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version 10.3

Change User Name Feature - The Version 10.3 adds an important security measure to the eMerchantClub eCommerce website – the ability to change the user name used to access your Site Manager. Shortly after the upgrade to Version 10.3, you will be prompted to change your user name the first time you log in to your Site Manager. This feature is designed to maintain the integrity of your site’s security. You currently have the ability to change your password on the Support > Change Password page, and the Version 10.3 offers the added required safeguard of changing your user name. This change is vital for the strengthening of the website’s security and while it is not optional, it is an opportunity that affords you with the ability to essentially “change the locks” on an important asset to their business, your website.

Enhancements to the Double opt-in - The double-opt-in feature was introduced in the Version 10.2 to offer you safeguards to allow you to more effectively launch e-mail marketing campaigns without being labeled as a spammer (or blacklisted) by the major e-mail providers. Version 10.3 offers an enhanced version of this double opt-in feature. This includes an improved and streamlined process that has been refined based on customer feedback. This streamlined process makes it even easier for shoppers to complete the opt-in process and offers you further peace of mind that your e-mails can be sent safely and in compliance with the latest standards and best practices.

Updates to the Sitemap submission to Google process - Enhancements have been made to the Sitemap feature in order to keep in line with changes made by Google. These enhancements have been made to ensure that your sitemaps are completely compatible with Google’s changing standards for sitemap submissions.

Added Security Measures - Version 10.3 offers further improvements to the code to keep up with changing PCI compliance standards.

version 10.2

Product Upload / Download Feature - This feature allows you to maintain your product database in Microsoft Excel and other compatible platforms, allowing you to leverage the time-saving features of these platforms to make important changes to your inventory such as descriptions and pricing. After making the changes in the Excel file, you can then upload the modified Excel file to your site, where all of the changes will be applied in seconds. This new tool enables you to load many products to your database at the same time, reducing time and repetitive work. It will allow you to complete a task in hours which would otherwise take several days or weeks.

Double Opt-in Feature - This feature is part of our ongoing efforts to improve your site's Marketing > Newsletter feature. These ongoing efforts will offer you safeguards which will allow you to more effectively launch e-mail marketing campaigns without being labeled as a spammer (or blacklisted) by the major e-mail providers. This new feature allows your shoppers to opt in to receiving promotional and informational e-mails from you and also verifies your new registered and potential shoppers' e-mails. This safeguard will greatly reduce the chances that you will be blacklisted by the major e-mail providers.

2010 Spring eCatalogs - This version offers the latest eCatalogs including the World of Products, Big Value Book, Bayberry Lane, and Family Avenue.

Holiday Themes - This version comes with additional holiday themes for Version 10 layouts, including the Valentines, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and Patriotic themes. With four new themes for ten layouts, that adds up to 40 new designs for your site!

This version offers further improvements to the code to keep up with changing PCI compliance standards.

version 10.1

Holiday Themes- Three new holiday themes added in time to prepare for the holiday season. These Christmas, Thanksgiving and Holiday themes will be available for all Version 10 layouts, which include layouts 86 through 95.

Improved code to keep up with changing PCI compliance standards.

New Product Sorting Option - This new enhancement offers your shoppers a more efficient, easier to use, and more attractive way of sorting the products on the storefront. Shoppers can sort products by item number low to high, item number high to low, item name, prices low to high, prices high to low, in stock or out of stock.

New Pagination Style - This new pagination style is visually appealing and adds a further touch of professionalism to your site. The new style will appear on pages where more than one page of products is listed.

Improvements to the Checkout Process - These improvements make it easier for your shoppers to check out. Your shoppers will be able to proceed to checkout faster when only one payment option is enabled. Also, an enhanced checkout button has been added to the basket page to increase visibility and make it easier for shoppers to proceed to checkout.

version 10

10 New Stylish Layouts - Each new Version 10 layout is packed with dynamic new features to make your site stand out above the rest.

Customizable Animated Product Carousels - Each new Version 10 layout will have the ability to display a customizable animated product carousel to show your products in this dynamic attention-grabbing display.

