cNw
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Hi all,
So it was time to build a new store (website parts catalog / shopping cart)
Web site is still fresh and friendly to navigate but I started having issues with the shopping cart that was in place for many years. When I signed up with them (cc-now), they were based out of Minnesota and it was working well. About 4-5 years ago, the company got sold to a corporation that was located on Iceland of all places. When this happened, things started running less smoothly. Because of the location, the cNw sales looked like they were sold from Iceland or some other banks the processor was working with in Europe. This meant that many credit card companies threw up red flags and some of the charges also incurred an international conversion fee. Recently, the company stopped paying the monies they were holding, in a timely manner and towards the end, I didn't know if I would get the funds at all. So it changed from something I was considering, to a priority that needed to be taken care of right away
Enter Jerry Doe, our fearless leader of Access Norton.
I have worked with Jerry on several website services over the last few years, like web hosting etc, and its been absolutely trouble free and smooth. Awesome response on correspondence and he never left me hanging. So nice to deal with someone real as opposed to some web company that doesn't have a face
So when I started thinking about what to do in order to replace my current catalog / cart, his name popped up on top of my list and I started talking to him about what he can offer for a new catalog and shopping cart.
Jerry came up with some great ideas and after looking at a few different things, decided to move forward with a Magento catalog. This is one of the top ones available and I liked the way it looked and worked on the demos he showed me.
Then Jerry created the actual core 'store' with a look and layout that was similar to that of my main website. That said, it is sitting on a separate site, so it takes you away from the main site while on there. This for stability and security reasons as it's getting worse and worse with robots and individuals trying to hack into the site and create all kinds of problems for both my customers and myself. Jerry has these security issues down and put a great system in place to ensure everyone is safe when visiting my site
So as he created the site and different categories and layout, it was my job to start adding product, text and images to it. This was a lot of work but at the same time it allowed me to re-visit every part, change some information, update images and just freshen the whole thing up. With the platform Jerry created, it was very straight forward and he was right there working with me as I was learning the new system. This hands on service in today's internet world is really refreshing and rare in my experience.
We chose to process through Paypal since they are well known, secure and relatively friendly to work with. Even though it is Paypal, one doesn't have to have a Paypal account in order to with it. Very easy to check out with all sorts of payment options as well as Paypal Credit (I know...a bit crazy to offer credit terms but it does allow some people to get what they want now and I myself am guilty to shop like that often)
I was driving Jerry crazy with all the high resolution images I wanted with the parts. While a little slow loading at times, I like to idea of having nice pictures to look at rather than guessing what you are buying. He changed the platform in order for me to fit all those pictures and never once said a thing even though I am sure it was a pain to change it to suit my wants and needs. I am very (very) particular and not necessarily easy to work with because of that
So I am getting a bit long winded but it has taken a couple months to put it all in place and we are open for business in our new store. I could not be happier and working with Jerry is truly great. I would recommend him for any of your web work, hosting, or services that you may need
Still a few more details to work out and I have more product and services to add but for the most part, it's a done deal
Thanks Jerry.....I really do appreciate it !!
Matt / Colorado Norton Works
New Parts Catalog https://coloradonortonworks.net/
PS. Feedback appreciated....good and bad (we can take it)
So it was time to build a new store (website parts catalog / shopping cart)
Web site is still fresh and friendly to navigate but I started having issues with the shopping cart that was in place for many years. When I signed up with them (cc-now), they were based out of Minnesota and it was working well. About 4-5 years ago, the company got sold to a corporation that was located on Iceland of all places. When this happened, things started running less smoothly. Because of the location, the cNw sales looked like they were sold from Iceland or some other banks the processor was working with in Europe. This meant that many credit card companies threw up red flags and some of the charges also incurred an international conversion fee. Recently, the company stopped paying the monies they were holding, in a timely manner and towards the end, I didn't know if I would get the funds at all. So it changed from something I was considering, to a priority that needed to be taken care of right away
Enter Jerry Doe, our fearless leader of Access Norton.
I have worked with Jerry on several website services over the last few years, like web hosting etc, and its been absolutely trouble free and smooth. Awesome response on correspondence and he never left me hanging. So nice to deal with someone real as opposed to some web company that doesn't have a face
So when I started thinking about what to do in order to replace my current catalog / cart, his name popped up on top of my list and I started talking to him about what he can offer for a new catalog and shopping cart.
Jerry came up with some great ideas and after looking at a few different things, decided to move forward with a Magento catalog. This is one of the top ones available and I liked the way it looked and worked on the demos he showed me.
Then Jerry created the actual core 'store' with a look and layout that was similar to that of my main website. That said, it is sitting on a separate site, so it takes you away from the main site while on there. This for stability and security reasons as it's getting worse and worse with robots and individuals trying to hack into the site and create all kinds of problems for both my customers and myself. Jerry has these security issues down and put a great system in place to ensure everyone is safe when visiting my site
So as he created the site and different categories and layout, it was my job to start adding product, text and images to it. This was a lot of work but at the same time it allowed me to re-visit every part, change some information, update images and just freshen the whole thing up. With the platform Jerry created, it was very straight forward and he was right there working with me as I was learning the new system. This hands on service in today's internet world is really refreshing and rare in my experience.
We chose to process through Paypal since they are well known, secure and relatively friendly to work with. Even though it is Paypal, one doesn't have to have a Paypal account in order to with it. Very easy to check out with all sorts of payment options as well as Paypal Credit (I know...a bit crazy to offer credit terms but it does allow some people to get what they want now and I myself am guilty to shop like that often)
I was driving Jerry crazy with all the high resolution images I wanted with the parts. While a little slow loading at times, I like to idea of having nice pictures to look at rather than guessing what you are buying. He changed the platform in order for me to fit all those pictures and never once said a thing even though I am sure it was a pain to change it to suit my wants and needs. I am very (very) particular and not necessarily easy to work with because of that
So I am getting a bit long winded but it has taken a couple months to put it all in place and we are open for business in our new store. I could not be happier and working with Jerry is truly great. I would recommend him for any of your web work, hosting, or services that you may need
Still a few more details to work out and I have more product and services to add but for the most part, it's a done deal
Thanks Jerry.....I really do appreciate it !!
Matt / Colorado Norton Works
New Parts Catalog https://coloradonortonworks.net/
PS. Feedback appreciated....good and bad (we can take it)
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