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Shipping & Fulfillment | 8 min read

Understanding Real-time Carrier Calculated Shipping Rates

When customers purchase a product from an eCommerce business, they often have to pay for more than the product itself. Shipping is necessary for transporting the product from its storage location to the customer’s doorstep. However, this service is rarely, if ever, free for store owners. As a result, they have to add a shipping rate to the purchase.

The question that emerges here is how much to charge a customer for shipping. The answer can be trickier to reach than one might believe. This is[...]

Digital Payments | 2 min read

It’s Time to Lay Google Checkout to Rest

It’s the end of an era: Google just announced its retiring Google Checkout on November 20th. Unfortunately for Google enthusiasts, the company hasn't announced any plans to replace the service with a new payment solution for ecommerce websites.

Fraud Prevention | 2 min read

5 Reasons Your Community Could Be Your Best Defense Against Fraud

For decades, maybe centuries, groups of neighbors have rallied together to form community watchdog groups. Through their combined strength, these watch groups have found success stopping criminals that might otherwise hit them close to home.

Shift4Shop News | 2 min read

Demystifying Sitemaps

Shipping & Fulfillment | 2 min read

Why Merchants Should Act Now To Stop Shipping Errors

Why Merchants Should Act Now To Stop Shipping Errors

Social Media | 0 min read

E-Commerce is Growing thanks to Social Media

Did you know that e-commerce, which already accounts for 8 percent of all retail states in the U.S., is expected to outpace sales growth at brick-and-mortar stores over the next 5 years, reaching an incredible $370 billion by 2017?

SEO | 4 min read

Why Don't I Rank For My Keywords?

Recently, We were asked a question from a online store business owner, and it was such a good question that we wanted to share the answer with our blog readers.  The question is as follows...

I am trying to get a better handle on our SEO. I'm being asked by other people in our company what is being done monthly in terms of SEO and I can't answer the question. I see blog articles and Facebook posts, but why can't you show me that I am ranking better for the specific keywords that I want to rank[...]

Shipping & Fulfillment | 3 min read

How Much A Faulty Address Will Cost You

Today's customers aren't only shopping on the go, they're checking out in a hurry, too. As an increasing number of shoppers opt for the convenience of their mobile phones, more and more online merchants are discovering inane typos are to blame for their costly, carrier-imposed penalty fees.

Shift4Shop News | 2 min read

Version 5.4.1 Is Live! Here’s What You Need to Know

Version 5.4.1 Is Live! Here’s What You Need to Know

B2B eCommerce | 7 min read

9 Key Features That Make A Powerful B2B eCommerce Platform

When you think of an eCommerce platform, what kind of businesses do you associate us with? Do you think of online stores that sell consumer products like clothes, jewelry, and candy?

We can’t deny that eCommerce has quite a niche in consumer product stores. While B2C brands make up much the online retailers space, the business-to-business customers represent some of the most successful online businesses.

B2B brands need eCommerce software just as much as consumer stores. Wholesale websites and[...]

Social Media | 2 min read

6 Kinds of Content That Make for Good Sharing

“Sharing is caring.” – Your Kindergarten Teacher

Shift4Shop News | 3 min read

3dcart Announces 2013 Re-Certification of PCI Compliance

At 3dcart we have just completed our annual re-certification of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), the strictest industry-recognized information security standard in the world. This achievement of compliance means that 3dcart’s users can be confident in the security of their e-Commerce platform.

Social Media | 2 min read

Why Making Content Shareable Is Critical for Online Merchants

Believe the hype: social has a hold on business. Both online and in-person businesses everywhere have jumped headfirst into social media. Online merchants are among those businesses that have found immediate results within the world of social commerce. Social sign-in, Facebook stores and Pinterest wish lists are among the many places where retail resonates with social media users.

Social Media | 2 min read

5 Social Tools Every Ecommerce Website Should Have

eCommerce Features | 0 min read

Enhancing The Shopping Experience

Optimizing any eCommerce store for the best conversion rate is a difficult process. With so many factors to fine tune it can be overwhelming, but thanks to our partners at SearchSpring they've made increasing your conversions their mission. Check out the below infographic to see how adding their features to your site can help you boost sales & reduce cart abandonment.

eCommerce News | 1 min read

China’s Giant E-Commerce Marketplace By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

The eCommerce market in China can seem hard to comprehend. With so many competing companies producing anything & everything for customers worldwide, it's not easy to understand the eCommerce market.  Lucky for all of us, Alibaba has created an infographic to give you a quick & clear introduction to the market.

Apps & Integrations | 1 min read

Endicia Label Server Integration

New Built-in USPS Shipping Labels Printing with DYMO Endicia Integration

eCommerce News | 1 min read

How to secure your share of the European e-commerce boom

Though e-commerce has been around for over a decade in Europe, growth is hitting double digits every year and doesn’t seem to be anywhere near leveling off. Learn the key to secure your share of the boom with the payment solution provider whose growth has exceeded the European market 8 years in a row.

Social Media | 1 min read

Introducing "Share Your Purchase" from 3dcart

Facebook now has a billion active monthly users, creating a giant opportunity for online merchants. Now online stores using 3dcart can use this opportunity to their advantage with “Share Your Purchase,” a new feature available to all 16,000 3dcart merchants with the software’s Facebook Connect add-on.

Apps & Integrations | 0 min read

3dcart Partner ShipStation Now Integrates with Amazon [Infographic]

We are super excited to hear that our friends & 3dcart partner, Shipstation is now supporting Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). They've built the integration from the ground up to make the process as clean, simple and seamless as possible. If you already use ShipStation, you know how easy it is to fulfill your own orders through this app. Now, we can help you outsource your fulfill just as easily!

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