At August Ash, we’ve been fans of Magento since it was first released in March 2008. The open-source community agrees, with more than 85,000 of us responsible for over 750,000 free downloads of the e-commerce platform.

With community interest so great, Magento’s creator, Varien, decided to step in with a paid version, the Magento Enterprise Edition, on April 15, 2009.
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To simply stay competitive or to provide a convenient solution for busy customers, today, an ecommerce website is a necessity in many industries.

If you’ve kept up with the movement to offer online shopping, how can you take your customers’ online shopping experiences to the next level?  In today’s economy, how can you excite your potential customers without offering discounts that will cut into your profits? (more…)

Not a day – maybe even a few hours - goes by when you don’t hear about our country’s dire economic situation. With the increasing number of companies closing their doors and the even greater number laying off employees, what can you do to help your business stay in the game? (more…)

While many industries are declining, some even disappearing, this excerpt from the Kiplinger Letter forecasts a bright future for online retail sales.

“Online retail sales will soar 16% in 2008, to about $200 billion. Then, growth will slow, leveling off at 10% per year by 2012. The number of shoppers will rise only 2% a year, but they’ll buy more… some, much more. Half of online shoppers account for two-thirds of sales. (more…)