Last year around this time, I wrote a blog post about the 2011 USPS failure. They made a major unannounced change to their rate service that thousands of ecommerce applications depend on for returning shipping rates to customers. It caused major issues and rate problems for many online merchants. Fast forward to 2012, and the [...]

When you’re starting an online store one of the largest decisions to make is which store software you are going to use. Before making that decision it’s best to plan ahead to make sure the software you’re selecting will be able to cover all the features you’re looking for.

In this post we’re going to highlight 4 key areas that we recommend you review before selecting the software and building your store.

One of our ecommerce hosting clients contacted us a few weeks ago, excited about an upcoming opportunity. Their company was going to be featured on Good Morning America in the popular segment “Deals and Steals”. We have worked with clients who have appeared on The Today Show and Oprah, so we had a good idea of what to expect.

A new year has begun! Ushered in by Mayor Bloomberg and Lady Gaga (quite the pair). I’m excited for what 2012 has in store. And I have yet to abandon any New Year’s resolutions.  Before we wipe 2011 out entirely, here are a few good reads from last month in the world of ecommerce… TOP [...]

The AmEx OPEN Forum ran an article, 5 Red Flags Your Business Might Be Waving. It looked at ways a traditional brick and mortar store can send customers to the competition.

As I was reading it, I was automatically converting this list into an online version. Here’s my “web-based” version…