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How to Install Google +1 on Volusion Ecommerce Stores

Posted on Jun 2, 2011 in How-ToSEOSocial MediaVolusion

Today, Google has officially released the Google +1 for websites.  Previously it was only available for Google’s SERPs (search engine result pages).  In today’s article we’ll show you how to install it on your Volusion store. Google +1 – What Is It? Google’s “+1” is their answer to Facebook’s Like button and is their push [...]

Volusion Adds YouTube Integration

Posted on May 24, 2011 in How-ToVolusion

If you’re on version 11 of Volusion you may have noticed a new feature on your product admin pages: support for YouTube videos.  Although adding a YouTube video was never really difficult this new feature makes it very easy for the beginner to add it to their product pages. Uploading a YouTube Video to Volusion [...]

Track Page Speed in Volusion Ecommerce with Google Analytics

Posted on May 23, 2011 in How-ToSEOVolusion

As a Volusion consulting firm we continually get asked about their performance and quality of hosting.  If you’ve been around Volusion enough (or any ecommerce platform such as 3dCart, Big Commerce, etc.) the topic of site speed eventually comes up.  When Google announced that page speed is a factor in organic rankings, the queries really [...]

How to Create a FTP Account in Volusion

Posted on Dec 15, 2009 in Volusion

Need FTP access to your Volusion ecommerce store?  Follow our quick tutorial on setting up a FTP account to get the backstage access you require. Why Do I Need FTP Access? For many Volusion store owners you may never need FTP access but there are many reasons why you might: If it’s time to access [...]

How to Setup Automatic Drop Ship POs in Volusion

Posted on Nov 10, 2009 in Volusion

Follow These Configuration Steps for a Seamless Purchase Order Process If you’re like most businesses today you have a relationship with one or more manufacturers.  Any in many cases you don’t even carry an inventory but simply have a factory-direct relationship which allows them to ship directly to your customer.  Today, we’ll walk-through how you [...]

Get Your Volusion Store Ready for the Holidays

Posted on Nov 9, 2009 in SEOVolusion

Follow These Google Webmaster Tips to Ensure Holiday Traffic Finds You Hard to believe we’re weeks away from the holiday rush, isn’t it?  For many retailers and business owners, the majority of your revenue is won or lost over the next 2 ½ months.  Is your Volusion ecommerce store ready?  Google’s Webmaster Tools will help [...]

How to Setup Google Analytic Goals in Volusion

Posted on Sep 18, 2009 in How-ToVolusion

What You Must Do to Properly Tracking Your Volusion Conversions Essential to any Volusion ecommerce store is properly setting up your Google Analytics Goals and Funnel.  Without proper set-up you will be unable to fully analyze your traffic and determine what’s profitable and what keywords are driving great revenue. Before setting up your Google Analytic [...]

How to Use the Canonical Tag in Volusion

Posted on Sep 11, 2009 in Volusion

If you use Volusion as your ecommerce hosting solution, you home page can be found using the following 3 URLs: www.yoursite.com/default.asp www.yoursite.com www.yoursite.com/default.asp?Redirected=Y And, did you know each one of those links can and usually do have a separate Page Rank in Google?  These “duplicate” pages can hurt your overall rankings and diminish your hard [...]

How to Install Google Analytics for Volusion Sites

Posted on Sep 4, 2009 in How-ToSEOVolusion

Installing GA Tracking Reveals Valuable Ecommerce Metrics Although there are many ecommerce hosting solutions out there, from a SEO and small business perspective, Volusion is a tough act to beat.  I’m a firm believer that a small business should focus on its core competency and only take on what’s absolutely necessary.   I think hosting an [...]