AmeriCommerce Blog

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
5 Ecommerce Metrics To Track
​You know that it's important to monitor the performance of your store, using solid, reliable data. But what's the best way to do it? Which numbers are really important? Everywhere you look, there are metrics, charts, facts and figures, and you'd probably drive yourself crazy trying to track everything ­- so which ones are the 'key' key performance indicators, the ones that you can't afford to miss out on measuring? Here are the 5 we'd plump for above all others...

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Hands-off Order Fulfillment - the Pros and Cons of Drop Shipping
When running your online store it's important to consider every factor to make sure you're being cost effective. Shipping can take a huge chunk out of your budget, but can drop shipping be a help or a hindrance? Take a look at this article and decide what's right for your store.... Wait... What is drop shipping? Drop shipping means the products you sell on your online store are shipped from a wholesale supplier. So when a customer buys from you, you simply forward their details to the...

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Good news. The 2014.2 release makes your store faster than ever before!
Over the last several months we had many soft releases for app settings, server maintenance, virtualization efforts and architecture improvements and now this one release pulls it all together with all kinds of extra horsepower! And you’ll see for yourself, when we say this stuff is super fast! But before rolling into the new updates, here is a quick reminder of the performance related features you’ve had for awhile: Browser-side image caching so that images never have to reload from the...

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
How to Start Selling Online in 7 Simple Steps
Setting up an online store can seem daunting at first, if you've never done anything like it before. But once you do have everything up and running, you'll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner! Check out our 7 simple steps on how you can start selling online today... 1. Devise your business plan You can't go head first into selling online until you've got a business plan sorted. Your business plan will ensure you're hitting all of your targets, and that you aren't going over budget. Think about...

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Win A $15,000 Responsive Ecommerce Site Plus A Free Silver Plan For a Year. ( Press Release )
One lucky winner to receive an Ecommerce focused, phone and tablet friendly custom designed responsive website which uses best practices for web design and increased conversions. AmeriCommerce announces a $15,000 sweepstakes offer that awards 1 lucky winner a custom designed, responsive website and hosting for any business already online or wanting to get online with an ecommerce store. This sweepstakes offer is only available from May 1st through May 31st and anyone can enter the sweepstakes...

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Simple Guide To A Great Ecommerce Product Page
Product pages are really important to your store's performance - GREAT product pages can make a huge difference. Visitors who click through to your product page are by definition, expressing at least a teensy level of interest in buying that product. The information you provide at the resulting page - and how you provide it - can play a crucial role in deciding whether or not they actually become a customer. Well-executed product pages can also help make your products visible through search...

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Monday, April 21, 2014
How to Grow Online Business Without New Customers
The secret to growing your online store without any new customers is to look after the ones you've already got. Does that sound too good to be true? Well, research actually suggests that trying to acquire new customers is the least efficient way to improve on your bottom line. And Bain & Company found that boosting retention rates by just 5 percent, can actually raise profits by 95 percent! If you can't afford to miss out on those kind of stats, then check out how you can grow your online...

Monday, April 21, 2014

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
New Features, Themes, and Integrations! 2014.2 Release Details
AmeriCommerce is always developing new features, tools and platform updates. Every now and again we like to do a roundup of activities, updates, integrations and new features to keep everyone up to speed on our progress. We are very excited to announce that as of the 2014.2 release, AmeriCommerce customers have the following: New Features Everyone loves new features, they are what separate the mundane from the exceptional. Checkout the great new features available in AmeriCommerce: Q&A Feature...

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The 7 things to consider when choosing an Ecommerce platform
Choosing an Ecommerce platform is one of the most fundamental and important decisions you'll make in the early life of your business. The choices are endless; but what's really important? Here's our list of the 7 things you need to consider when making this vital choice! Can it grow with you? Of course, you want to choose the platform that works best for you today – and that's an essential part of your decision. But how does that balance against your desire to grow? If you're serious about...

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Friday, April 11, 2014
See the New Live Design
Core Features Now Accessible From the Storefront Using the New Live Design The new live design is chock full O’ goodies that were created to allow you to quickly customize the look and feel of your site from the convenience of your storefront. This seamless interface allows you to view a visual representation of the changes that you make to your store in real-time, allowing you to make changes on the fly from your storefront. Easy to Use Site Design Features The true power of the new Live...

Friday, April 11, 2014

Friday, April 11, 2014
New Theme Store Launched
AmeriCommerce now has an open theme store featuring free, as well as paid themes designed by theme creators. A great theme is the backbone of any successful ecommerce store. A professional theme gives your shoppers the confidence and encouragement to shop with you. The Americommerce theme store provides that power by allowing anyone to customize the look and feel of their storefront without advance HTML or CSS knowledge. Store owners and designers can select from a variety of fully responsive...

Friday, April 11, 2014