We've added a new feature I think you may like!

We now have an automated notice option for abandoned carts.  It's easy to setup and configure. See here

Increase the conversions by offering a discount for those that have abandoned cart!  Sometimes just a simple message letting people know they forgot to finish the checkout process is all that is needed. 

Don't leave your shoppers hanging...let them know you are happy to keep their business.

I wanted to tell you about a new feature that you have at your fingertips.  Its called the layout builder background image.

It can be used to put a border around products, categories, or even images in an Advacned Gallery.

First you will need to make, purchase or have a designer make the image you desire for this.  Once you have the image you can go to your layout builder for your E-Commerce Module's, Item list frame, or Advanced Category list frame.  Or the layout builder for your Image list and click on "Layout Settings".  Then Specify the image you wish to use for your layout background.  Be sure to save and preview before you publish.  So you know it will appear on the site.

Here are some examples of this being used currently:
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Feel free to contact us in support if you would like assistance in getting this setup.

It's true that Website Forge e-commerce web sites work perfectly on most mobile devices -- some people request that a smaller/ligher version run across a .mobi for a number of reasons.

So "coming soon" -- MOBI functionality for your Website Forge e-commerce web site.

Thanks Brian for making me jump on really fast and make this annoucement at 5:12PM .. LOL

I'm sure there will be plenty of typos in this post.  :)

Stay tuned

Shane Merem

www.websiteforge.com

e-commerce web site design

P.S.  Brian's site is www.shopbakersnook.com 

I am blogging to you AND beta testing our Social Media features right now!

If this goes well.  This blog post will be instantly posted to our Facebook Page and our Twitter account.

Stay tuned for the official release of the Website Forge Ecommerce Web Site Social Media features!

Shane Merem

www.websiteforge.com

ecommerce web site design

Will you ship the product only to find that it was a stolen card and because this crook is from a far away land -- you can hardly do anything about it?

What about trying to get a product through customs?  Is it worth the time and effort?

I'm pleased to announce that we are working with an international solution provider to REMOVE ALL THE RISK FROM INTERNATIONAL orders!

New FiftyOne service will improve international shopping experience and simplify international fulfillment

We are planning on integrating a leading-edge international ecommerce and logistics service later this year called FiftyOne into the Website Forge platform. 

FiftyOne is a service that will automatically present all of your products in foreign currencies to international visitors by detecting the country they are coming from, and for any international orders that results, FiftyOne eliminates all of the headaches associated with international order processing, including landed cost calculation, international shipping, credit card fraud and customs compliance. 

FiftyOne will:

• Convert your USD$ prices automatically into the buyer's local currency based on their IP address
• Calculate and guaranteed fully landed costs at checkout (i.e. complete end-to-end shipping, duties, taxes)
• Provide international payment processing and protection from international credit card fraud
• Pay you at order time in USD$
• Manages all customs clearance, brokerage, parcel tracking and end delivery (your customer will never be asked for C.O.D.)
• Provide a view into all order detail within a new “International Tab” in your Website Forge Account Management Portal (i.e. returns, billing inquiries, tracking information)
• Send international order and shipment confirmation emails, providing international customers with complete tracking information 
   

Once you sign up for FiftyOne, your website will automatically become multi-currency and be welcoming to an international customer.

You will not be required to make any changes to your existing business, financial, operational or fulfillment processes.

All international orders will be provided to you as U.S. orders with a U.S. credit card and a New Jersey shipping address that you will fulfill to and bill to as you normally would.

I think this service will drive more revenue for those who subscribe to it. 

Website Forge Merchant Partners who would like to enhance their websites for international visitors with a risk-free fulfillment process will be able to sign up for the service for a low monthly subscription fee of $14.95 plus a reasonable commission on sales.

At a time when the volume of international orders are growing due to the sagging USD$, having an improved international ecommerce and logistics service in time for Holiday 2008 will be a great advantage.  And saving time and money because you no longer need to handle customs paperwork is an asset. 

Let me know if you feel you would benefit from using FiftyOne and you intend to enroll when it becomes operational later this year.

Shane Merem

www.websiteforge.com

Web site design and e-commerce

1) Orders assignable to managers (WF sub-accounts)
The following permissions introduced for that:
- Can View Everybody's Orders - if ON, the manager can see all orders; if OFF, only those assigned to him;
- Can Assign Orders to Sub-accounts
- Can Have Assigned Orders

Assigning orders is possible both from the list and order details. One can filter orders by the manager. On assignment, a notification is sent to the manager. This notification, as well as other ones, is customizable under Order Settings.

2) Store and show product fields within an order
Ecommerce fields (under Product Types/Fields) now there are the following parameters:
- Show in Admin Invoice
- Show in Customer Invoice
- Show in Vendor Invoice
- Export

If one of the parameters is turned on, the respective field is being copied to the order. SKU and Title get always copied, Image and File type fields get NEVER copied.

First three parameters control showing in respective emailed notifications and invoices. Show in Admin Invoice also makes the field to appear on Order Details screen.

Export, when on, includes the field in the CSV, as well as enables it for QuickBooks Export.

3) Order Export in the "One product per line" format
Can be turned on under Order Settings. In the basic mode - "One order per line" - all fields with Export=ON are put into the same column - Items Ordered. In the optional mode - "One product per line" - a separate column is being created for each field.

4) Search for orders on the Order List
By Customer Name, Customer Email, Item SKU, Item Title, Item-Level Status.

5) Send Notifications on Declined Orders
Found under Order Settings. Notification is customizable under the same screen.

Ecommerce. Other changes

6) "Out of stock items" link under Summary section
Appears if Inventory Control is ON and there are out-of-stock items.

Misc Member's Area changes

7) Got rid of obsolete code related to old navigation. Speed improvement in member's area should be visible with the naked eye.

8) Publishing in Progress message

9) Permission and sub-account related tweaks, including new Add Page permission.

Other changes

10) Flash videos in templates get automatically converted to code using SWFObject. Tested on freedomskateboards.com.  Solving the "extra click" for flash menus and animations.

11) Membership mailer. Unsubscribe feature revamped as per Shane corrections.

12) Feedback. New control - Spam Submit Protection

13) Core changes targeted at better SE-friendliness

14) Content Area Management. Allows to share, mass enable and mass disable content areas.

We will let you know when its ready to use.

Shane Merem
www.websiteforge.com
Web Design and E-commerce

I have worked with Dr. Nunley on a few projects in the past and am excited to offer all Website Forge website owners a $50.00 gift certificate to use for ANY of Dr. Nunley's packages.  This is an exclusive offer for Website Forge web site owners only!

You can view his web site at www.drnunley.com     

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS $50.00 VALUE 

>> If you are a Website Forge customer and wish to take advantage of this free offer go to www.websiteforge.com/drnunley.htm to receive a $50.00 discount on any of Dr. Nunley's packages.

Shane Merem
Website Forge
www.websiteforge.com
Web Site Design and E-commerce

Shane Merem
Website Design and E-commerce
www.websiteforge.com