Sep 052018
 

Both Magento and OpenCart are robust ecommerce platforms for the serious ecommerce merchant.They are deployed worldwide by hundreds of thousands of ecommerce merchants in multiple languages and multiple currencies. Their versatility and flexibility have made them so popular. However; that also makes them hard for the average user to maintain, troubleshoot and enhance and you need professional Magento and OpenCart developers to help you out.

Magento and OpenCart developers in Dallas DFW, Texas, USA

Magento and OpenCart developers in Alexandria, Egypt

Both Magento and OpenCart are:

  1. Open-Source and Free
  2. Provide powerful store management features
  3. Have available a wide collection of extensions, modules and themes to suit almost every need
  4. Suitable for a wide variety of industries
  5. Flexible and customizable
  6. Worldwide support through freelancers and support agencies specializing in ecommerce
  7. Integrate well with 3rd party applications
Magento and OpenCart developers in Dallas DFW, Texas, USA

Magento and OpenCart developers in Alexandria, Egypt

At InterloperInc.com, we specialize in ecommerce and most of our larger clients use either Magento or OpenCart. We love them both and provide help in the areas of:

  1. Tech Support
  2. Ongoing maintenance
  3. Adding new features
  4. Integrating Magento and OpenCart with 3rd party applications
  5. Migration
  6. Design new sites or re-design existing websites / online stores
  7. Develop custom extensions, modules, themes and plugins
  8. Setup multi-vendor marketplaces

When you have a robust ecommerce platform such as Magento or OpenCart as your foundation, in the right hands, it can serve you for years to come. You can add, subtract and adapt as your business evolves and as the needs of your customers change.

Magento and OpenCart developers in Dallas DFW, Texas, USA

Magento and OpenCart developers in Alexandria, Egypt

You can use your ecommerce platform as a standalone ecommerce online store, you may want to import product data feeds from multiple distributors, suppliers, drop shippers. You may also want to upload your products to multiple marketplaces like eBay, Amazon, Walmart, Rakuten, Google Shopping and similar. We can help with all of that. The more customers see your products, the better your chances off making a sale.

We can even help you with ecommerce data entry, writing SEO friendly descriptions, images, rich snippets and content for your blogs.

It is best to get started on a few smaller projects and allow us to get to know your business better. The better we understand your business, the better we can serve you.

Give us a call. You’ll be glad you did.


Magento and OpenCart developers in Dallas DFW, Texas, USA

Magento and OpenCart developers in Alexandria, Egypt

Aug 242018
 

You seem to have an online store and have big plans. You got a snazzy online store, you have started promoting it and business is coming in. Times are good. Congratulations!

By the way, who is maintaining your website? Anyone?

Ecommerce - Online Store Maintenance Specialists - Dallas, Texas, USA

Ecommerce – Online Store Maintenance Specialists – Alexandria, Egypt

After hosting an online store, it is important to maintain it. Updating different segments on the store is an effective way of making your site look new to shoppers. Sites that are poorly maintained look outdated and untidy to customers, and therefore reduce their selling potential. Online store maintenance has to be part of your ecommerce strategy yet many merchants ignore it – quote often to the detriment of their business.

Benefits of Online Store Maintenance:

Online Store Maintenance

Online Store Maintenance Specialists – Alexandria, Egypt

Site Security:

Regular updates of themes and plugins fight security attacks from hackers, scammers, viruses and many other nefarious entities. When you do routine maintenance of your store, you will be aware of possible threats and dangers, and take preventative measures beforehand.

A single breach can cause theft of confidential customer data, that in turn creates legal issues and also customers lose confidence in the business.

SEO maintenance:

Store maintenance should also include periodic SEO revitalization. Maintaining SEO through regular updates is necessary to maintain your ranking in search engines. Through regular maintenance, research new keywords and add them to your search term lists to improve internet accessibility. And don’t forget to adjust your SEO for voice based searches.

Online Store Maintenance

Online Store Maintenance – Ecommerce Specialists – Alexandria, Egypt

Regular maintenance should also include your social media sites, their integration with the website and making sure current content is posted regularly on the social properties of the company.

