This is an extremely easy and useful way to find a ton of targeted and relevant places to get links to your site. Linking is the most important off-site SEO element and this video shows you how to use StumbleUpon to find a nearly endless amount of linking partners.
You are locked out of your Magento site’s Admin Panel. You’ve tried every username/password combination you know and have searched your entire computer (inside and out) for a file or sticky note to no avail. Don’t worry, all is not lost — that is, assuming you have access and permission to browse and modify the database.
Access to the database is typically done through:
Let’s say for example we’ve lost the password for the account with username: testadmin.
1. In the left-hand column, click on the table called “admin_user“.
2. Click the “Browse” tab found at the top (horizontal) menu.
3. Locate the account you wish to modify (testuser in this example), and click on the “Edit” icon (to the left of “Delete” and looks like a pencil)
4. Locate the “password” row. Select “MD5” from the dropdown menu and type in the new password.
5. Scroll to the bottom and click “Go” — and you should be all set!
1. Log in to the mysql> prompt using:
mysql -u [dbUsername] -p[dbPassword] -h[dbHost] [databaseName]
For more information on this, see: Accessing MySQL via SSH
2. You should now see that your command prompt now looks like:
mysql>
3. Enter the command:
UPDATE admin_user SET password = MD5('OurNewPassword') WHERE username = 'testuser';
4. Hit Enter on your keyboard and you are done.
We searched far and wide and found a huge collection of FREE Magento Themes that you can use for your Magento Store. There are 37 in total, with screenshots, demo links and download locations. Take a look, and enjoy! Feel free to post your favorite themes or any other links in the comments section below.
Demo | Download (download is on the templates-master.com site)
No Demo Available | Download (download is available on Template Magician Site)
Demo | Download (download is available on the Cogzidel Site)
No Demo Available | Download (Available on the Template Monster Site)
Demo | Download (download available at the Mage World site)
Demo | Download (download available on the Cogzidel Site)
Demo | Download (download is available on the Mage World Site)
Demo | Download (download available on the Template Monster Site)
Large Preview | Download (download is available on the MagentoCommerce site)
No working Demo available | Download (It seems you have to add the item to cart and checkout to get this template which is sort of a pain but I bet if you contacted the company they would just send it to you.)
Large Preview | Download (This is another annoying one where it seems you have to add the item to cart and checkout to get this template but again, if you contacted the company they will probably just send it to you.)
Demo | Download (download is available on the Cogzidel site)
Demo | Download (this is another one that you have to go through a checkout to download)
Demo | Download (another one to check out with…)
No Demo available | Download
There’s not too much information about this theme, but there is some interesting chatter on in the Magento Connect comments… worth checking out.
No Demo Available | Download
Demo | Download (download is available on the mage world site)
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When you’re starting an e-commerce business, there are a some necessary things that you need to get started. These include various accounts, software, scripts, and more. The goal of this post is to show you all of the things you need to get your e-commerce business off the ground from a technical point of view along with some recommendations for where to get these fulfilled. Some of these are obvious, and some may not be – take look!
This is a good checklist, but every business is different. If you have any questions about starting your e-commerce business OR about Magento in general, call us at 10888-335-2747 and we’ll be glad to help you out!
Ok, let’s get started!
Of course, you need to choose a platform for you business to run on. For many reasons, we highly reccomend using the Magento e-commerce system. Magento is extremely scalable, open source, easy to use and quickly becoming the most popular shopping cart system around.
You’re going to need a design that connects with your customers and properly shows your offerings. You can find a TON of Magento themes and templates all over the web on blogs and forums. Our recommendation is to get a professional web designer to create a custom look & feel for your website.
Ok, this is the shameless self promotion but as you read on you’ll see that there are a ton of core business things to be focusing on as you grow your online company. You shouldn’t be focusing on the technology when there are experts that can assist you. We can design, develop and provide Magento Support for your site while you are doing the important business growth actions.
