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I have this site SMilDS.com/ph and I really think I need some opinion for those experts out there. Any suggestion on how will I improve the site? Thanks in advance

hi all,
i am in the midst of studying an ecommerce proposal for a potential client.
my client strikes a deal with his friend, a toy shop owner – a traditional brick & mortar business & the toy shop have no website or ecommerce site. so my client wants to build an ecommerce site with his own [...]

I’m looking for cart that can do this:
Automated follow up emails. So a customer places an order and 7 days later they receive an email to see if everything is ok?
The same system would also allow discount coupons on customer birthday, coupon emailed upon a customers first order. When a customer has spent xxxx they [...]

I am not sure, if I can use one 2checkout account for multiple websites. Do you have any idea or read out the legal documents from them?
If I try to search with google, their official page does not appear on the first few pages that gives the information I needed.
Thank you for your research and [...]

Hi All, UK based. 16-25 demgraphic. I have a client looking into their payment gateway/merchant accounts. They have noticed there is a split in charging between credit and debit cards and have asked if I have any stats on what type of card a customer uses.
I have found some info online that gives EU stats [...]

Today we’re kicking off a two-part tutorial series that will introduce you to the wonderful world of Adobe Business Catalyst, an online business platform for websites and online stores, which is built for web designers.
In part one, author Rob Frieman walks us through the process of building a template-driven website with a database driven backend [...]

Hi,
According to PCI rules (and Vista/MasterCard guidelines) merchants are not allowed to store CVV (CVV2) numbers. To process recurring payments (monthly subscription etc.) most payment processors offer "Subscription" payment option, where full credit card details (including CVV) are submitted only during the first (initial) transaction. Subsequent payments are than handled by payment processor, so merchant [...]

Hi Chaps,
Bit of a newibe question regarding SSL Certificates and Payment Processing, I’m building an on-line shop and have got to the payment processing part.
I’m going down the Merchant Account / Payment Gateway route, rather than the third-party (PayPal) route.
What I need to know if whether I need to buy an SSL Certificate for [...]

I am trying to find a system that integrates with UPS or USPS where the store admin can process the order and print a shipping label from within the system – without having to go UPS and retype the name and address.
I’ve check Zencart and OsCommerce – they don’t see to have it.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Has anyone worked with both? I’m looking to help a designer quote a project, but I have never worked on an E-Commerce site where I had to actually build it. Shopp looks amazing and it’s using a system that I am familiar with, but it’s $55 USD compared to OS-Commerce. OS-Commerce is free, but I [...]