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 .
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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
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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
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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
This week, members of the Volusion team made their mark at the Annual
Austin Women’s Conference, where we had a chance to network and strut our stuff!
On Wednesday, the Volusion team joined over 1,500 women business leaders, entrepreneurs and inspirational speakers to exhibit at the annual Austin Women’s Conference. The show got an early start with [...]
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Experts expect a record-breaking holiday season for ecommerce sales, with estimates reaching upward of $36.5 billion. Of course, the official kickoff to this critical selling period comes [...]
FastSpring is pleased to announce the launch of a comprehensive new demo movie showcasing the many features of our solution and starring (though not limited to) our platform SpringBoard, which has grown and matured over the years while adhering to its original ideals of intuitive use and depth of functionality. We believe that this movie, [...]
Welcome to our latest blog series, “Tips from the Top!” Here, we’ll feature interviews from Volusion executives and thought leaders, all to provide expert advice to help you create a thriving online business. By sharing these words of wisdom from our brightest minds, we hope you’ll be inspired to stay at the top of your [...]
Halloween is a real treat, so every year Volusion holds a costume and department decorating contest for employees to celebrate the fun!
There are few things we love as much as developing innovative shopping cart software, designing amazing ecommerce sites, and helping your online business succeed, but Halloween is definitely one of them!
So while you’re carving [...]
I’ll be honest and say that it’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen the hour of 4.30am. I’m sure most would agree that leaving Rugby train station for a 6am train to London is not the best way to start what’s going to be a very long and absorbing day. However that’s what [...]
Members of the Volusion team recently attended InnoTech Austin to brush up
on business technology and rub elbows with some of the region’s brightest minds.
On Thursday, October 20th, the Austin Convention Center was home to the 8th annual InnoTech Austin Conference. Innotech is an innovation and technology event where various organizations come together to learn, [...]
This post shows how you can echo out all of the selectable option values from a particular attribute, which comes in handy if you want to create your own version of an advanced search. The below code only works for dropdown and multiple select type attributes, in my example I’m going to use the manufacturer [...]If you have ever wanted to be able to login your customers from an external domain you can do so in two obvious ways: 1. Use an HTML form to post to the login controller in Magento However if you want to be able to log the customer in without them filling out a form [...]
Earlier this month, the Volusion team sponsored and participated in a fan-favorite Austin charity event, JB
and Sandy’s Bikes for Kids Golf Classic. Check out the recap below to see how we’re giving back to the community.
Volusion recently had another chance to practice one of our Core Values of “Rocking the Golden Rule” at the 15th [...]
Ecommerce merchants beware – Black November is upon us. Continue
reading to see how Black Friday has evolved into a month-long shopping extravaganza.
Toss out the pumpkins and make way for the turkey – Black November is on its way.
In sum, Black November refers to the recent trend of online retailers launching Black Friday deals much earlier [...]Though a large percentage of my projects are normally Magento, I have recently found myself with a high number of payment gateway integrations on non-Magento sites, and none of them come any simpler than the PayPal ‘Buy Now’ button. The PayPal button doesn’t require a full API integration because the code is generated for you [...]Using local.xml for all layout updates is undoubtedly the way forward for developers wishing to extend Magento or use their own custom theme. There are also many difficulties that developers face when using XML for layout updates, mainly because it’s not a very conventional way of building websites. It takes a bit of practice and [...]Have you ever found that when using Jquery 1.6 on your Magento store your dropdown navigation sometimes stops working and you recieve the following error? The error normally occurs around line 4080-85 of the prototype javascript error and comes with the description: SCRIPT438: Object doesn’t support propert or method ‘fireEvent’. Now there are a few [...]
The Volusion team recently participated in AIDS Walk Austin to raise money for
AIDS education and service providers in Central Texas.
At Volusion we love an opportunity to give back to local, non-profit organizations. They represent an important part of the community and their efforts yield invaluable results. Following one of our core values to “Rock the [...]
Myself and my colleague Tom F here at E-commerce Web Design have come up with a new extension for you – for Free! This extension is easily installed and once installed enabled an automatic self-generating HTML sitemap. This sitemap is dynamic and lists all of your categories and main CMS pages. Heres a little look [...]