Grow Your Business Online with Webplus Shop!

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Times are tough right now. If you’re looking for a job, either by choice or unfortunate circumstance, chances are you have plenty of competition. You NEED to stand out from the rest.

By creating a simple Website Resume, you can direct potential employers to see that little bit extra about who you are and what you offer. An About.com article reflects this idea.

“The rules have changed and you are no longer confined to the boundaries of a sheet of paper. Because it’s a resume and a Web site, you have a little more freedom to express yourself.”

“Make it clean and brief, and grab their attention right off the bat on the first page. Don’t include too many extras on the first page, but rather link to them.”

There’s a number of things you can include on a Resume Webpage that either wouldn’t fit or don’t belong on a typical résumé. Here’s a list of some ideas and recommendations from us and Virginia Tech’s Career Services Department…

• Include a small photo of yourself to match a face with your name
• Have copies of reference letters, certifications, or other relevant docs
• Showcase your professional papers or provide abstracts
• Link to items or businesses referenced in your résumé
• Detail your work experience and/or responsibilities from past jobs

It’s even a good idea to keep a redundant copy of your resume online in case an employer happens to find your page via the web. Also, list the cities or regions where you’re willing to work and if you’re open towards relocation. If an employer is outside of your area then they’ll know to move on.

Having your own professional website also means that when human resources searches your name on Google, your Facebook or MySpace page won’t be the only results with all great pictures you probably keep there.

Why Use Webplus Shop to Manage Your Resume Website?

The Webplus Shop software was built to allow online businesses to easily market and sell products. Although you wouldn’t need to sell products on your resume website you can still use our powerful tools and extensive features to help market your experience to potential employers.

These tools would be especially helpful…

• The Custom Page Editor easily builds web pages, even if you don’t know HTML code
• Our Design Area is easy! Use the Resume graphic set and the Cool Blue Professional colors
• The Webplus Shop Search Engine Tools let employers find you by searching online
• Our staff can advise you on how to leverage the web to improve your résumé

The best part is that our Custom Page Editor has a Paste from Word function that allows you to take your already carefully crafted resume and quickly turn it into a webpage. Give it a try in our Webplus Shop Online Demo.

We’ve made a hosting package Just For Your Online Résumé

Here’s what you do: enter in promocode RESUME when you signup for Webplus Shop Hosting and we’ll give you the following hosting plan to build a website resume.

• $30 for 3 months for hosting, cancel any time – that’s only $10/month!
• Get a free “.info” domain name, like http://YourName.info
• Get a free website email address, like contact@YourName.info
• Use our included email support when you have questions about your site
• Get a one-time, free phone consultation with our Online Business Specialists

Once your website is up and running, make sure to include your http://YourName.info web address on your paper résumé. It can fit well among your other contact info or you can make it bold to ensure it gets noticed by those who are seriously considering your services.

Don’t wait. Sign-up now and use the RESUME promocode.

Please give us a call at 866-338-8883 or send us an email if you have any questions.

Using Webplus Shop’s hosted ecommerce solution to sell products has always been the focus, but now you can promote your store and inform your customers like never before. Learn how to take advantage of Webplus Shop’s latest feature – Custom Web Pages.

Custom Web Pages allow you to publish web content for your online store like an “About Us” page, customer testimonials, privacy policy, sizing charts, event calendar/schedule, shipping policy, or almost anything else that you would like to provide for your customers. Once you’re logged in, simply go to Appearance > Custom Web Pages and click the Add New Custom Page button to get started.

Have fun making your new Custom Web Pages!

Aberdeen, SD – (PR.com, October 7, 2008) Webplus, Inc. (www.WebplusShop.com), the leader in affordable ecommerce web hosting, announced today the launch of its $1.00 ecommerce web hosting promotion. Through this promotion, businesses will receive their first month of ecommerce website hosting for just $1.00 when setting up a new website with Webplus Shop. Package includes support for up to 150 products and product support with a cancel-anytime guarantee. Enter promo code: SELLONLINE at checkout to receive this promotion.

Webplus Shop is easy, affordable ecommerce web hosting. With Webplus Shop, individuals and businesses can build an online store fast and sell or showcase almost anything worldwide in their very own online store website. Ecommerce hosting packages start at just $14.95 per month with no “percent of sale” fees like many online auction sites. All ecommerce web hosting packages are ad-free and come with a domain name so people can find the store fast. Video tutorials make learning how to use the online store very easy and no programming knowledge is required. Webplus Shop support staff is just a phone call away if there is ever an issue. Need to start selling online fast? Webplus Shop staff can set up your ecommerce website and have it online and selling in just few hours.

For more information on Webplus Shop, please visit www.WebplusShop.com or email sales@webplusshop.com. Promo may be redeemed online or by calling 1-866-338-8883.

