Problem:
Android phones give an SSL warning when they go to a secure page that uses a geotrust QuickSSL certificate.
Solution:
I created a Geotrust QuickSSL CA bundle that fixes the android phone issue that is designed to work with plesk. Plesk requires that the Intermeduatel and root certificate be combined. I took the current intermediate certifiate from the quickssl and then added the Geotrust crossover Root to create the bundle.
It is not uncommon to start getting more orders overnight from the SEO Tune Up because we upload all of your products to Google Shopping in addition to making your Miva Merchant store extremely SEO Friendly for all major search engines.
The Miva Merchant SEO Tune Up takes Miva Merchant stores and formats them to be extremely SEO friendly so your great content is read by search engines and ranked well.
The truth is that no matter how great and original the content on your web site is you will still not be ranked well in search engines if your content is not formatted correctly.
Although Miva Merchant is formmated pretty well for SEO there are major improvements that can be made. Here is a list of what the SEO Tune Up entails.
Short Links – We will replace the long Miva Merchant product and category links with short links throughout your entire store.
Canonical Links – We will create canonical links on your product, category, and other Miva Merchant pages to make sure search engines recognize your short links and remove the possibility of duplicate content.
H1 Tags – We will make sure your category names and product names on your category and product pages have the appropriate h1 tags at least once on each page.
Alt Tags – We format all product images to have appropriate alt tags for optimum search engine results.
Google Sitemap – We will setup and install the template data feed module so you can create Google sitemaps and submit them to Google. We will show you how to do this as well. We will do the first one for you.
Google Shopping Product Feed – We setup a feed for you products and upload them to google base (shopping) so all of your products will be available by http://www.google.com/products . We will show you how to run your feed and upload it to google as well.
This service requires the Emporium Plus template data feed module. If you do not already have that module we can purchase and install it for you for $39.50.
If your store is NOT CSSUI then this service will also require the Emporium Plus Tool Kit. If you do not have this module we can purchase it and install it for you for $46.95.
Insert the following code into the “Head Tag Content/CSS” area of Miva Merchant 5.5. This area is global and will automatically insert the correct canonical links into all of your Miva Merchant pages. You do have to configure these links to work with your particular store links.
There is no right or wrong answer; this depends on your needs.
Pop3 simply downloads your full emails to the email application (email client) and removes the email from the server (unless otherwise specified in the advanced settings). This option is good if you only check your mail from one computer and you do not use webmail to check the particular email account you are setting up.
IMAP allows the email application (email client) to display the emails that are on the server and does not download and remove them from the server like Pop3 does. If you check your email from different computers and you want them all to show the same information or if you check you use webmail in addition to an email application then this is the choice for you. IMAP also synchronizes your instantly. For instance, if you have your email open on two different computers and you delete an email on one of them it will automatically delete that email from the other computers email application as well. One drawback of IMAP is that you cannot view your emails offline. By default you must be online to read any of your previous emails.
Matt Cutts explains that Google does not treat DMOZ the same way it used to and there are only certain circumstances that DMOZ is even utilized anymore.
Watch this short Video for a more in depth explanation of the relationship between Google and Dmoz.org
A question many of my hosting clients ask me is how often Google and other search engines crawl their site and how they can change how frequently they are crawled.
Matt Cutts from Google answers this question in the following video.
According to Google ‘Sale’ pages which contain 1 or more duplicate products that you have in other categories will not be considered duplicate content. In this video Matt Cutts explains that the Google web crawlers are smart enough to recognize that the information on the sale page serves a different purpose than the original product or category page as long as it is within reason.
We have recently setup our sub domain http://twitter.morditech.com to go directly to our twitter page at http://twitter.com/morditech. There are many reasons you may or may not want to do this but we chose to do it becuase it is easier to tell people how to reach us on twitter if they are already familiar with our website. it also gives us the ability later on to change the URL that http://twitter.morditech.com just in case we stop using twitter and want to redirect the traffic elsewhere.
This is how we did it in Plesk. In order for you to do this you will need the ability to create a sub domain, and use a .htaccess file.
Create a sub domain. Any name that makes sense will do. We chose ‘twitter’. You may want to choose ‘follow’ or ‘facebook’ or whatever makes sense to you.
Create a file named .htaccess with the following directives and then upload it to the web root of your subdomain. BE CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT OVERWRITE AN EXISTING .htaccess FILE IF IT IS ALREADY THERE. If there is already a .htaccess file in the web root of your sub domain then you will want to append the following directies to it.
