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BCS Engineering Acquires Cardinal Computing

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BCS Engineering is thrilled to announce that we have acquired Cardinal Computing! This business expansion allows us to now offer graphic design as well as computer, laptop, smartphone & mobile device repair.

Cardinal Computing is an Athens, OH based business that was founded in 2014 and has serviced many area businesses in computer repair and graphic design. BCSE has wanted to expand into this arena for sometime so this was a perfect fit for both businesses.

If your interested in graphic design or repair of your computer or mobile devices, don’t hesitate to contact us! We offer on-sight and drop off options for repair. Contact Us for more information!

This entry was posted in Around the Office on March 8, 2016 by Carrie Saunders.

We Will Miss You Joel!

Friday, 2/12/16 is Joel’s last day with us. While we are all sad to see him go, we are excited for him and also his wife Jia as they set off on this new adventure!

We want to thank Joel for his nearly 9 years of dedicated service to BCSE. He’s been a terrific employee and co-worker that will be difficult to replace. We will miss his commitment, expertise and fun personality around the office…and also his homemade beer.

Best of luck to you Joel! Oh, and if you’re ever back in town don’t forget to drop by to visit and bring us some of your home brew. You will be missed.

This entry was posted in Around the Office, Blog on February 10, 2016 by Carrie Saunders.

New BCSE Location!

Carrie & Brandon have been working hard this year to find the right spot for a permanent location for BCS Engineering. We have been leasing our current location for almost 8 years now and we were in need of finding a permanent home. After almost a year of searching and months of closing work, we have officially purchased 2,000 sq ft of office space on Richland Avenue! We are super excited for this opportunity. We will update clients when the move will take place. It will likely be in a few months, after we finish up preparations of the new space!

This entry was posted in Around the Office, Company on December 23, 2015 by Carrie Saunders.

X-cart Responsive Template – Mobility!

X-cart Responsive Template – Mobility

Fully Responsive Template, Foundation based, SEO Skin!

Clean, Fast, with modern features!

X-cart Responsive Template - Mobility

X-cart Responsive Template, Mobility, is available for 4.6.x AND 4.7.x. Contact us if you’d like us to create it for your version of X-cart!

Tired of the boring old built in templates? Want something modern, fresh and easy to customize? Then the Mobility X-cart Responsive template is for you!

Main Features

Easy Installation
Fully Responsive
Drag and Drop Store Logo, Invoice Logo and Email Logo
Optimized One Page Checkout for conversions
Configurable layouts in the admin
- Options for the home page
- Options for the product pages
- Options for the category pages
- Options for the static pages
Search Engine Optimized HTML
Seamless wordpress integration
Vacation/Announcement Message option that appears on every page
SEO rich snippets
Sticky Header option
Easy to modify themes! – Pick your colors in the admin!
Low cost for an easy customized skin!
Unlimited Colors and customizations!

Layout Options

Individually Select Layout options for Home Page, Product Page, Category page and Static pages
- 1 Column
- 2 Column – Sidebar Right
- 2 Column – Sidebar Left
- 3 Column
Upto 4 footer column options, including options for:
- Twitter Feed
- Pinterest Feed
- Instagram Feed
- Facebook Feed
- Static Pages Menu
- Newsletter
- Speed Bar
- Hard Coded links
Browsing Transition Options Include
- Fade
- Slide Right
- Slide Left
- None
- Transition Speed
Page Width Options
- Wide
- Narrow
- Full
Center Content Style Options
- Contained (Shows center content in a framed area)
- Open (Shows center content unframed)
Category Location choice of Top Bar or Side Bar
Manufacturers Location choice of Top Bar or Side Bar
Home page Content -Choose from default home page of banner and featured products or Static page of your choice!
404 Page Content – Choose from default home page of banner and featured products or Static page of your choice!

Theme Options

Unlimited Color options!
Pick a Reference Color and 8 more theme colors will be automatically generated!
Optionally adjust each of the 8 theme colors to your liking!
Background color options of Solid or Repeating Pattern
Unlimited Repeating pattern options!
Fully Customize Button Colors!
- Main Buttons
- Success Buttons
- Secondary Buttons
- Alert Buttons
- Info Buttons
- Disabled Buttons

Social Options

Facebook URL
Twitter URL
Twitter Username (for feeds)
Google Plus URL
YouTube URL
Pinterest URL
Tumbler URL
Instagram Name

Home Page Options

Banner Position Options
- Within Page Content
- Full Page Width
- None (no banner)
4 Banners with links to help promote products or sales!
Drag and Drop images to update banners!

Checkout Options

Cart on Left with Checkout process on right
Cart on Right with Checkout Process on left
Cart Narrower than checkout process
Cart wider than checkout process
Cart same size as Checkout Process
Special optional checkout message to customers

Search Options

Enable/Disable Auto-completion for products in the search header
Minimum number of characters before auto-completion suggests
Maximum number of suggestions to display

WordPress Options

Enable WordPress Integration
Directory for wordpress
WordPress Layout options
- 1 Column
- 2 Column – Sidebar Right
- 2 Column – Sidebar Left
- 3 Column
WordPress Link Title

Page Speed Options

Enable/Disable Lazy Load Images
Minify CSS
Minify Javascript
Minify HTML

Purchase Mobility Template for your site today!

This entry was posted in X-Cart on December 23, 2015 by Carrie Saunders.

Be a Savvy Seller in 2016

This entry was posted in Ecommerce on December 22, 2015 by Carrie Saunders.

30 Sweet Statistics on Consumer Spend Trends for December

This entry was posted in Ecommerce on December 16, 2015 by Carrie Saunders.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

This entry was posted in Ecommerce, Featured Client on December 10, 2015 by Carrie Saunders.

For Microbusinesses, Sales Tax Can Seem Like No Big Deal (But it is!)

This entry was posted in Blog, Ecommerce on December 2, 2015 by Carrie Saunders.

Sales tax can be a real turkey to manage

This entry was posted in Ecommerce on November 24, 2015 by Carrie Saunders.

The Global Shipping Platform for X-Cart & Magento is Now Available!

BCSE has partnered with global technology and ecommerce leader, Pitney Bowes, to offer international shipping for X-Cart & Magento. (Contact Us) to download the Global Shipping Platform for X-Cart or Magento Extension and you can start seamlessly selling and shipping your products to 70+ countries around the world!
The Pitney Bowes Global Shipping Platform for X-Cart & Magento simplifies international sales by providing:

Guaranteed, fully-landed international cost quotes for 70+ countries on your store’s checkout page. Quotes include real-time duty, tax, brokerage fees and international shipping & handling
Unparalleled international shipping rates that no other service can offer
Reliable coordination of parcel management across borders including routing, logistics, tracking, insurability and last mile delivery
Transparent international shipping restrictions based on country-specific import rules and product classifications

We’re very excited to offer this industry leading solution to our customers! By presenting clarity and accuracy in the buying process, certainty and transparency in delivery, and dependable, competitive pricing, delivering a successful cross-border experience to your customers will be just one click away.

For more information, please visit X-Cart International Shipping or Magento International Shipping. Feel free to Contact Us if you have any questions regarding this fantastic opportunity!

This entry was posted in Blog, Ecommerce on November 19, 2015 by Carrie Saunders.