Currently I and one of my clients are trying out the popular email services of MailChimp. It’s created more for designers than Constant Contact, so we’re giving it a whirl. If you decide try them out, let me know what you think!
I’ve done a lot of PayPal carts, but some business owners need a merchant account and credit card payment gateway for their ecommerce sites. My most recent client chose Authorize.net. If you need a merchant account or payment gateway for your business website, click my application link to learn more:
Cart66 is a very flexible, customizable cart plugin for WordPress and other CMS systems which is approved for use with Authorize.net, PayPal and other credit card gateways.
Woo creates terrific themes and proprietary plugins for WordPress, including a free shopping cart plugin and gateway plugins.
Mobilize your site with ease using the WP Touch Pro plugin from Brave New Code. Inexpensive and easy to use, it will format your site to be viewable in almost any mobile device including iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) and Android
iStockPhoto: Get royalty-free images to illustrate your site. Also a good place for artists, photographers and designers to distribute their work, with visibility to Getty Images. Of course I have connections with artists and photographers, too, so if you need something specific, contact me to see if a local creative has images that will work for you.