A week or so ago we put a very basic wordpress site on MaternityPay.co.uk as we wanted to test the water with a basic site and an old domain name. Its currently page 3 on Google for Maternity Pay – with NO SEO whatsoever! This means that once we put a proper website on there we should hit page one no problems.

Yesterday i launched the first version of our very first affiliate store on MaternityWear.co.uk – Its using a really cool system from AffiliateWindow, called ShopWindow and after some chopping and styling i managed to get it to show only the maternity wear section, and nothing else.

Its REALLY easy to install, and there are thousands of affiliates to chose from so you can tailor it to your needs very easily.

If you are interested in joining the AffiliateWindow platform, then click here – or give us a call on 01623 650 333 and we can arrange/set it up for you and build the site for it to go on.

We’ve had some site in particular that as we delve further and further into the really bad coding, we are finding things that make the team here at dijitul physically sick.

For starters, they had themselves hard coded into it so that they were receiving any emails that were sent through the contact form on the site, and were being notified every time there was an order placed!

We found out yesterday that the cheeky buggers also hard coded themselves an admin account so that they can log in and check stuff whenever they want, too.

I guess when you don’t know much about the internet and things like online shops – you don’t know what to look for or ask for when you have one built. Just be wary – and if you are spending a lot of money having something developed then make sure you go with a reputable company who will speak to you in plain English.

Also, unless you truly need to – stay away from customised shopping cart platforms – as they might tick all the boxes now, but in 6 month/1 year down the line they will need changing/updating and it costs a lot of money. Pre-made software is usually modular, so things can be added and removed fairly easily.

Would you like a quote for a new online shop?

Over the past few months we have been working closely with a number of Nottinghamshire based companies who have ventured into the online shopping world and are starting to reap the rewards for being ranked highly on Google not to mention seeing a huge increase in turnover and enquiries.

We are all hoping that this is the start of a good online shopping season and are preparing our customers for a busy year ahead. If you are expecting a sudden surge in sales then we strongly recommend that you take note of the following points:

1. Do you have enough bandwidth to deal with an increase in visitors?
2. Do you have sufficient stock to cater for an increase in orders?
3. Are the search engine optimisation elements on your website correct?
4. Have you looked into using Online Chat as some people who shop online cannot always pick up the phone and prefer to email/chat so you could increase your sales just by having an online chat system installed on your website.
5. Last but not least, always keep an eye on your competitors website and see if anything they are doing you could do better!

If you are already online and have an eCommerce website then we wish you the best of luck for the 2010 season. If you are yet to try online shopping for your business and would like more information please visit the eCommerce Nottingham section of our website.

http://www.dijitul.co.uk

We build websites most days, we do alot of eCommerce in Nottingham and have recently started developing our own plug ins for the sites and platforms we use. It has shocked me just how much certain industries are missing out on. There are so many amazing add ons for Cubecart that make the users experience so much better.

Keep your eyes peeled on the dijitul blog for the launch of this sexy, grungy, urban looking online shop, its gonna make a huge impact on the extreme sports world

This is one that we are all very excited about…..

Once we have more news regarding Cubecart 5 we will publish it on the website and send an email to all customers who are currently using Version 4. To discuss a Cubecart online shop or would like to know more about Cubecart Design please give our office a call on 01623 650333 asking to speak to the Cubecart Guy

For more information on eCommerce solutions and how an online shop can benefit your business please visit www.dijitul.co.uk or give our office a call on 01623 650333.