I’ve also made some minor upgrades to the shopping cart. In response to some inquiries about international shipping prices, I’ve added a new feature in which the shopping cart can now calculate shipping prices based on location and number of CDs ordered. This is a lot more accurate than my previous system, which only charged a flat rate shipping price of $2, regardless if you were ordering 20 CDs from half-way across the world.

As you can see, I always try to respond to user feedback. So if you guys have any other complaints or suggestions, just let me know!

I’ve also bought some corrugated CD shipping boxes to ensure that anyone who orders online will receive their CD in good condition.

Other random updates:
-Added an option on the order page to buy all of the album’s mp3s in one click.
-Created a new image for the homepage. Mostly to help emphasize the release of my album.
-Credit cards are now accepted as a payment method. Previously, I had only the ability to accept paypal payments.

That’s about it for now. Stay tuned for more news.

Please, if you are using IE, SWITCH. I implore you to. Internet explorer is an absolutely terribly browser which makes all web designers’ lives so much more difficult.

Anyhow… basicaly I’ve just made some minor changes to the site. It’s nothing that would affect firefox, chrome, opera, or safari users. But for the IE users out there, I’ve just put some serious time into fixing bugs with IE’s rendering system. The good news is, my website will now finally display correctly in essentially all major browsers. Hooray!

Standardizing the forums… and especially this blog/news area was incredibly time-consuming, but it was actually relatively free of headaches, as all this web designing has made me much more proficient with html/css/php.

In general, I think that the new template does a much better job of showcasing what this site was originally created for–my music. Now, on almost every page (with the exception of this page and the forums) you can find a sleek little music player on the side bar!

Perhaps you’ve also noticed that I’ve added some new pages to the site. These pages are still in development, but I think they will make good additions to the website. The pages are “Free Stuff” and “Contribute.” On the free stuff page, I will be occasionally adding some free songs/loops for you to download! And after getting these free downloads, you now have a way to help me out. With the contribute page, I’ll be posting ways for loyal fans to help promote this site and my music.

Please let me know what you guys think! The old template can be found at: http://www.sycrossmusic.com/old/.