August 14, 2009
By the ZippyCart Shopping Carts Content Team
Online applications for ecommerce stores have become very popular in the last few years, but installing them can sometimes be complicated. Many users are not extremely tech savvy and primarily focus on their online sales. To simplify this scenario domain registrar and web host provider Go Daddy created their Hosting Connection service which allows merchants to install popular online applications in just three easy steps. The service is quickly gaining popularity with it just recently surpassing 1,000,000 application installs. All of these installs have been performed in the Go Daddy hosting cloud. Currently the rate of installs has been about one application every minute of every day.
Through the Hosting Connection service you can install an advertising server like OpenX, a blog platform like WordPress, a social network like KickApps or a content management system like Joomla. You can even tap into Pinnacle Cart to use for your shopping cart and ecommerce store builder. There are so many choices in the app store that any merchant who uses Go Daddy hosting will have the tools to have the most current applications. Hosting Connection Users just need to answer a few questions and click “Finish,” and from there, all of the customizing and installing of the application is performed automatically. There is also a great forum where you can chat with others about what applications are best and get detailed feedback on the most popular apps.
If you are not currently using Go Daddy as your Hosting provider and want to get more information about Hosting Connection you can check out their website for more details.
Scott is an avid fan of all things ecommerce. His claim to fame is that he "puts the Zip in ZippyCart." He considers himself the world-wide number one reader of TechCrunch, C|Net, and The Ecommerce Times. Scott has worked in the SEO industry for many years, but found himself always shifting his focus to review sites and ecommerce blogs. When we decided to start the ZippyCart Ecommerce news, Scott was an obvious fit. He handles most of our OpEds as he is a very opinionated guy. Scott is also our Twitter guy, so don't hesitate to send him a tweet if you see him online.