Increased Site Functionalities and User Friendliness:

Online shoppers are taking a risk when they go shopping and if for any reason they don’t feel secure, or they don’t see the information that they need or the shopping cart is too complicated, they abandon the site and go elsewhere. Abandoned shopping carts is a big issue for online merchants and one way of minimizing abandoned carts is to constantly monitor your online store and ensure that everything is working.

Some small business owners wonder why they need to maintain their store when it was working just fine 6 months ago. The reason is that the underlying software changes, the plugins change, the operating system changes and there are new security threats. If you don’t update regularly, soon you will have some sections of the webstore that no longer function. You may not know and be losing sales.

Upload Products to Marketplaces like Walmart, Amazon, Ebay, Google Shopping etc:

The more people see your products, the better your chances of making a sale. That is why savvy merchants list their products on marketplaces like Walmart, Amazon, Ebay, Google Shopping etc. However; unless you just have a handful of products, it becomes very difficult to manage and synchronize inventory across all these marketplaces. If you don’t, you may end up cancelling orders and that lowers your ratings. A good ecommerce specialist will help you use services like UploadMyProducts.com to upload inventory in bulk and synchronize across multiple marketplaces.

Room To Add New Opportunities:

You should have an ongoing relationship with a webmaster so you can add new functions and features as new opportunities arise. When you have an ongoing relationship, the web master has a vested interest in the company’s success and will be more than eager to explore new opportunities.

Who can help you with online Store Maintenance?

We can. At interloperInc.com, we specialize in small business online stores and can help you with routine maintenance, enhancements, SEO and CRM. Let’s talk.

Online Store Maintenance Specialists

Online Store Maintenance – Ecommerce Specialists. Alexandria, Egypt


 

Jul 232018
 

WordPress Tech Support – Urgent and emergency WordPress help

Alexandria, Egypt

Urgent and Emergency WordPress Tech Support

Urgent and Emergency WordPress Tech Support – Alexandria, Egypt

WordPress is a convenient website creator and you can do plenty without professional help. But, there may be certain things that are out of your skill set. Who can you reach out to for emergency support when needed?

This is when you should contact professional WordPress developers for help. You can opt to go global or go local, depending on where you are. With technology at your disposal, help can be provided to you wherever you are.

Urgent and Emergency WordPress Tech Support

Urgent and Emergency WordPress Tech Support – Alexandria, Egypt

There are many sites offering help with add-ons, plugins and necessary improvements. From custom sites with specific design needs to ecommerce sites, WordPress developers can be very helpful. They can tweak, redesign and make any necessary changes. For example, InterloperInc.com, can design or develop any kind of website, be it an online store or news site. They can also help you with emergency and urgent WordPress tech support.

If you see a website that really inspires you and you wish yours looked just as great, or have a vision for something specific, interloper’s designers can bring it to life and help you attract the right kind of customers. They will integrate your vision and ideas and bring them to reality.

Naturally, the website should reflect the company’s values and goals. Here are a few tips for your WordPress website:

  1. Must be user friendly and functional.

  2. Be visually appealing to give yourself additional credibility.

  3. Provide information customers might be looking for and make it easy for them to find it.

It may be convenient to keep a developer on your payroll for ongoing maintenance, upgrades, design changes etc. If that is not an option, then establish a relationship with a company that provides WordPress support on an ah-hoc as-needed basic like InterloperInc.com. Plus, there are companies that can help with uploading product feeds to different websites to give your products and services more exposure and reach even more potential customers. Wherever you are, InterloperInc can help you out with your website and WordPress needs.

For more information on their WordPress Support Services, check out the following link http://bit.ly/wordpress-help1

Good luck!

Urgent and Emergency WordPress Tech Support

Urgent and Emergency WordPress Tech Support – Alexandria, Egypt

Jul 102018
 

In a rush? Call us at 1-972-245-0340

Custom plugin development

Whether you are using WordPress, Joomla or Drupal, sooner or later you may end up in a situation that an off-the-shelf plugin just won’t work for you. In such a situation, you’ll need a custom plugin developed only for you.

