• Online Community – 6 Benefits of Online Community

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:06:45
    StartUp Internet Business how to start an internet home based business Powered by Max Banner Ads Online Community 6 Benefits of Online Community Share If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting 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 .

  • Online Marketing Trends – 6 Online Marketing Trends that Entrepreneurs Should Know

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:06:45
    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 perform

  • 5 Tips to Attract Customers and Spread the Word about your Online Business

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:06:45
    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 If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting 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

  • Social media and Email Marketing – 5 Benefits of Using Social Media and Email Marketing

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:06:45
    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 If you're new here , you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed Thanks for visiting 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

  • Website Features – 3 Website Features To Include

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:06:45
    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 website

  • Grow your Business – 5 Tips to Help you Grow your Online Business

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:06:45
    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 frequently

  • Content Management System – 7 Advantages of Content Management Systems

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:06:45
    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 a

  • What the Heck is Google Panda, Anyway?

    Updated: 2011-07-30 16:04:53
    Wondering if your site got smacked by Google’s Panda Update? Or just wondering what the heck it is in the first place? Watch today’s roundtable to find out more about this critical update to the world’s biggest search engine. Worried if your ecommerce site was affected by Google Panda? (Wait, what is Google Panda?) Essentially, Google Panda was [...]

  • Volusion Product Update: Enhanced Social Sharing Buttons

    Updated: 2011-07-28 21:24:28
    The Volusion Product Team is excited to announce new enhancements to social sharing buttons for your product pages, including the addition of the Google +1 button! If we’ve learned two things about social media, it’s this: Social media is a vital marketing tool People like to talk about and share products – but only if you make it [...]

  • PayPal Handles PCI Compliance for SMB Ecommerce Merchants

    Updated: 2011-07-28 03:31:11
    PayPal updates Payflow Link to provide merchants with PCI peace of mind.

  • Get Simple Products of a Configurable Product

    Updated: 2011-07-28 01:55:01
    Quite a quick and simple one today, but the potential behind this small snippet of code opens quite a few doors for developers. One of the nice aspects of configurable products is that you can assign other products to it, meaning if you wanted to do something else with this product data on the page, [...]

  • Informing Users of Secure Checkout

    Updated: 2011-07-27 16:46:50
    It’s something that I have endeavoured to include on my sites for a long time, but it’s also something that can perhaps be overlooked as it’s not 100% necessary. I’m talking about informing your users that your e-commerce website’s checkout is secure. They can find this out anyway when they reach the payment stage of [...]

  • 5 Secrets to Irresistible Facebook Ads | Two Minute Tuesdays

    Updated: 2011-07-27 02:45:04
    Looking to boost conversions from your Facebook advertising campaigns? Look no further. Watch today’s episode to learn five tips on how to make your Facebook advertising campaigns much more effective. Advertising on Facebook is becoming a more and more popular marketing vehicle for ecommerce sites. But if you’re already running campaigns, how can you make them, well, [...]

  • WP Auctions v4.0.6

    Updated: 2011-07-26 18:44:20
    A small non-critical issue has been fixed in the plugjn. The issue was only restricted to users using the “Registered Users Only?” feature. The log in and registration URL were not correct, that issue has now been fixed. Files updated were - auction.php wp_auctions.php wpa_admin.php... Read more »

  • Top 5 Reasons That Make Magento An SEO’s Delight

    Updated: 2011-07-25 19:59:15
    Since its launch in 2008, Magento has steadily grown and has now become the most preferred OpenSource E-commerce platform. The user base is steadily increasing and as of July 2011, there are 65847 websites using Magento. It’s not only the shopping cart functionality of Magento that has online merchants squealing in delight, it’s the Web Marketing [...]

  • Handy Snippets for Auctions

    Updated: 2011-07-25 03:35:48
    We’ve just made a Snippets page which will contain code that you can use to enhance your auctions. We’re starting it off with some user contributed code by Jeff of Cage Rattle Creative. Thanks Jeff, we really appreciate you sharing this with us! More snippets... Read more »

  • Order Processing and Fraudulent Orders | Ecommerce Roundtable

    Updated: 2011-07-22 21:35:53
    Learn how to keep yourself safe from fraudulent orders when you’re accepting credit cards on your site. Accepting credit cards on your ecommerce site is a great way to streamline orders and their associated payments. Unfortunately there are some people out there looking to make a buck by scamming your online business. Join Ted and John as they [...]

  • IE9 SSL Checker

    Updated: 2011-07-22 09:34:43
    For a few years now I’ve been banging the drum about SSL certificates on Ecommerce websites, why they should have them and how important they are to  customer confidence on the site. Sometimes however, when an SSL is installed it can come up with errors. A broken SSL certificate does not give the customer any [...]