Customizable Accordion Menus - The new Version 10 layouts will feature expandable and collapsible accordion menus to display your products in an attractive and flexible display.

Customizable Product Slide Shows - Bring the look of your site up to date by displaying your products in an easily customizable slide show on Version 10 layouts.

Top Selling and Top Ranked Items Sections - Each slide show, carousel and accordion on the new Version 10 layouts has the ability to display your top selling items, your top ranked items, random products from your store or products of your choosing.

Library for Creating and Maintaining Carousels and Slide Shows - Maintain your carousels, slide shows and accordions with the widget library, or easily create new widgets to plug into your store.

Google Checkout - Google Checkout integrates your site with Google's secure gateway and offers your shoppers the choice of checking out using their Google accounts without the need to register on your website.

PayPal Express - PayPal Express allows your shoppers to checkout using PayPal without the need to register on your website.

PayPal Payment Pro - PayPal Payment Pro gives your shoppers an additional convenient way to checkout using PayPal's secure gateway.

MySpace Integration - This new feature offers you the ability to access your MySpace account directly from your Site Manager. (SuperDeluxe Sites & Above Only)

Shipping Calculator - This handy new tool allows you to calculate shipping rates with UPS, FedEx and USPS in just a few easy clicks without ever leaving your Site Manager.

version 9.03

Product Reviews - With the brand new Product Review, shoppers can leave their reviews for each product. Each product displays the reviews left as well as the average review. You have complete control over which reviews gets displayed. This new feature will help your site approach the same level of professionalism as major retailers. Also, by showing shoppers the positive feedback of others, this can greatly contribute to the motivation of other shoppers to purchase that item.

Abandoned Shopping Cart Promotion - This feature is typically only seen on major retailer sites. When shoppers leave un-purchased items in their cart, you can set your site up to send the shopper an e-mail offering a promotional discount after a specified amount of time. This feature is an effective way to entice shoppers to purchase items they have left in their shopping cart. This feature is available for Deluxe sites only.

Social Networking - The Site Manager now has a direct bridge to Facebook. You can manage and view your Facebook pages from your Site Manager. Also, shoppers can click a link on your site and share products with their contacts on popular social networking sites, such as Digg, Facebook, MySpace, Del.icio.us, and StumbleUpon. These features are available for SuperDeluxe and UltimateSuperDeluxe sites only.

Product FAQ's - Shoppers can send you questions about a certain product directly from that product's detail page. You can choose which questions and answers to post on your site. Using this tool, you can form an effective Frequently Asked Questions section for each product on your site. This feature will lead to the shoppers having access to more information regarding certain products, and it may also help the shopper feel as if their feedback and the feedback of other shoppers is important.

Image Editor - A versatile, easy to use image editing tool built into the Site Manager. Any image uploaded to the Site Manager can be modified with the image editor. You can change color, scale and reflect the image, add text to an image and more.

Product Zooming - Using this tool, shoppers can hover over a product image to see greater detail. This is another tool typically only available on major retailer sites, which will help your site reach new heights of professionalism.

Tag Cloud - A tag cloud is a visual list of words that appear on the home page of the site. By looking at the size of the word, shoppers can quickly get an idea what keywords occur most frequently on your website. This feature is available for Pro and Deluxe sites only.

Live Chat - With this feature, you can enable MSN Live Messenger or Yahoo Live Messenger on their store front. This will allow shoppers to contact you directly while you are online. This feature is available for Pro and Deluxe sites only.

One Page Checkout - The checkout page is one of the most important pages on your site, since it is the place where your shopper completes their transaction. The checkout process has been consolidated on one page, streamlining the checkout process with the goal of increasing the probability of a completed purchase.

RMA Manager - Keep track of your order return in one place with the new RMA Manger tool in your Site Manager. This feature is available for Deluxe sites only.

Shopper and Order Notes - This enhancement allows you to leave notes to yourself regarding a particular shopper or order directly on that shopper's or order's detail screen. This enhancement allows you to consolidate all of your notes regarding a shopper or order in one easily accessible place.

version 9.02

Enhanced Web Feed Functionality - With the brand new Your Site Feeds section, you can now generate your own web feeds based on products on your website. This new feature, which is located at Marketing > Web Feeds > Your Site Feeds, gives you an efficient new avenue for promoting your website and products. This feature is available for Deluxe sites only .