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^twitter.morditech\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://twitter.com/morditech$1 [R=301,L]
You will have to replace the appropriate information above with your information
Upload the file to your sub domain web root and test it. Make sure to test that your main domain name was not affected by this change and be careful that you uploaded the new .htaccess file to your sub domain web root and not your main domain’s web root.
Top 10 Reasons to Host Your Miva Merchant Store with Morditech
1. Network – We can say with confidence that our network is better than any other Premier Miva Merchant Web Host. Our servers are located in the Peer1 SuperNetwork which has 17 data centers, 21 points of presence and 13,000 miles of superior grade fiber. This network is super fast, extra reliable, and completely secure.
2. Servers – All of our Miva Merchant stores are served from enterprise level servers that are over resourced and never crowded. Our servers always run ultra fast and are optimized for best Miva Merchant performance and 1000 Mbit Connection speed.
3. PCI Compliance – Our servers are guaranteed to pass PCI compliance certifications. Please note that PCI compliance depends on you (the customer) as it does on the actual servers and network. PCI compliance certification also depends on the software that you add to the server. Adding software to your account that is not PCI compliant may result in PCI compliance failure but don’t worry, we will help you.
4. Support – We do not act cocky or speak down to you and we speak language that you can understand. Most support issues are resolved in one call or one email. Our technicians are trained to be very knowledgeable in Miva Merchant, SEO, web design, and general ecommerce. We can always give you advice or point you in the right directions even if your question is not web hosting related. Emergency support is 24/7.
5. Prices – There are never extra fees, hidden fees, or overage charges related to your web hosting. Many other Miva Merchant hosts charge a lower monthly fee then nickel and dime you with overage, and setup fees. At Morditech the price is the price and never more than that. We do however offer additional promotions and discounts.
6. Advice – We are not afraid of giving advice if you ask for it. Ask our technical support department advice on anything related to ecommerce, web hosting, SEO, best practices or Miva Modules and we will give you good expert information. If we do not know the answer we will find out or point you to someone that has more experience and expertise in that department.
7. Value Added Services – We have partners for all occasions. Most of our partners offer Morditech customers discounted rates. We are currently offering SSL Certificates, Merchant Account/ Gateways, domain names, Miva Merchant modules, Miva Merchant design & implementaion, WordPress design and implementation, full SEO services, Miva Merchant Customization and far more than we list here.
8. Customer Service – Our customer service agents friendly, personable, and always helpful. If you have a problem then they can always help. Our customer service reps never speak down to you and they always make sure you understand what they are saying.
9. Free Emergency Transfers – When you are having problems with your website and you need to transfer to a different host in a hurry then we are your company. FREE Emergency Miva Merchant store, WordPress blog or standard business transfers 24/7 including Holidays, Nights & Weekends. Call us 508-743-7758
10. Reliability – Aside from having the best network, fastest servers & most reliable and secure hosting we also have 3 points of contact. Emergency support is available 24/7 and we can be contacted by telephone, live support (through our website) or by email. If you have an emergency it is always best to send an email with details if possible and give is a call.
How the ‘Ask a Qualified Miva merchant Expert’ (AQME) service works.
We are now offering the ‘Ask a Qualified Miva Merchant Expert’ service which will save you hours of trial and error when you are integrating or customizing your Miva Merchant ecommerce store. This service starts at $20 per answer that solves your problem. If your question is not so simple and requires custom documentation or extensive explanation then there may be additional cost but we will always let you know up front. Our expert advice can be given to you via telephone, live support, or email.
Why use the AQME service
The AQME service goes beyond the realm of typical Miva Merchant support. It is very different than the Miva Merchant Service Club and not like the Miva Merchant Tutorials at all. AQME offers answers to specific questions relating to Miva Merchant design, implementation, and customization and beyond. Although the Miva Merchant forum is great for finding answers to general scenarios it is public and viewable by anyone. That means it is impossible to ask questions privately or discreetly. All information exchanged with Morditech is confidential and kept private between the listed contact and our experts.
We have made thousands of Miva Merchant customizations over the course of 10 years and we have done countless full we design integrations into Miva Merchant. We know there are many ‘do-it-yourselfers’ that make beautiful designs but do not understand how to fully integrate the design into Miva Merchant or customize Miva Merchant to work for your specific scenario.
If you would like to hire us to do it for you the standard rate is $69 an hour.
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