Welcome to the April edition of CartGenie News, our new monthly newsletter dedicated to helping you get the most out of your online business. We’ll cover various topics related to e-commerce and ways to help you generate more business.  Most of all, we’ll try to keep the focus on how you can use CartGenie and the various services we or others offer to most effectively build your online business.

What’s Going On

We’re excited to announce the release of CartGenie 5.1! This release marks another major upgrade. It includes many new features and enhancements that help you sell more and make daily administration easier. Initially we planned to make this a much smaller upgrade and to release it sooner, but we had so many requests we decided to spend more time and include more features.  Some of the new features include: e-gift cards, value based shipping, the option to create multiple product catalogs, new reporting, much improved import/export utilities, the ability to use CartGenie QBi in multi-user mode, and a lot of enhancements to existing interfaces.  To view the complete list of features and enhancements check out the CartGenie 5.1 Release Notes.   We're in the process of upgrading sites to CartGenie 5.1, so if you haven't been contacted yet about the upgrade stay tuned because you will be shortly. 

Feature Spotlight

Every minute you save processing an order is a minute you can use somewhere else. This month we’re focusing our spotlight on CartGenie QBi (QuickBooks Integration) because it saves you time processing orders and eliminates invoicing errors. CartGenie QBi allows you to send orders directly into QuickBooks in a matter of seconds. After processing the order you click the “Send to QuickBooks” button in the Billing Manager and CartGenie will create an Invoice, Sales Receipt, or Sales Order depending upon your preference. Once the transaction is complete, CartGenie will save the QuickBooks reference number and date so that you can always come back and verify that you sent the order to QuickBooks.  Learn more about CartGenie QBi.

Build Your Business

If there’s one thing we all want to do, especially in this economy, it’s look at ways to drive more business. This month we’re going to talk about leveraging the power of Google Product Search to increase traffic at your online store. You can have all your products listed in Google Product Search, which is used by millions of people each month, and you can do it for FREE. You need two things, a Google Account and a Google Feed, a file that includes all your products and related information. CartGenie includes a Google Feed at no additional charge. You’ll use your Google Account to login to Google Base and configure your feed. In less than 48 hours you can usually have your products displayed in Google Products. To learn more about the steps required, check out the article in our Knowledge Base.

Spruce Up Your Site

You don’t need to spend millions in order to take an order! With that said, spending a little can sure make a difference, especially when you ask a customer what they remember about shopping at a Web site.  Making your site attractive and memorable can mean more sales.  The more they remember the more likely they’ll be to come back and shop again.  If you’ve been thinking about sprucing up your site or completely redoing it, check out our new Web Design Packages.  These packages are tailored to meet your budget and include up to 3 free bonus hours of professional Web design time.

Thanks

Thanks for reading this month’s issue of CartGenie News! Stay tuned for next month's issue. As always, we value your feedback so if you have a topic you would like us to cover, drop us an email at Newsletter@JStreetTech.com.