Why and How to Migrate from Magento to osCommerce

Why and How to Migrate from Magento to osCommerce How e-Commerce Works REQUEST TO ORDER GATEPAYMENT TEWAY PAYM ENTGATEWAY SERVER RESPON SE User placing order RE SPONSE Merchant's webserver BANK RESPONSE Payment gateway REQUESTFOR CONFIRMATION FUNDS TRAN SFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT Merchant Bank Quick Facts Magento vs osCommerce 6 YEARS IN INDUSTRY 13 YEARS IN INDUSTRY POWERS OVER 150 000 ONLINE SHOPS 12 800 THOUSAND OF LIVE ONLINE STORES 2 000 MODULES 7 000 ADDONS 160 000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS 273 000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS 8 MAJOR AND 11 MINOR RELEASE VERSIONS 3 MAJOR AND 15 MINOR >> RELEASE VERSIONS Pre-Migration Tips WHAT SHOULD YOU DO BEFORE MIGRATION SCHEDULE MIGRATION LET YOUR PEOPLE KNOW FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED FIND APPROPRIATE HOSTING osCommerce is not a resource consuming platform. However, it doesn't mean there are no system requirements make sure your hosting meets them. INSTALL OSCOMMERCE To move vour data from existing Magento store you will have to install osCommerce and make sure it is available via Internet, So, it would be possible to start migration. Inform your customers, suppliers, stakeholders and Analyze your store statistics and find time when it the number of visitors is the lowest. The traffic usually falls on the weekends and increases in the middle of the week. However, the traffic and help to rate depends on the complete products and services you sell. The first thing you have to remember is to make backups before any serious action over your shop. other interested people about migration date. It will seriously decrease your shopping cart switch without losing client's trust. Data Migration with Cart2Cart CART2CART a shopping cart migration provider that allows to move products, customers and orders absolutely automatically. Data migration process can be performed in only 10 simple steps STEP Register a New Cart2Cart Account or Login via Facebook/Google STEP Choose entities You Would Like to Migrate STEP STEP Set Up Magento as Your Source Shopping Cart Perform Free Demo to See How It Works STEP STEP 3 Select osCommerce as Your Target e-Commerce Platform Start Full Migration Enjoy Your Brand New OSCommerce Store STEP Post-Migration Tips Make sure your new store is crawlable Use canonical tags and meta robots Inform Google about your store migration Take care about SEO Create a sitemap Set 301 redirect Since Cart2Cart doesn't support design migration you will have to handle this step on your own. Although, you may choose one of osCommerce templates and set up a responsive design - your store will look perfect at any type of device indluding smartphones, tablets, laptops and traditional desktops. Site design Try to make a test purchase, check if all payment and shipping options are working correctly. Visit your site from multiple devices via numerous browsers. Test your store SOURCES: http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/44-migration-service- tips/12796-forewarned-is-forearmed-pre-migration-tips http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/44-migration-service- tips/13211-the-game-is-worth-the-candle-post-migration-tips http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/61-must-know-tips/11152- roadmap-for-successful-e-commerce-re-platforming-infographic http://www.magentocommerce.com/ http://www.oscommerce.com/ Designed by Cart Cart autonad opping car migation