Tweet ShopSite’s latest and greatest, Version 11 Service Pack 2 (11 SP2), is on the street. It’s a great release chock full of new features and improved usability. Here’s what I’ve found to be of interest to merchants… For a full list of all new features, check out the ShopSite 11 SP2 New Features page. […]

Tweet You’ve configured the ShopSite USPS API but why is an error message showing up? This is a very common problem because there is a step during the configuration settings that is easily missed when signing up for the USPS API.  If you do not contact the USPS after receiving your API login details and […]

Tweet Wow, I can’t believe it’s May already! April seemed like a blur. Baseball is in full swing (I assume you can tell my favorite team from looking at the pik), it’s finally getting into prime golf weather, and we’re busy as ever here at LexiConn (which is a good thing). Here are six gems […]

Tweet March has been a busy month here at LexiConn. Lots going on, lot of “tech stuff” for me to deal with, and many new projects in the works. But, I did manage to find a few links below that may be of interest to ecommerce merchants. So take a look when you can catch […]

Tweet Having launched just two years ago in March 2010, Pinterest has skyrocketed in popularity, obtaining the #38 spot on Time’s “50 Best Websites of 2011” list in August 2011. It’s popularity has continued to grow, which is evident by the “Pin It” buttons that have been popping up on websites such as on Etsy.com. […]

Tweet Since we had an extra day last month, I tried hard to find extra good content in the month of February. Fortunately, it wasn’t that difficult, as there were a lot of quality posts and articles to choose from. Here’s my top 6: TOP PICK: How to Compete on Price Against Large Companies – […]

Tweet Last week we took a look at the first 5 things to do before a big event hits your website. Items such as using a CDN, static content, lots of RAM, and using the right software all play a major role in having a successful outcome. Today we’ll finish the list with the last […]

Tweet Expecting a large influx of website traffic to your online store? Are your products being featured on a TV show like The Today Show or Good Morning America? Odds are unless you’re already a big company, your hosting account is probably not ready for this burst of heavy traffic. Not being prepared will likely […]

Tweet Six more weeks of winter it seems if you believe the esteemed Groundhog. It’s been a busy start to 2012, but I managed to find a few articles worth reading if the topic is of interest to you… Stay warm! TOP PICK: Use Pinterest to Raise Consumer Interest – Practical Ecommerce This is the […]

Tweet Last year around this time, I wrote a blog post about the 2011 USPS failure. They made a major unannounced change to their rate service that thousands of ecommerce applications depend on for returning shipping rates to customers. It caused major issues and rate problems for many online merchants. Fast forward to 2012, and […]