Adding The New Facebook Like Button To Your Ecommerce / ShopSite Store

Facebook has recently announced their new “Like” button that can be added to any page. This is BIG NEWS in the Social Media arena, and since Facebook is on the same level as Google in terms of its popularity and use, it would be silly to ignore these new developments.

ShopSite Tip – Three Ways to Remove the Add to Cart Button for a Product

Tweet Sometimes you want to show products on your store but don’t want people to order them anymore – maybe they are out of stock, or you no longer carry them – but you don’t want to just delete the product completely.  With this article we’ll review 3 ways to show the product but hide […]

ShopSite Tip – Renaming a Page Filename or Moreinfo Filename Now Deletes the Old File

ShopSite has changed the way it handles filenames that are changed for pages and more info pages. This is important to realize, as it can be quite a handy feature to utilize in the day to day management of your online store.

New Mastercard and Discover Rules Concerning Debit, Pre-paid and Gift Cards

Mastercard and Discover recently announced new rules concerning how merchants process, handle, and refund debit cards, pre-paid cards, and gift cards. Here is a summary of what’s changing, when it’s required to be implemented, and how it may affect merchants and customers.

Testing Your Store – Be Your Own Customer

It’s critical to fully test your store prior to going live. Stores go live all the time with errors that could have been avoided by thoroughly testing all aspects of the website. Here are a few key things to review before you open your virtual doors.

It’s Official – Google IS Using Page Load Speed in its Search Ranking Algorithm

Today on the Google Webmaster Central Blog, Google confirmed the rumors that they are now measuring site speed and it MAY affect your ranking. But don’t let this become your sole focus…

Who Actually Sees the Green Bar for EV SSL Certificates?

Who can and cannot see the green bar on a secure page protected by an EV SSL Certificate? Find out which web browsers and operating systems can display the new security features, and the stats surrounding EV SSL.

Ditch PayPal Standard For PayPal Express

If you are running an ecommerce store, accept PayPal as a payment option, and are still using “PayPal Standard” as the integration method, you may want to consider switching to PayPal Express Checkout. The Express method offers many advantages, and is just as easy to implement as PayPal Standard.

Top Ecommerce Blog Posts and Articles For March

Ah, March, the start of spring. As the saying goes: “March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb”. We’ll list a few “killer” posts and articles related to ecommerce for the month of March below.

Interview With Eamon Rodeck of Merchant Corner – Ecommerce Design

Merchant Corner, a web design and development company that specializes in ecommerce and ShopSite websites, is currently running a Promotion for their Sprout Commerce ShopSite solution. Merchant Corner works with a number of our clients, and I had the chance to ask Eamon Rodeck a few questions about design and how it relates to ecommerce…