{"id":1597,"date":"2010-07-06T22:29:08","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T02:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instantestore.com\/blog\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2010-07-06T22:29:08","modified_gmt":"2010-07-07T02:29:08","slug":"ecommerce-solution-shopping-cart-software-tips-for-merchants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instantestore.com\/blog\/ecommerce-solution-shopping-cart-software-tips-for-merchants\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecommerce Solution Shopping Cart Software Tips For Merchants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"aptureLink_r9ZSYiY0jl\" style=\"float: left; padding: 0px 6px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/corypina\/5447989\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Cheap prices\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/4\/5447989_f9c06d67d2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200px\" height=\"133px\" \/><\/a>There are a lot of stores out there which offer products at <strong>really low prices<\/strong>. Some are so low they border on the ridiculous. These low prices, although attractive, <strong>can have a detrimental effect on how visitors perceive a store<\/strong>. If you have a store which boasts very low prices, we&#8217;ve got a few ecommerce solution shopping cart software tips for you to<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong> counter any negative notions<\/strong><\/span> visitors might have of your store.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Discounts and sales are a great way to attract visitors but visitors will only make a purchase if the store <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>meets certain criteria<\/strong><\/span>: not least of which is <strong>security<\/strong>. In business it is often said that if something appears too good to be true, it probably is. If the price of a product seems a bit too unbelievable, then potential customers may have doubts about the legitimacy of the whole deal.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid this situation, follow this simple shopping cart tip &#8211; make it known upfront and right away how it is that you are able to offer your products at such low prices. Some have suggested that merchants explain the &#8220;hows&#8221; on the <strong>About Us<\/strong> page. Although we do think that the <strong>About Us Page should contain a more detailed explanation<\/strong>, we suggest that merchants place a simple explanation the main page as well. &#8220;We source direct from suppliers&#8221; would be a good example.<\/p>\n<p>Another concern among customers when prices are low is <strong>quality<\/strong>. Are the products rejected goods? Have they been re-manufactured or refurbished? Are they pre-owned? Are they stolen? A simple statement such as &#8220;We sell only new products of quality&#8221; will help negate those fears.<\/p>\n<p>To further enhance your store&#8217;s reputation (aside from using a reputable ecommerce solution shopping cart software like ours, of course), you should <strong>display product <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">reviews<\/span> as well as customer <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">testimonials<\/span><\/strong> at your product pages and perhaps on selected other pages like your front page or checkout pages. You could even place outbound links to (positive) independent reviews of your store.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you will derive some benefit from our latest ecommerce solution shopping cart software tip. As usual, we welcome feedback so leave us a comment if you wish.\u00a0 Do look up our past blog entries; you might come across a few gems as we hope to provide some of the best free shopping cart software info available.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of stores out there which offer products at really low prices. Some are so low they border on the ridiculous. These low prices, although attractive, can have a detrimental effect on how visitors perceive a store. 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