Miva Merchant Ecommerce Blog

Should You Redesign Your Website?

Posted by Miva Merchant to Design & Development on November 24th, 2009

The question of if you should redesign your website (or have it redesigned for you) pops into the head of anyone who owns a website, from time to time. A lot of people start out small and basic, especially when it comes to an ecommerce website.  You either start out with little funding or time to get your site going so the appeal of the design can be lacking for many in the beginning.

Website Redesign Example

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Store Spotlight: Aromandina

Posted by Miva Merchant to Store Spotlight on November 18th, 2009

Imagine trying to get pregnant for 4 years with no success; then, one day you discovered a blend of essential oils that helped you get pregnant and have a healthy child who has never needed antibiotics because he has never had any major infection. That is the story of Cristina Proano-Carrion owner of Aromandina where you will find therapeutic essential oils, why to use and how to use.

Aromandina

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Web 2.0?

Posted by Miva Merchant to Design & Development on November 17th, 2009

The web is changing rapidly and there are new ways of getting your information out there every day. Social networking is becoming more and more important and is in a way shaping how people communicate. The term “Web 2.0” is something that keeps coming up and a lot of people do not know exactly what this term means and what it applies to. Typically this term refers to the new ways of sharing information along with user interaction and influence on a website, but a lot of what can make up what “Web 2.0” is really can be noted as some of the new visual design trends of displaying your information. In this post I will lay down some of the major Web 2.0 design trends that are shaping the way websites are now being designed and then I will touch ways that this can be applied to your ecommerce store.

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Store Spotlight: DrinkBetterWine.com

Posted by Miva Merchant to Store Spotlight on November 12th, 2009

This week we head back to the vineyards to sample another wine store running on Miva Merchant. Debra Heinze is a passionate wine lover who has turned her hobby into her business. You will see her love of wine sprinkled throughout the site with recommendations for each category of wine coupled with lots of options to make it easy to find the wine based on budget or desire to try something new.

DrinkBetterWine.com

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7 Free Website Navigation Button Sets To Spruce Up Your Shopping Cart

Posted by Miva Merchant to Design & Development on November 6th, 2009

Today I bring you 7 sets of free website navigation buttons for your ecommerce store which you can use for a little flare of change over the holiday months.

There are 16 navigation buttons in each set and all are generic enough to use on any site. You can edit the buttons to say anything you want or even change the colors because the Photoshop PSD files for each set is available below.

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Google Commerce Search For Ecommerce Sites

Posted by Miva Merchant to Optimization & Testing on November 6th, 2009

On Wednesday Google announced Google Commerce Search aimed at providing ecommerce sites with a search navigation solution. Check out the demo video below:

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