Category Archives: Ecommerce

Get our Authorize.net DPM Mod for Free!

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Authorize.net DPM & PCI Compliance

Authorize.net DPM will remove your worries of online shopping and credit card security. Sometimes PCI Compliance can seem so daunting and costly to address, but we’ve solved that problem for you with our Authorize.net DPM Mod! Use this module and your customers will see no difference in checkout. The beauty is, in the background, all Credit Card handling is done directly through Authorize.net & the customers never leave your site!

If you Sign Up for Authorize.net using our link, we will give you our Authorize.net DPM Mod for free! Simply register and then contact us and mention this special.  We will verify your registration and provide you with the coupon code for the free mod.

Already registered with Authorize.net but want to take advantage of this terrific offer? Contact us and we will work with you to fill out a transfer form and provide you with a coupon code for the free mod!

 

 

Why YOU Need Point of Sale for X-cart 5 Now!

Unify In-Store, E-Commerce & Phone orders in a single system and maintain all inventory & orders in one place!  Sound like what you’ve been looking for?  If so, then read on for highlights of what Point of Sale for X-Cart 5 can do for you…

 

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The Point of Sale X-cart Add-on gives businesses the ability to unify E-commerce, In-Store, and Phone orders into a single X-cart system.  Once in X-cart, the orders appear with the E-commerce orders, to be monitored and managed in the existing business processes and with other X-cart components.

The Point of Sale system focuses on an intuitive and efficient interface to minimize the customer’s wait while the admin places the order.

This product will not affect your X-cart upgrades! There are no changes needed to x-cart, to install this mod!

Key Features of Point of Sale for X-Cart 5:

  • Discounts on the Fly (% or absolute)
  • Override product prices & shipping costs through on the fly order discounting
  • Includes all X-cart Shipping methods!
  • Simplifies use of SKU and bar code scanners through Flexible Product Search Function
  • Super fast order entry allows auto add items to order when product search returns only one product
  • Supports Product options and their price changes
  • Orders displayed in default currency
  • Supports all X-cart Tax methods
  • Specify payment methods you want to appear in the Point of Sale (separate from X-cart enabled payment methods).
  • Track orders by salesperson
  • Capture Order Notes when placing the order
  • Product Search by Category

As with all BCSE products, you are entitled to 3 months of upgrades!

Download Point of Sale X-Cart Add-On now and start taking advantage of these great features!

 

PayPal PCI Deadline Extended to 6/30/17!!

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PayPal PCI Deadline

From PayPal regarding PayPal PCI Deadline: “Merchants and partners use HTTPS to securely connect with PayPal’s servers. We use the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol to encrypt these communications. To ensure the security of our systems and adhere to industry best practices, PayPal is updating its services to require TLS 1.2 for all HTTPS connections. At this time, PayPal will also require HTTP/1.1 for all connections.

To avoid any disruption of service, you must verify that your systems are ready for this change by June 30, 2017.”

What Can You Do?

The first step is to verify with your hosting company that your server is ready for these changes. However, please feel free to Contact Us if you’d like assistance or if you have any questions or concerns.

If you are hosted with us, we will be taking care of this for you & will be contacting you with more details in the near future.

 

BCS Engineering Tips for Success in 2016

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BCSE’s own Carrie Saunders has  been featured in a blog for X-Cart offering her Tips for Success in 2016!  It’s great read with some really valuable suggestions.  Follow the links below to check it out:

Is Your Checkout Harming Your Business Worse Than Poor SEO??

Mobility & Responsiveness Fallout

Read the entire blog here and feel free to Contact Us with any questions that you may have!

Is Your Business Outgrowing Your Shopping Cart?

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Online shopping carts tend to happen on the fly.  We start our businesses and have an idea of what we think we need online to meet our sales demands.  Then, orders start flying in and before we know it… we are BUSY.  So busy pleasing the customer and launching new ideas that our shopping carts aren’t the top priority anymore.  Before long, we’re “making do” with a cart that was actually created for a start up company and not a flourishing business.  We want options & features beyond what we ever imagined that we might need. It can all seem very overwhelming, time consuming & costly!

If all of this sounds too familiar, it’s time for you to let us put our nearly 14 years of ecommerce experience to work for you!  We know the struggles you are dealing with and can help you figure out where you want your shopping cart to take your business.  Whether you want to expand your existing cart & add more features or move to an entirely new cart, we can help you!  Our knowledge of  best practices, data manipulation, SEO & ecommerce success helps us solve the issues you are already experiencing as well as foresee issues that could arise in the future. Contact Us today for a free quote!

Hyatt Gun Stores X-Cart Upgrade and Mobility Improvements

A new look and a mobile friendly site were high on the list of improvements that Hyatt Gun Store wanted for their existing site. We’re pretty proud of the work that Henry completed on this site and thought it was just too good not to share!

Site Improvements
• Upgrade to X-Cart 4.7
• Customized Mobility Template
• Wordpress Integration
• Custom Layaway Feature
• Customized Search feature
• Responsive Skin With Customizations

Justin, of Hyatt Guns, has noticed a significant increase in the page views on the site and a large decrease in the bounce rate as well. This is all great news for our long-time customer! More views with less bounce rate=increased sales and that’s always a great thing!

Homepage Old vs.New

New Site Home Page
Cleaner look & feel, much easier site navigation and showcasing products and services in a more visible manner.

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Old Site Home Page
Note the side columns have been replaced by drop down menus on the new site. This site was pretty busy with many areas competing for attention.

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New Product Pages
All product info is on one page, not hidden in tabs and requires minimal clicks to get to the information.

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New Check Out
Features our Smooth One Page Checkout that guides the customer through the required information and also requires minimal clicking & page reloads! As the customer scrolls, the cart is always visible on the left hand side of the screen.

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We’d love to help you get the site that you want for your business. Contact Us to day for a Free Quote! No project is too big or too small!

BCS Engineering – Providing Customers with the proper resources to help their business succeed since 2002!