Custom Plugin Developers in the Alexandria, Egypt


Custom Plugin in PHP

Who does custom plugin development? We do. Do all developers develop custom plugins. No not all. A normal run of the mill WordPress developer for example is not that good at core PHP and would avoid developing custom plugins. Being a company, we have different developers for different tasks and have core PHP developers who are great at developing custom plugins or modifying existing plugins.

Custom Plugin Developers in the Alexandria, Egypt


Application specific custom plugins development

Some custom plugins are more geared towards presenting information in a certain way on the user facing front end. Others are meant for internal data collection and reporting and are meant for the site owners / admin. How long does it take to develop a custom plugin and how much does it cost? There is no telling beforehand like that. We first try to understand your requirements, then we give you a quote accordingly. Just call us or fill out the contact form and help us understand what your requirements are and why an off-the-shelf plugin simply won’t work for you. Looking forward to helping you out.

Custom Plugin Developers in the Alexandria, Egypt


 

Jun 282018
 

The success of your ecommerce business will largely depend on how well your site looks and how smoothly it functions. If you are a serious business, then you must have professionals design and develop your ecommerce website.

The way we will approach your project is to first assign you one of our creative designers who will work with you to put together a design that reflects your vision for your website, looks elegant and professional and most importantly meets the expectations of the type of customers you are trying to attract. During this process we may go back and forth several times to get the design just right. Good design should establish brand identity, credibility, be in line with current trends and technologies, drive your call to action and give you a competitive advantage.

Once design is finalized, we will hand it over to our developer to integrate the design into the backend and incorporate all the necessary functionalities. We do it this way because you get better results by putting specialists on the job rather than letting one person do everything.

Ecommerce Developers Alexandria, Egypt

Ecommerce Developers – Alexandria, Egypt

Do you currently have a team of Ecommerce Developers and Designers? If not, give us a call and let’s talk. We are based in Alexandria, Egypt but support ecommerce websites worldwide.

Ecommerce Success

Ecommerce Success – Happy Customers


When looking for Ecommerce Developers, check their website for a portfolio of their work or case studies of their previous work. This will give you a glimpse into their skills, talents and experience. Some may have worked on similar projects, others may not but maybe they are quite capable of doing so?

The next step is to decide which shopping cart you want to use. Choose carefully as this cart will be essential for the success of your online store. Options include Magento, Shopify, Bigcommerce, OpenCart, OSCommerce, X-Cart or a custom ecommerce solution. Make sure your developer is familiar with the shopping cart system you want.

Ecommerce Platforms

Ecommerce Platforms

It is actually better if you first hire a company, let them understand your business, your industry and competition and then together decide which ecommerce platform is best for you. That way everyone is on the same page. Just because your friend raves about Shopify or Magento does not mean you should have the same cart. They all have their strengths and let your developer and you figure out what will be best for your shop.

Work closely with your ecommerce developers during the design and the function phases and test. It is better that you discover the bugs rather than your customers.

There are three factors to consider before you hire a design/development team for your ecommerce website: quality, price and time. If you want quality work to be done in a timely manner, you need to be prepared to pay well. And consider keeping your developer on your payroll for some time to do periodic updates and make any necessary changes.

When it comes to developing an ecommerce website, you need a team that is focused and experienced in providing companies with professional web design and developing ecommerce solutions.

At Interloper Inc., our roots are in E-Commerce and it continues to be the strongest part of our business. We ensure that your site is SEO ready, analytics and site map plugins are installed, payment and shipping integration is in place, and it has all the components necessary to conduct ecommerce in a safe and efficient manner.

Later on, when your site is up and running, as a separate project, you may want us to build you customer follow up functionalities that build customer loyalty and generates additional revenues.

For future maintenance also, you don’t have to advertise and spend precious time going over resumes. You just let us know and we provide the right resource. Your job gets done economically, without hassle and on time while you focus on doing what you do best – running your business.

