Did you know that AmeriCommerce is PCI Certified? It’s kind of a big deal really. It means AmeriCommerce stores are secure, like airtight! And now about those new features… Releasing now in 2013.1 to all AmeriCommerce users – several new features and capabilities for your stores.  New features include: Ecommerce Embed Tools for embedding products, "buy now" buttons and add-to-cart links in email, social networks, blogs, links and more. Blogging System and Tools including new blog widgets,...

Blogs are central components to marketing and SEO strategies.  No doubt about it. But blogs aren’t just a tool for the pro online marketers; they’re much more than that. Blogs are vital for building customer loyalty, a community of people and are a great way to increase your visibility and build your website traffic.   Blogs are also very important in extending your brand, message, and perspective of your industry. With the store blog tools, you can: Create unlimited blogs and blog posts Create...

Would you like to sell products from Facebook? Or maybe send a product or checkout link straight through email where a single click can create a sell? Or maybe you have another website or blog and you want to show products on that site - or even create an entire ecommerce experience on a non-ecommerce site? Now you can sell anywhere with a full suite of embed commerce tools. Think of this like tentacles reaching across the web while remaining connected to your store. Your t-shirt, product,...

Store owners need a way to reward purchases beyond free product giveaways or deep discounts. Don’t you agree? Instead of competing on price how about rewarding customers for their purchases with points – redeemable points! The AmeriCommerce customer rewards system enables you to have a full rewards system in place for purchases, redemption, and payment. Now you can create marketing promotions that drive more purchases and create more loyalty. With the reward system you can: Set points...

Did you know PCI Compliance is mandatory for any business that processes, transmits, or stores credit card information? In other words if you are selling retail or online and accept a credit card then you fall under PCI Compliance. In order to become PCI Compliant an organization must follow the Security Standards set forth by the PCI Council. This council is made up of five founding global payment brands as well as some strategic members. The PCI Council has come up with a comprehensive set of...

Lower the barriers for customers to checkout and pay. That’s a sure-fire way to increase sales. In AmeriCommerce 2013.1 and beyond, store owners now have several ways to take payments – or rather – you guys have several options available for your customers to make payments. Before jumping into the new stuff, let me first remind you of what’s already available. Accept payments via credit card Accept payment via PayPal Accept payment via gift certificate Accept payment via eCheck Accept payment...

Discounts are straight forward.   Well a few discounts are. But when you want to distribute a large number of unique coupon codes for tracking or mass promotional purposes, things can get harry.  Not anymore. With the release of 2013.1 features for campaign coupon codes, you’ll be able to create any quantity of unique codes and apply it to a discount of your choosing.  This is a huge win for sophisticated marketers, unique reward and loyalty programs and big promotions like Black Friday sales...

AmeriCommerce integrates with Nextopia Software to provide advanced search tools and options. About Nextopia Nextopia Software provides next generation eCommerce Site Search, Navigation and Merchandising technology to online retailers so they can increase sales through enhanced user experience and shopper satisfaction. More than 1,500 retailing leaders – including Treetopia, ABT Electronics, Crabtree & Evelyn & Swatch – trust Nextopia's flagship eCommerce Site Search product,...

Hey friends and fellow internet retailers, did you know we’ve added more apps and integrations recently?  Here’s a quick list of what's been released recently.  Check them out, each of these have special benefits that can help your online store. Check out by Amazon Checkout by Amazon is a complete checkout and payments service for e-commerce retailers. Offer Checkout by Amazon to enable millions of Amazon customers to use shipping addresses and payment information in their Amazon.com...

It’s that time of the year and there is no doubt our merchants are ramping up for a busy selling season. Are you ready? I mean, is your online store ready? A quick spot check: Do you have the contact information of your infrastructure team (us at AmeriCommerce and third-party teams, shippers, etc)? Are you finished with any major site initiatives (redesign, re-architecture, new product imports, new integrations) and will they impact your holiday initiatives? Have you corrected any past...

On September 24th, we made the switch to our new support system, Zendesk. It's been a great transition and we really do love it! Zendesk says "More than 65 million people around the world receive support from Zendesk-powered customer service departments and help desks." Looks like they can add a few thousand more thanks to all of you guys who rely upon AmeriCommerce for your ecommerce software!It’s obvious you guys are happy about the transition too and thank you all for your comments and...

AmeriCommerce is recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America's top 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies with a rank of #1982 overall and #152 in the Software Industry. This is out of over 6 million companies in America, which means this honor is awarded to only the top .001% of companies each year. More than half a billion dollars in transaction volume is processed on the AmeriCommerce platform, transacting more per merchant than competing platforms by as much as 500%. Internet...

Woohoo! :-) We're all Smileys over here about being on the Inc. 5000 list by Inc. Magazine with a rank of 1982!If you don’t keep up with Inc. Magazine, then you may not realize it's an exclusive list of America’s fastest-growing private companies from more than 6 Million private companies.  I know - right! And we were ranked 1982 fastest-growing company!  But anyway, we’ll do an official press release later with our stats and stuff, but I wanted to loop you guys in on the behind the...

We release a lot of features. I mean a lot, and many of them go unnoticed. In today’s post, we thought it might be good to just do a six month roundup and highlight some of the good stuff we’ve release for you between January and June of this year. Many of these will boost your sales if you run with them! 1. Recurring Orders. Easy Money. Make money with less work. The entrepreneurs dream!  Have you ever wanted to have one order repeat over and over again? Well, if you have products and...

Building recurring revenue streams allows a company to maximize their customer lifetime value. As such, subscription pricing models are taking the web by storm with auto-shipment of products and downloadable goods. AmeriCommerce’s Shopping Cart Software version 2012.2 brings enhanced subscription automation and management to their growing list of features by enabling both product and whole-order based subscription generation, renewal, and order creation. With Version 2012.2, storefront owners...

    The Price is Right! Come on Down! AmeriCommerce is proud to announce our newest feature for our 2012.2 release - Price Quoting! AmeriCommerce store owners are now able to create and send quotes to their customers directly from their admin console. Do you want to offer a price break to a customer on a specific purchase? Would you like to be able to send a customizable email template with a "Buy Now" link that sends your customer directly to your...

AmeriCommerce is proud to announce our newest feature for our 2012.2 release - Price Quoting!

    Multistores Get More The Originators of the Multistore Scene In 2005, AmeriCommerce pioneered Multistore technology, and we have been pushing the technology forward ever since. We know being first isn't enough to stay ahead, and we've got some major upgrades to help your business stay in front of the competition this year. After listening to feedback from our storefront owners, we have completely updated and are proud to announce our new suite of Multistore...

    Take Control of your Site New Theme Engine & Live Design Tools Here at AmeriCommerce, we've kicked off the New Year with a renewed focus on customer support, customer outreach, and overall user-friendliness. It's our New Year's Resolution, and we have started the process with the release of our newest version: 2012.1. The newest version features our new theme editor, Live Design. Using Live Design, you can easily drag to resize, edit colors, and fully...

AmeriCommerce announces a major upgrade to version 2012.1 with a completely new web design theme system and usability enhancements for the administration console. When shopping online, looks matter.  The first impression created by a store’s layout and organization can mean the difference between online success and failure.  Online stores have only seconds to instill trust and confidence with potential customers.  AmeriCommerce’s Shopping Cart Software version 2012...