My website clients often want to be able to send out newsletters to their customers. Sending out newsletters without being labeled a spammer is tricky business. Many folks opt to use a monthly fee-based service like Constant Contact or My Emma, which send out emails using their own mail servers.  But if you have an ECT online store,  you can utilize a “mod” from ECT Modifications called Advanced News Letter that costs around $25 (one time charge). It sends out emails from your website using your ECT online store program.  This article explains how to send out email using this particular mod.

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This article is written for clients who may have just had their ECT (Ecommerce Templates) online store upgraded to a new version. One of the wonderful things about using ECT for your online store, is that they are very dedicated to continually improving their product, and come out with updates (newer versions) on a very regular basis. How do you, as an ECT store owner get the most out of your upgrade? Read on.

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Here are step by step instructions for setting up PayPal Website Payments Pro with your ECT (ECommerce Templates) online store. “Pro” allows you to accept credit cards directly in your online store without sending your customers through PayPal – it communicates with PayPal in the background. Note, you MUST have PayPal Website Payments Pro fully activated – if you only have Website Payment Standard, this will not work!
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Adding a new category to your ECT online store is easy to accomplish. This video tutorial will show you how.
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Adding an online store to your website can dramatically increase sales, but it’s important that you understand HOW to run your online store BEFORE you select which one to purchase. This is a tour inside the store owner administrative area of the eCommerceTemplates (ECT) store, my favorite online store software application.
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If you’re shopping for an online store, it’s important to become familiar with the particular online store application before you make your purchase decision. Online stores vary significantly, and I’ve made this video tutorial to give you a quick overview of my favorite online store: eCommerceTemplates (or “ECT”).
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This video shows you how to add a product to your eCommerce Templates (ECT) online store. It assumes that you already have categories set up. If you don’t have categories set up, please watch that video first before you try to upload products, because you will want to put them into categories.

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ECT (ECommerceTemplates) just came out with a new version of their online store and they’ve included a great image uploader function. This type of function used to be available only as an after-market modification. As of now, the 5.5 manual doesn’t include instructions on how to use this new 5.5 image uploader function, and so I’ve made a video tutorial to help folks understand and use this new feature. Enjoy!
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The ECT (ECommerceTemplates) online store has a nice administration area that allows store owners to manage every aspect of their stores. Here’s just one quick tutorial on how to view orders in your ECT online store.
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Follow these steps to set up PayPal Website Payments Standard to work with ECommerceTemplates (ECT) Online Store:

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