A Basic Guide to Understanding eCommerce Shopping Carts

An eCommerce shopping cart is a software application that works in harmony with your website to provide an online shopping environment.  This software typically runs from the same computer that serves as your website’s server.  The intended function of a shopping...

The History of eCommerce

Have you ever heard the term ecommerce and wondered exactly what it meant and where it came from? It refers to shopping on the Internet. For anyone who owns a eCommerce business, it can be quite challenging to grow your online presence and your business overall. But...

Choosing a Merchant Payment Gateway for Your Small Business

So, you have a business.  You have a website.  And now you are teetering on the brink of selling online!  The thrill, the euphoria, the learning curve.  You are flooded with decisions like where to get your merchant account, which shopping cart to choose, and...

How to Accept Charity Donations Online

One of the key strategies for receiving charitable donations is to keep it simple for donors. While many people have good intentions, few will be determined enough to wade through a complicated system for donating. Yet as the world moves online, so to do the...

Tips to Starting an Ecommerce Business Website

The Internet has given modern businesses a unique and potentially unlimited range of customers. However, it has also greatly increased the potential competition for businesses. If you are considering developing a website for your E-commerce business, here are a few...