Optional Wish List - You now have a choice of whether or not to offer the wish list capability on your website. This option is located in Sales > Shopping Cart Options . You can easily enable or disable the wish list from this page.

Google Analytics Tracking Code - Now you can easily add the Google Analytics tracking code to every page of your website . By placing the code provided by Google in the text box located on Marketing > Analytics , the Google Analytics code gets placed on every page of your shopping site so that you can thoroughly monitor your traffic statistics with your Google Analytics account. This feature is available for Deluxe sites only.

SMC's fuel surcharge - Our websites now have SMC's fuel surcharge built in so that you won't have to make any extra adjustments to compensate for this change in SMC's shipping costs. This will make it easier and more convenient for you to manage your shipping costs.

HTML Code in Department Names - Version 9.02 now allows you to use html code in your department names. This will enable you to easily stylize your department names with colors and font styling to make them stand out to your shoppers.

Custom Text on the Shipping Page - You can now easily add custom text on the shipping page of your site. This will allow you to explain to customers your shipping policy and pricing in your own words.

Additional Checkout Button - A checkout button was added to the screen which comes up after a product name or image is clicked. This gives shoppers an additional access point to the checkout page, which increases the ease of the overall checkout process.

Character Limit Increase - The character limit was increased on the description text box on the department edit screen from 2,000 characters to 4,000 characters to give you more flexibility with your departments.

Theme Preview Button - Version 9.02 also has an added button to preview layout themes. You can now view the layout theme without applying it to your shopping site.

Links to Video Tutorials - We have added new links to video tutorials in the Site Manager. In addition to clicking the link to the online manual, you can now easily access video tutorials from many pages of your Site Manager.

version 9.01

10 New Layouts - Our dynamic new layouts are our best yet. Update the look and feel of your store with the most up-to-date style.

Layout Themes - Choose from an assortment of holiday-themed layouts. Each of the ten new version 9 layouts will include holiday themes giving you even more flexibility with the look of your online storefront. Additional themes, such as sports themes, will also be released throughout the year.

Sitemap - The presence of a sitemap on your website can have a tremendous positive impact on your website's ranking with the major search engines and directories such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN. The Version 9 offers a great new feature that allows you to create a sitemap for your website in one easy click! This feature is available for Pro and Deluxe sites only.

Control of SMC Product Updates - With this feature, you will be able to update your website with all of the new products in a few easy clicks. This gives you full control over the display of new SMC products on your site.

Featured Departments - Each V9 layout is equipped with a featured department section. This feature gives you a new way to promote and improve the visibility of certain departments on your site. This is an added tool that will help make your home page a powerful marketing tool for your products.

Promotions Displayed on the Home Page - With the new V9 layouts, you'll have the option of displaying active promotions on the home page. This makes the site's promotions more visible and accessible to your shoppers. This feature gives you an effective tool to promote your products and increase your sales.

Customize Home Page section - This new section provides you more flexibility and control over the home page of your V9 layout. This section is a one-stop place to control all of your V9 home-page related features, such as featured departments, promotion displayed on the home page, and much more.

SMS Mobile Phone Notification - With the SMS Mobile Notification feature, your shoppers can choose to be notified via text message on their cell phones when their order has been shipped. This handy new feature gives you yet another avenue to stay in touch with your clientele. This feature is available for Deluxe sites only.

Web Feeds - The Web Feed feature will provide a page on the store front which receives content dynamically from up to 5 different sources. For example, one of the web feeds provides your website's storefront with a page that is chock full of great gift ideas that will help your shoppers decide what is best for their gift-giving needs. New articles are added almost daily, so the page content will always be dynamically changing! This feature is available for Deluxe sites only.

Navigation Bar Enhancement - Easily Create Custom HTML Pages - Version 9 comes with a handy tool which makes it quick and easy to incorporate your custom HTML pages into your website. Point to any HTML page in the website's navigation bar, and your HTML page will automatically take on the look of your website's layout.

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