Great additions Auctiva!
Thumbs up from Suthrnjewl!!!
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Your store can also have it's own URL now.
For example you could setup store.suthrnjewl.com and rather than it saying: http://www.auctiva.com/stores/viewstore.aspx?id=6466 it would use your URL.
I would suggest most people use www www.yourOwnDomainHere.com as the URL, but in your case you already have a site on the www URL, so you can use store.yourDomainhere.com and link to it from your suthrnjewl.com site or just tell people to go to store.suthrnjewl.com, etc.
Or just set up another url alltogether, SuthernjewlStore.com or anything you want. When a buyer goes there it keeps your URL instead of showing like it does now: http://www.auctiva.com/stores/viewstore.aspx?id=6466
For example you could setup store.suthrnjewl.com and rather than it saying: http://www.auctiva.com/stores/viewstore.aspx?id=6466 it would use your URL.
I would suggest most people use www www.yourOwnDomainHere.com as the URL, but in your case you already have a site on the www URL, so you can use store.yourDomainhere.com and link to it from your suthrnjewl.com site or just tell people to go to store.suthrnjewl.com, etc.
Or just set up another url alltogether, SuthernjewlStore.com or anything you want. When a buyer goes there it keeps your URL instead of showing like it does now: http://www.auctiva.com/stores/viewstore.aspx?id=6466
Jeff,
I have five domain names...one of those will be forwarded to the new store.
I have one that's with Microsoft Office Live that was free, but I'm having a he**uva time getting it transferred out..as soon as I do, I want to use it with the new stores.
Thanks for putting it here for everyone to see.
For those members who might need just a bit of help...there's a great PDF file that's with the blogs on the left hand column. It's a big help for those that might need a walk through for using their own domain but having it forwarded to the new store.
You did good Jeff and all the Auctiva employees.
Once again,
Many thanks, Donna
I have five domain names...one of those will be forwarded to the new store.
I have one that's with Microsoft Office Live that was free, but I'm having a he**uva time getting it transferred out..as soon as I do, I want to use it with the new stores.
Thanks for putting it here for everyone to see.
For those members who might need just a bit of help...there's a great PDF file that's with the blogs on the left hand column. It's a big help for those that might need a walk through for using their own domain but having it forwarded to the new store.
You did good Jeff and all the Auctiva employees.
Once again,
Many thanks, Donna
The way to get the new Auctiva Store to use your own domain is 2 parts.
1.) enter the domain name into the store tab.
2.) go to your domain registrar, that is the place where you bought your domain, and enter a dns entry. We have some instructions in the store tab for those using GoDaddy. Other sites will be similar so that help file might be enough for you to figure out things at your domain registrar.
Unfortunately just using a forward wont work. You have to use a DNS entry to get it to work and keep your domain name in the URL bar when buyers view your Auctiva Store.
If you use a CNAME dns entry use the name: storefilter.auctiva.com
For example if you were going to use store.yourdomain.com you would use a CNAME and point it to: storefilter.auctiva.com
The same can be done for www. You'd create a cname www that points to storefilter.auctiva.com
It's a little tricky but you need to do this one time so that your domain registrar knows to send people to our site when they type in your domain name.
Alternately if you purchase a domain name on oru site on the Store tab we hook all of that up for you because we've got an API that lets us program it in from the start through the domain registrar we're using to purchase the domain.
If you need help file a support case, include the domain name you're trying to set up, and your registrar and we'll try and help or get more sets of instructions up for more Domain Registrars such as Yahoo Domains, and Network Solutions.
1.) enter the domain name into the store tab.
2.) go to your domain registrar, that is the place where you bought your domain, and enter a dns entry. We have some instructions in the store tab for those using GoDaddy. Other sites will be similar so that help file might be enough for you to figure out things at your domain registrar.
Unfortunately just using a forward wont work. You have to use a DNS entry to get it to work and keep your domain name in the URL bar when buyers view your Auctiva Store.
If you use a CNAME dns entry use the name: storefilter.auctiva.com
For example if you were going to use store.yourdomain.com you would use a CNAME and point it to: storefilter.auctiva.com
The same can be done for www. You'd create a cname www that points to storefilter.auctiva.com
It's a little tricky but you need to do this one time so that your domain registrar knows to send people to our site when they type in your domain name.
Alternately if you purchase a domain name on oru site on the Store tab we hook all of that up for you because we've got an API that lets us program it in from the start through the domain registrar we're using to purchase the domain.
If you need help file a support case, include the domain name you're trying to set up, and your registrar and we'll try and help or get more sets of instructions up for more Domain Registrars such as Yahoo Domains, and Network Solutions.
Thanks for the more in depth clarification Jeff.
For those of you who don't own domain names of your own...It's time!
I think folks would be smart to take your advice Jeff...buy a domain and if possible...buy more than one that's keyword strong.
Right now, they're worth their weight in gold!
I'll file a support ticket Jeff. I can't for the life of me do a dadgum thing with this domain name as Microsoft has complete control over it.
Hopefully ya'll can help me to shake it loose or at least get it forwarded over to my store.yada yada.com.
I've never had these kinda problems before with my domain names until I was given this free one from Microsoft.
Ahhhhhhhh, I live I learn.
Peace!
Donna
For those of you who don't own domain names of your own...It's time!
I think folks would be smart to take your advice Jeff...buy a domain and if possible...buy more than one that's keyword strong.
Right now, they're worth their weight in gold!
I'll file a support ticket Jeff. I can't for the life of me do a dadgum thing with this domain name as Microsoft has complete control over it.
Hopefully ya'll can help me to shake it loose or at least get it forwarded over to my store.yada yada.com.
I've never had these kinda problems before with my domain names until I was given this free one from Microsoft.
Ahhhhhhhh, I live I learn.
Peace!
Donna