Google Checkout No More After November 20, 2013

Tweet Google Checkout / Buy With Google Wallet button support in every ecommerce cart will officially be retired. After November 20, 2013, it will no longer be a viable service for any ecommerce merchant selling physical goods. Google explains it in more detail in the Google Checkout Help Docs and in their Google Commerce Blog […]

Three Secrets Budget Web Hosts Don’t Want You to Know

Tweet Some of the offers out there for web hosting seem like a steal. Hosts offering tons of space, unlimited resources, all for no more than a Starbucks coffee per month. You’d be crazy to pass on these type of accounts, right? Unfortunately, when a web hosting offer seems so attractive and at such a […]

Google Shopping Feed Changes – Custom Goods Affected After July 15, 2013

Tweet Google recently announced Updated Google Shopping Feed Specification Changes that are going into effect shortly. They list six changes for merchants submitting data feeds. The two most important ones that may impact merchants are: Custom, Vintage or Collectible Goods that do not have unique identifiers will be required to submit a new field “identifier […]

ShopSite Tip – Consistent Image Resizing

Tweet It’s a question we hear quite often: “Why is that image so large?” Sometimes a couple of products have images which are huge compared to their neighboring products.  Why are they so large?  It’s usually caused by the image resize settings. Pixels Not Percent You can set your image size options on the Images […]

My Disappointment with the Web Hosting Industry

Tweet I was recently following a discussion by web hosting owners and employees about the use of new software for web hosts. They were discussing software that can help web hosts manage resources on servers. Software which helps regulate server environments. I was shocked and disappointed with how the conversation progressed. It was along these […]

Top Ecommerce Blog Posts and Articles for April 2013

Tweet It’s finally golfing season, so I’ll get right to the links.  😉 TOP POST: Google Shopping: Product Listing Ad & Feed Optimization Tips & Best Practices – Search Engine Watch A must read for ANY ecommerce merchant. Mobile Product Pages: Always Offer a List of Compatible Products – Baymard Institute Great advice for your […]

Two SEO Checks You Must Do Now

Tweet Ever wonder how easy it is to lose your ranking in Google and Bing? Unfortunately,  a few of our clients found out how easy it was to lose ranking last week. Both methods of losing ranking happened without any overt signs. First Check Go to Google, and type this into the search box: site:www.Your_Domain.com […]

Your store’s email address can make or break deliverability

Tweet Did you know that setting your ecommerce store’s “from:” address to something other than your domain can cause your email receipts to be marked as spam or never arrive?  That’s right, using your GMail address, yahoo address, etc… as the default address for your store can wreak havoc on your emails being delivered when […]

ShopSite Tip – Why Does/Doesn’t a Product Show in ShopSite’s Search?

Tweet The ShopSite search system usually shows all your products automatically, but once in a while you may find a time where it’s displaying products you don’t want to have appear, or products you are trying to have display are not showing up.  In this article we’ll cover the most common causes for both situations. […]

Top Ecommerce Articles and Blog Posts for March 2013

Tweet March was a harsh month around here. Colder than normal temperatures, 18 inches of snow when they only predicted 3, and there’s still some snow on the ground today. Spring-like weather is on our doorstep… Here are four links I found worth reading. TOP PICK: 11 Ways to Optimize Thank You Pages – Get […]