Magento

Magento Training – Free Resources Every Magento Store Owner Must Know
Magento Training – Free Resources Every Magento Store Owner Must Know
Joel Holtzman

Magento is the most powerful, tested and supported open source e-Commerce solution available.  Unfortunately, Magento can have a large learning curve. From learning how to add products to in the Magento admin to taking advantage of the special rules and promotion logic that is freely available to anyone using Magento.  The difficulty with it is […]

Building Customer Loyalty Through A Magento Website
Building Customer Loyalty Through A Magento Website
Joel Holtzman

One of the hardest things to do in business is to attract new customers and this holds true in the world of Magento e-commerce too. Developing an Magento e-commerce website is difficult and stressful enough outside of having to worry about attracting new customers. That is why it is imperative that Magento website owners spend […]

My Magento New Year’s (2013) Resolutions
My Magento New Year’s (2013) Resolutions
Joel Holtzman

With the start of a new year, why not have yet another article discussing resolutions? Of course, this time I will not talk about eating less candy or going to the gym; instead, I will discuss my personal New Year’s resolutions as a developer when it comes to the Magento e-commerce platform. Even if you […]

Increasing Sales With Magento Multiple Coupons at Checkout
Increasing Sales With Magento Multiple Coupons at Checkout
Joel Holtzman

One thing all Magento store owners need to take advantage of, as with any other commerce website, is the ability to serve coupons for their customers. By offering coupons you can provide more incentive for people to shop with you by providing special offers such as 10% off one product line or a specific discount […]

Featured Magento eCommerce Website – Tom’s Shoes & Eyewear
Featured Magento eCommerce Website – Tom’s Shoes & Eyewear
Joel Holtzman

This week’s featured Magento website is Tom’s Shoes & Eyewear. This website is proof that you can keep it simple while having style. If you are looking to have a new Magento website developed, or hoping to modify your existing one, pay close attention to the following things: Simple Layout Without Compromising Style This website […]

Magento Developer – What To Look For When Hiring Someone
Magento Developer – What To Look For When Hiring Someone
Joel Holtzman

When searching for a Magento Developer, it is important to make sure they can perform certain tasks comfortably before committing to them. The most important things that you need to know first hand are their portfolio and references of past clients. If past clients say positive comments, you’ll be happy too in the future. Besides […]

Magento Optimization Quick Tips for Faster Load Speed
Magento Optimization Quick Tips for Faster Load Speed
Joel Holtzman

One of the most difficult things to do with a Magento site is to make it load faster. Due to the complex nature of how the Magento system works, even if you have a low graphics home page theme you will find that it will take 3-4 seconds for a standard category page to load. […]

Magento – How To Improve Shopping Cart Abandonment Ratio
Magento – How To Improve Shopping Cart Abandonment Ratio
Joel Holtzman

One of the most important aspects of owning an e-commerce website is understanding metrics and how they relate to the overall profitability of your website. One of the great things about Magento is that you can simplify the process of displaying products and take orders automatically without having to have a technical background or invest […]

10 Things Where Magento Community Falls Short
10 Things Where Magento Community Falls Short
Joel Holtzman

While we love Magento and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to open an online store, Magento has some drawback as well.To be honest and educate visitors of our website we have put together this list of ten things where Magento Community has opporunity for improvement. Here it goes: Full Page Caching What Magento […]