Magento eCommerce

Magento Imagine Recap 3: A Developer's Thoughts

Submitted by tkarlberg on May 3, 2012

As part of our wrap-up of the Magento Imagine 2012 conference in Las Vegas last week, this installment features some additional thoughts and highlights from a Magento developer's perspective. Other Magento developers and programmers might find this more relevant than the casual user.

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eCommerce: Is Your Brand Ready to Sell Online?

Submitted by tkarlberg on May 2, 2012

Looking for ways to sell your product or service without breaking ground on a new retail location? Maybe it's time to begin evaluating your need for an eCommerce presence online. In fact, even if you already have a brick and mortar store and your customer base has traditionally been walk-ins, there may be a whole other audience ready to buy your product online that you don't know about.

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More Recap Notes from Magento Imagine 2012

Submitted by tkarlberg on April 25, 2012

At this year's Imagine conference in Las Vegas, our Magento eCommerce designers and developers are studying new tips and best practices being shared relative to several topics. Following are some highlights from the Tech Track Deployment session:

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Early Notes from Magento Imagine Conference 2012 in Vegas

Submitted by tkarlberg on April 25, 2012

Part of the August Ash team is in Las Vegas this week honing their expertise of the Magento eCommerce CMS platform. Proving that not everything stays in Vegas, we'll be bringing home an even deeper knowledge of Magento's current and future capabilities, ready to apply it to our customers' sites. The following is a list of some highlights so far this week:

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3 Beautiful Things You're Missing Without a CMS

Submitted by tkarlberg on April 20, 2012

A CMS, as it relates to web design, is a content management system. Not every website has one, and if yours is missing a CMS, you may not realize what you're missing. Talk to a business owner or administrator who's made the change, however, and you can get a pretty good idea of why every website we create is built with content management included.

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New Launch: Guitar Rodeo

Submitted by tkarlberg on March 20, 2012

August Ash recently had the privilege of launching the newly redesigned website for the locally-owned and based Guitar Rodeo. Specializing in a variety of Taylor and Santa Cruz guitars, including a bevy of custom models, Guitar Rodeo sells to musicians around the world via the new ecommerce website.

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Upcoming Drupal and Magento Events

Submitted by tkarlberg on January 24, 2012

August Ash is excited to be attending two important upcoming industry events, and we want to spread the word to others who may also be interested.

In March, we'll be in Colorado for the annual Drupalcon event, held in Denver March 19th through the 23rd. Check out the Drupalcon site for more details, updated blog posts, and information on attending.

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Magento 1.7 Coming Soon (e-commerce)

Submitted by tkarlberg on January 4, 2012

Magento 1.7, a new update to the already dependable e-commerce platform, should be released sometime within the next month, and with it, brings some exciting new features (as well as many bug fixes).

Some of the forthcoming highlights in Magento 1.7 include:

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Online Sales, Especially From Mobile Devices, See Increase

Submitted by tkarlberg on December 27, 2011

It should come as little surprise that more sales each year, especially during the holiday shopping season, are taking place online. But the extent of that trend remains newsworthy, bolstered by statistics that show strong increases in ecommerce purchases.

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Web Speak: What Is Magento?

Submitted by tkarlberg on November 10, 2011

We're frequently approached for Magento design, development, and implementation; many times by businesses who already have a Magento site but one which needs repair or completion. And because a big part of what we do is relative to ecommerce sites, we love those opportunities.

However, we also understand that many of our visitors who are considering ecommerce options may not already be familiar with Magento.

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