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Google Analytics is by far one of the most important tools you need to use when running an ecommerce store - without it, you miss out on vital information about your store and visitors. As it’s so important, we’ve made it really quick and simple to add your Google Analytics tracking code to y..

A well thought out, detailed marketing plan is essential for ensuring that your ecommerce store not only survives but also grows. Pay-per-click (PPC) marketing is one of the most cost effective forms of marketing available for new store owners. As the name suggests, you simply pay for each succes..

As your online business grows, you may decide to expand your online presence and open additional ecommerce stores. Having multiple online stores allows you to dominate a larger share of the market and target your stores at certain countries and language.    Setting up multiple s..

The biggest barrier to companies automating sales tax is often inertia. Without a shake-up of the status quo, the de facto response is “why change?” or “I’ll get to it later.” It typically takes something significant to get people to pull the trigger on sales tax automation.  &..

Your social media following is booming, you ads are getting great click through rates and your website traffic is at an all-time-high. So, why aren’t your sales increasing too?   On average, 68.63%* of users abandon their cart before they complete their purchase. If over two thirds..

A question we always get asked is how can you add a new currency to your OpenCart store - trust me, it's really easy! Today, we'll show you in 3 simple steps how to add a new currency to your OpenCart store. The out-of-the-box version of OpenCart comes with Euro (EUR), Pound Sterling (GBP..

Ecommerce is ranked third on the list of the most popular businesses in the world according to Inc.com. That’s why, if you have already moved your business online, you are great, keep it up. If you haven’t, you should start now, because the Web is a qualitatively new market accessed b..

How To Choose A Sales Tax Solution For Small Business Owners   They may not have the high visibility of their big business counterparts, but over 90 percent of American businesses fall into the category of small businesses. The owners of these businesses often do it all — from mark..

Over the last decade, OpenCart has been used by businesses around the world to create their own ecommerce store. We thought we’d share 7 of our favourite stores with you to show how you can tweak, alter and redesign OpenCart to make the perfect ecommerce store for your company.  &n..

Great news!   After months of testing and help from the OpenCart community, we're very proud to announce that the newest version of OpenCart has just been released.   Along with a selection of improvements and bug fixes, OpenCart 2.2.0.0 now features: Support for..