Improve your Rep with RatePoint Reviews
[July 30, 2009] RatePoint’s online reputation management services can help boost your business rep with customer reviews. The company recently added product reviews to its platform—for less than $20 a month.
An Introduction to Payment Gateways
[May 21, 2009] Payment gateways are an essential part of e-commerce, but there’s a lot of mystery around them. We explain what they are, how to pick one, and how to set them up.
Review: Klix Online Accounting and E-Commerce
[February 12, 2009] Klix Online's Web-based accounting package can also build a Web-based retail store that accepts PayPal payments and comes complete with back-end accounting support.
Ruby Lane is a Gem for Online Antique Sellers
[February 12, 2009] This week we take a look at eBay alternative Ruby Lane, an established online marketplace for vintage, antique and artisan sellers.
Open Source E-Commerce: Twelve Promising Programs
[January 20, 2009] An overview of 12 new open source and low-cost e-commerce programs sure to grab headlines this year — as well as market share from osCommerce, Zen Cart and CRE Loaded.
CafePress Creates Cash for the Casual Online Seller
[November 17, 2008] If you want to sell your customized wares online but don't want to go through the process of setting up your own store and payment processing, try using on-demand services such as CafePress. We show you how.
Doing Business on eBay Alternative for a Buck a Month
[November 5, 2008] Online vendors listing on The SOC Exchange pay just one dollar a month or $10 a year to sell, with no other fees. Plus, eBay security updates.
Open Source: Noteworthy Newcomers PrestaShop, Ubercart
[September 23, 2008] While the Big Three of the old guard — osCommerce, Zen Cart, and CRE Loaded — continue to duke it out among themselves, new-generation open source e-commerce projects are nudging into center stage. Most noteworthy are Prestashop and Ubercart.
Review: Avail Intelligence eMarketing Suite
[September 4, 2008] The modules of the suite collect and analyze customers' actions and determine the information and products that should be the most relevant at each phase of the selling cycle.
Open Source: CRE Loaded 6.31 Released...for A Price
[August 25, 2008] To the open source commerce industry, the most startling change in this e-commerce program will be its new pricing scheme: the Standard Edition is no longer free.
Bonanzle: The Best eBay Alternative We've Seen
[July 30, 2008] This snappy, start-up company created an online marketplace that's easy to use, affordable and includes awesome online selling tools. In fact, it's the best eBay alternative we've seen yet.
Web Shop Design: Plugging into Photoshop
[July 22, 2008] Our design doyenne Helen Bradley shows how to add instant functionality to Photoshop with free plug-ins that let you edit product shots and add aesthetic elements.
Review: SearchFit Combines Storefront with SEO
[June 30, 2008] What if your shopping cart and e-commerce system could improve your firm's placement on search engines and attract and forward customers to your store? That's the idea behind SearchFit, which covers online catalog basics and lots more.
Review: WordTracker is the Key to SEO
[June 3, 2008] WordTracker helps you identify effective keywords and study the competition so you can optimize your site for search engines.
Storefront Service IRUN Integrates with eBay
[May 14, 2008] Merchants who want to run their own Web shop in addition to selling on eBay should take a look at IRUN, a full-featured hosted Web site builder.
iStorez Ties E-Mail Marketing to Social Shopping
[April 8, 2008] This new company pulls products from your e-mail marketing campaigns and puts them into customized storefronts showcased at its shopping portal.
