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Tips & Tricks: What to Do with a File over 500 MB? Host the File Remotely.

Posted: 7/15/2015

When are selling your products online, you may have a need to include files that are large. For instance, maybe the file is a film you made. At E-junkie we have to put a limit on the file size that can be uploaded to our servers. But if your file is over 500 MB in size, you can host the file remotely. This means that your file will be located on your own server but when your buyers purchase the product from you,the product file is still provided using our download links which expire after a set number of download attempts or a set amount of time. Your buyers will not even know that the file is remote.

If you have a file over 500 MB you can use these steps to host the file remotely...

Business 101: Gross Income, Net Income & Profit Margin

Posted: 6/25/2015

You can't afford to skimp on accounting. It is essential to keep abreast of your finances and to track your Gross Income, Net Income and Profit Margin. If you don’t know what these important terms mean, or how to calculate them, don’t worry. We'll spell it out (or should we say, add it up) for you.

The Gross Income of your business is going to be the total you made from selling your products. This is the most basic number for your business as it represents how much money you have taken in from your customers.

How To Customize Your Thank You Email

Posted: 3/18/2015 1 comments

An aspect of selling online is the e-mail sent to your buyers after they purchase your products. Most systems setup this e-mail for you and send it out automatically after checkout, and we do that too. But we also allow you to customize the thank you e-mail at both the product specific and common level.

First, look over our help page to see the variables that can be added to the thank you e-mail.

Now, to customize the common thank you e-mail click on the Edit Account Preferences option on the Seller Admin page. For the common thank you we will use the First Name, Last Name, Business Name and Payment Date.

The Importance of Mobile Design

Posted: 12/29/2014 1 comments

Guest blog post by Ivan Serrano.

With nearly seven billion mobile subscriptions in the world, mobile is taking over the way business owners manage and promote their business.

The average smartphone user spends nearly three hours on their device. While most of this time is spent using mobile apps, 22 minutes of this time is used on mobile websites. That means online businesses need to make certain their current website is optimized for all those mobile device users. people are spending more time with their mobile devices. If you haven’t created a mobile design for your online business website, it’s time to get started. Here are five mobile design tips for the modern business...

3 Things You Need to Know Before Opening your E-Commerce Site

Posted: 12/22/2014 1 comments

Guest blog post by Robert Nachum growth and marketing manager at Ranky.

Whether you’re diving into your very first business, or you’re expanding your brick-and-mortar online, there are a few very important things you must take into consideration before opening your e-commerce site. To get the biggest return from your e-commerce site, there are 3 things you need to understand before you begin shouting "we're open" announcements from the rooftops (i.e. ramp up marketing efforts).

Learn From Our Top Sellers #3: BlogStomp

Posted: 12/19/2014 2 comments

We were lucky enough to catch Danny of BlogStomp, and asked him what about them made them a success. Here's what he had to say...

First off, can you tell me about your business and what you offer?

In short we make software for Photographers. Cross platform desktop apps and a cloud-based service that more or less is about helping produce deliverables from images. Those deliverables might be blog posts, Facebook galleries or photo books.

How long has your business existed online? What is the origin story?

BlogStomp was born out of this necessity in 2009 – its frustrated founders wanted to spend less time behind a computer screen, and more

How to Customize Your E-Junkie Cart

Posted: 12/18/2014

Our cart is made for DIY-ers. We know you know how you want things done, and we're here to let you apply your aesthetic. A big part of that is allowing for customization of your shopping cart.

When using E-junkie you can set-up our cart as an overlay window on your website by using our View Cart button code along with the Add to Cart button code; the cart code looks like this:

function EJEJC_lc(th) { return false; };

</script>

How Online Video Can Sell Your Products

Posted: 12/15/2014 4 comments

Guest blog post by Knice Creative Online Marketing Executive Manager Frank Vitetta.

Lots of people know that actions speak louder than words, but in sales - VIDEO speaks louder than words! Videos are an extremely persuasive asset in boosting your overall sales and expanding your bottom line. So, how can you begin utilizing video content help your business make more sales? Below I'll explain why video works, and how to begin using it to your advantage.

How to Customize your E-junkie Buttons

Posted: 12/10/2014

One of the great things about E-junkie is that since we provide our code in basic HTML form you can customize the button codes we provide.

The most common customization people like to make is to change the button image and use one of their own. Here is an example of our standard Add to Cart Button code:

Find the the image URL here.

All you will need to do is replace that URL with one of your choosing, so the code would look like this...

Learn from Our Top Sellers #1: Jerry Cards

Posted: 12/05/2014

We have decided to share the knowledge of our top sellers with you! We sought out our superstars and asked them a few key questions with the hopes it will help online selling newbies get things going for themselves. The first in our series is Jerry Cards, the one-stop shop that makes buying gift cards super easy (you don't even have to leave your house, or visit multiple websites to get your gift list covered). A great holiday pick right? Read on to see how this eCommerce success grew their business from the ground up.

First off, can you tell me about your business and what you offer?

We are Jerry Cards, http://www.jerrycards.com We offer instant worldwide delivery of US Gift Cards in digital form. The most popular item on

Options Made Easy: Splitting Variants into Individual Products

Posted: 11/26/2014

The online marketplace is crowded, if your customers can get in and out with a simple click of a button (instead of scrolling down lists of options) they are more likely to buy right now. Luckily, you can make your customers' shopping experience quick and easy with e-junkie.

