E-Commerce
The Major Advantages and Disadvantages of Using WooCommerce
You might want to launch an online store but aren’t sure which platform is best for you. With so many hosts available, it’s okay to feel a little spoilt for choice. WordPress is one of the hosts that uses a free plugin dubbed WooCommerce to help business owners create their customized store. WooCommerce is renowned…
Read MoreConverting Browsers Into Buyers? These WooCommerce Optimizations Will Blow Your Mind
Will my site live up to client expectations? Is my site too slow? Where can I make improvements? These are just a few questions that keep many e-commerce owners up at night. Whichever way you cut it WooCommerce optimization is never that far from any store owner’s mind. It’s no surprise. Every single year that…
Read MoreThe Importance of SSL and HTTPS
More than half of the pages viewed on the Web are now delivered by HTTPS and SSL. Your site should be among them. It improves not only your site’s security but its search engine performance. There are two ways to access Web pages: By the HTTP and the HTTPS protocols. HTTP sends everything as unencrypted…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Impact of Google’s Mobile First Index on Your Website
It’s official: optimizing your website for mobile devices is no longer optional. Given the continuing trend of internet access through smartphones and tablets, developing an online presence with mobile users in mind has been the recommended best practice among industries for a while. But Google’s latest update moves this strategy from recommendation to absolute must.…
Read More7 Habits of The Most Successful E-commerce Websites Owners
While the idea of building a website, snapping some photos of your products, uploading them to that site, and promoting your goods seems fairly easy and straightforward enough, anyone who runs an e-commerce business knows just how taxing and demanding this line of work can be. Although the work is difficult, it is far from impossible and…
Read More6 Ways Your Store Could Benefit from Content Distribution Networks (CDN)
There are a number of strong benefits you can get from using a Content Distribution Networks approach for your store. Plus, you’re going to want to get in on this early, because according to MarketsandMarkets.com, the market share for the service is going to grow to over $15 billion by 2020. Here are some examples of some…
Read MoreImportant PCI Changes that may affect your E-Commerce Application
UPDATE: 5/13/16: We’ve just been informed that PayPal updated their notices yesterday (5/12/16) and are no longer targeting 6/17/16 as the deadline for migration to TLS 1.2 and have moved this out to June 2017. More information regarding PayPal can be found by clicking here. Additionally, UPS has now backed down from their previous date…
Read MoreShould You Get a Web Hosting Reselling Business?
You may be looking to get into the web hosting reselling business, but you’re not sure where to start, or how to make your business a financially successful one. In this blog, we will discuss what a reseller web hosting business entails, and give you some exclusive tips and tricks on how to make your…
Read MoreMobile Website or a Mobile App: Which Is Best for Ecommerce?
Are you undecided between using a mobile website or a mobile app for selling your products on mobile ecommerce? The case for using either is very strong. Websites have been around far longer than mobile apps. On the other hand, mobile app use is growing with each passing year. Although both are used to sell…
Read MoreDesigning e-Commerce for the Tablet Market: Why Should You Think of Tablets First?
Designing e-commerce for a mobile audience is a vital part of business today, though do you really know which type of mobile device to focus the most on? Most businesses hone in on smartphones first because they assume most people are looking up information there. Devices like wearables or tablets usually get thought of as…
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