Starting to operate in the e-commerce field, businesses should be ready for any threats that can go with their online presence. Internet fraud is the issue that must not be underestimated, as any illegitimate action can seriously affect the well-being of any business. In general, there are two types of internet fraud: illegitimate actions causing security breaches and suspicious transactions related to the use of credit cards by defrauders pretending to be honest buyers. In this article, we will describe the major forms of customer payment fraud and then consider how Magento 2 store owners can protect their sites from fraudulent transactions.
For many people, e-commerce has already become an integral part of their lives, since we regularly make online orders for products and services. E-commerce exists for more than 40 years, and it constantly develops. Every year, the world witnesses innovations, new technologies, as well as new online businesses starting to operate in this field. However, there was the time when the idea of making distant purchases was just a dream.
Continuing to feature the Magento projects made by our partners this time we’d like to highlight several websites made by our authorized partner – R & W Media. Among several other directions the R & W Media Magento team does its best creating highly functional and good looking ecommerce websites from scratch and promotes its projects through multiple shopping channels.
Magento and Shopify are two powerful platforms working for the needs of the e-commerce market. Though operating in the same industry, these two solutions were developed in different ways. In this article, we will determine the current market position of each platform and consider their future perspectives.
Different styles of the product buttons: numerical or the product thumbnail
Set the featured products to be displayed in current category
Automation options: display last added X products or random X products
Restrict the automation to the current category
In addition to basic payment methods, Magento 2 helps you set up online payment methods offered by third-party companies. In this article, we will consider each method individually. The same as in the case with the configuration of basic payment methods, the configuration of every 3-d party payment method starts with choosing the Merchant Location option of your web store, in the Merchant Country field.
In this article, we’ll consider the basic payment methods supported by Magento 2 and describe how to configure them for a web store. Initially, Magento 2 supports several basic payment methods that do not require the services of third-party payment processing companies. To configure any of the methods, first, you should go to Stores in your Admin Panel and then open the Configuration section. From this section, you can start to set up the required method.
In the first part of our article on efficient promotion methods, we discussed the price-based tactics of sales promotions. One should say that these methods are effective only in the short run. In contrast, non-pricing methods can bring a long-lasting positive effect. So, let’s consider those approaches and find out what are the main pros and cons of each of them.
Convincing a buyer to make a purchase is not an easy task. Before buying something, people compare different options. For some consumers, the price is important, others pay attention to the quality, and someone wants to buy goods provided with additional services. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully choose certain sales promotion methods depending on your business goals.
Recently, we made an overview of the e-commerce market to determine the CMS most preferred by online stores in 2017. Since our last study conducted in March 2016, many things changed. A number of e-commerce platforms made their way in the leaderboard, however, some solutions lost their positions. So, the current standings are presented below.
