ProductCart Version 5.3 Now Available!
Want to get the most out of your ProductCart store? Of course you do! Staying up to date with the newest releases allows you to take full advantage of all the fun and new...
Proven Ways to Boost Your Instagram Following
With the influx of advertising on social media recently, it should come as no surprise that social media is the apex for digital advertisers. Consumers get the bulk of their...
Amazon’s new look: what to learn
We recently published an article about the Target.com redesign. Target launched a new Web store after deciding to run its ecommerce operations independently of Amazon.com, which the US retailer had been using for some time as the ecommerce platform. Amazon too is in...
FedEx Web Services update
A number of things slowed us down over the past two months, but we are now really (really!) close to releasing ProductCart v4.5. Among other new features, ProductCart v4.5 will include an updated integration with FedEx, which was necessary as FedEx has been phasing...
Learn more, sell more
Running a successful online business is no walk in the park, and sometimes it feels like you just don't have the time you need to keep on top of everything that's going on, from social media to search engine optimization. Reading books is too time consuming, and...
PayPal Payflow downtime: what to do
Lots of ProductCart stores use PayPal in one form or the other. If you are one of them, read on. PayPal is in the process of moving to a new data center They recently issued a notice about some planned downtime In the notice it wasn't terribly clear that the downtime...
Getting ideas from the Target.com redesign
Target Brands, Inc. just relaunched their ecommerce store at target.com. I don't know about you, but when we see a $1.3 billion online store go for a full redesign, we like to take a good look and see what they've come up with. Hey, they must have spent a fortune...
New, related vulnerability and consolidated patch
A new vulnerability directly related to this other security issue was discovered and addressed over the last 48 hours.To learn more and address this latest vulnerability: Log into your store's Control Panel Click on "Check for Updates" (regardless of whether you are...
Two security vulnerabilities found: small patch available
A new patch was released to address two separate vulnerabilities that were recently found. We have no reports of successful exploits of these vulnerabilities. Download the patch now and follow the instructions in the ReadMe document to apply it to your store. This is...
Security vulnerability: patch just posted
This is one of the least favorite parts of our jobs. A security vulnerability is found, and it could affect your ProductCart-powered store. It's the kind of think that makes us sick to our stomach.This particular vulnerability is not specific to ProductCart. It takes...
ProductCart, Peachtree, and an outsider’s thoughts on our shopping cart
Scott Wheeler at CartSpan recently worked on an integration between ProductCart and Peachtree, which makes it easy for users of our shopping cart software to automatically import Web orders into their Peachtree accounting system. This type of integration can really...
Update on the release of ProductCart v4.5
At Early Impact we set many goals for ourselves and work very hard to meet them. When we discussed ProductCart v4.5 with our developers we set a preliminary release date base on the facts that were laid out before us at that time. Which features we wanted to...
Google Product Search data feed generator update
Google recently updated requirements and guidelines for submitting products to Google Shopping (Google Product Search). Specifically, they now require that merchants include unique product identifiers in their data feed (this applies to most products). They also...
Professional e-commerce, easier and quicker
Setting up a professional, ProductCart-powered e-commerce store is now easier than ever. In partnership with The Small Business Authority (TheSBA.com), we are launching a promotion that includes: Free E-commerce Hosting 3 months of free, ProductCart-optimized hosting,...