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Allow Customer Reorder on Your E-Commerce Website When you allow your customers to have accounts on your e-commerce website it is very easy to give them the opportunity to re-order something that they have ordered previously! This is a really important function if you have a lot of repeat customers, or you are a supplier of […]

Do your customers have Multiple Addresses for billing and shipping? The purpose of this article is to outline how you can allow your customers to have multiple addresses for both shipping and billing in your E-commerce site. By adding a simple extension on your current e-commerce site you give your customers the ability to organize there billing […]

E-Commerce Reporting Package Details Report Categories The standard, or "out of the box," reports included can be broken down into the following categories. Each category has specific reports relative to its category. 1. Order Reports Order reports made easy for analysis with easy export to excel.  Sales by date - orders placed and item details […]

Setting up E-Commerce Role Based Access Controls Safeguarding your business assets is imperative and the segregation of duties can help you achieve better internal controls. This blog post further examines role based access control management from the e-commerce perspective. We will review the setup of the store manager for an e-commerce system. Review E-commerce Store Manager Setup For […]

Customized Role Based Access Control for Your Website! With the proper tools and configuration, role editor settings can provide customized website access to your entire team. Having greater controls in place tightens security and processes. A properly configured system also mitigates potential risk such as the chances of users making accidental (or unauthorized) changes or deletions. […]

E-Commerce Tax Setup Steps Update: this is now automatically setup for you with the latest version of WooCommerce. 1. Tax Options Tax Calculation Options: Customer shipping address (default setting) - Tax calculated based on the customer's shipping address. Shop/Store base address -  Tax will be calculated using the store address. With this option the system assumes that […]

How to set up Google My Business Google My Business connects Google search, maps, Google +, as well as Insights, Reviews, and Google Analytics into a one convenient application. This means you can easily manage all these features in one interface and changes will update for all of Google's services.  These services allow your local business to […]

Create a Business YouTube Account YouTube is the world's largest video-sharing website. With over six billion hours viewed every month, millions of users, and monetizing and advertising capabilities, creating a business YouTube channel is an excellent way to grow your business. Regardless of the size of your business, YouTube can help you succeed in this online age. To […]

Setting up a MailChimp Email Template Personalizes the Service to your Brand   MailChimp is a powerful marketing email service provider. Its features include allowing users to create and design email newsletters as well as sharing them on social media and bulk emailing. Let's go over how to create an email template in MailChimp. Creating […]

What is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? SEO is a combination of content, social media, and search ranking. The goal of Search Engine Optimization is to get your content (Website, image, article, video) to rank high in Search Engine. The most common Search Engines are: Google, Yahoo and Bing. On-page SEO is described as "Organic," a non-paid way of having […]

Twitter - a great social media platform for business! Twitter is a major online social networking service. It allows users to create messages called "tweets" that appear on feeds of users who follow you. Twitter is one of the social media accounts you want to use to raise awareness. Tweet content your customers would like […]

Add Your Local Business to Google! Google Places for business is a free feature that allows businesses to be found on the local map of a results page. This tool is an excellent way for your business to be visual online and be quickly found locally. These features are especially important in today’s internet age where […]