http://www.openyourstorefront.com key thoughts to selling smart online... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:03:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a great resource for statistics of online shoppers, online shopping, and shopping cart / ecommerce in general.   Link to Shop.org : Statistics http://www.openyourstorefront.com/resources/shoporg-statistics.aspx StoreSuite NX is shopping cart software designed for small and medium businesses looking to sell anything online. I've, personally, been a user of Interspire's products for many years and have always been pleased with their products and service, which is no small feat among Web-based software development companies. I am excited ... http://www.openyourstorefront.com/reviews/shopping-cart-software-storesuite.aspx  Launched for limited beta, Amazon.com is entering the arena for online payments by providing a platform that web developers can use to build into their ecommerce applications. It'll be interesting to see how the PayPal vs. Google vs. Amazon battling plays out. Amazon has roughly 69 million users which will ... http://www.openyourstorefront.com/reviews/payment-gateway-reviews/amazon-payments-enters-online-payments-arena.aspx  Google checkout on mobile phones. Link to Official Google Checkout Blog: Look, Ma -- no wires! http://www.openyourstorefront.com/reviews/payment-gateway-reviews/from-the-official-google-checkout-blog-look-ma-no-wires.aspx Storefront.net shopping cart software is at first an appealing glimpse at how to sale successfully online. Storefront.net has done a wonderful job at marketing their software. But there is a big difference between great marketing and great software. We've been testing this software for 3 years. It's been 3 years of ... http://www.openyourstorefront.com/reviews/2-minute-review-of-storefrontnet-shopping-cart-software-e-commerce-shopping-cart-solutions.aspx Aqua Superstore, at www.aquasuperstore.com, has really impressed me recently. I did business with the owner, Chris Smith, and was surprised by the 110% professionalism I experienced. Doing business right, in my opinion, is going above and beyond our expectations. Chris did this. With leadership like Chris, the business is sure ... http://www.openyourstorefront.com/reviews/notable-ecommerce/an-online-business-doing-business-right-discount-swimming-pool-supply-cleaning-supplies-accessories-pools.aspx   If you are a web store owner, check out this magazine for a resource on search engine optimization, customer conversion, legal issues, shopping carts, user interface design, Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, and product sourcing. Online and print versions available.    Link to Practical eCommerce: Articles, resources, strategy and a community for internet retailers, online business owners ... http://www.openyourstorefront.com/resources/practical-ecommerce-magazine-articles-resources-strategy-and-a-community-for-internet-retailers-online-business-owners-and-ecommerce-developers.aspx If you're like me, digging deeper into your online store's analytics is always on your incomplete to-do list. I've been following a blog by Ian Lurie for about 6-months now. I'm really impressed with his approach to web marketing. Recently he has created online videos tutorials detailing Google Analytics. These tutorials are especially helpful for e-commerce store ... http://www.openyourstorefront.com/resources/google-analytics-video-tutorials-internet-marketing-strategies-by-conversation-marketing.aspx  It's going to get interesting again for the battle of the web browsers. Read the latest at: Firefox 3 Plans and IE8 Speculation - Browsers Heading Apart Again Source: Firefox 3 Plans and IE8 Speculation - Browsers Heading Apart Again - ReadWriteWeb http://www.openyourstorefront.com/general/firefox-3-plans-and-ie8-speculation-browsers-heading-apart-again-readwriteweb.aspx Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo working together to make my our life easier.... :) Link to Search Engines Unite On Unified Sitemaps System http://www.openyourstorefront.com/general/search-engines-work-together-to-ease-our-pain-with-sitemaps.aspx