By Heather Legg November 5, 2012 Whether a business is an online one or a physical store or business, a big benefit it can have is accepting online payments. Not all businesses start out this way, and it can be a big mistake. All businesses should really employ online payment services. Here are some reasons [...]

By Nicolas Fincher October 31, 2012 Getting Mobile-Ready – Being Sleek or Being Smart Only a few years ago, mobile gadgets like smartphones, iDevices and tablet PCs were the signs of eminence – because of their rather high price, only well-off people could afford these technological advancements. However, as a natural matter of progress, today’s [...]

By Sam Allen October 29, 2012 SEO can be a cut throat industry which is full of so-called experts and gurus who will guarantee you 1st place rankings in Google. Arrrrrr!! Picking a bad agency can have dire effects which can even result in your whole site getting banned from Google. But don’t let this [...]

By Diana Maria October 22, 2012 Infographics outline the opportunities for global e-commerce. In recent hard days of the economic recession, e-commerce was still one of the biggest sources of trade for many countries. Next year is set to be a turning-point with the highest predicted growth through e-commerce in six nations; Brazil, Russia, China, [...]

By the ZippyCart content team October 26, 2012 We need a volunteer!  ZippyCart and GetVero, an event-driven marketing company, are teaming up to collect information on behavioral marketing and lifecycle emails.  We are looking for an interested ZippyCart eCommerce News Blog reader who would like to take part in the free study.  If you own [...]

By the ZippyCart Content Team October 24, 2012 Occasionally the team here at ZippyCart come across a specific strategy that we really feel will help our eMerchant readers bring more success to their online store.  This is one such an example.  It is a conference call with ShoppingCartElite’s owner Igor Soshkin and one of his [...]

By Jordan Foutz, eCom expert of PinnacleCart.com October 22, 2012 In the realm of eCommerce software there are two basic options to decide between: lease a hosted solution or purchase the licensed version. For those that don’t know, licensed shopping cart users pay a one-time fee to “license” the software and then install it on [...]

By Liz Elting October 18, 2012 With the holidays quickly approaching, online businesses are strategizing now to prepare for the influx of shoppers around the world who will flood the Internet looking for the best deals. In fact, many online retailers are putting the final touches on their site codes and will launch holiday-themed landing [...]

By Jessica Sanders October 15, 2012 There are a number of ways you can go about choosing the shopping cart software that’s right for your business. From cost effectiveness to user friendly credit card processing, the most important aspect is your customer. When looking for a successful shopping cart for your eTail storefront, you want [...]

By Susan D October 10, 2012 These days, marketing can make or break an online business so it’s important to pick an eCommerce solution that has a robust set of marketing tools.  Every business has different needs, of course, but our ZippyCart team of experts has compiled a list of the general favorite marketing tools [...]

By the ZippyCart content team October 10, 201 Halloween is the faaaaaavorite holiday of our team here at ZippyCart so for today’s Random Wednesday post… let’s take a peek at some favorite craft ideas (the tasty ones, too).  We are using these ideas to bribe coworkers, decorate the office and entice visitors.  It’s working well [...]

By Heather Legg October 8, 2012 Whenever people shop, whether in physical or online stores, they need to have a pleasant customer experience. As a merchant, it’s your responsibility to make sure that the customers time in your store is smooth and leaves them with a good impression. When considering how this is done… everything [...]

By Jason Martin Oct 1, 2012 There are many eCommerce businesses out there, all battling it out for there share of internet sales and customers. So, how does one get their online business to stand out? And what is the best way to gain new customers, while not neglecting your old ones? Everyone could use [...]

By Mike Ward Sept 24, 2012 How to Find the Right Merchant Account Service A wise man once said, “The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.”  In business, the main thing is consistently generating more revenue than you spend each month.  Of course, there are a multitude of business plan [...]