WP-Ecommerce upload multiple images with Gold Cart Glitches

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:24:28 +0000

We just tried to set up WP-Ecommerce gold cart to upload multiple images and the flash upload seemed to be uploading and nothing happened even after 2 minutes.

We checked the following things:

The file size of image is within the limit set by Server generally 2 MB for most servers.
The uploads folder has 755 permission and wpsc folder inside has 775 permissions.

We reuploaded all the files.

Still nothing seemed to work. Got GD and ImageMagick enabled on server. Flash uploader worked.

Now since the flash uploader was working we proceeded to the next thing i.e having multiple images displayed on the product page. Gold cart allows a gallery of images that you get when you click on the one thumbnail. At times we simply want the other images or image thumbnails to be displayed beside the one thumbnail.

This can be acheived by using a custom query to retreive all the image names in the form of a array and formulating urls to display them in the single-product.php page.

function get_all_images($prod_id) { global $wpdb; return $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT image FROM wp_wpsc_product_images WHERE product_id=$product ORDER BY image_order ASC" ); }

Possible Solution “Bogus Date” Errors in Tortoise SVN

admin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:12:42 +0000

When we added a new project folder to our checkout folder we were constantly getting “bogus date” error while using TortoiseSVN. We were unable to edit or commit.

We tried various things like cleaned the files, checked if the file is locked, removed the folder and again added it. Nothing worked out.

Then we found a real simple solution. We opened the files inside the folder that showed errors. Incidentally it was an image folder that we were using for storing gallery thumbnails.

We opened each of the image inside the folder in a image editing software like Photoshop or say MS Paint. We did a “Save As” on for each file and replaced the old images with the new version of images.

The issue actually was that date information i.e automatically stored with a file was clashing with the date as per tortoisesvn.
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Do Your Potential Customers Forget About You?

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:24:09 +0000

Your web business probably gets product inquiries from potential customers around the globe. Inquiries come via e-mail and your web site, and you try to send information to each hot prospect as quickly as you can. You know that you can drastically increase the likelihood of making a sale by satisfying each person’s need for information quickly!

But, after you’ve delivered that first bit of information to your prospect, do you send him any further information?

If you are like most Internet marketers, you don’t.

When you don’t follow that initial message with additional information later on, you let a valuable prospect slip from your grasp! This is a potential customer who may have been very interested in your products, but who lost your contact information, or was too busy to make a purchase when your first message reached him.

Often, a prospect will purposely put off making a purchase, to see if you find him important enough to follow up with later. When he doesn’t receive a follow up message from you, he will take his business elsewhere.

Are you losing profits due to inconsistent and ineffective follow up?

Following up with leads is more than just a process – it’s an art. In order to be effective, you need to design a follow up system, and stick to it, EVERY DAY! If you don’t follow up with your prospects consistently, INDIVIDUALLY, and in a timely fashion, then you might as well forget the whole follow up process.

Consistent follow up gets results!

When I first started marketing and following up with prospects, I used a follow up method that I now call the “List Technique.” I had a large database containing the names and e-mail addresses of people who had specifically requested information about my products and services. These prospects had already received my first letter by the time they requested more information, so I used the company’s latest news as a follow up piece.

I would write follow up newsletters every now and then, and send them, in one mass mailing, to everyone who had previously requested information from me. While this probably did help me win a few additional orders, it wasn’t a very good follow up method. Why isn’t the “List Technique” very effective?

* The List Technique isn’t consistent. Proponents of the List Technique tend to only send out follow up messages when their companies have “big news”.
* List Technique messages don’t give the potential customer any additional information about the product or service in question. He can’t make a more informed buying decision after receiving a newsletter! If someone is wondering whether your company sells the best knick-knacks, what does he care that you’ve just moved your headquarters?
* List Technique messages convey a “big list” mentality to your potential customers. When I used to write follow up messages using the List Technique, I was writing news bulletins to everyone I knew! I should have been sending a personal message to each individual who wanted to know more about my products.

What follow up method really works?

Following up with each lead individually, multiple times, but at set intervals, and with pre-written messages, will dramatically increase sales! Others who use this same technique confirm that they have all at least doubled the sales of various products! In order to set this system up, though, you need to do some planning.

First, you’ll need to develop your follow up messages. If you’ve been marketing on the Internet for any length of time, then you should already have a first informative letter. Your second letter marks the beginning of the follow up process, and should go into more detail than the first letter. Fill this letter with details that you didn’t have the space to add to the first letter. Stress the BENEFITS of your products or services!

Your next 2-3 follow up messages should be rather short. Include lists of the benefits and potential uses of your products and services. Write each letter so that your prospects can skim the contents, and still see the full force of your message.

The next couple of follow up messages should create a sense of urgency in your prospect’s mind. Make a special offer, giving him a reason to order NOW instead of waiting any longer. After reading these follow up messages, your prospect should want to order immediately!

Phrase each of your final 1 or 2 follow up messages in the form of a question. Ask your prospect why he hasn’t yet placed an order? Try to get him to actually respond. Ask if the price is to high, the product isn’t the right color or doesn’t have the right features, or if he is looking for something else entirely. (By this time, it’s unlikely that this person will order from you. However, his feedback can help you modify your follow up letters or products, so that other prospects will order from you.)

The timing of your follow up letters is just as important as their content. You don’t want one prospect to receive a follow up the day after he gets your initial informative letter, while another prospect waits weeks for a follow up!

Always send an initial, informative letter as soon as it is requested, and send the first follow up 24 hours afterwards. You want your hot prospects to have information quickly, so that they can make informed buying decisions!

Send the next 2-3 follow up messages between 1 and 3 days apart. Your prospect is still hot, and is probably still shopping around! Tell him about the benefits of your products and services, as opposed to your competitors’. You will make the sale!

Send the final follow up messages later on. You certainly don’t want to annoy your prospect! Make sure that these last letters are at least 4 days apart.

Following up effectively seems complicated, but it doesn’t have to be! So many potential customers are lost because of poor follow up – don’t you want to be one of the few to get it right?

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WP-Ecommerce upload multiple images with Gold Cart Glitches

Possible Solution “Bogus Date” Errors in Tortoise SVN

Do Your Potential Customers Forget About You?

Are you losing profits due to inconsistent and ineffective follow up?

Consistent follow up gets results!

What follow up method really works?

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