February-March 2007
  Coming Soon! buySAFE for 3dCart Merchants
  ScanAlert - Free PCI Certification, and discounted "Hacker Free" Seal!
  Forum Updates & Contest
 E-retailers and affiliate partners missing out on global sales, survey says
 The Power of Suggestion
 How Ice.com increased conversion rates by up to 50% with site search
  How to use e-products with 3dCart
  Using Customer Groups to control product/page permissions
  Latest News
  Coming Soon! buySAFE for 3dCart Merchants
We’re especially pleased to announce the upcoming launch of buySAFE for 3dCart merchants. 3dCart has recently teamed up with buySAFE — the leading trust and safety company for e-commerce transactions — to offer 3dCart merchants a powerful new tool for increasing Website conversion and driving additional revenue.

Call for Beta Testers – Limited spots available!
Apply to be a buySAFE Beta Tester today and you’ll be eligible to earn up to $5,000!

Click here for details, or Click here to read all about buySAFE.

ScanAlert Partnership Announcement
We've begun working with ScanAlert to provide you all with discounted rates for services such as the HackerSafe logo, and PCI compliance tests. Save up to 70% off the standard rate by mentioning that you are a 3dCart customer!

- Click here to learn more about ScanAlert
- Click here for your FREE PCI Compliance Test

Forum Updates & Contest

We would like to invite you to take a look at the 3dCart Forum (if you have not done so yet). The forum is setup for merchants to discuss the software (3dCart) as well as other issues such as payment, shipping, marketing, and other e-commerce related topics.

For 2007, we are starting a contest!

We will select a forum member (at random) every month and give them a $200 coupon that they can use towards design services.

To participate, simply visit:

http://forums.3dcart.com

Register if you have not done so. In order to qualify you will need to ether create or reply to at least 1 topic during the month.

February 15th Winner - Megan
March 15th Winner - Tigger

The third drawing is going to be on April 15th!

 
  E-commerce Articles
 

E-retailers and affiliate partners missing out on global sales, survey says
87% of companies polled at a recent retail e-commerce affiliate conference said they would like to sell to non-U.S. markets, but 79% said their overseas business amounted to 0-10% of total sales, World Market Express reports Read more...


The Power of Suggestion
Online marketing once was a savior for small companies, allowing businesses with limited budgets to reach a new world of consumers via banner ads and keyword searches. But marketing on the Web isn't what it used to be. A large number of search engine clicks are fraudulent. And competition from large, deep-pocketed marketers has driven up prices, pushing smaller companies to the margins. Read more...
How Ice.com increased conversion rates by up to 50% with site search
By automatically displaying top sellers in site search results, jewelry retailer Ice.com has produced 25-50% higher conversion rates, CEO Shmuel Gniwisch tells Internet Retailer. Read more...

 
  3DC Tutorials
 

Training Video: How to use the "Customer Reviews" feature.
"Customer reviews" allows your visitors to leave comments about products they own/purchased. These comments not only add great content to your store, but additionally may help other visitors make a decision about a product.

View Video


 

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