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PrestaShop Website Development Services- PrestaShop Partner Agency

Looking for PrestaShop development services and custom solutions for your website? A feature-rich website design is what every store owner looks for. PrestaShop is an Open Source platform for eCommerce but developing a feature-rich website with exclusive UI/UX is not easy. KnowBand being a PrestaShop Gold Partner Agency provide the ultimate eCommerce solution for the PrestaShop platform.

Your website is the first element of your business that visitors notice. It features your brand identity. In addition, its design, templates, graphics, and content tell a lot about your brand and its story. If someone wants to contact you, they will call you or send an email to you. In the same manner, if they want to know your brand, they will visit your website.

Why PrestaShop for your eCommerce Website?

E-commerce is and has been for a long time, a major domain. Although many internet users once viewed e-commerce sites with scepticism, it has now become as popular as email checking. You might have given a thought on why, what, how, and whom to choose?  Such as, Why develop an eCommerce website when you can sell your products from a physical store? Is PrestaShop the right platform to develop an eCommerce website?  And is it necessary to hire a PrestaShop Development Agency?

Looking back on the rise of online sales and then looking ahead to the future of this industry is fascinating. The overall percentage of e-commerce retail sales has definitely risen in the last few months, accounting for 16% of US sales in the second quarter of 2020, as these charts from Statista reveal.

Brining your physical store on the internet into a digitally-driven world will certainly be a win-win scenario.

Choosing PrestaShop for your website will be a great decision. It is an open-source platform. I hope you know how Open Source Platform works. On PrestaShop, you can choose a free theme, add several free and paid addons, and customize to provide the best shopping experience to your customers.

You can avail yourself of efficient PrestaShop development and customization services for the e-commerce store to create solutions that meet your requirements.

Why Choose Knowband for PrestaShop Development Services?

To understand your company requirements, a highly trained & skilled techno-sales and business analyst team will assist you. KnowBand is a PrestaShop Gold Partner Agency with Super Hero Seller Ranking. Many of the modules have crossed 1000 downloads on PrestaShop Addon Store.

Our PrestaShop One Page Checkout addon crossed 10K downloads on the Addon store and 12K on the official KnowBand store.  Furthermore, marketplace solutions, AMP, Abandoned Cart email addon, product return manager, Mobile App Builder are some of the top ones among the 80+ available modules.

We go for a prompt & proactive strategy with flexible model development. Our squad who handles PrestaShop website development are highly talented and assure you to deliver quality method-checked and proven solutions on time. We guarantee you solid after-sales assistance with returns on your investment.

PrestaShop Home Page Design and Development

1.    eCommerce Website Customization

Your website’s Home Page creates the first impression! You might need an eCommerce website with several features that are not included in free themes. A customized website on the PrestaShop platform created by expert developers can boost your sales. For example, adding features like a gamification tool to engage customers will add more value to your business.

Being a PreatsShop Developer company, we help you choose your theme and modules that match your store’s vibe and customer’s choice. Let us help you customize the store according to your business requirements. From landing page to checkout page, we will discuss and work on every minute detail to deliver you the best possible PrestaShop store.

2.    Dynamic UI/UX for PrestaShop store

The user interface and user experience are important elements of a website. KnowBAnd experts and developers spend enough time coming up with the best ideas to stand out from the competition.

We assure you that your PrestaShop store’s UX/UI has a far-reaching impact on its ability to convert and engage customers. We assure to produce a store that has convincing UI and UX with our domain knowledge and expertise.

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5 Key Elements for a Perfect eCommerce UI Design

3.    Customized shopping cart development

The ‘Add to Cart’ button is the most important element of an eCommerce store and this requires creativity. If you want your visitors to convert, a shopping cart is a must-add for your website.

An attractive shopping cart design needs all necessary information and colorful product images represented neatly to increase customer engagement. We can design and develop a handy shopping cart for your PrestaShop store to encourage impulse buying. Many required and interesting features can be added to your custom-designed shopping cart.

A cart should work as a salesperson in your store. For instance, if a customer clicks on the ‘Add to Cart’ button, a layer should appear immediately showing product details like features, warranty, cleaning instructions, recommended accessories, etc.

Our PrestaShop development team will make the design convincing and easy for customers to complete their purchase.

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Why is a shopping cart a must-add for your website?