About Webplus Shop
Webplus Shop is the easy way for small businesses and individuals to open an online store and to sell almost anything online 24×7. Webplus Shop displays your products, processes orders and keeps track of inventory on the back end and may be added to an existing website or may act as a stand-alone business website. The Webplus Shop shopping cart software has been in continuous development by Webplus, Inc. since 1996 with a focus on ease of use and affordability. No programming knowledge is required to set up an online store or to make routine changes; we realize that most small businesses don’t have a computer programmer on staff and your time is better spent running your business than figuring out software. Webplus Shop is also very affordable with packages starting under $15 per month including the software, secure, US-based hosting with 99.9% uptime and your very own domain name. Webplus doesn’t take any percent of your sales to cut into the bottom line of your online business. Webplus also does not outsource any portion of our services and our customer support is unbeatable. Yes, you can actually call and speak with a human when there is an issue. Call today or visit www.WebplusShop.com to get started. You can’t afford NOT to sell online!

Contact:
Bryan Kriech
605.229.0307
bryank@webplus.com

There has been some questions coming in regarding the new Webplus Shop 6.6 shipping configuration within the Merchant Interface. Here is some clarification. You may contact us if we have not addressed your question.

Q: How do I set a handling fee?

A: The Handling fee is set on the Settings > Shipping page. A handling fee can be set for each “Carrier-Calculated” rate, but not for flat rates. It is assumed that flat rates include any handling fees in them already.

Q: How do I get rid of the “Rest of World Option”? I can only ship my stuff within the US and as it’s configured it looks like a customer could ship for free anywhere outside the US?

A: You cannot currently remove the “Rest Of World” option, as it is used as a fallback. There are 2 workarounds that can be done. 1) You can go through each country and disable it. This will take a long time, as there are over 200 countries. 2) You can set a “Rest of World” rate that is very high to discourage sales from other countries.

We are working on a way to disable this, along with a way to disable continents (instead of just countries) for a future release.

Q: Don’t understand the “Shipping Rate” field?

A: Shipping in Webplus Shop 6.6 is completely different than in previous releases. It is assumed that all shipping is flat rate, except when set to “Carrier-Calculated” rates. The Shipping Rate field is the rate for a flat rate shipping option.

Q: Where do I select the carriers I plan to use?

A: The new shipping system allows the use of “Carrier-Calculated” rates for USPS, UPS and FedEx within the US only. International carrier-calculated shipping will be added in a future release. As a result, you need to create a US shipping rate to enable this. Here is how to do it:

1. Click “Add New Shipping Rate.”
2. Select “North America” for the continent.
3. Select “United States” for the country.
4. Choose “Carrier-Calculated Rates” for the Rate Type option (which appears when “United States” is selected for the country).
5. Select the shipping carrier you wish to offer. Only one carrier can be chosen for each shipping rate. If you wish to offer multiple carriers, then you need to create multiple shipping rates (all for North America -> United States). Note, if a carrier is already setup in another shipping rate, it will not appear on the list to prevent duplication.
6. Check the shipping services you wish to offer for the chosen carrier (Example: FedEx 2-day, etc.).
7. Enter the Handling Charge to be added to the carrier-calculated rates

   One of the first questions facing many merchants new to selling online is whether they should set up their new online store themselves or pay for professional online store setup. It may seem logical that if you are able to set up the store yourself you should. Why pay someone else to do something you can do yourself, especially if you are on a tight budget? However this is not always true. Below is a brief discussion of the pros and cons of setting up an online store yourself vs. paying a web designer to do it for you.

   First off, I should say that many shopping carts do not leave an option for you. Many are very complicated on the backend and require a programmer to do all setup and future changes. Unless you have programming knowledge I would not recommend attempting to set up a store yourself with such a shopping cart. For the average merchant, I would not recommend this type of cart at all since all future changes will require you to hire a programmer which can get very expensive. Only in the event that you have a programmer on staff or happen to be a programmer yourself would I recommend a cart which is this technical. With that said, Webplus Shop, our shopping cart software, leaves both options open for you as it is simple enough for you to set up yourself and we also offer affordable website setup for just $349.

   So back to the question, should you set up your online store yourself or pay for professional setup? In most cases, if resources allow, I would recommend paying to have your online store set up by a professional web designer who can make the website look great and get it done in a timely fashion.  Web designers usually have years of experience in what makes a website enticing to visitors and can showcase your products in a way that, in most cases, would be better then if you set up  the website yourself. The initial setup of your online store is very, very important to the future of your online business so you want it to look as inviting as possible. You should use the initial setup of your online store to learn from your web designer which you can apply as you make changes to the store down the line. As you get more experienced running your online store you can begin to add your own touch. Then there is the time factor. As if it weren’t time consuming enough running a small business now you have to worry about setting up a website as well! For many small business owners just finding the time to get all their products entered into their online store can take weeks. In ecommerce, time is money! You are missing out on sales every day that your store is not online selling for you. For this reason, the couple hundred to couple thousand dollars that most web designers or shopping cart companies charge to set up your online store is well worth it and a small investment for the long term. Our company charges $349 for complete online store setup and can usually have your website live within 48 hours.

   Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not completely against setting up your online store yourself. There are some cases in which it makes sense. If you have a very limited budget or are simply experimenting with a product concept, it may make sense to set up an online store yourself to test the waters without much of an investment. If you are good with programming or graphic design you may want to put your skills to work as well. Or if you have adequate time to learn new software and do the store setup, again, you may consider setting up an online store yourself. This may be true of retired individuals or those whose business is currently more of a hobby.  Webplus Shop is very easy to use with no programming knowledge required. We usually figure it takes under an hour to learn. If you are looking for an online store solution that is easy to set up yourself please do give it a look.

Aberdeen, SD (PRnine – August 27, 2008) – Webplus, Inc. (www.WebplusShop.com), the leader in affordable ecommerce web hosting, announced today the launch of a new affiliate program for webmasters and others who would like to refer individuals and businesses to www.WebplusShop.com for ecommerce web hosting services. The program is free to participate in and pays a whopping 75% of sale directly back to the affiliate who referred the sale. There is no limit to the number of people you may refer and no limit on affiliate earnings! A variety of banners and text links are provided for easy posting on websites, blogs, etc. For further details, please see: http://www.shareasale.com/shareasale.cfm?merchantID=18397.

Webplus Shop is easy, affordable ecommerce web hosting. With Webplus Shop, individuals and businesses can build an online store fast and sell almost anything worldwide in their very own online store website. Ecommerce hosting packages start at just $14.95 per month with no “percent of sale” fees like many online auction sites. All ecommerce web hosting packages are ad-free and come with a domain name so people can find the store fast. Video tutorials make learning how to use the online store very easy and no programming knowledge is required. Webplus Shop support staff is just a phone call away if there is ever an issue. Need to start selling online fast? Webplus Shop staff can set up your ecommerce website and have it online and selling in just few hours.

“We are very excited to launch our new web hosting affiliate program,” said Jacob Lakhany, CEO, Webplus, Inc. “We feel that our ecommerce web hosting packages are some of the best out there. They are easy to use and affordable which makes them perfect for the online sales needs of most small businesses. We are excited to make our ecommerce hosting available through new affiliate partners and look forward to the new relationships it will bring.”

For more information on Webplus Shop, please visit www.WebplusShop.com or email sales@webplusshop.com.

About Webplus Shop
Webplus Shop is the easy way for small businesses and individuals to open an online store and to sell almost anything online 24×7. Webplus Shop displays your products, processes orders and keeps track of inventory on the back end and may be added to an existing website or may act as a stand-alone business website. The Webplus Shop shopping cart software has been in continuous development by Webplus, Inc. since 1996 with a focus on ease of use and affordability. No programming knowledge is required to set up an online store or to make routine changes; we realize that most small businesses don’t have a computer programmer on staff and your time is better spent running your business than figuring out software. Webplus Shop is also very affordable with packages starting under $15 per month including the software, secure, US-based hosting with 99.9% uptime and your very own domain name. Webplus doesn’t take any percent of your sales to cut into the bottom line of your online business. Webplus also does not outsource any portion of our services and our customer support is unbeatable. Yes, you can actually call and speak with a human when there is an issue. Call today or visit www.WebplusShop.com to get started. You can’t afford NOT to sell online!

Aberdeen, SD (PR.com) – July 29, 2008

Webplus, Inc. (www.WebplusShop.com), the leader in hosted ebusiness solutions, announced today the release of the latest version of the Webplus Shop online store shopping cart software, version 6.5. Webplus Shop is the simple, affordable way to set up and run webstores and business websites. Webplus Shop makes it possible for anyone to sell anything online with no programming knowledge required and very low business start-up costs.

Webplus Shop v6.5 incorporates a number of improvements including automatic image resizing, a new payment gateway for accepting credit card orders (allows adult product merchants), the ability to customize virtually any element of the shopping cart, an improved store setup/layout tool which allows new online store owners to select various elements of their store (images, colors, layout, etc.) one at a time which combine to form the overall look of their store and numerous other small improvements and bug fixes.

“With Webplus Shop v6.5, it is even easier to setup an online store and have a website that looks great,” said Bryan Kriech, COO, Webplus, Inc. “Merchants new to the Webplus Shop shopping cart will find that getting the store to look as they would like is easy with our new setup tool. This release, more than anything, gives online store owners much more control over the look and feel of their store and allows them to create better looking, more robust ecommerce websites without programming knowledge. This translates into more customers and more sales for merchants using our software.”

Activate and begin customizing your own Webplus Shop store instantly by visiting http://www.WebplusShop.com. Or contact 605.229.0307 or email us with questions or for more information.