Every eCommerce blog and agency considers mini carts to be a best practice (including us). They give a visual confirmation that a product has been added to the cart, but more importantly, they keep the user on the product page, which makes it easier for them to find more products. Still, we had never seen… Read more »
read moreAcross Blue Acorn’s clients, we’ve found that a good checkout success rate (meaning visitors who view the checkout process and then the success page) is 60% or above. A rate between 50-60% could use some improvements, but a rate under 50% is a signal that your process needs some immediate attention. Calculating Your Checkout Success… Read more »
read moreAt Blue Acorn we’ve worked with a number of different eCommerce platforms – too many to count. And while we certainly do a lot of work with the Magento Commerce platform, the reality is that we are platform-agnostic, and we’re always on the lookout for new, innovative solutions in the marketplace that present significant advantages and… Read more »
read moreThe hype surrounding Magento Commerce’s official release has lingered for about a year. For those of you who haven’t been privy to the news – Magento Commerce is an open source eCommerce shopping cart platform brought to you by a company called Verian. The shopping cart is quite feature rich out of the box, and… Read more »
read moreIntegrated eCommerce has graduated from its infancy. Solutions like Netsuite, and Interprise Suite provide eCommerce merchants a powerful option in the scramble for integrated back-office systems.
read moreInformation and reviews about some of the most predominant shopping cart platforms available in the second part of this series for choosing the right shopping cart platform.
read moreThe first major decision you’re going to make when it comes time to establishing an eCommerce website (assuming you’ve already made the decision to do it and what you’re selling) and probably the one that will have biggest long-term impact on your business – selecting a shopping cart platform. Choosing the wrong shopping cart platform… Read more »
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