"A majority of companies have not yet transitioned to international e-commerce." Wilfried Beeck – CEO of ePages, Europe’s market leader for e-commerce – shared that insight during his "Sell Global, Think Local" speech at WorldHostingDays 2011. This event in Rust, Germany attracted more than 4,000 attendees this year, and has become the premier get-together in […]
Interview with Stefan Kolodziej – one decade in e-commerce
/0 Comments/in Merchant stories /by Volker SchwarzFor more than ten years, Stefan Kolodziej and his business partner Kai Lieder have been running an online shop for high-quality teas. What has he experienced during that period? And what advice can he give to merchants who want to get started in e-commerce? Find out in the ePages blog’s two-part interview.
“A Multilingual Online Shop Is Not the Same Thing as Multinational E-Commerce” – WorldHostingDays 2011
/0 Comments/in Online shop & ecommerce /by Volker Schwarz"A majority of companies have not yet transitioned to international e-commerce." Wilfried Beeck – CEO of ePages, Europe’s market leader for e-commerce – shared that insight during his "Sell Global, Think Local" speech at WorldHostingDays 2011. This event in Rust, Germany attracted more than 4,000 attendees this year, and has become the premier get-together in […]
Expanding to other European countries requires more than patience and proper language translations
/0 Comments/in Online shop & ecommerce, Payment & Delivery /byChase Paymentech Europe has announced results from a national survey exploring the challenges faced by UK firms in ‘Customer Not Present’ (CNP) payments. Western European online retail sales are projected to grow 11 percent to reach £153 billion by 2014. On a regional level, several key European countries have seen record growth above the UK’s […]
Bulletin: Loading Problems in the Back Office – Causes and Solutions
/0 Comments/in Online shop & ecommerce /by Volker SchwarzCertain versions of ePages shop software have been experiencing problems while a shop’s website is being loaded. This results in "white pages", or pages which display no content. This issue occurs primarily in a shop’s back office and is limited to certain versions of the Firefox browser. Shop storefronts are affected less frequently. Continue reading […]
Create and E-Mail PDF Documents
/0 Comments/in Online shop & ecommerce /by Volker SchwarzFrom Version 6.10.0, you have more options for designing order documents such as invoices, bills of sale and credit notes. They can then be e-mailed automatically to your customers as PDFs. The ePages blog will show you how it’s done.
The Search Function – Keeping Track of Your Shop
/0 Comments/in Online shop & ecommerce /by Volker SchwarzInconspicuous yet important: the “Advanced search” function is often overlooked by shop operators. That’s a shame, because it significantly simplifies the managing of orders and customers; it also facilitates marketing measures for individual customers. Continue reading the ePages blog to learn where it is "hiding" and what it can make possible.
ePages shop “PG Bikes” in the news – Orlando Bloom owns Blacktrail
/0 Comments/in Online shop & ecommerce /by Volker SchwarzIn the ePages blog, we have already introduced the bike manufacturer PG-BIKES, who runs a successful ePages shop. Since late last year, the shop is proud to have a famous fan: When Orlando Bloom stood in front of the camera for the remake of "The Three Musketeers" in Babelsberg, Germany in October 2010, he tested […]
Event: ePages at the Parallels Summit 2011 in Orlando
/0 Comments/in Online shop & ecommerce /by Volker SchwarzCloud computing and cloud services are the hot topics of the international hosting scene that meets once a year at the Parallels Summit. The industry-leading conference for service providers, web hoster, service providers, value-added resellers (VARs) and web designer offers its exhibitors an inside view into a wide range of cloud services.
The ePages community – the forum for the ePages online merchants
/0 Comments/in Online shop & ecommerce /by Volker SchwarzDo you have an online shop? Do you use the ePages shopping cart system? Then register yourself at the ePages Community. You will find expert contacts for all questions concerning e-commerce as well as the ePages shopping cart system. Discuss with other online merchants and profit from their experiences. For example: Which marketing activities do […]
Fit for Christmas Part 3 – The home straight
/0 Comments/in Marketing, Payment & Delivery /by Volker SchwarzThe last critical phase of the holiday shopping season has begun. For online merchants, it is now or never to reach all those who haven’t decided yet and steel need a last minute gift for a their loved ones. So what’s for you to do in the last week before the Christmas holidays? The ePages […]
How important is written content for online shops?
/0 Comments/in Marketing /by Volker SchwarzAnd what is the significance of original written content concerning search engine optimisation (SEO)? SEO expert and ePages online merchant Maxim Grübel explains the principles of SEO content and shares practical tips on how you can position your own ePages shop to perform well in search results.
Fit for Christmas – Part II
/0 Comments/in Marketing, Shop Design /by Volker SchwarzWhen Christmas decorations start appearing in towns and cities in November, most people start looking for presents to give to their loved ones. Online merchants should be prepared now for the best sales season all year. Continue reading the second part of the ePages blog's "Getting in Shape for Pre-Christmas Shopping" series to learn what […]