Online X-Cart Layaway Available Now!

We’ve recently rolled out a Layaway feature for our terrific customer at Hyatt Coins and have found that the interest level is high among our client base for something similar on their ecommerce stores.  With the national trend of paying down debt and not running up credit card bills, we’ve seen a need for online customers to offer layaway options to their clientele. Below is an example of the layaway option that we implemented for our customer Hyatt Coins.

Features

The layaway plan is simple and easy and allows the customer to pay for a purchase over time.  They simply place their order online as they normally would, and select “Layaway” under the Payment Method.

• Items eligible for the layaway plan will have a blue button that says “Layaway Available for this Item”
• Fully customizable layaway period & terms
• Upon receipt of a predetermined non-refundable deposit, item is removed from inventory and layaway term is activated
• Layaway surcharge can be applied
• Offer shipping or pick up at your local storefront
• Special orders: You can do a layaway on special orders. A deposit will be processed and the layaway period starts when the product comes in.
• Making payments is simple and can be managed through the customer’s online account

How to Add this Feature to your Online Store

Contact us for a free quote to customize this mod specifically for your ecommerce store.  Tell us what you’re thinking and we can make it work for you!

Do you have an SSL Cert on your site?

Google has been urging users to move to HTTPS encrypted sites for some time.  Starting in October, if your site isn’t encrypted with an SSL cert, Google will start marking pages that collect password information or credit card information as “Not Secure” in the web browser.  This will affect your Google ranking as well as your sales conversions from your site.  Customers want to be sure that their information is secure and if that is in question they will buy from someone else that has taken the steps needed to stay compliant.

If you’re not using HTTPS and have a contact form, of any kind on your website, it’s likely that you are in this group.  Google wants to provide a secure surfing environment for internet users and the important thing that Google is looking for is the Green HTTPS in the browser window (see below):

What you should do to make sure you are Google compliant

Contact us or your host company to make sure that you have a valid SSL cert and that your url begins with HTTPS.  We have extensive hosting experience and installing SSL Certificates is nothing new to us!

Being in business since 2002 has allowed us to experience both ups & downs of running a small business.  We are constantly striving to provide the best customer service while looking for ways to continue to grow our customer base and product lines.  Sometimes we hit a home run, sometimes we swing & miss, but that’s all part of running a business.  We found this great article that epitomizes what we do when we encounter setbacks.  Three simple tips:

1. When in Doubt, Pause
2. Know You’re in Good Company
3. Never Give Up!

We love to see our customers as well as our competition succeed!  We take pride in helping our customers meet our goals and love the challenge of seeing our competitors move forward as well.  Healthy competition keeps us on our toes and we love stepping up to the challenge to keep BCSE recognized as experts in ecommerce across the globe.  Contact us for more information on how we can help you or to request further information.

BCSE now has the source code and is supporting the former Firetank X-Cart Feed Manager Mod!  The updated mod works  through PHP 7 and X-Cart versions 4.7.x  Available as a bundle or purchase each feed separately.  Find out more details or purchase this terrific mod on our website.  We’re excited to offer this new mod coupled with our outstanding customer service for all of your support questions.

Are you looking for an easier way to integrate payments while reducing PCI DSS scope?  Look, no further! Accept.js is the perfect solution and will offer you control over the customer experience without sending PCI data through your merchants’ servers.  Accept.js replaces Direct Post Method (DPM) with a modern implementation that doesn’t require a post-back. It can be used just like any other payment type in the Authorize.Net API and is a breeze to implement.

Don’t have Authorize.net?  Sign up now and feel confident in your PCI compliance! Contact Us with any questions or concerns that you have.

Firefox Update Information

We are encouraging all of our clients to update their Firefox to version 50.0.2 or greater to correct the vulnerability that was recently discovered. You can obtain this update by:

• opening Firefox
• clicking the box in the far right hand upper corner
• clicking the “?”
• clicking “About Firefox”
• launching the update

For more information regarding this fix, please read this advisory or contact us with any questions that you may have.

We will have limited processing hours for orders starting on Thursday November 24 through Sunday, November 27 in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be processing orders at least once or twice during each day. The BCSE staff will be observing the holiday and spending time with family and friends. We will resume normal order processing hours on Monday, November 28. We will have limited staff available for emergencies on those days as well. Have a safe holiday weekend!