If you are going to run an online store, you have to have a good web host. There are several things you want to look for in a good host, and popularity is not the number one criteria. In this article we’ll look at some of the key things you want to look for in a good web host.
Author: Lee Blue
A Lesson From Our CEO On Selling Technical Products
The main goal of Cart66 has been to provide all the tools and security people need to sell anything they want all in one place.
Cart66: The Heartbleed Bug and How it Affects You
Its well known, that an Internet-wide security threat emerged a few days ago called the Heartbleed bug. Online security is a topic that we take very seriously. Once we learned about this issue we addressed it immediately and we’ve compiled this list of questions and answers to help you understand the Heartbleed bug, let you know what we’ve done to address it and let you know what you can do to protect your private information. Read more
Understand Choice To Increase Sales
It seems like giving your customers lots of choices would be a good thing. The more choices, the more likely they are to find exactly what they are looking for right? It turns out that too many choices actually results in fewer sales. In this article, we’ll talk about why too many choices is a bad thing and how you can increase conversion rates by reducing choices.
WooCommerce vs Cart66
WooCommerce and Cart66 are both e-commerce solutions for WordPress. In this article we’ll talk about the similarities and differences between WooCommerce and its marketplace of WordPress plugins versus the suite of services and e-commerce features you get with Cart66.
Bigcommerce vs WordPress for E-commerce
We recently compared Shopify vs WordPress for e-commerce and wanted to do the same for BigCommerce. Like Shopify, BigCommerce offers an all-in-one hosted solution for running your own online store. In this review, we will compare BigCommerce to using Cart66 with WordPress so you can decide what the best solution is for you.
Shopify vs WordPress For E-commerce
Historically there has been a big difference between Shopify and other hosted solutions and WordPress when it comes to e-commerce. With WordPress it was up to you to install your own SSL certificates and worry about PCI compliance. Then you try to find and assemble a bunch of different WordPress plugins to get all the features you need for your store while hoping that all the plugins work properly together and all the different plugin authors keep their plugins up to date. Cart66 Cloud solves these problems letting you harness all the power of WordPress to design your store while giving you a rock solid, secure, e-commerce platform that includes everything you need in one easy to use package.
Reasons Why Behind Cart66 Ecommerce
When it comes to e-commerce you need a lot more than just “know how” – you need to “know why” you make your decisions. My friend, popular blogger, and WordCamp presenter Chris Lema gave an excellent talk at WordCamp Los Angeles where he said, “Know Why eats Know How’s lunch every day of the week.” In these notes from my presentation at WordCamp Raleigh we’ll go deeper than just how to install a plugin and uncover the reasons why you choose one payment gateway over another, why you want to store digital files somewhere other than your WordPress file system, why you should use a transactional email service with your e-commerce site, and more. So let’s get started.
SSL Certificates And E-commerce
SSL and SSL certificates are not the same thing. SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer and is an encrypted form of communication between a web server and your web browser. An SSL certificate is required to create this secure connection between the web server and your browser. In this article we’ll cover what an SSL certificate is and where SSL fits into the security for your online store.
Upgrading To Cart66 Cloud
Upgrade In 3 Easy Steps
Cart66 Cloud is rebuilt from the ground up to take advantage of our secure, PCI Compliant cloud.
You can upgrade from Cart66 Pro to Cart66 Cloud in 3 easy steps.
- Set up your products in your Cart66 Cloud account
- Update the shortcodes on your product pages in WordPress
- Skin your secure checkout page with your WordPress theme in one-click using PageSlurp
You do not need to change your theme or rebuild your site.
Here is a quick tutorial on getting started with Cart66 Cloud.
Once Cart66 Cloud is setup and you have updated your shortcodes, you can disable Cart66 Pro. Or, if you’d like to keep Cart66 Pro active so you can see your past orders that’s fine too. If you need any help getting setup, just let us know.
Can I Auto Upgrade To Cart66 Cloud?
We do not have an auto-upgrade system for migrating to Cart66 Cloud. Some of the differences between Cart66 Pro and Cart66 Cloud include:
- Products are stored securely in the cloud
- Gravity Forms is not needed because Cart66 Cloud has built-in support for products with unlimited variations
- Some of the shortcodes are different in Cart66 Cloud
- All the customer data and orders are stored securely in the cloud, not in your WordPress database
For these reasons, we do not have an auto-upgrade system for upgrading to Cart66 Cloud. We do, however, have a team of WordPress experts available to help you.
When you are ready to upgrade to Cart66 Cloud, if you need help getting set up just let us know and one of our WordPress developers will be in touch.
