Media and Email Marketing Share Social media and email marketing are important facets of internet marketing . Social media and email marketing are very important to the success of any internet business . Why Well let us face it that most if not all of your customers are part of some social media and have . emails So as online entrepreneurs we should make the most out of social media as well as email marketing to boost our profits . Maximizing the use of social media and email marketing is something we should be doing because of the benefits it can bring to our online . business Most of our prospects or customers are participating inWebsite Features – 3 Website Features To Include
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:07:48
StartUp Internet Business how to start an internet home based business Powered by Max Banner Ads Website Features 3 Website Features To Include Share If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting Thinking and deciding which website features to include is not as easy as it seems to be . If you are not versed on website development and design then it would be indeed difficult to decide which website features to include on your . website Knowing which website features to include is important because that would make a difference between a sale and shopping cart abandonment . So as online entrepreneurs who utilize the power of the internet we should know the basics of which website features to . include And so today we will talk about three important websiteGrow your Business – 5 Tips to Help you Grow your Online Business
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:07:48
StartUp Internet Business how to start an internet home based business Powered by Max Banner Ads Grow your Business 5 Tips to Help you Grow your Online Business Share If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting In the past I have talked about how to boost your profits using various techniques . It does not matter if you already have an established business or you are just starting-up , those strategies are formulated to boost profits and grow your business in the long . run To truly grow your business you need to look at things all of which are important when you want to grow your . business Acquiring more leads Being able to convert your leads into paying customers Convince your customers to make bigger purchases Convince customers to buy frequentlyContent Management System – 7 Advantages of Content Management Systems
Updated: 2011-03-31 23:07:48
StartUp Internet Business how to start an internet home based business Powered by Max Banner Ads Content Management System 7 Advantages of Content Management Systems Share If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting As what I have said in my previous articles the reason why plenty websites fail to perform what the entrepreneur is expecting is basically because of obsolete contents . Always keep in mind the adage , content is king . The reason why many websites fail to maximize its performance is because the content is not up to . date Because there is a need to update your website on a constant basis content management systems came about . I mean if you are a visitor and you arrive at a website expecting to see valuable information but you arrive to aMagento’s Three Milestones
Updated: 2011-03-31 12:54:13I’d just like to take a few moments to comment on Roy Rubin’s official post about Magento’s 3-year anniversary. Read article here… There certainly seems to be a lot of fascination over the number 3 for Magento on it’s third birthday. Here’s why: Magento was released on the 31st of the 3rd month, 3 years [...]Basic SSH Commands for Magento Developers
Updated: 2011-03-30 10:14:45During my long time developing with Magento I’ve very rarely had to use SSH to make changes to the server environment for the benefit of my store. However, as you look around the Internet it quickly becomes apparent that Magento can make real use of actions provided by shell. Some examples are: Setting up Magento [...]EBay Acquisition to Drive Ecommerce Innovation
Updated: 2011-03-30 02:38:44EBay's purchase of GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion signals the auction giant's desire to be "partner of choice" for retailers big and small.
The Rise of Groupon And Social Shopping
Updated: 2011-03-28 01:30:44
Will social shopping spell the end of discount voucher sites? asks Robin Goad, Research Director at analysts Experian Hitwise UK.
[...] The new emerging trend in the retail sector is for social shopping. I’ve mentioned in previous blogs how social media is being used by companies to engage with their customers and boost brand awareness. However, [...]What Are Comparison Shopping Engines? | Volusion Ecommerce Roundtables
Updated: 2011-03-26 19:58:01Join us for today’s Ecommerce Roundtable, where we explore the emerging trend of Comparison Shopping Engines (CSEs) in the world of ecommerce, and why you should start using them for your online business. Attracting shoppers is good. Attracting shoppers who know what they want is better. To help get more of the “better,” you should consider comparison shopping [...]Since You Asked: Tips, Tricks and Special Hints – Troubleshooting Your FTP
Updated: 2011-03-26 19:57:58Welcome to Since You Asked: Tips, Tricks and Special Hints, our latest video series designed to give you answers to some of your most burning support questions. Today we share some helpful advice on how to troubleshoot your FTP. Hi, and welcome to “Tips, Tricks and Special Hints”. My name is Amanda, [...]Magento Subcategories with Direct Children
Updated: 2011-03-25 22:44:01Here is a quick method to get the direct child categories of a category in your Magento store, instead of everything and anything below the category! This comes in handy when you want to create a sweet sub category page or navigation block. $layer = Mage::getSingleton('catalog/layer'); $category = $layer->getCurrentCategory(); $categories = $category->getChildrenCategories(); foreach($categories as $cat) [...]Volusion Soaks Up SXSW
Updated: 2011-03-24 23:39:38
Volusion recently joined the 2011 SXSW festivities, exhibiting at the tech-leading tradeshow and sending team members to soak up new knowledge at several educational sessions.
