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Using Images To Increase X-cart Sales

June 20, 2011
By sparks

Here’s a handy hints on how to reassure customers visiting your store or looking at your products on Google base. It’s all too easy to repeat the same image over and over just like your competitors do so we recommend taking just a little bit of time to make sure you have appropriate pictures for...
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New UK or USA Google Base Specification Feed For X-cart

June 13, 2011
By sparks

Feed manager is our most popular module 4X cart. Over the years we have seen many customers notice a sizeable increase in business and profits by using this very simple and proven module for generating sales. Over the last few months Google has made many changes to its speed specification for the USA and...
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X-Cart v4.4.3 released

May 8, 2011
By sparks

The much awaited 4.4.3 version of x-cart has now been released squashing plenty of bugs. With no major new features this is purely a maintainance and bug fix release. We are glad to announce that the new X-Cart v4.4.3 is now available for downloading in the “File area” section in your HelpDesk account athttps://secure.qtmsoft.com,...
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Changes for Google Product Search Merchants

March 21, 2011
By sparks

For those of you using Feed Manager from Firetank Software will need to be aware of some upcoming changes on their Google base feed…
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Feed Manager : How to change the feed names

January 26, 2011
By sparks
Feed Manager : How to change the feed names

One question we get asked frequently is how can you change the name of the feeds listed in the Feed Manager listing. For example you might want to change Custom Feed 1 to Feed For Testing or rename it to a site name for which the feed is intended for. To start, head into feed...
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X-cart 4.4 Compatible Mods

November 23, 2010
By sparks

We’ve been hitting the testing hard on some of the latest x-cart modules and finally signed a few off.  Here’s a list of one’s that have been offically released into the wild
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How To Increase Your Average Order Value With Free Shipping

November 23, 2010
By sparks

One of the perks of shopping online is cheap or free shipping If you aren’t offering free shipping to your customers then you should be Instead of COSTING you money this guide will tell you how to MAKE money The concept here is easily done in a few simple steps 1. The average order value of your...
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X-Cart v4.4.1 released

October 4, 2010
By sparks

The guys over at qualiteam have announced the 4.4.1 xcart release. No real new features to speak off but more of a bug fix. Full changelog can be seen at http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=55789
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5 Tips for Email Marketing Your X-cart Store

September 26, 2010
By sparks
5 Tips for Email Marketing Your X-cart Store

It’s early Autum and the cold weather marches along with the signs posted outside shops “kindly” reminding us of the day’s left till xmas. Time to warm things up with prospects by sending them information about your products and services, ensuring that you are always readily available in their minds.
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How to edit your invoice templates in xcart 4.2.x and 4.3.x

September 23, 2010
By sparks

A while ago I posted about a small marketing techique of editing your invoices to give them more of a sales feel.  As good as any store is, you can be easily forgotten and let’s face it, most parcels that arrives have the same plain old boring paperwork, so why not stand out. Like the...
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