Profit From Ecommerce in the Cloud, with ePages

March 18, 2010 -- The fourth morning keynote on Thursday was delivered by Soren Von Marchmin of ePages, who promised to provide hosting providers with some insight into how to profit from ecommerce “in the cloud.”

Technology is a Commodity, Solutions are a Premium

Posted on 2010-03-12

When I look around both the technology industry as a whole and the hosting industry specifically, I see an interesting phenomenon that's become the "norm".

When It Comes to Backups Not All Content Is Created Equal

Posted on 2010-02-15

In the competitive world of web host marketing one of the common themes that's become popular is this idea of "Unlimited Hosting", where you can use Unlimited Bandwidth and Disk Space and never have to pay more than $9.95 a month or $14.95 a month, e

Pinnacle Cart to Debut PA DSS Compliant Release Next Week

February 8, 2010 -- Eagerly anticipated, the latest release of Pinnacle Cart will be one of only a handful of carts that are Payment Application Data Security Standard compliant, when it is officially released Thursday, February 18.

Tips to Writing Effective Online Press Releases: An Exceptional SEO Method

2010-02-04

In today's digital age, submitting effective online press releases can be a remarkable method to climb to the top of the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) and increase your online visibility. Press releases should definitely be a major component of your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) campaigns.&am...

Alert Logic Sees Record Revenue and Customer Growth

January 25, 2010 -- Cloud-based IT compliance and security solutions provider Alert Logic  announced on Monday that its revenue increased by 52 percent to $10.8 million in calendar 2009, while its customer count grew by 45 percent.

Demystifying PCI-DSS and PA-DSS Compliance For Web Hosting Customers

Posted on 2010-01-14

Considering it's almost impoosible to demystify it for web hosts themselves this may be a tall order. But I'll try...

Pinnacle Cart Now Available in Parallels Partner Marketplace

January 5, 2010 -- Pinnacle Cart, an ecommerce solution from Desert Dog Marketing, has now become the only online shopping cart solution offered through the Parallels Partner Marketplace, letting many hosting partners easily and quickly deploy it without development effort of their own.

Web Host 1&1 Study Says Online Shoppers Seek Out Green Practices

December 23, 2009 -- According to research data published by web hosting provider 1&1 Internet, more than half of online shoppers look for “green” credentials while choosing a retailer, with one in four customers expecting retailers to use green energy and services.

10 Strategies of Success: How to Build a Thriving Online Store

2009-12-17

1.Create a user-friendly storefront. Customers should be able to easily and effortlessly find the product or service they are looking for.  You should have a search function on all pages of your store so users can simply search your site at any time to find what they are looking for.&a...

Three Ways You Can Use Ecommerce To Grow Your (or Your Clients) Business

Posted on 2009-12-09

Ecommerce can be used in conjunction with many different businesses and business models to enhance and grow their overall business. We're going to look at three types of businesses today and how they can use ecommerce to improve their bottom line:

Many Online Retailers Unprepared For Holiday Season: Uptrends

November 27, 2009 -- Many online retailers are experiencing significant amounts of time when their websites are not accessible, according to the results of a month-long study conducted by website monitoring firm Uptrends leading up to "Black Friday," traditionally the busiest shopping day in the US.

Web Host Rackspace Launches Holiday Shopping Mall

November 25, 2009 -- Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced on Wednesday it has launched a new promotional service to help its e-commerce customers this holiday season.

Comodo Video Cautions Internet Shoppers About the Risks of Online Infections

Posted on 2009-11-20

Shoppers planning to avoid the H1N1 virus by staying clear of malls by going online instead may, in fact, find that online stores pose their own dangers.

Trustwave Launches New Version of Compliance Platform TrustKeeper 3.0

November 19, 2009 -- Making Payment Card Industry compliance easy and comprehensible for level-4 merchants, on-demand data security and PCI compliance management solution provider Trustwave has unveiled the latest release of its compliance platform, TrustKeeper.

