WordPress and Magento e-commerce developers in Portland, Denver and surrounding areas
You run an online store in Portland. You’ve invested in branding, photography, inventory, paid traffic, and operations. Customers are finding you. They’re adding products to their cart. They click “Checkout.” And then something breaks. A payment fails without explanation. The page spins. An order sits in “pending.” A customer emails a screenshot of an error … Read more
WooCommerce is a dominant force in the e-commerce space with a total market share of almost 40%. Customers are attracted to this solution because of the low cost, extreme flexibility, and endless customization options. The one downside of running your own ecommerce store (vs selling on Esty, eBay or Amazon) is that you are fully … Read more
Stripe vs Braintree vs PayPal: Choosing the Right Payment Processor for Your WordPress Site At Watermelon, we’ve implemented a wide range of payment solutions for our WooCommerce clients. Our clients range from growing eCommerce startups to large enterprise platforms. Three names consistently come up in the conversation: Stripe, Braintree, and PayPal. Each of these payment … Read more
Considering creating a new WordPress website or hiring a website development team to create a personalized site for you? Whichever route you choose here are some things to consider: Purpose and Goals It’s important to clearly define the purpose of the website and establish specific goals. Whether it’s to sell products via e-commerce, provide information, … Read more
Did you know that as many as 10% of males are color blind? That means that, on average, five out of a hundred visitors are not able to distinguish the reds and greens in your website design. In addition to that, there are users who rely on keyboard navigation (using only tab, shift, arrow and … Read more
If you run a website, it’s (probably) not just out of the kindness of your heart. Website owners are business owners, and in the end, the goal for most of them is to make money. To learn more, read our guide on Website Redesign. There are tons of different ways to make money on the … Read more
Combatting Card Skimming in E-commerce During the Holiday Shopping Season As holiday shopping intensifies, so do the attempts by malicious actors to hack e-commerce sites. High traffic volumes during this period present prime opportunities for disruptions that can severely damage your business reputation and customer trust. Card skimming, traditionally a physical threat, has evolved into … Read more
Every business needs a website. The difficult question is, what kind of website meets the needs of your business? There are plenty of options: WordPress, Magento, WIX, Shopify or a fully custom built site. How does a business decide? Business expectations If your website will only consist of “static” pages with text and pictures, maybe … Read more
Magento is a powerful e-commerce platform, and like any other type of site, it requires using multiple extensions and modules to provide the full online shopping experience. These products cover fundamental aspects, such as adding shipping restrictions, to more sophisticated offerings, such as building and managing a customer loyalty program. If you want your site … Read more
Are you concerned about Cyber Security? If you are operating an online store front, you should be. Magento is one of the most popular e-commerce platforms, which makes it a good target for malicious actors. In this post we’ll briefly review some of the most common security threats to Magento platforms, how they can be addressed, and why having a team like ours can help ensure the safety of you and your customers.