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Zen Cart Wiki

Michael — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:26:12 +0000

Zen Cart can be a tricky beast (not just for developer’s but for folks that have to actually use the admin interface), but at least support for it continues to grow. I just stumbled across this Wiki:

Zen Cart Wiki

Zen Cart Directory Map

Michael — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:11:21 +0000

We’ve been using Zen Cart for a few of our clients and have been fairly happy with it so far. Zen Cart is an open source shopping cart application. The functionality is great, but the directory structure and conventions take a little getting used to.

Blackbird Design Studio has this nice directory map that can be used as a handy reference. – Michael

E-Commerce Search Report

Michael — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:34:29 +0000

In this detailed report, 37signals analyzes, reviews, and rates the search engines and search results at 25 popular e-commerce sites.

E-Commerce Technologies That Came and Went

Michael — Wed, 05 Jun 2002 22:33:26 +0000

The best way to learn is by doing. Along the way, e-commerce has found that some ideas that seemed promising at first are best left in the dustbin of technology history. A host of solutions to various problems have been tried, and in many cases discarded just as quickly.

A Nice, Boring Little E-Business

John — Thu, 23 May 2002 22:18:24 +0000

Venture capitalists nodded while startup geeks assured them that if they could get just one-tenth of 1 percent of the market share for furniture, everyone involved would become instantly wealthy. Of course, getting that one-tenth of a percentage point proved more difficult, more expensive and more lengthy an endeavor than anyone had anticipated. Many dreams withered or died entirely without being realized.

Shoppers shun shoddy sites

Michael — Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:13:49 +0000

Badly designed websites are damaging the prospects of firms doing business via the web.

A Junkyard of Bad E-Commerce Ideas

John — Tue, 12 Feb 2002 00:32:01 +0000

Some of the factors that have to be considered when weighing the value of an e-commerce business model are delivery and convenience, which were vastly underrated or oversimplified in some of the Net’s most infamous e-commerce duds. What may appear to be convenient at first glance, may turn out to be much more complicated when actually implemented by consumers.

Online retailers fumble on customer care

John — Thu, 31 Jan 2002 23:28:50 +0000

While online retailers are tallying the results of a strong holiday shopping season, their customers may be enumerating their service failures, according to a report released Thursday.

Accepting Credit Cards From Your Website

Michael — Mon, 05 Nov 2001 16:40:58 +0000

There is a lot about e-commerce that confuses many people. The information in this article is from first-hand experience that I’ve acquired while having to set up an e-commerce website for selling products and accepting credit cards over the internet.

Four e-commerce myths debunked

Michael — Tue, 04 Sep 2001 17:50:49 +0000

We’ve all heard the hype: Putting up a good Web site takes only a few hours, and you can start taking orders immediately. It’s easy to start generating sales, and you’ll begin to achieve ROI right away. You don’t need a Web consultant. And don’t worry too much about advertising and marketing; if you have a good Web site, your customers will always find you.

Are any of these statements true? Nine times out of 10, no.