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PDG Cart SEO Modifications

We have been selling and supporting PDG Shopping Cart since 1999, and are extremely experienced at providing low cost, powerful e-commerce solutions. If you are searching for a way to sell on the web, check out our ecommerce page to find out how quickly and affordably your own online store can be created.

The following information is primarily for people who are already using PDG Cart or PDG Commerce. We'll help you get to the top of the search engine results with proven Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques.

In order to make the pages created by your PDG Cart or PDG Commerce installation search engine friendly, the following requirements must be met:

    If your server is Linux-Apache:
  • mod_rewrite must be implemented on the server. (This is controlled by your web host). This is a standard tool available in Apache web server and we have not seen a host that charges extra for it.
  • If you are unsure about the availability of mod_rewrite, we can perform some tests to determine if your server allows mod_rewrite.*

    If your server is Windows:

  • You must purchase a third-party program to provide functions similar to mod_rewrite. Possibilities include: IISRewrite, Mod Rewrite 3.
  • Your web host will have to install the program on the server for you, and may charge a fee for this.*
We are able to change your item, category and search result pages to use short, search engine friendly urls.

As an example, an unaltered url for a particular item may look like this:
   http://www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=A123

Instead, you will be able to use this static url for the same page:
   http://www.yoursite.com/view-A123.html

You can see these changes in action at our demo PDG Cart Store.

In addition to creating short, static URLs for each product, we also add Meta Description and Keyword and Custom Page Title tags to each product page, which are important elements of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

We can usually have this completed within two working days. The cost is as follows:

  • $399.00 if you purchased your PDG cart or Commerce license directly from PDG Software.
  • Special price of $199.00 (1/2 off) if you purchase your PDG Cart or Commerce license from us and design your own site or use another designer.
  • Only $99.00 If you purchase your PDG Cart or Commerce license from us and have us design your site. You save $300.00!

We have been an authorized PDG reseller since 1999 and in addition to offering toll-free customer support, we can assist with other aspects of your website including marketing, promotions, and increasing traffic. Comments from our customers have been published on the PDG Technical Support board including:


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Here are some live sites using our custom search engine friendly PDG shopping cart modifications:

www.FireFlyBalloons.net
www.CoffeeIcon.com
www.Petdreams.com
www.montanaflygoods.com
www.boatpaddleukuleles.com
www.eveandellie.com
www.bancardmerchantservices.com
www.barcodetown.com
www.LubricationEquipmentOnline.com
www.blacksmithsjournal.com
www.memoriesofflorida.com
www.scoreperfect.com
www.dressthatman.com
www.hardware-toy.com

Once your PDG modifications are complete, you might want to learn about Search Engine Optimization (SEO), which is the process of getting your pages to the top of search engine results without needing to have a huge Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising budget. We have written this do-it-yourself guide to SEO:
Getting Ahead in Google

Many do not want to do SEO in-house, preferring instead to have a professional do the work for them. Please visit our site Dallas SEO Services for details and to get a free site analysis.

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