Volusion had an action-packed week at the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) tradeshow in its hometown of Austin, Texas.
The event’s tradeshow and exhibition hosted over 300 companies in the digital world [...]Magento 1.4 Development Cookbook Review
Updated: 2011-03-24 15:52:01
I’ve never been a fan of cookbooks. My house is full of em… from Delia Smith to Jamie Oliver, hell I even think there’s a Levi Roots number in there somewhere. Well, when Packt Publishing sent me their latest Magento 1.4 Development Cookbook, I knew this is the type of cookbook that I can make [...]FastSpring Donates to WFP for Japan Relief
Updated: 2011-03-23 02:17:54FastSpring donated $2,000 today to the World Food Programme (WFP) for humanitarian relief to Japan to aid in recovery efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11th. The World Food Programme is the United Nations’ frontline agency mandated to combat global hunger, which afflicts one out of every seven people on earth. In [...]5 Major Mistakes with Your Ecommerce Slideshow | Volusion’s Two Minute Tuesdays
Updated: 2011-03-22 21:42:51Ecommerce slideshows allow your homepage to truly stand out, providing customers an overview of what you’re selling. To make the most of this opportunity, watch out for these 5 common mistakes. I can never adequately stress the importance of your homepage. Think about it, your homepage usually provides a first and lasting impression of your entire business. [...]Compressing the File Size of a Magento Homepage
Updated: 2011-03-22 10:34:00If you are suffering from high file sizes in your Magento installation it could be that the server you are hosting on does not have Gzip compression on by default. Gzip compression is almost essential for every Magento store due to the high number of javascript files. It is quite common for the combined javascript [...]Ecommerce Web Design FAQs | Volusion Ecommerce Roundtable
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:13Join us for today’s Ecommerce Roundtable, where we answer several frequently asked questions regarding how to get started with designing your ecommerce website. It’s natural to have questions about ecommerce web design. What do you want your site to look like? How do you know what you want? Where should you get started? Join me as two [...]Announcing Design Contest at SXSWi: Clash of the Templates
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:11
Volusion is excited to announce the Clash of the Templates contest at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. The grand prize winner will receive an Apple iPad 2® and be featured on Volusion’s website.
Last week, Steve Jobs made an unexpected appearance at the introduction of the highly anticipated iPad 2. He unveiled a thinner, [...]Ecommerce Website Design | Essential Elements of Your Online Store
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:08
Designing your ecommerce website is essential to building your brand and establishing trust with shoppers. Watch today’s episode to learn of various elements of your website that you can design to fit the look you crave.
Want to design your ecommerce site, but don’t know where to start?
Not a problem.