  • Volusion to Attend Outdoor Retailer Summer Market

    Updated: 2011-07-22 05:34:41
    Join us in Salt Lake City from August 4-7, 2011 for the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. We’ll be there showing off our ecommerce software and meeting the best and brightest in the outdoor retailing world. The Volusion team is excited to lace up our hiking boots, grab our Nalgene water bottles and head to the Outdoor Retailer [...]

  • Echo Category Thumbnail

    Updated: 2011-07-21 09:32:25
    A relatively new addition to the Magento category model is the ability to choose a category thumbnail. This works out well because those of you that will have used thumbnails for the category image before will know that when it is displayed on the actual category page, it doesn’t really fit into the area, meaning [...]

  • What Recession? A Survival Guide for Online Businesses

    Updated: 2011-07-21 00:45:53
    Although ecommerce is rapidly growing, the recession is still impacting online business owners. Read this Q&A with Volusion customer, All Things Lake, for an insider’s view on keeping your ecommerce site alive. What’s so great about this “Great Recession,” anyway? (Not much, if you ask most business owners.) Despite the penny pinching and downsizing, there’s still light at [...]

  • Ecommerce Website Design Tips: The Product Page

    Updated: 2011-07-21 00:45:37
    A well-designed product page is critical to an online merchant's bottom line. Here's a guide to creating a revenue-boosting product page on your site.

  • Sorting Magento Product Collection

    Updated: 2011-07-20 16:42:54
    I want to start by thanking Ben (the var_dump specialist) for his contributions to the Magento Blog over the last few months – he’s moved on to other things, but hey the world goes on… Any Magento developer worth his salt has used the product collection model for various reasons. I’ve written before about the [...]

  • Hybrid Framework

    Updated: 2011-07-20 16:37:48
    WP Auctions has been tested with the Hybrid Parent Theme and it is 100% compatible with it. About Hybrid Hybrid is a user-friendly, search-engine optimized parent theme, featuring several custom page templates and multiple widget-ready areas, allowing you to create any type of site you... Read more »

  • Thematic Framework

    Updated: 2011-07-20 16:37:47
    We’ve tested WP Auctions with the Thematic Framework v0.9+ and it is 100% compatible with it. About the Thematic Framework This is a framework released by Themeshaper.com, home of the Automattic theme team. The framework features 13 widget ready areas, grid based layouts, fully search... Read more »

  • How to Market in the Right Place, at the Right Time | Two Minute Tuesday

    Updated: 2011-07-20 00:31:49
    Ever feel like you’re marketing to a big pool of people that don’t want to listen? Perhaps you’re not marketing to the right people at the right time. Watch today’s episode to learn what focus you should have at each stage of the customer buying cycle. If you haven’t realized it yet, marketing your ecommerce site [...]

  • The Checkout Mentality: Part I – What is a Checkout?

    Updated: 2011-07-19 16:25:39
    When it comes to Ecommerce Web Design – there are no more important areas than the checkout. Today’s post is all about looking at what a checkout is and what it is put there to do. Later on in this series I will look at how we can optimise our checkouts – specifically relating to [...]

  • Announcing the Winners of Volusion’s Mompreneur Makeover Contest!

    Updated: 2011-07-19 00:25:53
    For the past couple of months, we’ve been proud to sponsor our first ever Mompreneur Makeover Contest! After several days of reviewing each submission, we’re very excited to announce the big winners. Drum roll please…. We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our Mompreneur Makeover Contest! We had 171 amazing entries detailing why these powerful moms/business owners [...]

  • FastSpring Offers Full-Service Subscription E-Commerce

    Updated: 2011-07-18 21:44:37
    FastSpring’s feature set expanded greatly in the past year and included the introduction of subscription, initially in Beta and then released in March as a full-fledged offering with a wide range of functionality built into SpringBoard, our e-commerce platform. The launch of subscription / recurring billing was no afterthought for FastSpring. It was a focused [...]

  • How to Get Started with Credit Card Processing

    Updated: 2011-07-16 00:04:24
    Wondering what it takes to start accepting credit cards on your ecommerce site? Check out today’s roundtable to learn about the application process and involved fees. So you’re ready to start accepting credit cards, eh? Congratulations! You’re making a big step in the right direction to success. If you’re slightly intimidated by the idea, don’t worry. Our credit [...]

  • Create Your Video to Be the Next Business Mogul!

    Updated: 2011-07-15 16:03:49
    Want to live like the next Donald Trump? Simply upload a picture of your face and a picture of your product to take your turn in the spotlight at www.beabusinessmogul.com! Are you ready for your close up? It’s time to take your turn in the spotlight as the world’s latest business mogul! All you have to do is [...]

