How Migrating to Magento 2 can Improve Revenues
Many Magento users have derived great benefits from using the platform over the years. However, global support for Magento 1 ended in June 2020. So, if you operate a Magento website, migrating to Magento 2 is essential if you've not already done this. But, what can...
How to Create Colour Swatches in Magento 2
In this video from our sister company, we will show you one of the simplest methods for how to create colour swatches in Magento 2. Colour swatches Colour swatches in Magento 2 is surprisingly straightforward to set up, more so than it was in Magento 1. When you set...
How to Install an Extension in Magento 2 (Video Tutorial)
Magento Connect is gone. Long live Component Manager. One of the major changes in Magento 2 is the much improved method to manage your extensions. In this video from our sister company, we show you a step-by-step guide to installing extensions in Magento 2. For those...
How to Set up Multiple Currencies in Magento 2
In this video from our sister company, we will show you one of the simplest methods for how to set up multiple currencies in Magento 2. Multiple currencies Setting up multiple currencies in Magento 2 is actually very easy. If you follow these few short steps you will...
How to Install Magento 2 (Video Tutorial)
In this video from our sister company, we show you one of the simplest methods of installing Magento 2. There are many tutorials out there explaining how to install Magento 2 and even Magento’s own website has a document explaining this process; however, most of these...
How to Avoid Major Mistakes on an eCommerce Website
Are you struggling to make sales from your eCommerce website? To give you a helping hand in identifying the cause, we’ve shared a list of 7 mistakes to avoid on an eCommerce website. 1) Non-responsive design One of the biggest mistakes you can make as an eCommerce...
Browser Caching Advice for Magento
If there’s one thing that all online shoppers have in common it’s a lack of patience. The idea is that online shopping is quick and easy, so if your Magento website is taking ages to load, it’s not going to please your customers. Believe it or not, even a one second...
Canonical URLs in Magento – Our Explanation of the Benefits
When promoting your Magento website, it’s likely that you’ll have developed a sustainable SEO strategy (if not, then you definitely need to!). Whilst creating content, optimising pages and building natural links to your Magento website will greatly improve your SEO,...
5 Great Ideas to Grow Magento Traffic in 2015
Having a professionally designed Magento website is not enough to make your eCommerce brand a success. If you want to increase your conversions and make a profit, you need to be driving plenty of traffic to your store. To give you a helping hand in growing your...
8 Popular Magento Extensions on Magento Connect – July 2015
Are you looking to spruce up your Magento website and increase its functionality? Check out our July Magento Extension picks from the Magento Connect Store. There’s bound to be at least one that will have you hitting that Install Now button! 1) One Page Checkout -...
How To Test if Your Magento Site is Mobile Friendly
Back on April 21st, Google launched a brand new algorithm designed to elevate the rankings of mobile friendly / responsive websites. It shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise for those who pay close attention to Google, with the search engine releasing a mobile...
Magento Design Guide
After installing and setting up your Magento website, you will need to start thinking about how you want it to look. In the world of eCommerce, appearance is just as important as functionality, so you need to ensure that your Magento design is attractive and appealing...
What is a Magento Theme?
One of the great things about Magento is that it’s highly customisable. With the right skills you can get your site looking exactly how you want it to. The trouble is that designing and developing for Magento can be a little tricky. Unless you’ve hired a Magento web...
Where to Get Free Magento Responsive Themes
If you’ve read our post on responsive design, you’ll know just how important it is to have a responsive Magento website. The easiest way to get one is by installing a responsive theme. Many people assume responsive web design is expensive but the good news is that...
What is Responsive Design?
With more and more people shopping online using there smartphones and tablets, there has never been a better time to invest in a mobile friendly design. Whilst building a separate mobile website is one option, the better option is to invest in a responsive web design....
Other Magento Design Considerations
Looking for inspiration for your Magento theme design? We’ve shared three of our favourite designs from some of Magento’s biggest clients below. Visual appeal When designing your Magento eCommerce site, it’s important to look at it as a customer. What would make you...
Magento Marketing
By choosing Magento as your eCommerce platform you will already stand a good chance of your online store being a success; however you can increase your chances of success even more with a strong Magento marketing strategy. Marketing is all about creating a persona for...
