How Google Sees Your Business

Google is one of the most popular search engines in the world, helping users find the answers to all sorts of inquiries. For businesses, Google is a powerful tool that can lead customers to your website. However, how do you know if customers are reaching your site via Google? Are these customers the audience you […]

What is Structured Data?

Structured data is a way to convey information to search engines. In simple terms, it makes your website easier to understand for Google, Bing and the other major search engines. For example, when searching for “World’s Best Cookies” here is today’s top result: If you were to visit this cookie recipe page, you would have […]

robots.txt Changes with Google Core Updates

Google has announced a major change to the way it’s web-crawler responds to directives within the robots.txt file. Under the latest “Core Update“, Google will stop supporting robots.txt rules that are not published in the open-source Robots Exclusion Protocol Specification, including the “noindex” and “nofollow” directives. Google is providing recommendations for how website operators should […]

X-cart 4.7.10 Released

X-cart 4.7.10, the latest update to the “Classic” branch, just announced . This version brings several improvements for site speed and reliability, as well as enhancements for SEO, GDPR, and third-party integrations. Major Changes Improvements for Site Speed and Optimization (native CSS and JS minification, widget improvements). Security Improvements (including changes to cookies to ensure PCI […]

BCS Engineering Tips for Success in 2016

BCSE’s own Carrie Saunders has  been featured in a blog for X-Cart offering her Tips for Success in 2016!  It’s great read with some really valuable suggestions.  Follow the links below to check it out: Is Your Checkout Harming Your Business Worse Than Poor SEO?? Mobility & Responsiveness Fallout Read the entire blog here and feel […]

Is Your Business Outgrowing Your Shopping Cart?

Online shopping carts tend to happen on the fly.  We start our businesses and have an idea of what we think we need online to meet our sales demands.  Then, orders start flying in and before we know it… we are BUSY.  So busy pleasing the customer and launching new ideas that our shopping carts […]

X-cart Responsive Template – Mobility!

X-cart Responsive Template – Mobility Fully Responsive Template, Foundation based, SEO Skin! Clean, Fast, with modern features! X-cart Responsive Template, Mobility, is available for 4.6.x AND 4.7.x.  Contact us if you’d like us to create it for your version of X-cart! Tired of the boring old built in templates?  Want something modern, fresh and easy […]