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Magento Multi Site Installation Tutorial – Part 1 of 2
Magento Multi Site Installation Tutorial – Part 1 of 2
Joel Holtzman

One of the most exciting features of Magento is the ability to run multiple websites with one installation. This is possible with the use of the Magento Multi Site (multi store) feature. Setting up a multi site environment in Magento is quite complex and tricky. We have gone through this process a few times now […]

Magento 301 Redirects: When and How To Properly Implement Them
Magento 301 Redirects: When and How To Properly Implement Them
Gentian Shero

When running an eCommerce website on the Magento CMS platform, you will eventually need to make 301 redirects. A 301 redirect ensures that when a page is permanently moved, the website visitors and the search engines are sent automatically to the corresponding new page. Or, they get intelligently redirected to the right category page; or […]

8 Signs It’s Time To Upgrade Your eCommerce Store to Magento
8 Signs It’s Time To Upgrade Your eCommerce Store to Magento
Caitlin Mekita

Here at Shero Designs, our area of expertise is in finding new ecommerce solutions for our clients. We feel that Magento is the best ecommerce solution to help your online store grow and modernize. Below I’ve listed some of the reasons why it becomes necessary to upgrade an online store, and have also provided some […]

Top 8 Magento eCommerce Shipping Methods for Your Online Store
Top 8 Magento eCommerce Shipping Methods for Your Online Store
Beth Shero

Shipping can easily be overlooked by new merchants that come to the Magento eCommerce world. You become so focused on products configurations, website designs, content updates/changes, hosting, inventory migrations, and every other aspect of your new Magento store, that shipping gets put on the back burner for a rainy day. Then, just as you’re about […]

Responsive Magento Template vs. Mobile App Extension
Responsive Magento Template vs. Mobile App Extension
Jill Govier

Most companies who own a Magento eCommerce store want their customers to be able to access the website through their mobile devices. There are two ways to go about this: First, for Magento stores that are not responsive,  an extension  can be purchased that makes the website mobile friendly by adding the mobile app extension […]

Best Magento POS (Point Of Sale) Integration Solutions
Best Magento POS (Point Of Sale) Integration Solutions
Gentian Shero

To no surprise, Google recently revealed that the term “Magento” was searched more than the word “eCommerce”. As Magento is being adopted to a great extent by established businesses, the need to integrate the store point of sale (POS) with the online store is of vital importance. Having such an integration helps streamline your transactions, […]

How To Safely Upgrade From Magento 1.7 To 1.9
How To Safely Upgrade From Magento 1.7 To 1.9
Joel Holtzman

One topic of discussion that always leaves room for debate among the Magento community is how to upgrade your Magento store. Due to the unique nature of each store, it’s easy to run into errors or complications. If you are trying to upgrade your Magento store from Magento 1.7.0 to Magento 1.9.1, the following tips […]

One Step Checkout for Magento: Awesome Checkout vs. OneStepcheckout
One Step Checkout for Magento: Awesome Checkout vs. OneStepcheckout
Caitlin Mekita

We recently got the chance to work with a new checkout solution called “Awesome Checkout” which is built by a company called Anatta Design. The extension was used for a client of ours who is using Magento Enterprise. Awesome Checkout claims to be “full of shortcuts” and to eliminate checkout errors, making a swift checkout […]

New Magento Website Launch – Organic Pharmer
New Magento Website Launch – Organic Pharmer
Caitlin Mekita

  WHAT WE DID Magento Design & Development   THE CHALLENGE Organic Pharmer is a brand new health food shop located in Rye Brook, New York. They needed help building a well-branded website from start to finish. Our developers worked closely with the designers and partners at Organic Pharmer to create a beautiful and functional […]