There are a number of ways to get your products into ShopSite. In this three part series, we’ll take a look at the various methods, including a few things to look out for when using each function. Today we’ll start with the simplest method, using the web-based ShopSite backoffice to manually add products to your store.

Our latest free whitepaper available for download. It’s a compilation of tips, ideas, and features to help merchants get the most out of their ShopSite ecommerce software. We’ve put together years of experience, seeing what merchants do well, and what they can improve upon in their online stores, and have summed it up in a feature packed PDF.

GoDataFeed is one of our partners for merchants looking for a comparison shopping service to automate their product feeds. I was able to ask Lin Grosman of GoDataFeed a few questions about their company and some issues that our clients often ask about when it comes to comparison shopping services.

Facebook found out that they could make their website faster and use less resources by converting their PHP code to compiled C++ code. The results were dramatic. If it’s good enough for Facebook, it stands to reason it’s probable a pretty good idea for ecommerce software as well.

It’s no secret shoppers want as much information about their intended purchases before actually completing a sale. Yet many online stores continue to hide all the costs such as shipping and tax, or make the customer wade through a number of screens before revealing this information. Why?