B2C Marketplaces: Exploring Launch Stages And Business Prospects
B2C, or “business to consumer,” is a business model where individuals get goods and services from manufactures, retailers and suppliers. Think of buying groceries, car parts, online courses, or tutoring – that’s all B2C action. Right now, marketplaces are the big push behind its growth.
Navigating Marketplace Business Models: A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs
This post is a simple guide on types of marketplaces. You will learn what different business models can be applied to marketplaces and get examples of the most prominent multi-vendors.
Reflecting on Success: Simtech Development’s Milestones in 2023
As we look back on the year 2023, Simtech Development proudly reflects on a series of significant milestones and achievements.
VSEO: Why Has Video Become A Core Part Of SEO
VSEO is a new term penetrating the digital marketing. It basically means a strategy in your search engine optimization efforts aimed at video content. Video is a perfect tool to nail attention, especially when it comes to online stores. In this article, our invited guest and expert in video marketing shares his recommendations on setting up your VSEO.
The Future of eCommerce: Why Progressive Web Apps Are Taking Over
Progressive Web Apps are cheaper in development and easier to add to mobile devices’ screens thanks to Add to Home Screen function. Let’s see more facts about PWA, and their application in eCommerce.
Yandex.Mail for Domain: How to Create and Connect It to CS-Cart/Multi-Vendor
Yandex.Mail is a popular email provider for businesses. If you run an eCommerce project, you definitely need to consider connecting this option to your site.
How To Build an eCommerce Website like Amazon? Business Models and Key Features
We’ll guide you through Amazon most killing features and give your some tips on how to create a similar marketplace.
6 Best Marketplace Payment Solutions in 2024
Here, we examine best payment options for marketplaces as of 2023. You will learn the features of Stripe, Adyen, Braintree, PayPal, MangoPay, and Dwolla payment systems. We’ll tell you what to pay attention to while choosing a system to integrate,
Why You Need to Upgrade Your CS-Cart to the Latest Version
Here, we describe the reasons to upgrade your online store/marketplace version. With the refreshed version you get access to a modern technical stack, responsive design, better SEO, awesome features, more add-ons and themes, higher speed of your site, and a user-friendly upgrade process. You can upgrade on your own or refresh your site version with us. We describe both processes. Dive in the article to learn the details.
Add-Ons Changelog for the First Half of January 2022
A new log of changes in our add-ons for CS-Cart includes updates in the Generation Z and Urban themes, Buy More, Smart Mega Menu, Facebook Conversions API, Enhanced Social Login, and Advanced Social Buttons. We adapted more add-ons for the most fresh versions of CS-Cart, and made some useful changes in our most popular plugins. Read the post to dive into details.
Add-Ons Changelog for December 2021
2022 is already there, but we still have some news from 2021. For the last month, we significantly improved our add-ons: Vendor Hours, Google AMP for SEO, Google Enhanced Ecommerce, Points and Cash, Product Labels, Vendor Business Hours, XML & CSV Import Pro, YouTube Video Gallery, and more. Almost all themes now are adapted to CS-Cart v.4.14.1. Get the details from our fresh changelog.
How Marketplaces Deliver Orders: Order Fulfillment by Marketplace
What is order fulfillment and how can marketplaces help you there? In this post, we examine pros and cons of marketplaces and ways to simplify your work on them. You will get to know about marketplace fulfillment and mistakes made by newbies in eCommerce.
Add-Ons Changelog for the First Half of November 2021
Hello! This is the Simtech Development Add-Ons Team. Black Friday is around the corner. Meanwhile, we reworked some of our top plugins for CS-Cart to make your festive season run smooth: Enhanced Filters, Asia, Generation Z, and Urban Shift themes, Order Status Restriction, Product Labels, Shipping Estimate, IP Geolocation by MaxMind, Sales&Social Proof, Real-Time Messenger, etc. Check the new changelog to see more changes.
Add-Ons Changelog For The Second Half Of October 2021
Meet our October Add-Ons’ Changelog. This time we improved and updated Product Labels, Hunter Theme, Hamburger Menu, Generation Z for Marketplaces, Vanilla Theme, MailChimp, eCommerce, Show Me More, Push Notifications, Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce, Hide Payment and Shipping Methods, Sales & Social Proof.
Follow the link to view all changes!
Add-Ons Changelog for the Second Part of August 2021
Autumn has just begun, but still the August changes are coming. During the last Summer month we updated Order Status Restrictions, Vendor Hours, Generation Z and Hunter Themes, SEO templates and many other new and old add-ons. Check out the post to see what’s new!
Is Amazon Planning to Disrupt Cryptocurrency?
Recently there has been a rumor about Amazon accepting cryptocurrency. Is it true or not? Small businesses can benefit from its possible future decentralized financial alternative to traditional cryptocurrency-based banking. How you can benefit from Amazon business, read the post to the end.
Add-Ons Changelog for the First Part of August 2021
Meet our first August Changelog! This time, we improved our themes – Urban Shift, Airy Mobile, and Asia. We made changes in Full-Width Banner, Vendor Business Hours, XML and CSV Import Pro, Product Bundles and other add-ons. You can view the full record of what has been changed in our new post!
How To Optimize Your ECommerce Site For Core Web Vitals?
Core Web Vitals are Google’s latest addition to UX-related ranking signals. Understand what they mean for e-commerce sites and optimize for them.
How to Offer Request for Quote Option to Provide the Best User Experience
Request for Quote is a powerful feature for online stores capable of ensuring 100% chance a customer will complete a purchase on your site. However, it is not easy to present this feature in such a way that removes any friction before placing a request. In this post we will examine how to use this powerful tool in driving sales to your online store and attach some examples of doing it right.
Add-Ons Changelog for the Second Part of June 2021
In June, 2021, we made a lot of improvements to our add-ons. Updates addressed Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce, Google AMP for SEO, Pay by Link, Urban Shift, Vanilla Theme, and other add-ons. Read on to learn more about new changes.