Read your way to a better website

I know, I know...it's way too early to be thinking about the holidays. However, if you have a web site, particularly an ecommerce web site, it's in no way too soon to be thinking about gearing up for the largest shopping season of the year.

One of the best things you can do to help your company compete on the web is to be informed about the hows and whys and ways your shoppers think, act and react to web sites.

In their recent newsletter, Practical Ecommerce highlighted an article containing some excellent reads to help you re-think your web site, and the way you approach your online business.

Even if you only snag one of the books on Mat Greenfield's list, you're bound to be a better web site owner as a result, with plenty of ideas for ways to improve conversions and increase sales.

So this year, when your friends and family ask you what you want Santa to bring, point them to these "Great resources that can alter how you think about the web"

Catching my breath!

Wow! October was an incredibly busy month at Tiny Queen Designs, and I'm looking forward to things slowing down a wee bit as we get ready for the busy holiday season. One of several projects that kept things hopping around here was the conversion of the DrapeStyle.com website from Miva Merchant 4 to Miva Merchant 5. I assisted with template customization, module installation, custom features such as lightbox installation, the ability to order multiple fabric samples from a single popup page and multiple display templates for related products, along with consultation services including recommendations to improve page download times.