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Are you guys using the OpenCart platform but the Open Source platform is just missing a couple of extra extensions which would really help your eCommerce store business?  We wanted to share with you guys are couple of places we always refer our clients where they can find certain plugins that they are interested in integrating into their website.

OPENCART EXTENSIONS

http://opencartaddons.com
http://opencart.us/opencart-extensions
http://opencartguru.com
http://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=extension/extension

Maybe your extensions are fine but you want some templates?  Well there are many free/cheap templates out there as well. If you have a PSD that needs to be converted you can use us but for templates check out the resources below.

OPENCART TEMPLATES

http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2012/06/opencart-templates.html
http://www.templatemela.com/ecommerce-templates/opencart-templates.html
http://themeforest.net/category/ecommerce/opencart

These are great places to get all of your OpenCart needs.  Please share this information with your friends!  This can be very beneficial and save people a lot of money.

If you guys need someone to install your OpenCart Theme and Template feel free to reach out to us also.  We can do OpenCart Theme installation on your server with theme for $95!

Going viral is another form of marketing that can really increase your business.  If you are working on the OpenCart platform then you include this plugin in your next PSD Conversion.

Social Discounts

This lets people like your Facebook page, become a Google+ follower, or Twitter follower and you can give them a discount on the product they are thinking about buying.

People like discounts no matter how small it is.  Even it is $1 people will take it trust me.  This can grow your presence in the social media and get your name out to all the purchase.  This plugin costs only $25 to buy.

Grow Your Online Presence

Imagine 2 years from now you have like 500+ likes on facebook it will be a great selling point which will increase conversions and make you more money.  Social media is very powerful for building reputation and trust.  If people see their friends buying things then they might do the same!

The best thing about this is after you install this plugin your customers are doing the promotion for you.  Saves you money and time which you can use to find more ways to market and make more money.

We wanted to share this cool plugin for OpenCart that will increase your business.  If you enjoy this please share this with all your friends.  If you need any custom development for OpenCart you can email us and we will see if we can handle the project on our end!

Buy The Extension Here!

At PSD Center we get asked the question a lot what platform is better for ecommerce when it comes to Zen Cart VS OpenCart.  We say hands down OpenCart is a better platform to use and here are just some of the reasons below.

Here are some reasons why we do not enjoy Zen Cart.

1) Outdated platform with limited support
2) Non Friendly URL’s for SEO – Now they do have extensions and tutorials on how to make the URL’s SEO friendly but it is not that easy like OpenCart
3) Most templates are  built with old table based layouts
4) Shrinking community upgrading the platform and providing support through forums
5) Lack of new innovative plugins

Why OpenCart is highly recommended.

1) High Quality Free Templates
2) SEO Ready
3) Great plugins to make your store more social
4) Easy to use admin panel
5) Very easy for programmers to customize the platform

OpenCart is definitely a great platform right now and we see it being a powerhouse in the future.  If you are going to design an ecommerce store do it for OpenCart!  If you need any help with the PSD to OpenCart conversion you can give us a call!

OpenCart is a very powerful free platform.  The great thing is for all those odds and ends you can buy some key extensions from the OpenCart Library.  When we do PSD to OpenCart Conversions we always direct our clients on what extensions can be used for the features of their design.

Extra Tabs – $15 Extension

Let’s face it.  Your OpenCart product page does not come with all the specification tabs that you might need to describe the product.  With this extra tabs function you can add all different types of tabs to your product page.

Check Out Extensions Tab

OpenCart Blog Manager – $35 Extension

Building a blog on your ecommerce website can be very powerful for SEO.  Integrating wordpress into your design can be very costly.  This OpenCart blog manager lets you include a blog into your OpenCart website.

Check Out Blog Manager

Zone Based Shipping – $20 Extension

Everyone wants their shopping cart business to run on autopilot.  Well a problem companies have is they cannot specify how much it costs for shipping.  With this you can specify your shipping costs to make it cost effective for your business.

Check Out Zone Based Shipping