Magento eCommerce platforms provide the scalability, flexibility and features for business growth. PixelCrayons list six reasons why you should select Magento as your next eCommerce Solution.
WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems for blogs, portfolios, and other types of sites, but with the right plugins and/or themes it can also be used for eCommerce. While WordPress is not specifically intended to be used for eCommerce sites, the quality of available plugins and themes has increased in recent years. VandelayDesign feature more than 30 resources and tutorials to help you get started with eCommerce for WordPress.
You would think that the checkout form would be simple. However often users abandon their purchase, because the checkout form fails to deliver. In fact there are many ways you can make or break a checkout form, which is why BoagWorld has compiled this list of common issues to consider.
If you want a challenge, try writing eCommerce product descriptions. Within a typical 60 to 70 words, you must concisely convey the benefits and selling points of your product while including search engine keyphrases that engage your target audience… all while working within the constraints of your content management system (CMS). WebsiteMagazine explains how do the pros do it.
As a photographer and UX designer, SmashingMagazine pays particular attention to the effectiveness of photography when he’s testing with users. Regardless of the context, users rarely fail to comment on or be influenced by photography when shopping online. This article pulls together principles from psychology, marketing, UX design and photographic theory. It provides a set of principles to follow when commissioning and editing photography and when planning and designing profitable eCommerce user experiences.
Magento is an open-source eCommerce platform based on the foundation of robust web techniques. Magento handles every aspect of any online store so there’s no need to build a custom build application from scratch. Its powerful and user-friendly administration features help customers make sound decisions about their company’s future. BlogWebDesigner presents their most inspirational Magento based eCommerce stores.
User feedback could prove to be a valuable service for your customers and could trigger several positive effects. First of all, reviews and ratings generate conversions as in the case of Hayneedle (formerly Netshops), which increased its sales by 26% after displaying user feedback. SmashingMagazine has an excellent article.
The world of online sales, whether of products or services, can be daunting at first; the options seem confusing and the information conflicted. Yet as the designer or developer of an online store, you will need to guide your client through the maze of choices in order to get it up and running. SmashingMagazine is here to help.
When it comes to eCommerce, design is everything. If you have any intention on making profit, you’re going to need a site that is designed so as to be appealing and comforting to the user. You could be selling the best products on the market for extremely reasonable prices, but the fact is, a poorly designed site is going to damage your sales immensely. SmashingShare presents seven tips to help move your eCommerce website design in the right direction.
Catchy and professional Magento Themes come at a high price, and Templates have done their best to compile this collection of completely free Magento Themes that you can download and use for your business purposes.
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