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Robbert is working daily on e-commerce websites in his current job. Writer of Dutch books about WordPress, Joomla and Magento. Living in the Netherlands. Follow Robbert on Twitter
Responsive ecommerce: is your online store already responsive?
It wasn’t too long ago when suddenly everybody needed a mobile website and companies spent fortunes on developing their m.companyname.com. Yes, we’re talking about a separate mobile website. And although online e-commerce isn’t completely accepted yet by the large audience, it certainly becomes more and more important.
The cons of Magento
Ok, if you’ve visited our blog before you know we are Magento fans. No doubt about that. So what about the title of this article, the cons of Magento? Well, I felt earlier this week when I was speaking to a client that it’s true: Magento isn’t the ‘one size fits all’ solution. So there [...]
5 important tips to improve your Thank You page
We are often all focussing on conversion. We’ll do everything we can to let a visitor become a customer. But once the sale has been closed, we often forget how important your Thank You page is. And what opportunities you have in there. Clients want to be sure that their transaction was succesful, so you [...]
What’s new in Magento 1.7?
Magento recently released version 1.7 rc1. That is not yet a production version of course, but it will be very close to that and normally we may only expect bugfixes in the final release. So, what may we expect in this new Community version? Is the company still making significant improvements to the version that [...]
What a secure website can do for your sales
According to recent studies, over 20% of customers have abandoned their shopping cart in the past because they were concerned about the website’s security. With the increasing threats and cyber criminals becoming more and more professional that number might even go up in the future. Having a secure website is no longer an option. Making [...]
The 10 best e-commerce blogs and websites you shouldn’t miss
We’re alyways online. Well amost always. Not only to do our daily work, but we’re always looking for quality information shared by others in the community. And often we see the same e-commerce websites passing by. So, what are the 10 best e-commerce blogs and websites around? 1. Getelastic Our favourite and not without a [...]
Magento: Imagine that your customers aren’t buying it
Magento is our favourite e-commerce solution. That’s not someething new here on this blog and you probably are aware of that anyway. But in my opinion, there’s a little scratch now on Magento’s reputation. And if you are a Magento user yourself you”ll immediately recognize what I’m talking about.
Can a WordPress site offer serious e-commerce?
Beginners in e-commerce often don’t have a large budget to start an online store. And even a Magento project can consume several thousands of dollars if you don’t have the knowledge yourself. So you’re in search of something easy and cheap, right? Of course, there are lots of possibilities, but in this article we’re paying [...]
The 10 best e-commerce infographics
Infographics are pretty popular lately. They give the creator often a kind of status and they often go viral on social media. Why? Because we all love to see them! At least, the good ones of course. Every infographic must at least contain a certain amount of valuable information in stead of only plain statistics. [...]
E-commerce design inspiration
Do you need to create a new webshop or want to redesign an existing one? And you need to get this job done yourself? Or at least set the direction for the new design? We gathered for this post lots of diferent e-commerce designs, from as well widely known as unknown stores. Oh, before we [...]
Fix for Magento 1.4.0.1 PayPal and shipping costs 
Ultimate Magento SEO tips and tricks – part 1: content 
Tailoring Magento to B2B e-commerce 
The 10 best e-commerce blogs and websites you shouldn’t miss 
10 (Magento) front-end development best practices