eCommerce Blog

Your business plan is vital to your success, and for more than one reason. First, your business plan provides a strong foundation from which to move forward without losing momentum by wondering what to do next. Second, a well-written business plan is required when presenting your business to potential investors.

Don't be intimidated by the idea of writing. You can start with an informal plan and clean it up later by fitting it into a business plan template when (or if) you're looking to secure[...]

There’s never been a better, more promising time to start an online store. According to studies, consumers are expected to spend $1.672 trillion online this year worldwide, a figure that is expected to more than double by 2019 to $3.551 trillion! In the United States alone, eCommerce sales for 2015 are predicted at $375.89 billion, up 14.3% from last year’s $328.6 billion.

Here is a preview of our most recent theme “Rockton” — a new, professionally designed responsive theme.

Here is a preview of our most recent theme “Electronics” — a new, professionally designed responsive theme.

It’s the holiday season and businesses everywhere are desperately scouring the eCommerce market for a platform to meet their needs in the months ahead.

For online retailers, increasing your Average Order Value (AOV) can be quite the tedious, challenging affair, especially when your sales depend on specific top-selling products. If you’re aiming to increase your average order value without increasing product prices, check out the following easy to implement tactics that will bump up your AOV while simultaneously promoting a positive shopping experience.

In marketing, the focus of many businesses is exclusively on attracting new customers. It’s an appealing and exciting route that many merchants believe will lead to higher sales and profits. While true, customer retention is just as critical to long-term success, and is actually much cheaper than acquiring new customers. In fact, the cost of acquiring a new customer is 5 to 10 ten times more expensive than retaining an existing one! Unless you’re a new business just starting out, your existing[...]

A year after the release of Google’s mobile-friendly testing tool, Bing has launched their own version, the Bing Mobile Friendliness Test Tool. Merchants looking to improve their ranking in Bing search results on mobile devices are urged to check out the new tool, which may alert merchants to factors that may be negatively impacting their site.

At 3dcart, we’re dedicated to providing online retailers with the best, most innovative eCommerce solution available. Customer satisfaction is our top priority, which is why our platform was built and designed with customer feedback in mind, ensuring merchants have the tools they need and want to succeed in a growing and competitive market.

With the incredible rise of mobile internet usage, it’s more important than ever that your website is mobile-friendly. Not only are your competitors updating their sites and consequently attracting more customers, all major search engines will soon reward mobile-friendly online stores with higher search rankings. If you’re not looking to be left behind, check out the few steps you can take to update your online store for mobile-friendliness.

Here is a preview of our most recent theme “Islotech” — a new, professionally designed responsive theme.

Popups have earned themselves a bad reputation over the years. No doubt at some point or another you’ve earnestly sought the X of one of these intrusive windows. Their ill-timing presence often leads to browsing and shopping disruptions, provoking annoyance in the most patient of web surfers.

Here is a preview of our most recent theme “Liquor Store” — a new, professionally designed responsive theme.

The design of your website plays a critical role in the success of your business. A shopper’s visual experience is the first and foremost factor when deciding whether or not they’re there as a visitor or a shopper – a decision they’ll make in a fraction of a second.

3dcart is always looking for ways to improve our platform, technical support, and services for our 17k+ merchants. Our continuous efforts and innovative developments have not gone unnoticed, with thousands of online businesses making the transition to 3dcart’s easy to use, feature-rich platform.

Here is a preview of our most recent theme “Stylish” — a new, professionally designed responsive theme.

As reports of cyber-fraud continue to challenge the eCommerce industry, merchants worldwide are taking proactive steps to protect their businesses, typically with the implementation of fraud-detecting programs that can cost anywhere from several hundred to a couple thousand dollars. With FraudWatch, however, 3dcart merchants can protect their businesses against fraud with a powerful application that won’t put a strain on their wallet, offering the same features and technology boasted by[...]