4.    PrestaShop Development Solution for Inventory Management

Finding difficulty in managing your stocks and inventory? It gets frustrating when you cannot manage the stock, orders, and deliverables. To handle the inventory, well-designed software is necessary.

We provide inventory management solutions for the PrestaShop platform. The management teams will receive stock notifications via a mobile networking system to save their time and effort.

The inventory management system of an eCommerce website can have several features matching the client’s requirements and we will give you what you need.

5. PrestaShopPlugin and Module Development

Powerful plugins for your eCommerce store can always be advantageous to your store. You must have the right module for the move, whether it is a payment, delivery, or some other e-commerce feature that you need to incorporate in your online store.

We specialize in the contextual production of the modules for the PrestaShop platform for a decade. Some of our plugins are best sellers. Adding them will indeed improve user experience, customer satisfaction, boost sales and conversions, and also helps in customer retention.

Plugins available for a better customer journey are discussed in the following articles:

6.    eCommerce Platform Migration

Are you not satisfied with your current eCommerce website platform? Not all platforms match your expectations and you might want to switch your store to another platform.

The migration of a platform impacts the business on a great scale and we have witnessed this change when we shifted our client’s website to another platform. The results are outstanding! The conversion rate has been increased tremendously.

For your current e-commerce shop, we provide stable and simple migration from any eCommerce platform or upgrade to the new version. The platform migration is a tedious process but we will do it for you without any data loss in a glitch-free manner.

7.     PWA- Progressive Web App for PrestaShop store

A Progressive Web Application for the eCommerce website on PrestaShop offers a potent web application to mobile shoppers. The web app converts the store into a mobile-friendly interface when a shopper opens the website on a web server. This is cool! You don’t need to depend on Google or Apple play stores.

PWA will have several features for your PrestaShop store to engage your visitors on mobile devices. What are you waiting for? Do add this amazing custom solution to your store contributes to steal the attention of your potential customer.

8. PrestaShop Mobile App Development Services

We have robust mobile app development solutions that provide dynamic UI and UX. The mobile app can be customized according to your requirements. We have served many eCommerce companies and designed a custom mobile app. Despite this, before hiring us for your next big project, have a look at the portfolio of Mobile Apps developed by KnowBand.

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9. Integrate PrestaShop store to Popular marketplaces like Etsy and eBay

Multi-channeling is one of the best ways for a broad range of online shoppers to reach out. One such platform that can help online sellers expand their reach is the online marketplace. Thus with evolving technology and changing customer behavior, selling products through these popular channels is essential for all sellers.

There are various rules for product listing and inventory management in different marketplaces. KnowBand offers a range of marketplace integration for the Prestashop platforms to assist sellers in the easy listing and inventory management process. The marketplace integration module provides sellers with the following benefits:

  • Effortless product listing and bulk uploading
  • Mapping the attributes and categories of the store with the respective attributes and categories of the marketplace.
  • Effective inventory management
  • Effective order management

The best integration plugins are available for eBay, Etsy, and Walmart marketplaces.

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10. Create Your Marketplace on the PrestaShop platform

It is always good to keep up with the trend. Isn’t it? So, now you have an online business succeeding through a website with all the custom solutions added to it. What else you can do? These days marketplaces are one step ahead of the eCommerce businesses. Speaking of an online eCommerce website, it is always an option if you have never sold online, besides this, marketplaces have a ton of benefits over them.

Either you can sell on a marketplace or you can convert your PrestaShop eCommerce website into a fully functional platform for the sellers out there. We provide complete web marketplace development solutions for the PrestaShop platform with custom functionalities. A multi-seller marketplace will have a proficient admin panel along with a front-end seller dashboard. The store manager can sell their own products and take a commission from the sellers on every successful order.

KnowBand provided PrestaShop Development Services for this Italian store. Have a look!

You can even start a Hyperlocal Marketplace that has two additional features: geolocation and time. Also, deliver a product or service in a nearby location that too in a given time. This is how a hyperlocal marketplace works.  Want to know more about it? We have a list of blogs that you can refer to and think about it!

Resources to refer for a marketplace:

11. Online Payment Services on PrestaShop store

Payment is one spot where customers abandoned their carts. Besides this, there are two ways payment affects the conversion: Limited payment gateways and Security issues.

·         Offer multiple payment methods

Having several payment options opens the doors for more companies to do business with and may lead to more long-term clients. It’s critical for merchants to provide a variety of payments while considering the customer experience.

