osCommerce Tips

In my last post I had discovered Magento ecommerce.

In the months since then I have become more and more enamoured with it.

It is now my opinion that osCommerce is dead in the water, even if v3 does ever get released.

That means my focus will be switching.

I have already started skinning my own Magento themes, one of which is on show here. Bear in mind it is still work in progress.

It is quite a departure from the default Magento theme, with cleaner lines and the clutter eliminated.

Magento is scheduled to be released within the next few days (before 31st March), and I for one can’t wait.

Are you an osCommerce template designer or developer? Just completed an amazing store design from a client? Then publicise it and yourself right here!

There are many talented osCommerce designers out there, and OSCT wants to hear from you.

Simply post the details or your work in the comments section below, and let others marvel.

Whether you have designed hundreds of osCommerce stores, or only one, it doesn’t matter.

So bring on the awesome graphics and jaw-dropping designs I know you’re dying to show off.

One of the biggest mistakes online shops make is not displaying a telephone number, or hiding it away on the contact page.

If you plan to make more sales and jump ahead of the competition, make one simple change today.

Continue reading ‘Why A Telephone Number Might Be Damaging Your Store’s Potential’

If you have read my previous posts about Leapfrog, you will know that I am quite keen on Flex.

Flex is a new programming language by Adobe, developed to convince the world that Flash is not just about cartoons and animation.

It’s aimed at serious developers who want to harness the ubiquitous nature of the Flash Player, installed on over 98% of internet enabled desktops in mature markets (Abobe.com, 2006), and create powerful internet applications with beautiful interfaces.

This article ponders about the idea of creating an osCommerce store in Flex.

Continue reading ‘Musing About Flex and osCommerce - A Step Backwards or Leap Forwards?’