Later on, if you like, we can also create and upload product data feeds to Uploadmyproducts.com, Google Shopping, Rakuten, eBay, Amazon, Houzz.com, Shopzilla, Price Grabber, Shopping.com, Walmart.com and Sears.com. The more customer exposure you give your products, the better the chances of making a sale.

Fill out the contact form or give us a call and let’s talk.

Ecommerce Developers Alexandria, Egypt

Ecommerce Developers in Alexandria, Egypt

Jun 142018
 

Microsoft Access – MS Excel – Visual Basic – C#

We support clients in Alexandria, Egypt as well as International Clients

In a rush, Call us at 972-245-0340

MS Access is an excellent tool for both single-user and multi-user business solutions. While Access may not be indicated for high volume transaction environments (such as reservation systems), it is a proven, powerful application development tool at the department-level (up to 30-40 users, in some cases more), and for small business applications (single, or multi-user).

We develop applications using Microsoft tools like:

  • MS Access
    Front end for client/server. Back end for small or mid-size databases.
  • MS SQL Server
    Back end for .NET client/server or web database.
  • Active Server Pages (ASP)
    Front end for web.
  • Visual Basic
    When you need custom controls or small distribution file.
  • Web Site Design
    Internet Information Server, HTML, VBScript, CSS, JavaScript Web page
    development and .NET network support.

Are you looking for a unique database design but not quite sure how to get there? In many situations, companies like yours truly need a custom Access database to fully optimize the data they have or want to collect and develop the functions and features that will allow them to generate intelligent reports. That’s where we come in handy. We listen to you and see what your requirements are. Then we try to figure out whether your requirements can be better handled by a custom MS Access database, a custom Excel sheet or maybe some custom coding in Visual Basic or C#.

We can help with:

  • Tables
  • Queries
  • Forms
  • Reports
  • VBA – Visual Basic for applications
  • Data import / export
  • Merging data with Word or Excel
  • Linking to SQL server data
  • Data migration
  • MS Access version updates

Custom Excel Programming:

We can help with custom excel programming and also integrate Excel with your MS Access or SQL database. We can work with you to help you get the most out of Microsoft Excel. When you come to us with a spreadsheet problem, we will try and see how our work will fit into your bigger picture. Our Excel experts have worked within, and consulted for companies of all sizes, across all industries. So although we
specialize in Excel development and coding, we are consultants as well as programmers.

MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic and C# developers in the Alexandria, Egypt

MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic and C# developers in the Alexandria, Egypt

  • Financial Models
  • Proposal or Quote Generators
  • Custom Reports
  • Sales and invoicing systems
  • Data Processing
  • Custom Spreadsheet Templates
  • Dashboards / Summaries
  • Automate Repetitive Tasks

Visual Basic Developer:

For many custom applications, you may need a Visual Basic programmer / developer to create custom functions for you, generate application
specific reports, perform certain database functions and create application specific UI screens.

MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic and C# developers in the Alexandria, Egypt

MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic and C# developers in the Alexandria, Egypt

We can help you with Visual Basic programming as well as C# where applicable. Quick access to your business information is critical. Our database programmers create custom database applications designed to improve business productivity. Visual Basic is used to perform data validation and creation of user-friendly features on data entry screens. Advanced table design makes your database shareable and fast. We perform database design and contract programming in MS Access and MS Office.

MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic and C# developers in the Alexandria, Egypt
Microsoft Access – MS Excel – Visual Basic – C# developers in Alexandria,Egypt

Sep 072017
 

Think about the most epic film that you have ever seen. By ‘epic’ we don’t mean the word that you use to describe everything and anything that is ‘extremely good’. We mean epic, in its truest and most original form. 

Stories with historical significance, enormous budget, mind-blowing effects, overwhelming sets and costumes—just some of the terms that truly define an ‘epic’ film.

Though defining a film as epic is subjective, there are certain films that have created extremely high standards for the world of cinema and can be deemed worthy of all the awards. We bring to you 12 of the best Hollywood epics that are definitely worth your time.