Offering multiple payment methods makes it more reliable for the customers because they often feel intimidated while sharing credit card or debit card details. Hence, we make sure that the PrestaShop eCommerce website should not only has enough payment options for your customers but also the store owner can add more with ease whenever required.

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·          Safe and secured payment gateways

As the Internet is full of hoaxes, something that is put online cannot be easily trusted. Particularly, if you are a new brand that has only been heard by very few people, customers are bound to have trust issues.

When we plan a checkout page, safe and secure payment is always our priority since it is the prime element for an eCommerce website. We give customers a checkout experience equally important as to the design and development part. Planning the checkout page can be crucial and it might require a significant amount of time and effort. As a result, most of the cart abandonments are observed due to poor checkout page experience.

Hence, designing a convertible checkout page is of foremost importance. With our expert technical team, we assure you to provide the best checkout experience to users.

The three important trust badges will be incorporated on the website:

  1. Website security,
  2. Payment Security badge, and
  3. Anti-virus trust badge.

Give a read to our blog post why is a trust or security badge necessary for an eCommerce.

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12. Embrace social media

Social media has become an important part of our life. People turn rapidly to their smartphones to take every single action. E-commerce and social media are joining one another to embrace the brand identity. Also, eCommerce companies are using Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn for marketing and personal branding.

If you are ignoring social media presence on your PrestaShop website, it’s time to optimize it. Let us help you add social media logos to your PrestaShop store. In addition, link your account with the world’s fastest-growing platforms.

13. Micro-interactions for security

Since it is of prime importance that your site is secured and user-friendly, with increasing sales, the most challenging part is to tackle eCommerce privacy and security issues. Micro-interactions for security may steal your customer’s attention. Applying this drives the designers and developers nuts.

For an eCommerce website on the PrestaShop store, you have to ensure your customers that their data will be secured and not used for any unauthorized activity. It will be guarded with our secured authentication process. Microinteractions inform users if all requirements are fulfilled about their username and password. Further, adding inline validation saves users from extra work.

The websites will be SSL certified. Prestashop One Page Checkout is the most secured, GDPR compliant plugin for the final process of a purchase. We can add custom elements to your website to meet the security requirements.

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14. Custom PWA for PrestaShop

Progressive Web Applications (PWA), simply work much better than your typical mobile website. You can easily convert your eCommerce website into PrestaShop PWA Mobile App. Subsequently allow mobile users to add PWA and give them a hassle-free shopping experience.

It completely ends your Google Play Store or Apple App store dependency. It allows the store manager to connect with customers via Zendesk and WhatsApp chat. Isn’t it amazing that you can convert your eCommerce store into a mobile-friendly application with just in few clicks?

Resources to refer for PWA services:

15. PrestaShop Development Solutions for Home Delivery and Hyperlocal Services

Home delivery and hyperlocal services are the most in-demand services of this decade. If you are looking for a PrestaShop development company for your hyperlocal or home delivery start-up, you are at the right place. Knowland’s Hyperlocal Marketplace and Mobile App combo is the best module solution. Additionally, consider using the delivery boy app, booking, and rental system addon and store locator for best outcomes. Our modules can be customized against nominal fees if you want additional features.

Resources to refer for Hyperlocal delivery solutions:

Support and Maintenance

Our skilled team is always available to extend effective ongoing maintenance and round-the-clock support services for your eCommerce shop. We make sure that it is indeed operational, with prompt resolution of bugs and performance problems, so that it always provides the best customer experience.

Discuss your project with our experts: Talk to us!

Visit the KnowBand store to explore more or you can drop a comment below if you find this article helpful.

Finally, to create a website you need to decide the platform on which you would like to develop your eCommerce store. Several platforms are offering free or paid themes for creating a website. For eCommerce, we provide website development services for PrestaShop, Magento, OpenCart, and Shopify platforms. PrestaShop Superhero Seller badge, Gold Partner Agency, and module’s success clearly explain and how our services can help you develop an eCommerce store.

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How To Create An Online Store With PrestaShop?

As more & more businesses are coming online, the competition among eCommerce companies is ever-increasing. To stand out among them while providing the most efficient online shopping experience to the online shoppers, having a professional functioning eCommerce website is a must. The PrestaShop eCommerce platform fits perfectly with that requirement.

