Archive for February 2007



February
28

You might have read it in our newsletter already but I’d really like to emphasize the fact that you should give your shop a theme if you want to attract a lot of visitors and ultimately make good commission.

There are so many online shops out there… I’m talking about large ones, with brand names you all know and small ones like your ZlioShops. If you want your own shop to get noticed you really need to pick a theme carefully and stick to it. It works better when it’s something you already know about (say cooking, sports or video games) because then you already have specific ideas of which products you’d like to display.

It’s even better if you can be very specific, like a shop dedicated not just to cartoons but to Spiderman or another one dedicated to Spanish cooking… If you feel frustrated about being so specific you could always start another shop about Japanese cooking, another about French pastries…. and so on, remember you can manage up to 10 shop now !

Don’t forget to fill in all the details in your general settings page, especially “tagline” and “description” and eventually “free text”. Use the major keywords to describe your shop (spain, paella, tapas, cooking, recipes etc… in my last example) as many times as you can, as this will help Google and other search engines list you.

It’s up to you now !


February
26
Due to popular demand, from now on, instead of 5 you can start 10 shops with your Zlio account ! Click here !

And if it’s still not enough… we’ll supply a link to contact us…It’s your go !
PS: Woud you like to know which features are coming soon ?
- A ZlioShops directory
- A ZlioShops search engine
- Sub-categories
- Optimizing your shops’ code for better referencing
- The possibility to edit Meta Tags…
- A more detailed commission page to give more information about your payment status and we’re working on the ZlioShop’s future version which will include features that will make most e-commerce websites jealous !
More enhancements/features will come up too but they are a surprise ! :-)

February
22

We have deactivated the statistics system built in Zlio (currently in beta phase) and will soon delete this service. The results obtained weren’t relevant compared to other solutions on the market.We strongly suggest you to use the free tool Google Analytics to track your shop’s statistics. A more advanced integration to our service will soon be available.

How to:

Retrieve your code from Google Analytics and paste it in the area provided at the bottom of the editing page (here).

To access Google Analytics, click here !

After a few hours , you’ll be able to consulted detailed statistics from your shop.


February
19

Are you the proud owner of several ZlioShops ?

You must have noticed a few changes in the homepage display and the new feature enabling you to switch from one shop to another via a drop-down menu !

What’s more, from now on, when you will log in to our service, you will automatically get back to the administration page of the last shop you were managing.
Feel free to comment here on this new feature !


February
15

Some of our users were complaining about the fact that their shop was not available with the www prefix, as in www.nameofyourshop.zlio.com.
From now on, if your visitors type www. in front of your shop’s name, they will be immediately redirected to your shop’s real url !

For example : www.catstuff.zlio.com now leads automatically to http://catstuff.zlio.com/

We have a feeling you’re going to like this ! :-)


February
13

Have you ever browsed round your ZlioShop and wondered whether there was a quick and easy way to edit settings for a particular item without going through the control panel?

Well, here’s some good news! From now on, whenever you’re on a product factsheet page, you just need to key in ALT + Z or CTRL + Z (”Z” for “Zlio” … easy, right?) and the settings box will pop-up for that item… Couldn’t be simpler!