Ecommerce Blog Posts
eBay event: Ornaments for Charity
An eBay group called: eBay Selling Tips has launched their first charity event called “Ornaments for Charity “Ornaments for Charity... 0 Comments | Read More »
Developing Relationships with Suppliers
It is important to me that I have strong relationships with my suppliers especially our drop ship suppliers. I feel it is important... 1 Comments | Read More »
How Many Is Too Many?
It seems like every month there's some new payment method that comes online. Layaway, deferred billing, eChecks, not to mention the... 1 Comments | Read More »
My Kids Are Sick and I Have 150 Emails
The last two days my Blackberry has been beeping like crazy, and right now I have an inbox of 150+ messages. Am I really that busy?... 1 Comments | Read More »
What's in a Name??
Part 1 - Your Reputation, Domains, and Marketing - by Jeff Stolarcyk Your domain name is the most powerful piece of branding your s... 2 Comments | Read More »
Cross-Browser Compatibility Blues
I was reminded today of one of my most beloved of annoyances– hacking CSS to make sure that a website displays consistently on each ... 1 Comments | Read More »
Sending Text Messages With Ruby on Rails
I read somewhere recently that suggested that with the rise of text messaging there has been a decline in the use of email. I'm not ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Does Your Site Have Personality?
One of the hardest parts of successfully selling online is giving people a reason to come back. As we all know, you can only compet... 0 Comments | Read More »
Acts_As_State_Machine Is Now A Gem
Things in the Rails world seem to be moving pretty quickly lately, particularly as Github becomes more and more popular. One of the ... 0 Comments | Read More »
From the Customer's Point of View
The other day I decided to indulge in a more expensive coffee for myself. I don’t do this often but for some reason I decided I nee... 3 Comments | Read More »
If It's Too Good -- It's A Scam
Full Disclosure: I went looking for the best price and got exactly what I was willing to pay for. This is a true story. I changed th... 0 Comments | Read More »
The Blurring Line Between Plugins and Gems
Now that there is something called gem dependencies in Rails, which refers to the ability to specify what gems a Rails application r... 2 Comments | Read More »
Are you an eBay Twit or Just a Twitter'er
“Twitter is a Tweet Tool!” Now say it 10 times as fast as you can. After you try that you will get the “fun” feeling that Twitter is... 2 Comments | Read More »
There's No Place Like Kansas to Learn eBay
October 3rd and 4th is the date of this powerful event to take place in Hays Kansas at Fort Hays State University,College of Busines... 0 Comments | Read More »
Rails ECommerce App
Just a quick note that if you're thinking about starting a new ecommerce shop, or thinking about moving your current store to Ruby o... 3 Comments | Read More »
Do Two Wrongs Make A Right?
We've all had it happen to us at one point or another. We do a search on our respective trademarked names and in the "sponsored lis... 6 Comments | Read More »
Multiple Attachments in Rails
Creating intuitive interfaces can be challenging, particularly when it comes to uploading files such as images or attachments. Suppo... 2 Comments | Read More »
“Some People Dream of Success While Others Wake Up and Work Hard at It”
I was in an office supply store early this morning stocking up on the usual; you know ink cartridges, printer paper, etc. I walked ... 3 Comments | Read More »
Hosted Solutions Avoid Overkill
Selecting a software package to run your new online business can be a daunting task, to say the least. The enormous selection (over... 2 Comments | Read More »
Quit Hiding From The Customers
Company, fall in!!! At ease folks. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em (and if you don’t see any "Don’t Smoke Here" signs) Now, listen up ... 1 Comments | Read More »
