Monthly Archives: July 2009

Outsourcing Your Volusion Projects

Outsourcing Your Volusion Projects

Online job post boards are full of Volusion clients trying to find qualified freelancers or foreign companies to complete work on their storefronts, but what are the risks of outsourcing your Volusion projects on these types of boards? This question Continue reading…


SoothingWalls Brings Nature inside the Home and Office

SoothingWalls Brings Nature inside the Home and Office

In 2006 Loren Taylor moved his water fountain website www.SoothingWalls.com to the Volusion platform. As he explains, “I tried several ecommerce solutions and none compared to the options and flexibility that Volusion offered. I was instantly sold on their service.” Continue reading…


Interview with The President of World Vision

Interview with The President of World Vision

World Vision President Rich Stearns observes children at a watering hole near the Boset area development program in Ethiopia. In light of our recent focus on The Volusion Foundation we thought it would be informative to allow World Vision to Continue reading…


What Is The Volusion Foundation?

What Is The Volusion Foundation?

Kevin Sproles’ trip to Africa on behalf of The Volusion Foundation has prompted some of you to ask us, “What is the Volusion Foundation?” The Volusion Foundation is focused around three areas of support- Time, Product and Revenue. The Volusion Continue reading…


Christmas in July- A Time Schedule to Prepare For the Holiday Shopping Season

Christmas in July- A Time Schedule to Prepare For the Holiday Shopping Season

It may be July, but online stores are already gearing up for the holiday shopping season. Whether you are a first time store owner or a seasoned pro hopefully these tips will help you to organize and prioritize your holiday Continue reading…


Volusion CEO Kevin Sproles Goes to Africa to Check on The Volusion Foundation

Volusion CEO Kevin Sproles Goes to Africa to Check on The Volusion Foundation

As many of our customers know, a portion of their monthly hosting fees are donated to The Volusion Foundation, which works with the non-profit organization World Vision to make a difference in our backyard and beyond. Contributions from The Volusion Continue reading…


Facebook Tops MySpace: Business Lessons to Take Away

Facebook Tops MySpace: Business Lessons to Take Away

It’s been above the fold of business blogs since the middle of June. Marketers are talking about it over the water cooler. Social media forums are exploding with user comments. In case you haven’t heard, Facebook has surpassed MySpace in Continue reading…


Submit Your Blog to the Top Blog Directories

Submit Your Blog to the Top Blog Directories

Congratulations on creating and maintaining a blog for your business! Now that you have taken the steps to create a blog that people actually want to read, make sure that they can find it by submitting it to the top Continue reading…


Marketing Focus: Acquiring vs. Retaining Customers

Marketing Focus: Acquiring vs. Retaining Customers

While it used to be true that retaining customers was cheaper than acquiring customers, an increase in ad channels over the last few years has made the acquisition of new customers more attainable than ever before.  With marketers hyper-focused on Continue reading…