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May 17th, 2010 at 1:51 pm

Hello Website Forge Community!

 

As most of you might have noticed -- we performed a huge hardware and file system upgrade over the weekend.

 

The most noticable difference will be the speed of your web site.  The front end server hardware is significantly faster.

 

Also this upgrade should resolve the recent intermittent issues that a few of you experienced the last couple of weeks.

 

The upgrade went rather smooth with very few service interruptions.  And any issues were resolved VERY quickly.

 

We value you as a customer and hope you enjoy the new hardware!

 

P.S. Just let us know if you have any questions or run into any glitches -- we will handle them asap!

 

Shane Merem

support@websiteforge.com

www.websiteforge.com

E-commerce web site design

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May 3rd, 2010 at 10:56 am

Hey Website Forge community!  I haven't posted in a while. I have lots of good stuff to share.

 

Meanwhile I wanted to send you a quick update of support videos Eric Huffman, on our support team, did.

 

Check them out and give us your feedback:

 

 

Content Management
Member's Area Navigation                                                               
Site Menu                                                                             
Module List                                                                          
Frame Background Image                                                               
Media Player Video                                                           
Media Player Flash                                                            
Manage Content Areas                                                     
Miscellaneous Subjects
Logging Into the Member's Area                                     
Preview Site                                                                        
Creating Email Accounts in the Member's Area          
Email Password                                                                 
Setting Up Email in Outlook or Outlook Express          
Setting Up Email in Windows Live Mail                         
E-Mail User Info                                                                  
WebMail Login                                                                    
Email Account Options                                                      
Publish Site                                                                         

Start Hosting Fees                                                              

http://support.websiteforge.com/154.html

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March 2nd, 2010 at 9:30 am

Ok.  This has to be the MOST EXCITING UPGRADE to your Website Forge site in quite some time!!

 

We recently added a new feature called "VISITOR TRACKING" to your web site!  This feature includes:

  • Real time list of anyone on your web site!
  • What browser your visitors are using..
  • The IP address of your visitor
  • How much time your visitors spent on your web site
  • How much time your visitors spent on each individual page
  • The FULL history of each and every page visited and how long
  • The CURRENT search used on your web site
  • And more....

You have to check out this video to see the Visitor Tracking feature in action:

 

 

Login to your Website Forge Member's Area right now!  Check out who is visiting YOUR site!

 

Shane Merem

www.websiteforge.com

e-commerce website design

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March 1st, 2010 at 10:59 am

Hello everyone.  Shane Merem here with a long overdue BLOG post.

 

Website Forge E-commerce websites have always provided excellent custom options and product view controls.

 

Recently we added a new level of product option.  We call it an "Inventory Grid".

 

Here is a short video that gives a very brief overview.  The KEY BENEFIT to this upgrade is to allow individual SKU or product number inventory tracking to custom options.

 

 

Example:

 

You sell a pair of Levi 404 jeans in 10 sizes and 3 colors.  Thats 30 different individual SKU's (product numbers) you might sell from one product listed on your web site. 

 

When a customer purchase a "Size Waist 32" in "White Washed" color.  That SPECIFIC item SKU is identified and your inventory QOH (Quantity on Hand) will be reduced by 1. 

 

This is true for any of the color/size combinations.

 

Contact support@websitefoge.com or use our LIVE CHAT at www.websiteforge.com to learn more if you are interested in using this new feature!

 

Shane Merem

www.websiteforge.com

e-commerce website

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March 1st, 2010 at 10:52 am

When managing a database of thousands of products -- how do your customer's know?

 

First it's your duty to keep in touch with your customers without becoming a nag (Yes, I sad nag).

 

If you nag your customers -- they will stop listening.  If you ignore your customers -- they will stop buying.

 

So take advantage of our "New Product Notification" in Website Forge.

 

Here is a quick video overview:

 

 

Contact LIVE SUPPORT or email support@websiteforge.com with questions!

 

Shane Merem

www.websiteforge.com

e-commerce website design

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September 24th, 2009 at 10:53 am

Google Checkout now available....  For those of you who have asked and asked and asked.... It's now here.

 

Some people have read or been told that using Google Checkout on their site shall increase search engine results. 

 

Our research so far has not given us any real indication of that.  Also keep in mind that Google Checkout has "terms" that might exclude your site from using it.  So make sure you follow all the rules stated.

 

Also remember, as far as I know, Google isn't a bank.  I will include a snippet that will clarify my point:

 

"Despite all the media attention surrounding alternative payment systems like Google Checkoutâ„¢, traditional credit card transactions remain the most popular choice among customers for online purchases. According to a recent survey, only 44% of PayPalâ„¢ customers and 19% of Google Checkout customers rate their purchase experience as good or very good.*

Alternative payment systems create a middleman between you and your customers, which may hurt your business and confuse your customers. Accepting traditional credit card payments is critical to building a successful business, and all you need is a merchant account and a payment gateway account."

 

Please provide any feedback you can on Google Checkout -- so that we can share with all our Website Forge community.

 

NEED CUSTOM PROGRAMMING ADDED TO YOUR SITE?

