Shopping Carts & Online Payments
An Overview of Magento Go
Magento Go is the software-as-a-service ecommerce platform from Magento, a leading open-source ecommerce solution. Magento Go ... 4 Comments | Read More »
10 App Marketplaces for Open Source Shopping Carts
Many open source shopping carts can be customized with extensions or modules, created by an active developer community. Here ... 1 Comment | Read More »
Yahoo! General Manager on Platform Status, Future Upgrades
Yahoo! Small Business remains a leading, hosted platform for ecommerce businesses. But the company itself has experienced turmoil... 0 Comments | Read More »
Credit Card Processing: 'Interchange-Plus' Pricing Not Necessarily Fair
Editor's Note: Contributor Phil Hinke is a credit-card veteran who now consults with merchants on lowering their processing cos... 1 Comment | Read More »
18 Useful Extensions for OpenCart
OpenCart is a leading open-source ecommerce platform. With nearly 3,000 free and premium extensions available, OpenCart is also... 9 Comments | Read More »
Credit Card Salespeople Don’t Understand Ecommerce Merchants
This article is my latest installment on deceptive credit card practices that harm ecommerce merchants. I have worked in the cr... 0 Comments | Read More »
21 Bitcoin Currency Resources
Bitcoin is the first decentralized digital currency. Unlike other virtual currencies—like Facebook credits, for instance—it is ... 2 Comments | Read More »
PCI Council General Manager on Status of Security Standards
The PCI Security Standards represent self-regulation on the part of the major credit card brands to protect the security of consum... 0 Comments | Read More »
Goodsie Helpful for Beginning Entrepreneurs
A new ecommerce platform helps novice ecommerce entrepreneurs get up and running quickly, but it limits choices and, perhaps, c... 0 Comments | Read More »
Understanding the New 'Durbin' Debit Card Rates; Exec Explains
The Durbin Amendment to the U.S. Dodd-Frank legislative package affects ecommerce merchants. That's because the Amendment great... 0 Comments | Read More »
Credit Card Exec on Durbin Amendment, New Debit Card Rates
The Durbin Amendment to the U.S. Dodd-Frank legislative package affects ecommerce merchants. That's because the Amendment greatly ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Understanding Credit Card Fees, Part 2: Merchant Account Fees and Charges
In “Understanding Credit Card Fees, Part 1: The Basics,” I outlined the information you need to know to receive the best rates ... 2 Comments | Read More »
Increase Conversions with Alternate Payment Methods
Ten years ago, PayPal was the ideal solution for small businesses that couldn’t justify the high costs of a merchant account. I... 0 Comments | Read More »
34 Ecommerce Themes for WordPress
A WordPress ecommerce theme can take a regular blog and transform it into a dazzling online storefront. Find the theme that’s r... 0 Comments | Read More »
Durbin Amendment to Lower Debit Card Processing Rates
Debit card processing rates are soon to be dramatically lower for all U.S. merchants. That's because of the "Durbin Amendment" ... 0 Comments | Read More »
25 Great Magento Themes
Magento is one of the most popular ecommerce platforms with thousands of live shops, including major retailers. The platform, ... 3 Comments | Read More »
10 Essential Shopping Cart Features
There are hundreds of ecommerce platforms that online merchants can choose from. The differences between these carts can be sig... 17 Comments | Read More »
Google Wallet to Impact Ecommerce Merchants?
Google has partnered with MasterCard, FirstData, Citi, and Sprint to demonstrate a new payment technology that could — in theor... 0 Comments | Read More »
Understanding Credit-Card Fees, Part 1: The Basics
I had a few merchants contact me after my last article. They wanted my advice because they could not understand their merchant... 0 Comments | Read More »
Shopify Exec on Cloud Computing, Third-Party Apps
Cloud computing is a term that's frequently discussed, and also frequently misunderstood. Google Docs would be an example of clou... 0 Comments | Read More »