Join me as our expert designers, Jessica [...]Preview: New Sidebar Widget
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:04
First, the good news . WP Auctions 4.0 is on the way! Second, the other good news! We’re redesigning the sidebar widget, the popup and the Auction in a Post feature. I’ve wanted to re-design the frontend of the plugin for quite some time now but time was always a factor. Now with WP Auctions 4.0 on the way it’s time that part of the plugin got an upgrade as...December Promotion
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:04
We’re having a special discounted price for WP Auctions till the 25th of December, 2010. WP Auctions Pro is available for only $30 (a $19 savings), and WP Auctions Pro Plus is available for only $70 (a $59 savings). Remember you get all Add-ons, styles and the Compose Framework WordPress Theme with the Pro Plus purchase. Of course, you still get free updates and support for 1 year from your...Significant Developments from Product, Development and IT
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:04There’s been a lot of activity on the first floor of Volusion headquarters. Whether it’s growing our product team to developing new ways to enhance our platform, we’re excited to share what’s going on inside our office. One of our ongoing goals at Volusion is to stay better connected with our customers by sharing product announcements [...]WP Auctions 3.7.5
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:03
We’ve updated the plugin to be Locale ready. So you can choose to use it with your local language now if you like. This is non-essential release, so you can upgrade at your own leisure. If you are using the plugin with your local language please let us know how it works out so we can address any issues.New Add-on: Bulk Uploader
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:02
We’re happy to announce a new add-on for WP Auctions. The Bulk Uploader add-on lets you upload as many auctions as you want to your auction database. Warning, this tool is powerful! It will cause you to host your auctions in a fraction of the time it takes with the regular “Add” auction process. For more information and upload instructions please view our documentation. Features include: Import, Export and Purge...WP Auctions 3.7.4
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:01
One of our users alerted us to a fringe condition where (developer speak) the AutoBid is identical to the UserBid, so we fixed it to always ensure that the AutoBid wins (first bidder takes precedence). Basically (in English), if User B bids identical to User A’s maximum bid this ensures that User A still wins as they entered their maximum bid first. Bug only applied to first bids placed and...WP Auctions Documentation
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:00
In case you haven’t been to the site recently we are now actively working on setting up the documentation for the plugin. This page will have everything you ever wanted to know or would like to know about the plugin before you purchase and while you are using it. It’s a little sparse right now so please bear with us as we continue to add more documentation. We Need Your...3 How-To Tips for Your Facebook Business Page
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:38:00We offer three how-to tips for working with RSS feeds, images and application tabs in the new Facebook Business Page layout.
WP-Auctions 3.7.2
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:37:59We’ve just released an important upgrade for everyone on the 3.7.1 branch of the plugin. There was an error that caused the “Current Bid” to display as $0.01 even if the actual bid placed was anything over. This has been fixed, if you are running 3.7.1 please end all your auctions (yes, we’re VERY sorry about this), upgrade the plugin and start your auctions over again. If you are running...Onlne Marketing Advice: How to Get 'Paid to Play'
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:37:59Listen in to hear Garrett J. White, founder the company Paid to Play.
WP Auctions 3.7.1
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:37:58
A small update has been made live for the plugin. You can download it by logging into your member area here. The auction bid mechanism worked in such a way that Bidder A could place a maximum bid of $100 and be at ease till someone actually outbids them above that amount. Bidder B would bid $25 and be shown a prompt saying that their bid is not high enough,...WP Auctions 3.7
Updated: 2011-03-22 05:37:57
After a long wait we are happy to announce the availability of WP Auctions 3.7! What’s part of this feature release? Customizable Emails: You asked for it, you got it. Now you can customize the content in the automatic emails that get sent out when someone gets outbid and when the auction is won (the email the winner receives). So you can enter specific contact information, like your address or...Magento Bulk Import Categories
Updated: 2011-03-21 13:23:15Adding categories in Magento can be a long and laborious process – for some reason Magento have made it quite a clunky (and sometimes glitchy) system, which takes absolutely ages… We’ve adapted a category adding script which uses the Magento API, to enable the user to simply add their categories to an array, run a [...]Want Group Discounts? Facebook's Got 'Em
Updated: 2011-03-19 16:59:37Facebook plans to add a group discount service aimed at local business to bolster its online selling efforts.
Commerce Server 2009 R2 March CTP available for download
Updated: 2011-03-18 20:01:40The latest CTP has just been released on the download center: To download the CTP: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212469 To download the Install Guide: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212468 To download the Readme: http://go.microsoft.com...(read more)Freakishly Narrow Shoes on eBay and knowing your MARKET…
Updated: 2011-03-18 10:27:05I like shoes, nay…I am obsessed with shoes so I end up buying lots on eBay. A friend of mine sent a link through from a Chinese seller of seemingly fabulous looking shoes and this was the link: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Show-Story-Shop Oh dear, I thought – I am supposed to be saving money…oh well just one pair…. [...]Ecommerce 101: Learn About Payment Gateways
Updated: 2011-03-17 19:08:14Understanding how the payment gateway and transaction verification processes works will help you to choose a service provider best-suited to your ecommerce business needs.
