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Magento 1.7.0.2: How to Select Both PayPal Express Checkout and PayPal Standard
In Magento Community version 1.7.0.2, many of our clients have complained that they have not been able to select more than one PayPal method at the same time. For example, if you are running Magento Community 1.7.0.2, and want to enable both PayPal Express Checkout,...
read moreHow Companies Track You On The Web
For today's guest lecture by Jeff Finkelstein about how Companies Track You on the Web, the presentation is posted here: Click Here To View Presentation: How Companies Track You On The Web by Jeff Finkelstein, CustomerParadigm
read moreChapped with Your Magento Developer? Try Customer Paradigm (Lip Balm Promo Product)
A few of us are going to the upcoming Magento Imagine Conference, and we just ordered a fun giveaway promo lip balm: The reasoning behind using lip balm, and the tie-in, is that many people who run Magento websites are often burned by developers who don't know what...
read moreCupcake Sponsorship of Women Who Code
Customer Paradigm was thrilled to sponsor the Boulder-based Meetup, Women Who Code in Denver / Boulder. We're doing what we can to help bring support to all women in their coding aspirations... and this time with tasty cupcakes. Here are a few images from the event,...
read moreQuick Professional Headshot in Boulder, Colorado
When a classically-trained Opera singer needed a professional headshot done quickly, she called Customer Paradigm. Here's a quick look at one of the first images:
read moreiPhone Photography – it's all about the lighting
A fun iPhone photo of three ski patrollers on the chair in front of me at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Tech Specs: iPhone 4S, f/2.4, 4.28mm, ISO 50, 1/2400 per second exposure.
read moreSEO Myths Debunked #4: We took a look at your site, and there are some things in the HTML code that are not optimized for search engines
We had a great response to last week`s SEO Myth concerning hand-submission to Google. This week`s SEO Myth Debunked looks at one of the most common tactics people use to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt with Website owners. SEO Myths Debunked #4: We took a look at...
read moreUSPS Shipping Quotes Patch for ALL Magento Sites – Community and Enterprise
A quick note: If you're having trouble with USPS shipping quotes on your Magento site, there's a reason why: The United States Postal Service just changed their system (effective today), and it changes the way that USPS works with Magento. Beyond the API changes, they...
read moreSEO Myths Debunked #3: We'll Hand-Submit Your Site to Search Engines
I hope you enjoyed last week`s SEO Myth debunked. I`ve posted them here on our redesigned Customer Paradigm website: www.customerparadigm.com/articles-media/ This week`s SEO Myth we hear quite a bit: we`ll hand-submit your site. Read more below >> SEO Myths...
read moreJanuary 2012-January 2013 SEO Review
It's nice to look back twelve months and take a look at the numbers. For one of our SEO clients, here's a quick snapshot of the increase in traffic: Here is an overview of the increase in traffic year over year, for January 2012 - January 2013: 72.05% increase in...
read moreMagento Tutorial: Building Products in Magento With Multiple Options
In Magento Commerce, the question of how do you best build products with multiple options isn't straightforward. In this tutorial, Lonny Burgos, a Magento Certified Developer, guides you through the process. Questions? Need help with your Magento site?...
read moreGoogle Images gets redesigned, focuses on speed and metadata
According to Engadget, Google Images has a new design and a focus on speed and meta data. Read the article here >>
read moreHow to Optimize Your Real Estate Photos for SEO
Here's a great article that Alisa on our team found about optimizing Real Estate images for SEO: http://rismedia.com/2013-01-20/how-to-optimize-your-real-estate-photos-for-seo/
read moreCustomer Paradigm Awarded a Top 300 Best Small Businesses of the West
A little bit of fun news: last night, I was thrilled that Customer Paradigm was chosen as one of the Top 300 Small Businesses of the West by the Business Leader group. Pete Coors (yes, of the beer family in Golden, but he ran their ceramics business) was the...
read morePhoto of the Venus Transit of the Sun
888.772.0777 303.499.9318 Yesterday, I asked all of the team here at Customer Paradigm to go outside and stare at the sun. Fortunately, they all wore Eclipse Glasses. In case you missed the Venus transit of the sun yesterday, here`s an image of it that I took: Enjoy!...
read moreFedEx Shipping Fix for Magento Versions 1.5 and lower
If you`re running the Magento eCommerce system (version 1.5 and lower) and rely on FedEx for shipping quotes, you may need to update your system so that it works after May 31, 2012. FedEx Shipping Fix for Magento Versions 1.5 and lower What`s going on: FedEx is...
read moreUnderstanding the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
Free PDF Summary Does your email comply with the new CAN-SPAM Act? Download our free PDF summary, "Understanding the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003." Included are best-practice recommendations, as well as a detailed Deployment Checklist to use prior to each email campaign....
read moreTop Ten eCommerce Tips for Your Website
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Customer Paradigm Loves David and Goliath Tees
David & Goliath If you need to ask us, which you shouldn't, it's clear that we are the coolest people in the world. What makes us so cool? First, we are the best Magento Ninja's for all your Magento eCommerce programming needs. Second, the fact that we own David...
