Archive for July 2007

Enabling WordPress for e-Commerce – Part III: Product Setup and Payment Information

Posted 30 July 2007 by
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In Part I of this series, I discussed four different options for turning a WordPress installation into a viable e-Commerce site. Part II then covered the initial setup and configuration of both WordPress and the YAK plugin. Now it’s time to get to the “meat and potatoes” of any e-Commerce site: listing products and setting [...]

Enabling WordPress for e-Commerce – Part II: Initial Setup and Configuration

Posted 21 July 2007 by
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In Part I of this series, I provided an overview of four different free options for integrating an e-Commerce setup into WordPress. Ultimately, I decided to use the open-source YAK (Yet Another Kart) shopping cart plugin. As of this writing, the current version of YAK is 1.0, and WordPress is 2.2.1. Get WordPress Going Now [...]

Enabling WordPress for e-Commerce – Part I: Software Selection

Posted 21 July 2007 by
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For some time now I’ve been considering starting an e-Commerce site, but in the last week I decided it was time to take action. The problem though, was in deciding what kind of software to use to power the site. Simply searching for something like “e-Commerce software” yields FAR too many varied results to be [...]

University of Iowa (Bank of America) Card – $250 Sign-up Bonus

Posted 11 July 2007 by
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Here is another $250 sign-up bonus offer, this time offered by Bank of America. The card is titled the “University of Iowa WorldPoints Platinum Plus Mastercard.” Whew! That’s a mouthful! The Card Here are a few details on the card: Receive one point for every dollar spent. Points can be redeemed toward cash, travel, hotels, [...]

Why it (Occasionally) Pays to Discover

Posted 1 July 2007 by
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My very first credit card was from Discover, and it was the only credit card I had for years (before I knew anything about money and credit). I was satisfied with it because I knew it had a “cashback” program, and in my ignorance I just always assumed it was always up to 5% cashback. [...]