  • 3 Consumer Shopping Trends Online Retailers Need to Know

    Updated: 2011-07-15 16:03:44
    From connecting with brands on Facebook to the importance of being found in Google, consumer research data helps merchants identify the best strategies for connecting with online shoppers.

  • Thesis Theme

    Updated: 2011-07-14 00:34:03
    WP Auctions has been tested with the Thesis WordPress theme v1.8 and it is 100% compatible. You can find out more about the Thesis WordPress theme here: If you haven’t bought our plugin yet you can do so by clicking the link below: Purchase WP... Read more »

  • How to Boost Sales with Deal of the Day

    Updated: 2011-07-13 16:33:20
    With the launch of Volusion’s latest feature, Deal of the Day, you may be wondering how to best run your own daily deals. Watch today’s episode to learn some best practices in using daily promotions for your online business. We’re very excited to announce Deal of the Day, our latest addition to V11! Now you have [...]

  • Magento Admin ‘Could not determine temp directory’

    Updated: 2011-07-13 01:44:28
    A pretty quick one today folks… On a recent Magento install I was faced by an error I had not seen before when trying to access certain parts of the Magento Admin area. In a nutshell it read: Could not determine temp directory, please specify a cache_dir manually So.. the solution is create a temp [...]

  • Product Update: Introducing Deal of the Day

    Updated: 2011-07-12 17:47:28
    The Volusion Product Team is excited to announce the release of our latest feature on V11, Deal of the Day! Continue reading to learn more about this awesome new addition to your store. Daily deals have taken the world by storm. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are flocking to sites like Groupon and LivingSocial to [...]

  • Upcoming Commerce Server 2009 R2 Training by Software-Smith

    Updated: 2011-07-11 19:22:48
    Software-Smith is offering a 3 day training course designed to bring a .NET developer or architect up to speed on Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2. This course assumes no Commerce Server 2009 or 2007 experience. Upcoming training dates are as follows...(read more)

  • Google Giving Away Free E-Book on How to Market to Shoppers

    Updated: 2011-07-11 14:26:05
    The “First Moment of Truth,” or FMoT is a marketing term signifying the moment when all the advertising a consumer has seen for a brand will either pay off with a purchase, or not. It is the 6-7 second window in which the product will either be bought or abandoned. It’s one of three widely-accepted “moments [...]

  • Compose Theme

    Updated: 2011-07-11 09:43:16
    WP Auctions has been tested with the Compose WordPress theme and it is 100% compatible with it. You can find out more about the Compose WordPress theme here: If you haven’t bought our plugin yet you can do so by clicking the link below: Purchase... Read more »

  • Bundle Product Tier Price Only Affects Base Price

    Updated: 2011-07-11 01:49:51
    I had a situation recently where I had a bundle product with fixed tier pricing – and dozens of them at that. Suddenly the client would prefer the tier pricing to only affect the base price and not the culminative price of the all the bundle options. Here’s some waffle to demonstrate my point… Tier [...]

  • Basics of Credit Card Processing | Volusion Ecommerce Roundtable

    Updated: 2011-07-09 05:54:08
    Interested in accepting credit cards directly on your site? Watch today’s episode for a crash course in online payment processing. As P Diddy (or Puff Daddy, whatever) once said, “it’s all about the Benjamins.” Truer words were never spoken when it comes to your online business – if you’re not able to accept customer payments, you have [...]

  • Essential Magento developer tools

    Updated: 2011-07-08 11:19:22
    With the Magento Fox on the bookmark rampage I thought I would join in with my favorite developer tools/extensions. Browser development/testing Firebug + YSlow This priceless tool packs it all, element/script editing, logging, connections and it’s own plugins! The Yahoo extension YSlow analyses your DOM and gives it a page load rating a must for [...]

  • The Magento Blog Bookmark

    Updated: 2011-07-07 09:48:40
    Today marks the 340th post on this blog, meaning Rob, Ben, Luci and I have contributed a lot of content over the past few years. Some of it good, some of it not so good (Magento Horrorshow anyone?). Anyway, I’ve collected a list of posts and code snippets that myself and my colleagues often go [...]

  • Check out the New and Improved Volusion.com!

    Updated: 2011-07-07 02:59:52
    We’re proud to release the newest version of our company website. Be sure to take a look around to see how far we’ve come! Change is good. At least we think so, anyway. Early this week, we launched the latest version of volusion.com, designed to help new and current customers find the information they need. We also [...]

  • Product Review Software for Small Business Ecommerce Sites

    Updated: 2011-07-07 02:59:38
    Boost your small business ecommerce product pages with these PHP product page review scripts.

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