 

I recently received some feedback that sparked this headline.  Website Forge is designed to handle the vast majority of web site and e-commerce needs.

 

In fact, we find that Website Forge is a fit for about 80% of the business models out there. 

 

HOWEVER, if you need some customization to your existing Website Forge site -- or -- require special programming for a brand new site.  We can do that as well.   Remember Website Forge is developed and maintained by WORLD CLASS web application developers.  There is no application to big or too small.

 

So please contact us if you feel you need something special added to your web site.

 

Thanks,

Shane Merem

www.websiteforge.com

Web Design and E-Commerce

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September 9th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

Here are a few exciting upgrades you should be aware of...

 

1) New cross-browser editor is available.

 

Just use a non-IE browser (like Firefox or Mac Safari) and you'll see it. Users with IE are still using the old one.  Please test it out and report any bugs you find.  We will iron them out quickly.


2) Java uploader addition.

 

A Custom File option can be configured to accept either all files or images only, and in the case of images only, they can be forced to be downsized to a certain pixel size.

3) PayPal Pro DirectPayment Gateway.

 

DirectPayment Gateway now sends customer shipping address to PayPal allowing for third-party software which pull order info from a PayPal account.

4) General performance improvements.

 

We have done several performance improvements.

 

***DO NOT FORGET to sign up for one of our weekly tele-classes.  FREE TRAINING!  Go to www.support.websiteforge.com for class schedule.

 

Thanks,

Shane Merem

www.websiteforge.com

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May 21st, 2009 at 9:48 am

During the last several weeks our engineers have been busy deploying a
new Firewall, Load Balancer and Customer Access network infrastructure
based on the latest network gear from Cisco Systems, Fortinet and F5.


This network has been put through rigorous performance, security, and
redundancy, and hardware failure tests to ensure te highest levels of
service availability.

 

During the following network maintenance window we have scheduled to
migrate your WAN circuits to the new network infrastructure:

 

Thursday, May 22st, 2009, between 1:00am-2:00am

 

There will be an approximate 10-15 minutes of network unavailability
during the time when our network engineers physically move your network
interface to the new access router and enable the new router switch port.

 

If you have any questions or concerns about this process please reply to
this ticket or call support at 888-558-2446. Thank You.

 

Shane Merem
support@websiteforge.com
www.websiteforge.com

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May 19th, 2009 at 11:08 am

Hello WebsiteForge Customers and Associates,

 

Our Layout Builder frame has been updated to include some additional options for displaying Suggested Items.  Aside from the suggested item's "Product Title" - you can now show images and prices of the suggested items.  We have also added some formatting options which allow you to control their appearance.  The image below shows what options are now available (when you choose to show "Images with Additional Info").

 

 

If you already have suggested items assigned to your products (and the suggested items field added to a Layout Builder frame) then you only need to change the new "Mode" field to access the new features.

 

Make sure you contact support@websiteforge.com if you have ANY questions regarding these upgrades!

 

Kevin Ledezma

Website Forge

www.websiteforge.com

Web Design and E-commerce

 

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May 11th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Hello Website Forge customers and associates:
 
We have a few very helpful upgrades to announce:
 
-  QUICKBOOKS POS Compatibility is here!
 
This is very exciting.  For those of you who operate retail stores with Quickbooks POS, you can now syncronize your products, customers, images and orders in a near real-time connection. 
 
This means:
-  When you add products to Quickbooks POS, your products automatically upload to your Website Forge site.
-  When you sell products and services from your Website Forge web site, your customer and sales records will download to your Quickbooks in near real time!  No importing or additional steps necessary!!
-  Contact sales@websiteforge.com for pricing and support regarding this new feature!
 
- HUGE Email campaign's and product Import's
 
You may notice a new area under your Dash Board called "Scheduled Tasks".  This is great because when you send very large email campaigns or import very large product files -- you won't have to wait for them to finish.  Instead you can just walk away and wait for the process to finish.
 
To do this start your email campaign or import and then view the "Scheduled Task" area to see when it is completed.
 
Notes:  This allows them to run for an arbitrary amount of time not limited with timeouts, session lifetimes etc. No need to split files into smaller pieces. Files up to 50 MB are accepted.
 
Normally tasks are executed immediately right after another, however if there are many tasks being run by other users, the system may wait until there is more resources available.

- UPS shipping methods now have a new setting called "Every Item in Separate Package"

When this option is enabled, the shipping amount on the checkout form has an informational icon which displays detailed quote when moving the mouse over it.  This is for people who ship each item in a separate box and must rate the shipping costs accordingly.

-  Multiple images in one field for members.
 
To enable you need to edit the settings of the Edit Profile frame on the mX_edit_item.html page (for membership) and of the Customer Info frame on the mX_customer_info.html page (for ecommerce).  And then set the uploader mode dropdown next to the image field to "Lite (Multiple Images)". This will allow members to upload several images to one image field.

- PayPal PayFlow was upgraded to the latest specs.

- Improved Java uploader stability and error resistance.

 

Make sure you contact support@websiteforge.com if you have ANY questions regarding these upgrades!

 

Website Forge

www.websiteforge.com

Web Design and E-commerce

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