Your site needs an easy to remember, targeted, dot-com domain name. You can get away with a dot-net domain if it’s necessary but it’s highly recommended to brainstorm and get a top level dot-com name for your website. Here are a few excellent websites to use when trying to find a domain name.
http://ajaxwhois.com
AjaxWhois lets you search the WhoIs database with a nearly instant Ajax search. It searches as you type so you never have to hit enter and you can search faster than one domain at at time.
www.domainexposer.com
Domain Exposer is awesome because it will append your keyword to a huge database of themed words and tell you if they are registered or not.
There are hundreds if not thousands of web hosts out there. Trying to find the exact right host for your business can be an overwhelming project. You want to avoid having to move your website from one host to another after your website grows. If you are starting a serious e-commerce business, start with the right web host to ensure that your website will be fast, reliable and properly supported.
We are specialists in getting your Magento E-Commerce site hosted correctly from the beginning. For more information about Magento Hosting, call us at 1-888-335-2747.
You probably know what you want to sell with your e-commerce website. However, it can be hard to source the products so here are a few recommendations.
http://www.thomasnet.com
Thomasnet can get you linked up with manufacturers so you can source directly without any middlemen.
You can test a product line by dropshipping products to test, pricing and forecast sales volume without having to purchase inventory. We have been partners with http://www.dsdi.com for a long time and they are by far one of the best drop shipping companies we have ever worked with.
When you are searching for product sources, do extensive research so you get as high on the supply chain as possible so you can save as much money when you are buying inventory.
Other places to search for product sources is to obviously perform a Google search for your product + “wholesale sources” or “manufacturer”. You can go to trade shows and conferences as well as make calls directly to companies to try to make connections.
Having your products shown clearly on your website is extremely important to the overall look of the site as well as the conversion rate of the site. If you are selling clothing, make sure that you have models showing the clothing off. If you’re selling electronics, furniture or even sneakers, you need multiple angles of very clear photos. It might cost a bit more than you expect to have professional photos of your products taken but from over 10 years of e-commerce experience, it can really separate the websites that get sales from those that do not.
Be sure to write captivating, accurate and titles and descriptions for your products. It’s a time consuming process, but as your website matures and the search engines pick up the long tail pages you’ll be happy that you optimized these textual elements of your website.
Not only are the titles and descriptions important for SEO but this text sells your product! There are a few sites that really go above and beyond with their descriptions. You can use these for inspiration. One is http://www.thinkgeek.com, and the other is http://www.woot.com.
When someone buys something, you have to send it to them. Make sure that you sign up for UPS, USPS and/or FedEx.
In order to print labels and ship your products, you’ll need a service like www.shipworks.com. Luckily, Shipworks conveniently works with Magento!
Don’t for get about boxes and packing peanuts! You’ll need a shipping scale and heavy duty packing tape as well.
We were always a customer of www.uline.com. These guys are great. They are extremely reliable and their pricing is the best we found. Great discounts for large orders so as you grow you save!
Your website is going to need an SSL certificate to encrypt credit card transactions. All modern web browsers will alert their users VERY intrusively if this isn’t set up right. We are partnered with Comodo and offer various levels of SSL certificates if you need one or go to www.comodo.com. You can get set up with other certificates too from Godaddy.com, Verisign.com, and many others.
You’re probably going to want to get a toll free phone number for your customers to call if they have a problem. You can use VIOP services to reduce the costs of this feature or call your local phone company for more information.
If you are going to build a list of e-mail addresses on your site so you can send out promotions and other mass communications, you should use a 3rd party service like Aweber.com so ensure the highest delivery rate and ease of list/email/contact organization.
Don’t forget to sign up for your social media accounts. Definitely claim your brand on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, etc…
You can use this awesome program NameCHK to check 72 sites at once! http://namechk.com/
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Wow! That was a ton of stuff. I might have forgot something too. If you have any other recommendations, please leave a comment below! Thanks for reading!