How to draw up functional and business requirements for an eCommerce site?

How to Draw Up Functional and Business Requirements for an eCommerce Website

01/03/2022

Well-defined requirement is half-way towards a well-done job. It is clear as day. But when it comes to real life it all gets confusing. How to collect requirements right? How detailed should they be? Who will be engaged in collecting them? In this post we will share how to form requirements for website customization to get what you expect. The post is rich with examples and real cases!

How import images in CS-Cart

07/12/2021

This post is a guide for product image import. Here, you will find the ways to import images, how to specify the path to images, what fields are mandatory, and what to pay attention to while importing.

10 Reasons to Outsource Development Team For eCommerce Projects

01/12/2021

Executives all over the world are pondering over what part of their business to outsource and what to keep in-house. They ask themselves only one question: “Does that provide me a cost advantage?”

If only a decision was that simple.

Obviously, outsourcing provides a cost benefit. But a vast majority of businesses don’t even guess what other benefits they can receive from outsourcing other than cost saving. In this post we explore those top 10 reasons for outsourcing that are better than cost benefits.

How to Install and Configure Add-Ons in CS-Cart

30/11/2021

Add-on installation is simple but may require some specific steps to follow. We completed a guide on add-ons installation to save your time. You will get to know how to install and configure add-on by the example of a default CS-Cart add-on and an add-on of ours.

How to Improve Product Import in CS-Cart

23/11/2021

Product import raises the most issues with CS-Cart entrepreneurs. The platform allows lots of options out of the box to make the import more fine-tuned. We’ll examine what options you have while importing product feeds into CS-Cart, as well as how you can add more automation into it to exclude human factor errors and standardize the suppliers’ catalogues.

How to Connect Your Physical Store to CS-Cart

09/11/2021

You may have had an online store before or just want to create one from scratch. There is a wealth of site builders to make your business visible online. But any of them have their own perks and drawbacks. Connecting your store to CS-Cart, you join an ecosystem of inter-connected services. All tailored to make your digital transition to eCommerce painless and super-fast. Here we’ll tell you about the CS-Cart advantages for online stores, how to install the platform, and how to host your project.

How to Add and Edit Categories in CS-Cart

26/10/2021

With the proper organized inventory, your customer can easily find the product he or she wants. Vendors can assign their items so that you could have your menu helpful in terms of product search and navigation. Knowing how to work with categories is basic for store owners. This is a concise guide with screenshots to help you organize categories in your CS-Cart and/or Multi-Vendor store.

Getting Your CS-Cart store or Multi-Vendor Ready for Christmas Sales

16/12/2020

Christmas is closing, it’s time to get your store ready for it. In this post, we gathered the solutions that will help you sell more and track your success.

How to Go Online with an eCommerce Business?

Moving an Offline Business to Online During COVID-19: a Simple Guide

05/11/2020

Year 2020 is challenging for offline business. But it’s never too late to expand going online. In this post, we gathered useful statistics on the COVID-19 impact on the eCommerce industries and other key figures to help you with launching your first online business informatively. You will get all the steps needed to start and grow online. All the content is organized as a simple guide consisting of 7 steps.

14 Steps to make your CS-Cart more secure

How To Make Your CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor Project Secure (14 steps)

03/11/2020

We made a checklist of 14 steps all CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor should take to secure their online businesses. You will get to know about most common mistakes eCommerce brand owners make, and get some tips on how to make your online business strong and secure.

How to Fix CS-Cart Bugs to Improve Your Store or Marketplace Performance

How to Fix Performance Issues with CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor On Your Own?

01/10/2020

What may be the reasons for poor website performance? As we mainly customize the CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor stores, we know the most common bottlenecks and how to fix them. That is why we decided to develop this guide and share our knowledge with you to help increase your online store performance without referring to a dev.

How To Build Your Digital Product Catalog To Sell More

07/08/2020

If you run a massive inventory store consisting of more than 1,000 items, you probably know how difficult it can be to manage the catalog. But before expanding to a larger inventory store, it is very important to think of how to properly organize the catalog structure to make it searchable, driving, handy in use, and scalable. In this post, we share the best practices, tips and examples on creating a high-performing catalog!

Setting Up Images in CS-Cart: a Quick Guide

26/06/2020

You need to optimize images to attract more customers. Sometimes, setting a good-looking picture of your product is not enough. You need to know what size to use and on what pages. This post deals with the guidelines on how optimize image size and format to reflect your online brand in the best possible light!

How to Choose a Reliable Shipping Service in the Middle East?

13/05/2020

The global eCommerce market grows independently of crisis. That growth is mostly contributed by emerging economies. At this, the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region is among the fastest-growing economies. Having the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt as leaders in online retail, the MENA eCommerce overall growth would be at a CAGR of 11% in the next years (2020-2022) according to Statista.

Common CS-Cart Theme Issues And How To Fix Them

22/04/2020

Of course, we complicate things when we drag third-party elements into our online shopping platforms for the sake of improving performance or security, adding new design features, or opening up greater functionality. Some innovations are minor and don’t bring many problems, some of them like installing or upgrading a theme can be a real headache. But the payoff is generally worth it. Without integrating new plugins and themes, we’d have to do much more manual coding and that isn’t the most effective way to build an eCommerce website these days. This article will give a checklist you should refer to before or while installing a new theme to avoid common mistakes.

Performance Testing: You Need to Think Critically

13/02/2020

Critical thinking is an indispensable pillar of doing business in today’s world. We know that you apply it well in business, but as long as we are technical experts, let me show you that the same should be done for technical things as well. And today I want to show you once again that not everything on the Internet needs to be trusted!

Factors That Affect Your Website Performance

10/02/2020

Starting this month, our head of Cloud Hosting and SRE/DevOps departments, Roman Ananev, is giving a series of lectures on how to maximize the website performance for your eCommerce business.
Read the introductory article on the way the Internet works and the factors that affect your website performance.

Plugins For CS-Cart: You Ask – We Answer, Part IV

27/01/2020

This post is one more chapter of our fortnight report with the latest FAQs we get from our customers about CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor add-ons available on Simtech Development Marketplace. Some know-how you can find on the Support page or, if a specific issue takes place, subscribe for Support. Following this series, you can get your concern resolved without spending your valuable time or money.

CS-Cart Store Upgrade: Your Top Questions Answered

25/01/2020

One way to stay updated on eCommerce technology is to keep your store upgraded.
Today, we are answering your top frequent questions about your CS-Cart store upgrade.
You do not want to miss it out!

AWS Cloud Hosting For CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor [Configuration, Plans, Infrastructure]

22/01/2020

Fully-managed and highly flexible hosting designed to meet the needs of heavily loaded eCommerce websites that require dedicated care.

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