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If you’re starting an online store, odds are you’ve encountered a half dozen or more eCommerce platforms that at first glance, pretty much seem to offer, or at least promise, the same bells and whistles.

In recent months, website builder Wix has garnered a lot of attention – they boast a collection of more than 500 beautiful, advanced templates, all of which support intuitive drag and drop functionality.

A pretty impressive number for any eCommerce platform, and one that’s hard to beat. But [...]

Fast-growing, large businesses in need of a high performance, scalable solution can put an end to their tireless search with the release of 3dcart’s Enterprise eCommerce Version, a SaaS based, PCI certified platform designed specifically for high-volume online stores.  Custom-designed to address critical-availability scenarios, 3dcart’s new platform can support an unlimited volume of sales and traffic, guaranteeing website infrastructure never plays a role in the loss of a potential sale.

One of the many reasons that Google has remained so successful through the years is because the search engine giant is constantly performing updates to deliver the best service to users. Those updates often cause problems for website owners when their online stores are not on a hosted platform like 3dcart, and they can't keep up with constant updates.

The IRCE (Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition) 10th annual event, held in Chicago is the biggest of its kind. Hosting hundreds of presenters who showcased all aspects of online retail, Ecommerce and merchant solutions, IRCE 2014 has provided the visitors with a glance of state of the art products in just about every field in the industry.  There were a number of threads and themes during the convention, especially the whirlwinds of change that mobile commerce has brought into play.

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Sometimes companies create broad, and often arbitrary, marketing messages to pry new business from their competitors. As a 3dcart user, you have probably seen it: ecommerce software and shopping cart platforms boasting that their merchants “sell more” or that they’re "the best shopping cart” around. Some are cautious about their claims while others outright promise that you will sell more. But what measures are shopping cart software companies using to determine how their platform boosts[...]

If you’re thinking about what is next for your business, consider going online. eCommerce rose 12% in the first quarter of 2014 and is projected to surpass $150 billion by 2018. But don’t think going online means you have to sacrifice your physical store location (s). Your new online business should be a complementary extension of your existing brand. So what are the benefits of your new online venture?

Have you ever thought about what would happen if you couldn't actually access everything available on the web? What if some time in the future, you'll have to pay a certain fee in order to use Facebook or how would it make you feel if your Internet Provider told you that you're website was too busy, and in order to allow customers to continue to access your website, it was time to PAY UP? 

It’s almost halfway through 2014 and if your online store isn't mobile accessible, you’re missing out on some serious sales potential. Ecommerce trends predict mobile sales, which increased by double-digit % over the last few years, to skyrocket online businesses into the black. Mobile shopping customers gravitate towards easy -to-find stores and stores that make mobile purchasing easy. Let’s get your online store on the highly profitable mobile bandwagon.

For those who wish to maximize sales, increase visibility and get the most out of their ecommerce experience, "Fancy provides merchants and brands with enormous exposure to trendsetters, savvy shoppers, and social media leaders,"  according to Fancy’s partner program.

At 3dcart, our philosophy is simple. If our clients are successful, than so too are we.  That's why we offer round-the-clock customer support, free templates, advanced ecommerce features and, perhaps most importantly, a genuine desire to help our merchants thrive in the Ecommerce Ocean.

The eCommerce market in China can seem hard to comprehend. With so many competing companies producing anything & everything for customers worldwide, it's not easy to understand the eCommerce market.  Lucky for all of us, Alibaba has created an infographic to give you a quick & clear introduction to the market.

Though e-commerce has been around for over a decade in Europe, growth is hitting double digits every year and doesn’t seem to be anywhere near leveling off. Learn the key to secure your share of the boom with the payment solution provider whose growth has exceeded the European market 8 years in a row.

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