Building an eCommerce website isn’t a piece of cake for everyone. A proper functioning store with appealing design doubles the audience and conversions for the business. PrestaShop is an open-source eCommerce solution with all the possible features that an eCommerce business (Start-up or Enterprise) would need. No need to indulge in coding or hiring a developer. Stick to the end of the write-up and you’ll be aware of the best possible way to achieve that.

The first thing that comes in the mind of someone willing to build/ design a PrestaShop website is the hosting space or localhost platform where the PrestaShop website can be installed. The rest is just designing & configuring the site. The options with PrestaShop are endless.

Where Can A PrestaShop Site Be Installed & Hosted?

You can either buy a domain & choose a hosting plan of your choice (shared/ VPS/ dedicated/ cloud hosting etc.). In the alternative, you can install your PrestaShop website on a web server solution stack package (like XAMPP, WAMP, MAMP) to design your PrestaShop website offline on your local computer. It can later be transferred & hosted to your choice of domain & server.

Websites Types To Build Using PrestaShop Platform:

You can opt to build an eCommerce PrestaShop website (with all the payments & shipment configurations set in place) or you can also make a catalog website to simply display your brick & mortar shop (with no payment & shipment options). Being a brick & mortar shop owner, if you also sell on sites like Amazon, you can also equip your catalog site with your products’ affiliate links.

This article will give you a deep insight into efficiently making an eCommerce PrestaShop website. Follow along until the end of this article for step-by-step guidance.

Main Steps For Building A PrestaShop eCommerce Website:

Step 1: Download PrestaShop from the official PrestaShop website.
Step 2: Name your store & choose from a pre-existing theme template or create your own.
Step 3: Upload your website logo or a sample image for your logo.
Step 4: Add products to your catalog & add a relevant product description.
Step 5: For your PrestaShop eCommerce site, set up the payment methods of your choice.
Step 6: Set up the shipment configuration.
Step 7: Activate your PrestaShop website & it will be live on your domain.
Step 8: Start to sell online. You can manage the orders, customers’ data & even edit your site later on whenever needed.

How To Design A PrestaShop eCommerce Website?

1. Choose A Customizable Theme:

You can choose a PrestaShop theme that fits your needs but make sure that it is customizable to a good extent as well. Design an elegant & professional looking PrestaShop website aligning with business model & customers’ needs. You can customize your theme colors, change fonts, layouts & typography. If you plan to design your theme, ensure that it is responsive on mobile devices too.

2. Set Up Your Product Catalog:

On the website backend, in the catalog section, add & list the products on your website. If you are a bit experienced with the eCommerce industry, you must be aware that products can be easily bulk uploaded using mediums like ‘.csv’ files. PrestaShop allows that & makes cataloging convenient. Make sure to use a unique product ID for each product because when the same ids are encountered, the older products get overwritten.

3. Set Up Payment Methods:


The easiest payment option to configure on PrestaShop is PayPal. You can add more such as debit/ credit cards, e-Wallets, Net Banking/ Mobile Banking, Pay-On-Delivery, etc. to make it easier for website visitors to use their preferred method of payment. You can also configure multiple currencies if you are serving in multiple countries. Make sure to have secure payment gateways. Keep your whole PrestaShop website secure by installing an SSL certificate.

4. Shipment & Order Delivery:

Based on the location of your business & the location of the potential customers you are serving, choose the right shipment company. Some of the worldwide popular ones are FedEx, DHL, etc.

These are the basic things to get your PrestaShop site up and running. Later on, you can add more customization, add admins & editors with selective privileges, add support for multiple languages, add CMS pages for information like the ‘about us’ page, ‘contact-us’ page, etc. Install 3rd party modules to add more functionalities to your website, transform your site into a Mobile App, & a lot more.

If you need any expert assistance while PrestaShop development and designing, reach out to us at support@knowband.com. Our experts at KnowBand, a leading eCommerce Solutions Company, would be more than happy to assist you.

We, at KnowBand, offers everything for PrestaShop Stores along with development services. Check our best-in-class extensions and add more functionalities on your website:

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Tips To Customize PrestaShop Website For Good Friday & Easter Sale

In most of the holiday seasons, e-shoppers are very active & excited when it comes to online shopping. Irrespective of the religion, online shopping is something every netizen engages in. The upcoming festival is Easter & Good Friday, & we have already started to see some eCommerce websites giving teasers of their holiday season based sale. For all eCommerce website owners, here are some of the PrestaShop website customization that should be tried out for sale boosting strategies in the e-store.

