Consumers often judge how professional and how trustworthy an online store is by nothing more than its aesthetics. While many online retailers are experts in their field, they are not normally experts in graphic design or website development.
In this “eCommerce Know-How” blog post and video on the Practical Ecommerce blog, Armando Roggio (1) explains the difference between a web designer and a web developer, (2) provides five tips for selecting a professional web designer and/or developer, (3) offers opinions about situations you should watch out for when hiring one of these professionals, and (4) set some expectations about price and quality.
We couldn’t agree with him more. 
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Tags: eCommerce, Miva Merchant, shopping cart, Success
Discover what words your customers use when searching for your products using keyword research. Mark Simon from Miva Merchant has listed some tools that will help you build a solid keyword framework.
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Rick Wilson, Executive Vice President for Miva Merchant, explains PCI Compliance along with the difference and similarities of PCI-DSS and PA-DSS so you can understand how it impacts your business. Read more about Demystifying PCI-DSS and PA-DSS Compliance For Web Hosting Customers
Brenham Auto began nearly thirty years ago, selling Wix & Napa filters & accessories from their brick and mortar store in Brenham, Texas. In 2005, the original FleetFilter.com online store was created to take the company’s sales philosophy to a national level.
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