Custom Magento Currency Switcher in Header
Updated: 2011-03-17 09:56:37Multi-currency ecommerce sites are becoming more and more widely used across the internet due to their ability to make foreign buyers more confident about making a purchase. Magento comes with a nice and functional currency switcher, but it looks a bit bland with it just being in a dropdown box. This little tutorial will show [...]Use Magento Custom Fields Dynamically, Based on Quantity
Updated: 2011-03-14 14:09:43Sometimes, what Magento offers you out of the box is just not good enough and we have to rely on ourselves to come up with a way to make it better, or work to fit our needs. Today’s post on the Magento blog has another little tip for getting Magento to do what you want, [...]Keyword Finder - How to Use it to Find BIG Mistakes
Updated: 2011-03-14 13:30:14
Today I log into the 1 Choice 4 Quilting website. This is a brand new website that we are using for the Now What Project. The Now What Project takes store owners through a step-by-step process to teach what to do after opening their store. The project also shows common mistakes, the consequences, [...]Announcing New Partnerships to Expand Your Business
Updated: 2011-03-13 19:24:13Volusion is excited to offer several new partnerships to help grow your online business. From shopping feed sites to email providers and order management solutions, your ecommerce site now has a plethora of opportunities to gain more exposure for your products. Life without friends can be pretty boring, especially when you’re trying to grow your online [...]Copying Magento CMS blocks/pages
Updated: 2011-03-11 16:52:34
You may be thinking, how hard is copy and pasting CMS content from one Magento install to another? Truth is, it isn’t, but it’s a ball ache! To avoid this copy and paste hell were going to dive into your database and copy some tables. Open your favourite database administrator, Navicat, Sequel Pro, MySQL Administrator [...]Remove Price from Bundle Select Boxes
Updated: 2011-03-10 15:58:32
Firstly, no, this isn’t the first occurance of the Magento Racoon. This is quite a specific one, but it’s one that needed doing. By default in Magento, a bundle product’s dropdown select box will show “+ £0.00″, if there’s no price change on the final price for the bundle product that you’re adding. We only [...]Welcome new Commerce Server MVP Victor Castro
Updated: 2011-03-10 09:00:00And for the second day in a row, we extend an equally warm welcome to another new Commerce Server MVP. Victor Castro is currently the VP of e-Commerce and Development at Commerce Generation. Based out of Burlington, VT, he has been working with Commerce...(read more)FastSpring Welcomes Jason Foodman
Updated: 2011-03-09 19:05:05FastSpring announces that Jason Foodman, a well known software industry entrepreneur, has assumed the role of SVP, Corporate Development. Jason will also be on the FastSpring leadership team. Jason is a highly-accomplished software entrepreneur, having founded numerous software and e-commerce firms including SwiftCD®, Trexar Technologies (Sold to Allume, then called “Aladdin Systems,” now Smith Micro), MacRadio , [...]Move Related Products to Product page
Updated: 2011-03-09 11:32:28
One of the stand out features on Magento is the huge amount of options that allow us to connect our products through being related, up-sold or cross-sold. The related products module is very good but it’s stuck in the left sidebar on most Magento themes, which means it might not always be as visible as [...]Welcome new Commerce Server MVP Bradley Foley
Updated: 2011-03-09 06:05:44We extend a warm welcome to another new Commerce Server MVP. Brad is currently a developer at Hard Rock Café International in Orlando, Florida. He is also President of Dark Lake Software, Inc. He has been developing on all versions of Commerce...(read more)Customise Page Layout Based on Product Attribute Set
Updated: 2011-03-07 09:57:17Today I’m sharing just a little tip I recently learned about targeting specific product attribute sets in the XML to give them their own customised layout. And you only have to add in one line of code to one file. Nice and easy! Go to app > code > core > Mage > catalog > [...]Ecommerce Website Design – Establishing a Corporate Identity | Volusion Ecommerce Roundtables
Updated: 2011-03-04 21:36:48
Watch today’s ecommerce roundtable to learn how the design of your ecommerce website and other communications channels will define your corporate identity and branding.
Coca-Cola. Apple. McDonald’s.
When you think of these mega-brands, you can quickly envision their logo, color scheme and style. You can probably even conjure memories and feelings about these brands based on your [...]Editing a live Magento site
Updated: 2011-03-04 00:07:03Here is the situation: Your live E-commerce site is dying, customers are on your case and your testing server is dead. Some live editing is required. There are a few security points to consider first: Do you really want the world to see your var_dump()’s and JavaScript alerts? Do you want the masses to see [...]CSMetal - Code generating/Linq provider Release 2 is available
Updated: 2011-03-03 22:44:52CSMetal is a command line tool that reads Commerce Server 2009 metadata and generates a set of strongly-typed classes to use with the Commerce Foundation API and a set of Linq providers to allow access to Commerce Server entities via Linq. It can dramatically...(read more)