Server Load Times and SEO

Posted on 2009-11-18

Pubcon was roughly a week ago in Las Vegas, and in case you're not familiar with it, it's one of the handful of popular must stops in the world of SEO conferences. While I didn't go to Pubcon, I did follow the coverage and something posted on the SEO

101 Tips to Build a successful e-Commerce Website

2009-11-15

1. A user should easily and quickly reach the preferred product. The home page should include a search bar, browse by category, special offers, shipping and credit card/payment option logos, discount segment, popular items, time saving "fly-out" menus and customer service links. 2. Navigat...

PCI Compliance and Your E-Commerce Store

2009-11-04

It is imperative for e-commerce storeowners to make their sites PCI Compliant by ensuring that they follow all the guidelines and submit the proper forms to the "Payment Card Industry."  The PCI was formed to make certain the e-commerce world is operating in a safe environment and...

Being a Good Technology Partner

Posted on 2009-10-30

Technology related companies, especially in e-commerce, webhosting and saas solutions are heavily defined by parterships. We have over 300 active partnerships all told between web hosting companies, strategic partners and web designers, and if you lo

Link Building’s Importance for E-Commerce Storeowners

2009-10-16

Achieving a high page ranking from search engines is extremely valuable for anyone with an e-commerce site. One of the best and easiest ways to rank high in search results is by building links to your site. Having a high page rank is a major key to the success of your business....

E-Commerce Hosting and Client Management - Part Three

Posted on 2009-10-08

In my last two posts I discussed the gigantic opportunity banging on the door of most webhosts that they ignore while spending their precious time and resources competing for low value clients.

E-commerce Provider Miva Merchant Forges Strategic Partnership with Runa

October 8, 2009 -- E-commerce provider Miva Merchant has joined with online sales optimization solutions provider Runa to provide Miva Merchant store owners a way to improve their online sales by motivating the consumer to purchase based on their buying intent and the merchant defined business goals.

Miva Merchant Helps WebNet Provide PCI and PA DSS-Compliant E-Commerce

September 18, 2009 -- In a partnership with e-commerce software and services provider Miva Merchant, WebNet Hosting can now provide all online merchants with exactly what they need in order to be fully compliant with the Payment Card Industry and Payment Applications data security standards.

BluePay Chooses Latisys For Colocation And Managed Services

September 16, 2009 -- Payment processor BluePay has chosen colocation, managed hosting services and disaster recovery solutions provider Latisys to provide colocation and managed services to support its payment processing and transaction services, responsible for a wealth of organizations' credit card processing and merchant accounts.

Lunarpages Partners with Miva Merchant to Offer Premium E-commerce

September 15, 2009 -- Hosting services provider Lunarpages Web Hosting has partnered with e-commerce solutions provider Miva Merchant to provide Miva Merchant 5.5 shopping cart software as an add-on service for Lunarpages' web hosting packages.

How Google Analytics Can Aid E-Commerce Storeowners

2009-09-14

Google Analytics is a valuable free program that can be extremely helpful to any online storeowner who wishes to track vital statistics related to the traffic of their store. Tracking these stats is invaluable as a merchant because they supply the storeowner with geographic and demographic informati...

E-Commerce – 8 Tips You Can Make It Better

2009-09-14

E-commerce is becoming increasingly popular as more and more companies decide to take their businesses online. Not only can it act as a efficient revenue channel for businesses, it can also boost their existent sales figures by increasingly accessibility to the audiences....

Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup

September 11, 2009 -- The second week of September saw a number of web hosting discounts, including discounts on a range of MochaHost and RSHosting plans, as well as price cuts on AIT's dedicated servers, and e-commerce with Simplewebhosting.co.uk. NetApp has also announced an interesting promotion to give a UK Company up to £1M in solutions to test its virtualisation guarantee.

E-Commerce Hosting and Client Management - Part Two

Posted on 2009-09-09

In my last blog post I discussed the gigantic opportunity banging on the door of most webhosts that they ignore while spending their precious time and resources competing for low value clients.

Nexcess To Launch Magento SIP Reseller Plan

August 21, 2009 -- Web hosting service provider Nexcess.Net has announced an upcoming expansion of its popular e-commerce web hosting plan based around open-source e-commerce platform Magento.

Bobcares Partners with Magento to Develop E-commerce Platform

August 20, 2009 -- Web host and data center technical support and software development services provider Bobcares has partnered with open-source e-commerce platform Magento to develop a platform that lets online merchants control their business processes without constraint.