eCommerce Blog

At 3dcart, our philosophy is simple. If our clients are successful, than so too are we.  That's why we offer round-the-clock customer support, free templates, advanced ecommerce features and, perhaps most importantly, a genuine desire to help our merchants thrive in the Ecommerce Ocean.

The internet truly is a digital frontier, filled with opportunities that just cannot be found offline. This naturally extends to trade, as eCommerce businesses can outfit their online storefronts with all kinds of features for the convenience of their customers. One major example that should be a priority for all internet-based merchants is offering a variety of payment gateways. The more ways they can accept payment, the more customers they can reach and retain.

Put your consumer hat on for a minute and consider the following two words… digital download. When doing so, what type of products come to mind? Music? Books? Photographs? Movies? Computer software?

When was the last time you walked into a record store? For many, we can’t even remember. From chart-topping artists all the way down to independent musicians, a decreasing number of album/tracks are sold today inside traditional brick and mortar stores.

Let’s take it a step further and move beyond[...]

In order for your online store to be successful, you need an awesome homepage. There’s no getting around it. You can’t have one without the other. The two are forever intertwined like Romeo and Juliet.

Online store owners have a thousand things to worry about, but thanks to the recent partnership formed between 3dcart and Endicia, shipping and logistics is no longer one of them.

I tweet. You tweet. We all tweet. That’s a reality of the modern world, and like it or not, reputations are often established and destroyed in 160 characters or less.

If you're a Canadian e-merchant and love your 3dcart store, then perk up and pay attention because this one’s for you.

For many of us, summertime is filled with sun-soaked days spent away from our computers. And while online consumers are reaching for golf clubs and tanning lotion instead of keyboards, e-store owners are experiencing a sharp dip in sales.

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[...]

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

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.