Magento is a great platform with a ton of features. However, one issue a lot of merchants run into is exporting their products for the Comparison Shopping Engines (i.e. Google Shopping). I have tested a few different solutions over the years, and here are the top Magento Extensions. [spacer height=”1″ color=”#fff”] #1 – Wyomind Simple […]
New eBook from Magento: The Rules (and Tools) for Successful Customer Engagement
Magento just released a new eBook for online retailers, it is titled “The Rules (and Tools) for Successful Customer Engagement.” As always, this eBook from Magento is full of great advice and information. The idea is that, when merchants are able to engage customers on a personal level, those customers are more likely to buy. […]
10 Great Magento Extensions – Part III
We’ve compiled some lists of Magento extensions previously. You can find the previous collections here: Part I — 10 Great Magento Extensions For Your E-Commerce Store Part II — 10 More Essential Magento Extensions For Your Store Here are some more extensions that add a lot to your eCommerce store. #1 – Follow Up Emails […]
Magento Go
What is Magento Go? Magento just announced Magento Go, a hosted version of the popular Magento eCommerce. This is very exciting news for small businesses that want the benefits of a platform like Magento, without the hassle of getting it set up and managing the server. Just sign up, fill out a few forms and […]
What Are Your Favorite Magento Extensions?
I’ve outlined some really cool Magento extensions in the past. What are your favorite extensions? Which are impossible to live without?
Magento Hosting Guide
Finding a reliable hosting company that fits your needs can be tough. As with any other platform, Magento has it quirks and needs to be set up on a decent server. Here are a few of the hosting providers I’ve dealt with and some basic info on their services and pricing. Nexcess: Nexcess, a Magento […]
Shopping Cart Migration Made Easy With Cart2Cart
Any small business eCommerce retailer that has tried migrating from one platform to another, knows how complicated it can get to successfully migrate all your information to a new platform. Recently I tried moving a shopping cart from Zen Cart to Magento… with simple products it’s no big deal. You export. You modify in excel. […]
How To Set Up The Facebook Like Button For Magento + Facebook Insights
When Facebook announced they were launching a “Like” button for the whole internet, you knew you had to get in on it. The Facebook Like button is part of Facebook’s new Open Graph Protocol which allows users to easily share content (including yours) from across the web. For the developers amongst us, you can get […]
10 Free Premium Magento Themes
Want a Magento theme that is professional and free? Check out this list of free premium Magento Themes from around the web. 1 – ElectroMagik ElectroMagik is a minimalist professional design. Lots of white-space, easy on the eyes. Info | Live Demo | Download 2 – Absolute Theme Absolute Theme is a slick&smooth blue theme for […]