The holidays are over and now existing and aspiring eCommerce business owners are thinking ‘what can I do to different in 2012?’ A new website can be just what is needed to take advantage of the booming eCommerce web sales. The US census bureau reported that in the 3rd quarter alone, e Commerce sales hit $48.2 billion dollars! A new web site design or a brand new website could be just what you need to get your part of the pie. With the economy on an upward trend and eCommerce showing greater growth than retail sales, new websites have an amazing chance of being profitable in 2012. What type of new website are you looking to launch this year? What Type Of New Website Do You Wanted Designed? A new Automotive Website using a year make model look up can help customer find parts that they are looking for faster than ever. Do you have all of the product information for your new automotive website? No, not a problem! WSM can help populate your new website with...

Web Shop Manager offers a cost effective solution capable of 100% PCI compliance to anyone looking to start up an online business. Most small business are left to figure out how to be PCI compliant on their own, but here are Web Shop Manager (WSM) we can guide you to operate a successful PCI compliant ecommerce store. Shopping online should be easy, fun and productive. When consumers have to worry about their personal information, it takes away the allure of shopping online. This the basic premise of why you should choose a ecommerce platform that is 100% PCI compliant. What is PCI compliant hosting ? If you are running an online business it is crucial that you have your shopping cart PCI compliant to ensure that you are helping promote a safe and secure outlet for shoppers. When shoppers feel safe to check out online , the entire e-commerce industry benefits! Payment Card Industry (PCI) mandates that any ecommerce transaction is completed over a PCI compliant server...

There is so much that can be done on the web to promote your eCommerce site and your online products, but often business owners will forget one of the easiest and most cost efficient product marketing tactics. So what is the simple way to sell more products on your website? Write original, keyword rich and unique product descriptions. Although the effect of these changes may not be as instant as putting up some pay-per-click ads, the effect is a proven, long term online product marketing solution. Why Product Descriptions Are So Important For Online Sales If you are selling products from a manufacture then you probably have available to you the product description provided by them. It is tempting to populate your site the fast way, simply copy and paste the description into your product page. However, when you take a minute to think about it you will realize how many other online store owners are likely to follow this same path. This results in hundred if not...

Adding Videos to Your Product Pages Is Easy & Effective As eCommerce website developers, we often get asked the question, “What can I do to make my website stand out from the competition?”. While there are many ways that we can suggest for our clients to proceed in differentiating themselves, we often suggest that they add videos to their product pages because of its effectiveness and relative ease. However, we find that this advice rarely gets acted upon! My assumption is that many people think that adding a video to their product page is something very technical that they would not be able to do. Well, my goal of this blog post is to have you posting videos in your sleep. What Can Product Videos Do For My eCommerce Sales? Before I proceed with the explanation of HOW to add videos, I think I need to start with the WHY. Here at Web Design Solutions, we know that product videos will help your sales because we have seen it work for many of our clients...

Content Driven eCommerce - Create and Manage Search Engine Optimized eCommerce Content Lifestyle brands and enthusiasts alike come to us at Web Shop Manager (WSM) because they are passionate about what they do and need a vehicle to translate that passion to fellow enthusiasts. Their dream may be to turn that ‘hobby’ that keeps them up all night into a legitimate revenue stream. It is one thing to have a phenomenal eCommerce website designed for conversions, for fellow enthusiasts, but it is also incredibly important to articulate that passion in a way that helps the consumer make the decision to trust your brand. Whether you are in the Automotive Aftermarket , Action Sports Retail , Travel and Adventure , Pet and Animal , or Powersports industry it is important to not only sell products that you feel passionately about in a beautiful branded package, but you will need to back that up with substance/content too. Why would I focus on content for...