Ecommerce Hosting

Five Things to Look for in Good E-Commerce Hosting
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Pretty much every web hosting company on the planet offers some type of e-commerce hosting package. After all, e-commerce customers tend to make money from their websites, and that means they are willing to spend and keep spending to keep...

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How to Create a Self-Signed SSL Certificate
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is an cryptographic tool that allows you to encrypt a web connection on your server. Even if you are not familiar with the term, you have likely seen it in action if you have logged onto...

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Integrating E-Commerce Solutions with Payment Processors
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE In previous articles, we have highlighted some popular free and open source e-commerce solutions, and we have explained the concept of payment gateways. Today, we will look at some of the ways in which e-commerce software packages integrate with payment...

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Understanding Payment Gateways
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When you start an e-commerce website, you are going to encounter a lot of new terminology, some that may even be unfamiliar to those with IT experience and those with business experience. One such term is “payment gateway”. Simply put,...

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Using a Self-Signed SSL Certificate
Friday, November 4th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE SSL (secure sockets layer) is a security feature that encrypts Internet connections preventing would-be attackers from exploiting users and intercepting information. When deployed on the web (using HTTPS), it is most often used for e-commerce, banking, and other sites that...

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5 Open Source Ecommerce Apps
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When some people think of ecommerce, they tend to imagine paying a big vendor huge licensing fees to create a storefront for their business. As a result, some small businesses may even avoid ecommerce altogether or only sell through a...

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Does Your Website Need Ecommerce Hosting?
Sunday, September 11th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Many people new to web hosting may have the perception that having a website for their business necessarily indicates that they need business hosting or ecommerce hosting. As a result, they often pay more for hosting even when they may...

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Cloud vs Local Ecommerce Solutions
Friday, August 12th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Deciding to invest in ecommerce software for your online business is only the first step in the process.  Next, you must choose the type of ecommerce software that will best suit the needs of your business. Many cloud service providers...

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Technical Blunders in Ecommerce Hosting
Friday, August 5th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Your business is your livelihood, and if that business is online, your web presence must be strong and reflect the image you want for it.  Therefore, it is always bad news when an ecommerce website suffers from technical glitches or...

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Is SSL Necessary for Ecommerce Hosting?
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When you start an ecommerce site, one of the first features you will want to consider is SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security).  For a website, SSL allows the site administrator to serve pages over a secure...

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