T-Shirt Forums - Ecommerce Site Design

Which checkout platform does this site use?

Webo — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:59:20 GMT

Does anyone know what checkout system was used for this site/layout
www noisebot com
- notice that the user has a choice on what item(t-shirt, hoodie, etc) to purchase with the design on it.
- no prices or "add to cart" icon on items on home page
-colour of items change automaticaly when you rollover the colour swatches

any help would be much apreciated,

Thanks,

Name of SEO method in which 100 dummy pages are written with keyword-rich text and links to main site?

Pwear — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:04:06 GMT

I've seen this method used alot and I'm just wondering what it's known as.

Customink.com uses it alot on this page:
customink.com/our-services.htm

It's obviously a scheme to get more search engine results based on prime keywords, and each page contains links back to the home page or designer.

What is this method called?

I'm using wordpress for the backend of a new site, I'm wondering if doing this with blog posts is more effective than static pages, depending on how wordpress handles SEO in each type of document. I can also do both - enter a blog post AND make a static page with the same content, but I don't know if google will penalize me for duplicate content.

Simple Photo-Zoom javascript called PZ3

dgu56 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:22:55 GMT

About a month ago I posted about a simple rollover javascript for websites. There seemed to be a lot of interest about it, so I wanted to post again about another script I found.

It's called PZ3, and I used it to make rollover ZOOM photos on my t-shirt site. It works very well, and is simple to set up. Everybody here on this forum knows how critical it is to get good pictures on a website about shirts, so it's worth looking into. What makes it simple is that you only need one picture to upload, instead of the usual thumbnail and full-size combination pair. It is pure CSS, which makes it fantastic to use, by the way. (I had earlier called it javascript, but this is wrong. Which kinda shows how easy it is to use, because if a guy like me can use it-who admittedly is not very good with code-, then anybody can use it).

The developer is Scott Kimler, and he runs a monster blog out of Vancouver Island, Canada. Just do a search for PZ3 and you'll find him. (or use randsco.com). The script is free, but if you use it commercially a donation is asked for. I wrote him about it and he suggested $25.00, which I was glad to pay. Another script I was thinking of buying cost over $90.00, so $25.00 was a bargain. Plus the other script was javascript, very long and complicated, and Scott's is pure CSS and simple.

Feel free to visit my site at greenmantshirts.com and see what I've done with it so far. (see the "Black Leaves" and "Grow Love Forever" plus the "Green-Eyed Tiger" designs).

Anyway, if any questions about how I'm using it feel free to ask.

Dave Urban
Organic t shirts -Green Man T Shirts

How to maintain an e-commerce site while on vacation

KHill — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:20:41 GMT

Hello all,
I am considering opening an online store/e-commerce site. I have one main hesitation. How will I fulfill orders while I am on vacation or away from home for a holiday? I will be operating the e-store myself, and I don't have a business partner. I am sure many of you have e-stores. How do you fulfill orders while on vacation? Any advice would be helpful.

PHP help needed - one line

Pwear — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:49:19 GMT

Anyone who is a PHP guru, can you tell me what's wrong here?

The following two lines of code are two items in a main menu:

PHP Code:


		
			
if ( is_home() ) { ?>current_page_item } ?>">echo get_option('home'); ?>/">echo get_option('ptthemes_home_name'); ?>

if ('http://testsite.com/?page_id=36') { ?>current_page_item } ?>">About

I am trying to have the links have a certain background color on mouse hover, as well as when the respective page is loaded.

The first line of code works perfectly, the second does not, and I can't figure out why. On the second line, the background color appears regardless of what page is actually showing, rather than only when that line's page is showing.

Did I input the url incorrectly?

Thanks for any help!

Need Ecommerce Help in a Major Way

opus — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:15:11 GMT

First, does anyone know if Prewear.com engine is available in some package from anyone? If someone can explain to me how they have their 20 products or so that can show up, accurately, with school names, colors, logos, etc;

Here's my problem. I need a webdesigner. I'm not just selling t-shirts (non-custom), but I'm also selling about 6 other products - and that's it.

I feel, because of my inexperience, that it's like a 16 year old female taking her car to a mechanic. I really don't want to get screwed.

Are there canned QUALITY sites that I can have access to my images appearing on the shirts? DecoNetwork said they were overkill for me but didn't send me anywhere. I want to sell T-Shirts/Plaques/Pins/Patches/ and some other stuff. So, it's not strictly a T-Shirt site - but do need something that will impose on the product like prepwear.com

Feedback Please!

twb716 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:18:23 GMT

Just launched this yesterday:

::: Tight Diggs Apparel :::

Please let me know what you think. I also plan to upload pics of my DIY screen press that I made for under $30. Thanks in advance for any comments!

TB

How to add a Logo to your URL?

StatusTees — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:13:03 GMT

Can anyone tell me how I can get my logo to show up next to the url when someone visits my page? Like most of the websites have? Thank you.

Most Important Steps In SEO For E-Commerce

Basikboy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:44:58 GMT

I am looking to outsource various SEO projects (If i can find anyone) rather then pay a company a lump fee per month. I just want to know what are the absolute most important steps to SEO in a numerical order format. For Instance most important step being number one and so on.
Example:
1. Keywords
2. Link Building
3. Blog
etc...

Rather then me hunt around for someone to create the link building for me can someone pm me with any trust worthy person you have in mind? I would appreciate it. Thank you!

Go for the .com or the more locally specific .com.au?

kristimck — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:33:13 GMT

Hey all,

.com is good as it's generic and easy to say, but if my primary market is locally within Australia do you think it's better to go with .com.au? This way it's clear to customers that I'm an Australian business

Newbie looking for site/design advice

gotswagger — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:15:11 GMT

Hi All!

I posted in the newbie forum and would like to post here also. I have an online tshirt company that needs some sprucing up. Looking for some advise, good and bad, on where to begin.

www.gotswagger.com

Thanks!

need help with SEO with for my site the site setup is amplify CMS

Green Munkee — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:13:19 GMT

My web designer is almost done with my site. I have all my designs in place and ready to do business. The format the web designer used is amplify CMS. I want to be able to do my own SEO but Im very new to this stuff so Im looking for any help in this area I know that alot of it has to do with keywords etc..but I need some help with everything that goes on behind the website. any help or advice will be great. Thank You

Need help with site name

JeridHill — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:10:34 GMT

Ok, we are about ready to release a website for full color printing for the commercial industry (business cards, brochures, post cards, etc).

Here is the order of things to finalize everything:

1. Site Name Registration
2. Purchase Security Certificate
3. Have people Test functionality of Site
4. Correct issues, etc.
5. Site Design

I need some help figuring out a good site name. Printing will be taken in just about every form without having to purchase a name from someone. So I'm looking for something simple, professional and easy to remember (and of course, not taken) ;)

Once all of this happens, I'll announce the site name, most likely next week and I would love it if people would be able to help with the FUNCTIONALITY of the site.

My goal is to have it completely up and running with no issues within a 3 week period of time. I would love to have your help!

The actual site design will change over time, so for now, the basic overall look will be very simple. My main goal is to make sure it is functioning properly before anything else.

Thanks!!

I will appreciate your sincere advice

son.of.a.fish — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:19:51 GMT

hi guys, my site is finally up and i would like you take the time to give a good review and shoot me some opinions it is hosted at Blah! T-shirts... Join the T-volution!!!

thanks

Site Cube info

rynic20 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:19:22 GMT

Just looked at sitecube and was wondering if this was a good all in one website. Does anyone selling t-shirts use this?