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Cyber Monday: Traffic and eCommerce Impact Deciphered
It is easy to see the traffic at the mall and hear the honking horns as fervent drivers are trying to race to Walmart to save $50 on a TV for Black Friday. But, where the silent day of sales to follow is Cyber Monday. I have grown to love this sales day more and more,...
read more5 Must Know eBusiness Stats for 2012
Impact of Holiday eCommerce Shopping – MAGENTO
Is Your Website Ready For Sales? I'm not talking about any sales, I'm talking about holiday sales. Shoppers that are price-sensitive, impatient and quick to click to your nearest competition to get their holiday shopping done. The holiday season is upon us and...
read moreBoulder Flatirons in the Snow
I took this image of Boulder's iconic Flatirons in the snow this weekend:
read moreThe Power of eCommerce Website Sales [Infographic]
Growth of eCommerce Flippa.com has provided an awesome info-graphic displaying the factors which have affected our eCommerce worlds. With the power of the internet, businesses have shifted from the large factories of work, to the ability to sit at home and be the...
read moreUnnatural Link Profiles – Causes, Actions and Solutions – Disavow Tool
Spammy Links, Give Me Back My Traffic! Please? On October 16, 2012 Google has responded to the cries from websites who have lost their search engine ranking positioning due to an unnatural or spammy link profiles. A spammy link profile can be created without you...
read moreColorado – Entrepreneurial by Nature
We're thrilled to be part of Colorado's Entrepreneurial culture... that's why we're happy to display this logo on our site: More info >> Customer Paradigm believes in supporting local Colorado entrepreneurs- after all we were once a tiny Colorado...
read moreMainFright (freight) Love!!
Who says you can't share love with a basket full of cookies? Well let's just say that in a room full of computers, typing fingers and coding jokes - cookies are always welcome. We love to keep our clients happy and work day in and day out to make their ideas for the...
read moreEasy Fix for Chrome Magento Admin Login
If you are having issues logging into your Magento admin panel while using the Chrome browser then this is the PERFECT solution for you. I have read through many solutions and have found people recommending very long fixes. One blog said that I needed to downgrade my...
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7 Tips to Get Your Magento Website Ready for the Holidays: Payment Methods
Did you know that 12% of eCommerce transactions in the US use PayPal? One of the key tips for making sure your website will perform properly for the upcoming holidays is making sure that you have all of the payment options installed that customers expect. Read more...
read moreFacebook Plans for A Search Engine: Opinions of The Crowds
Confirmed: Facebook is Building a "Search Related" Tool Oh how the opinions are coming out as Mark Zuckerberg founder of the social media platform Facebook brings his serious face to discuss the growth into a Facebook search engine. As he calmly boasts without...
read moreTwitter Stepping Up SEO Factors
The wildest SEO moves by big companies are done in the secrets of the night. You may not know this, but Twitter has launched a user directory which contains every twitter account. The full directory is accessible when you are logged out of Twitter, it is located in...
read moreCP Client AeriNOx Inc. – U.S. Based Selective Catalytic Reduction
When Boulder-based AeriNOx Inc. approached Customer Paradigm for help with SEO and internet advertising, it seemed like a perfect fit. AeriNOx is one of the first U.S.-based companies to install Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems for stationary diesel or natural...
read moreIntegrate Magento with eBay
Having a Magento eCommerce store and running your product on as many eCommerce sites as possible such as eBay or Amazon just makes sense. If your goal is to get your product out there then tapping into the already existent customer base of eBay is a smart business...
read moreGoogle AdWords: Unique Sitelink Extensions
Google sent out a policy enforcement e-mail in regards to the Sitelink Ad Extension. If you are using sitelinks now, or are considering using sitelinks extension then this a blog post for you. What is the Sitelink Extension? A sitelink ad extension is a feature on...
read moreSocial Media Value of Profitable Customers on Magento
If you keep hearing that your website needs social media plugins, then the next question is, "which ones?" With so many social media channels it is difficult to know if you need to be on all of them or just the big ones? And, most importantly what does this plugin...
read moreCP's Alan Barber is now Magento Developer Certified!
Let it be known that Mr. Alan Barber has successfully passed the Magento Developer Certification Test! Alan Barber is Customer Paradigm's Production Manager and Senior Developer as well as ping-pong champion, and last but not least, Magento Certified Developer!...
read moreUpdate on Site Load Speed – 96% Increase in Website Load Time
888.772.0777 303.473.4400 A quick follow up on last week's Godaddy DNS server incident: according to an article in the New York Times, Godaddy claims the outage occured due to an internal network error (and not a hack or attack). Godaddy hosts five million websites...
read moreGodaddy DNS Servers Attacked – Millions of Websites Down
September 10, 2012. If you are wondering why many of the sites you want to visit seem down today, it may be due to a widespread attack on Godaddy's DNS servers. Godaddy is one of the largest domain name registrars in the world, and hosts millions of websites for...
read moreMagento Bug with Versions 1.5 and Above – SOAP Shipments API
We've recently discovered a bug with magneto version > 1.5.0.0. Magento's native SOAP api exposes most of the core entity types (customers, orders, shipments, products, categories, etc). However, it looks like the Api code wasn't updated to ensure compatibility...
read moreFacebook Taking Action Against Fake Likes
To many SEO companies it seems like an easy formula. Increasing your social media interactions increases the user interactions which increases your Google rankings. So, start at the beginning and increase your social media interactions to increase your Google...
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