When you are selling a product that comes in different colors, patterns, etc. you can use our variant feature to set up a product with Variants to allow a single product to handle it, using drop down menus for buyers to select the size and color. But consider having buttons for each option, a button for a small white shirt, a different button for a small black one, etc. This can still be setup with our Variant feature and then just a little extra coding is needed to make each set of options into a single button.

Setting Up Multiple Product Discounts

Posted: 11/19/2014 1 comments

Sometimes when you setup a particular product you want to allow people to purchase more of that one item at a discount rate. Since 'tis the season, you may want to offer a discount on your perfect gift items for your customers to snag in bulk for the holidays.

Instead of going through the trouble of setting up multiple discounts for a single product, you can setup the product using the Variant feature to get the same effect.

For our example we are going to name our product “Product 2” and set the standard price to $2.00 for one to three, $1.75 for four to seven, and $1.50 for eight or more.

Start by clicking Add Product; then enter the name of the product and check off the box for Variants.

How to Find the Right E-Commerce Option

Posted: 10/13/2014 1 comments

Hey makers! One of the first things you need to consider when you're trying to turn your hobby into a business is what eCommerce option is the right fit for you.

First, you have to ask "What is my business model?" If you do not know this, you have to sort that out before you launch your business, build a website, etc.

But we can help you.

Ask yourself these questions to start:

Are you selling physical items?

Are you selling digital items?

Are your products individualized for each person are you selling unique items?

Are you selling a single item to multiple people?

Setting Flat Shipping by Product

Posted: 10/08/2014

Some of our merchants have products that can all ship for the same amount, maybe you are selling CDs and/or DVDs or maybe clothing. Our shipping does allow you to setup a flat rate so the buyer gets charged for each item they are purchasing. For this example we are going to charge a flat $2.50 for each item.

Starting from the Admin page you will click on the Edit E-junkie Cart Shipping Settings link on the right side of the page. Then click Next on the page that loads, because you will not need the first page in the Shipping Settings.

Interview: The Creator of Web Comic Spinnerette

Posted: 8/29/2014

This week, E-junkie.info sat down (well, talked back and forth via e-mail) with web cartoonist Krazy Krow, the writer of Spinnerette. Here's what we found out about him and his comics.

E-junkie: So first question, what made you decide to start your web-comic?

KraKro: It was a 14 hour road trip to Florida! I was in the back of the car wondering, ‘what if a superhero had a mutant power that was really hard to hide?’ The whole comic idea started from the six arms, and fat suit.

E-junkie: Were you primarily influenced by other web comics, comic books, or newsprint comic strips?

KraKro: I was a manga reader first, and hadn’t read many superhero comics. It was my wife who converted me by bringing a big stack of Teen Titan comics when I was in the hospital, getting my tonsils out.

Increase Your Sales with a Custom Look

Posted: 8/25/2014 4 comments

If you are looking to start-up your own online business - or already have one that you want to make more your own – a good option is to design your own purchase buttons. Many online shopping cart systems allow the user to customize the code and change the image. In E-junkie it can be done with the Buy Now, Add to Cart and View Cart buttons, and the buttons within the cart itself.

There are some companies out there that will design these for you. But you can do it yourself and with little to no cost, by getting a image editing system.

Using PayPal As Your eCommerce Payment Method

Posted: 6/17/2014

When it comes to accepting payments through your eCommerce website, there are many different methods to choose from. Each has attractive features that make deciding which to use difficult. After all, you want to feel good about your payment method. For many website owners, PayPal has been the payment gateway of choice since the early 2000s. There are several key points that make this company ideal as an affordable solution for your online store.

10 Creatively Designed Mobile eCommerce Websites

Posted: 6/07/2014

Are you running an eCommerce business and are planning to go mobile pretty soon then here are 10 mobile eCommerce website design for your inspiration.

Responsive website design is the thing but as important as it is, for an eCommerce business owner you can not avoid going mobile since 4 out of 5 consumers use their smartphones to shop and in the eyes of Google, the websites that are mobile-friendly are ranked higher than those that aren't.

No matter what is forcing you to go mobile, you shouldn't forget the fact that if your eCommerce business is not going mobile, how will you reach those consumers who are on the go and are away from the desktop. So going mobile is a must for your business but when you are working on it don't forget that the layout of your website on mobile should be easy to navigate through, the texts and images should be clear and the checkout process should be as easy as it is on a desktop.

Some Important Reasons Why You Should Opt For Custom eCommerce Development

Posted: 6/02/2014 1 comments

The eCommerce market has grown into a sophisticated, extremely powerful and highly lucrative Global business platform with no geographical boundaries and time restrictions. That's why more and more new entrepreneurs are joining this bandwagon every single day. As the Web market grows and expands, so does the competition between online ventures.

Obviously, every business owner is aimed to gain the cutting edge on the market and become the number-one choice for the targeted customer audience. Achieving this goal requires from a web store to be unique, full-fledged and engaging. This is where custom eCommerce development comes best into play. Here are top 3 reasons why using custom eCommerce development and design services is going to be an excellent, success promising idea for your online venture.

Can You Compete With Amazon?

Posted: 5/20/2014

Given the company's size, asking the question, “Can I compete with Amazon?” may at first seem laughable. “What, me vs. Jeff Bezos??!”

But before you raise that white flag, consider this: Amazon sells everything. While that may seem like an advantage, it also leaves plenty of space for eCommerce vendors with expertise knowledge, a unique angle, and a willingness to provide highly focused customer service. The answer to the question of competition is in all actuality a resounding yes -- just not on price.

So, how can you use your unique angle to take on the Everything Store? Let's take a look.