Fi has been busy this year updating osCommerce Watch, creating new osCommerce documentation in our continuing series - Attitude's Simple osCommerce Guides - and producing the first two editions of the osCommerce Watch Newsletter.

For more on osCommerce check out these lenses at Squidoo:
4 osCommerce Contributions you should know about covers what an osCommerce contribution is and four that fulfil useful functions in pretty much any store.
What is osCommerce? is self explanatory reallly!

While you are at it, check out this lens on iStockphoto, Finding photos for your website, which has tips and information on a great source of affordable images for your website.

Currently in a testing phase, StoreList.biz New Zealand will allow New Zealand store owners to register their store and feature selected products in a browsable and searchable directory.

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StoreList.biz New Zealand - Online Stores New Zealand

The directory will be expanded beyond New Zealand stores in the near future.

Attitude's New Zealand Search Guide has just been reworked. The site, which has been up since 2000, features a directory of New Zealand search engines and directories and New Zealand website promotion resources.

The site also features a search box allowing you to search New Zealand sites using a number of top search engines and directories.

The "new improved" Attitude's New Zealand Search Guide also includes a New Zealand Domain Name Search feature.

Our site website-promotion.co.nz has been re-released as New Zealand Website Promotion. Attitude Group LTD has partnered with Nextday to produce and operate this online website promotion shop.

Changes?

Well the main change is that the site focuses on discrete website promotion packages relevant to New Zealand companies or those seeking to target New Zealand web surfers.

The second change is that packages can now be purchased online.

Lastly we have tweaked our prices and offer a new combination package.

The initial service range is as follows:

1. NEW combined New Zealand + International Search Engine Submission Package


2. New Zealand Search Engine Submission Package


3. International Search Engine Submission Package

February - April at osCommerce Watch has seen a number of new topics covered and tools offered. Thanks to all who are regularly reading the weblog, providing feedback on contributions and contributing your thoughts.

Attitude released the following tools and contributions for free to the community of osCommerce users:

DPS PxPost Payment Module For osCommerce 2.2 MS2 - a payment module ideal for New Zealand and Australian merchants.
Free osCommerce Stylesheet Creation Tool - create a stylesheet for your cart and preview your work as you go on a live cart.
Attitude Simple Manual Order Entry for osCommerce - process orders via telephone or mail order through the osCommerce system.

Articles and tips were posted on the following topics:

Essential osCommerce Modification - HTML Title Tag - important modification for search engine positioning
Guidelines for osCommerce Contribution Development - writing good osCommerce contributions
Before making your osCommerce site live ... osCommerce Live Site Checklist - the common things sites miss before going live - prevent problems before you go live!
Essential osCommerce Modification - Generate Thumbnail Images - faster page loads and better quality images
Essential osCommerce Modification - Simple ways to improving admin usability - improve efficiency in administering your cart
Using osCommerce with a Large Product Catalog - unique issues to large product catalogs
Review: Easy Populate - the fast way to add or edit your products - review of a popular contribution which allows spreadsheet importing and updating of product information and prices and synchronisation of data with offline systems

Related:
highlights of the first couple of months of osCommerce Watch
osCommerce Review - find out about this powerful open source shopping cart system
osCommerce Demonstrations