1. The Last Emperor

This one takes us through the life of the Last Emperor of China, Pu-Yi, in flashbacks.  He was three years old when he first sat down on the Dragon Throne. After being captured by the Red Army as a war criminal in 1950, Pu-Yi recalls his childhood from prison. He remembers his luxurious lifestyle during his youth but in the end, the world as he knew became lop-sided and he is left to live as just another peasant worker in the People’s Republic. This is truly a larger than life film.

2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003)

The trilogy includes three action fantasy epic films. The story of the three films is set in Middle-earth, a fictional world and follows the young Hobbit Frodo Baggins as he and the Fellowship embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring, one of the most powerful artifacts ever created and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. The films have been critically acclaimed and won 17 out of 30 total Academy Award nominations.

 

 

3. Troy

Starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom among others, Troy portrays the battle between the ancient kingdoms of Troy and Sparta. While visiting Sparta, Trojan prince Paris falls for King Menelaus’ wife, Helen and takes her back to Troy. Menelaus’ brother, King Agamemnon uses his brother’s fury as a pretext to declare war against Troy.

4. Cleopatra

The drama follows the eighteen tumultuous years that led to the founding of the Roman Empire. Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, pretends to be in love with two influential men to save the Egyptian empire from destruction.

Fun fact: This film, which captures the one of the most famous and gloriously powerful love triangles, almost bankrupted 20th Century-Fox. 

5. Spartacus

Directed by Stanley Kubrick, the story revolves around the rebellious Thracian Spartacus, who is born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, with the other slaves. This thrilling adventure roars with excitement.

6. Braveheart

Braveheart tells the story of a Scottish hero named William Wallace. When he was a young boy, Wallace’s father and brother were killed trying to free Scotland. But when he loses his lady love, Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all by rallying a group of amateur Scottish warriors against the English monarch and Edward I. This multiple Oscar winner is a cinematic master-piece.

 

7. 300

A state of war exists between Persia and Greece in 480 B.C. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta decides to send its finest warriors against the massive Persian army. The battle which is a suicide mission is meant to be a sacrifice that can manage to inspire all of Greece to unite against their common enemy. This visually stunning movie will take your breath away!

8. Schindler’s List

This Steven Spielberg film is based on a true story. Oskar Schindler, a greedy businessman tried to make his during World War II by exploiting Jewish labour. But when World War II progresses and Schindler realizes the ill fate of Jews, his heart switch from profit to sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from Holocaust. Groundbreaking and heartbreaking at the same time.

9. The Ten Commandments

Hebrew Moses is set adrift on the River Nile by his mother and his sister. Rescued by the daughter of Pharaoh, he starts to believe he is an Egyptian prince.  Moses later discovers his Hebrew heritage and dedicates himself to liberating his people from captivity and manages to lead them out of Egypt and across the Red Sea.

10. Gladiator

Gladiator tells the story of a powerful Roman general, Maximus. Loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, Maximus is chosen to be his heir leaving the Emperor’s son, Commodus raging. Maximus who is ordered to be put to death along with his family, manages to escape his would-be killers and comes back to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

11. Dunkirk

‘Dunkirk’ is set during the World War II and tells a story from 3 different perspectives, about the evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk before Nazi forces took hold.

This thriller directed by Christopher Nolan was rising on a lot of expectations and ‘Dunkirk’ definitely met all of them.

12. Apocalypto

The Maya civilization is facing its decline and the rulers insist that the only way to save it is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices to please the Gods. Jaguar Paw, a young man is chosen as the human sacrifice, while he hides his pregnant wife and his son. However, an eclipse spares his life for some time and later he has to fight to save himself and his family.

Dec 162012
 

Key Egyptian rights groups called on Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote was marred by widespread violations.

Islamists who back the disputed charter claimed they were in the lead with a majority of “yes” votes.

Representatives of the seven groups charged that there was insufficient supervision by judges in Saturday’s vote in 10 of Egypt’s 27 provinces and independent monitors were prevented from witnessing vote counts.