Magento Marketing and eCommerce SEO
It is well worth investing in professional eCommerce design and development services for your Magento store but a great looking, well-functioning site is not enough to make your business a success. In order to make sales and generate profit, you need to spread the...
Magento eMail Marketing
Email marketing will play an important role in your overall Magento marketing and SEO strategy. It is great for engaging customers and driving them through to your website. Here we’ll explain some of the benefits of Magento email marketing and why all merchants should...
Is Magento SEO friendly?
In order for your eCommerce site to show up on search engines and receive high levels of traffic, you need to improve its SEO. Creating content and building natural backlinks to your eCommerce store will definitely help; however if the code used to build your site...
Magento eCommerce SEO
Magento eCommerce SEO Strategy & AdviceThere’s no sense in building a fantastic Magento eCommerce website, if people can’t actually find it. In order for people to find and visit your website, you need to get it ranking on the first page of Google. The way to do...
Magento SEO Extensions
There’s no doubt about the fact that Magento is the best free eCommerce platform on the planet. It has excellent out of the box features and is also very SEO friendly, enabling your site to rank well on search engines. However there’s always room for improvement so if...
Magento SEO Tips
Having a high quality, professional eCommerce website is great but it’ll be pretty useless if no one can find it. The best way to increase the visibility of your Magento site is to improve its SEO. Here we’ve provided a list of eleven Magento SEO tips to help you...
Magento Marketing Automation
What is marketing automation? Marketing automation refers to software, tools and extensions that are designed for businesses to use to conduct more effective marketing across various different channels, such as email, social media, SMS and websites. As the name...
Magento Affiliate Marketing
If you are in the process of getting your new eCommerce business off the ground, you may need to think outside of the box in terms of marketing. Sure SEO, email marketing and social media marketing are all very important but if you are looking to give your strategy an...
Magento Comparison With Other Leading eCommerce Platforms
Setting up your first eCommerce website is a big undertaking and your choice of eCommerce platform can either make or break your chance of success. Therefore it is important to make sure you choose the right eCommerce platform first time round. Your platform not only...
Magento Community vs Enterprise Edition
Whether you are looking to set up your first eCommerce store or upgrade to a more robust platform, it is likely that you are considering Magento as one of your options. Magento is easily one of the best eCommerce platforms available, powering over two hundred thousand...
Magento vs Drupal
Today there is a wide range of eCommerce solutions available, with something to suit businesses of all sizes. Whilst many start-ups lean towards platforms like Shopify to meet their needs, those considering scalability and the future of their business are more likely...
How to Use Magento: For Beginners
If you are new to Magento, you may be wondering how exactly you are supposed to use it. Some say it has a ‘steep learning curve’ but by following the hints, tips and guides we have shared below, you should find it fairly straightforward. If you cannot find the...
Magento vs Shopify
Selecting the most suitable eCommerce platform for creating and running an online store is essential. There are a number of great platforms out there but Magento and Shopify are arguably two of the most popular. With both offering different features and benefits, we...
Magento vs Opencart
When choosing an eCommerce solution for your business, you will have a wide range of platforms to choose from. Magento and Opencart are two of the most powerful eCommerce solutions available and are therefore the platforms businesses often struggle to choose between....
How to Create a Homepage in Magento
Here we will provide step-by-step instructions for How to Create a Homepage in Magento. If you want to change your Magento store’s default homepage, you will first need to login to your Magento admin panel. In...
How to Create a Page in Magento
In order to build up customers’ trust in your company and get your website ranking on search engines, you will need to create interesting and engaging content. One of the great things about Magento is that it has its own content management system, making it very easy...
How to Upgrade Magento
In order to keep your Magento store secure and running efficiently, you will need to update it on a regular basis. However upgrading can be quite a tricky process, so it is important to make sure you do it correctly. If you do it wrong, it could cause a number of...
How to Add Products in Magento
The process of adding new products to your Magento store is very simple, so providing you follow the instructions below for How to Add Products in Magento, you shouldn’t need help from your web developer. You can also check out our video on the topic. [su_box title="1...
How to Apply a Coupon Code to Products in a Specific Category
Earlier we explained how it was possible to create coupon codes in Magento, however you may be wondering, how you can apply your coupons to a specific category of products. For example, say you sold three categories of products, A, B and C but only wanted to offer a...