The representatives told a news conference that they had reports of individuals falsely identifying themselves as judges, of women prevented from voting and that members of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood were allowed inside polling stations.

They also complained that some polling centers closed earlier than scheduled and that Christians were denied entry to polling stations.

“We call on the election commission to avoid these violations in the second round and repeat the first round,” said a statement by the seven groups.

Egyptian women

Egyptians women wait in line to cast their votes outside a polling station.

“The vote counting took place in darkness,” said Negad Borai, the head of one of the groups. He alleged the election commission did not investigate thousands of complaints on alleged violations and irregularities.

The second and final round of voting on the charter is planned for Saturday, December 22.

The vote capped a near two-year struggle over Egypt’s identity since the ouster of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.

The latest crisis over the charter evolved into a fight- deadly at times- over whether Egypt should move toward a religious state under Morsi’s Brotherhood and their ultraconservative Salafi allies, or one that retains secular traditions and an Islamic character.

Egyptians

Egyptians talk as they enjoy the view of the Nile river on a bridge leading to Tahrir Square in Cairo.

Underlining the tension, some 120,000 army troops were deployed to help the police protect polling stations and state institutions after clashes between Morsi’s supporters and opponents over the past three weeks left at least 10 people dead and about 1,000 wounded.

Some voters on Saturday said the presumed supervising judge at their polling centers refused to show them official documents to certify that they were indeed a judge.

Others said some polling centers closed hours ahead of the 11 p.m. cut-off.

Others complained of suspected members of the Brotherhood whispering to voters inside polling stations to vote “yes.” And some voters alleged some of the supervising judges were influencing voters to choose “yes.”

A group of women in Alexandria claimed the judge in their polling center was stalling to stop them from voting.

The violations reported by monitors included polling centers collecting votes without judges to oversee the process, civil employees illegally replacing the judges, ballot papers not officially stamped as per regulations, campaigning inside polling stations and Christian voters being turned away.

Egyptian girls

Egyptians girls show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station.

The allegations of widespread violations came only hours after the Brotherhood claimed a majority of Egyptians who voted on the proposed Islamist-backed constitution have approved the document with a majority of about 57 percent.

Turnout was unofficially estimated at around 32 percent- which if confirmed would be far lower than the presidential or parliamentary elections following Mubarak’s fall.

Official results are not expected until after the second round.

The Brotherhood, which has in the past accurately predicted election results, relied on vote tallies collected by its activists at the individual polling stations across the country.

If the constitution is approved by a simple majority of voters, the Islamists empowered after the overthrow of Mubarak would gain more clout.

The upper house of parliament, dominated by Islamists, would be given the authority to legislate until a new lower house is elected.

If the draft proposal is rejected, elections would be held within three months for a new panel to write a new constitution. In the meantime, legislative powers would remain with Morsi, who won the presidency in June.

The official website of Egypt’s state television reported that 68 and 72 percent of voters cast “no” ballots in Cairo and Alexandria respectively, Egypt’s two largest cities.

The only other two provinces where the “no” vote won the majority were Gharbiyah and Daqahliya in the Nile Delta, north of Cairo.

The Brotherhood and other Islamists enjoy wide support in most of the 17 provinces voting on December 22, something that could work in favor of the “yes” vote.

Egyptian women

Egyptian women outside a polling station to cast their votes on a constitution referendum.

But the Islamists led by the Brotherhood are widely thought to have lost some of their popularity because of the perception that Morsi and the Islamist-backed government of Prime Minister Hesham Kandil have failed to resolve any of the country’s major problems such as high unemployment, rising prices and security.

Egyptians are bracing for a wide range of steep price hikes as part of the government’s program to boost revenues and restructure the economy to secure a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.

Last week, Egypt delayed the request for the loan after Morsi rescinded tax hikes a day after he imposed them, fearing this would only add to political turmoil.

There were no serious incidents of violence during Saturday’s vote.

And although there was no evidence of mass fraud, monitors from the opposition and rights groups said the boycott of the referendum by most judges was reflected in the chaos prevailing in some polling centers.