This article is helpful for eCommerce businesses with their website built on PrestaShop. With PrestaShop, it becomes very convenient for e-store admins to customize their website in-line with the theme of Easter / Good-Friday. Some of those useful customizations are mentioned below:

1. PrestaShop Hooks for Easter & Good Friday:

Hooks in PrestaShop are images that can be used just for display or as a hyperlink too. Hooks are something that is primarily utilized to highlight anything. To highlight the offers, new arrivals, Easter goodies, etc. use various hooks on your home-page, footer, sidebar, etc. & keep the user informed.

a) Action Hooks:

These sorts of hooks allow the images to have hyperlinks. So, these hooks are clickable & hence can be used to redirect the site visitor to a relevant page. Use easter images & redirect the user to a specific product/ category page. These kinds of hooks also act like a CTA ( Call to Action ) & must be placed strategically to get better click-through-rate & hence conversions.

b) Display Hooks:

Just as its name suggests, display hooks are merely just plain images. These hooks don’t allow adding of hyperlinks & are simply to display only. For your Easter sale, use the images with some informative & catchy text to let your users know about various ways they would benefit from your Easter Sale. Show your coupon codes, promotional offers & more on these display hooks.

Apart from creating these hooks, a good amount of attention must be given to their placement as well. Some common areas where hooks can be placed are:
a) Multiple areas on the homepage.
c) Left/ Right widget areas.
d) Footer.

2. Top Side Banner Customizations:

PrestaShop has the top banner configured by default which e-store admins can simply enable & disable. You must be having any special discounts or easter coupon codes for sale. Display them to the users on this top banner. This thin banner, on the extreme top of the page, is easily visible to your site visitors.

3. Notify Your Customers:

Using web notifications, push notifications & emails, let your customers know the reasons why they shouldn’t miss out on the Easter / Good Friday Sale. Lure them with promotional offers & referral programs. From the backend of your PrestaShop site, you can create & send these notifications to your existing customers. If you own a PrestaShop Mobile App as well, send in-app Push Notifications to your Mobile App users.

Wondering how to build a PrestaShop App from your website? Try the PrestaShop Mobile App Builder module to launch an eCommerce Mobile App.

4. Offer Limited-Time Discounts As Well:

Keep your easter special discounts & coupons valid only for a limited time duration & keep your site visitors aware of that. This is one of the instances why sales during such festivals go high. You can also design a time-based countdown banner. Seeing the countdown timer running, more e-shoppers are likely to engage with it & the offers mentioned on it.

5. Gamify Some Easter Based CTAs:

Rather than using simple CTA (Call To Action) elements on your page, use a few gamified versions of them. Such as the ‘Spin & Win Discount Wheel’ or an interactive Easter Bunny kind of lottery quiz.

You can also add a PrestaShop Scratch card to your eCommerce store to increase customer engagement. Since Easter is celebrated for the resurrection of Jesus, why not design the scratch card with an Easter theme that attracts visitors.

Another way to show your warmth on the day of Easter is by offering reward points or loyalty points to your PreatShop customer. Customers will relish the opportunity and with the right eligibility rules, this also increases the average cart value and accelerates your business.

Wrap Up

There were some of the PrestaShop Customization tips that, I hope, can help you in preparing your PrestaShop website for the upcoming sale season. With PrestaShop being an open-source module, you can make many more customizations by simply utilizing various of its backend features & 3rd party modules, or even custom-designed codes. Now it’s up to you to make the best out of this festival & to serve your customers in delightful ways this Easter.

Hence, for any such requirement, drop us a message at support@knowband.com or visit KnowBand.

PrestaShop Store Design Essentials For Non Designers

In the past decade, there have been witnesses a shift of online retailers from conventional methods to eCommerce domains. Out of those, having its eCommerce website has been & will continue to be a prominent method. But, designing an online website can be a bit complicated for nontechnical e-merchants. Other than that, a well designed and featured store increase user engagement and bring sales.

PrestaShop, one of the popular eCommerce platforms, makes it easy for e-store owners to not only have their functional website showcasing brand but also an eCommerce app. If you wish to design your PrestaShop store but you aren’t an eCommerce web designer, then this article is for you. This write-up aims to make the non-designers aware of some of the essential features that must be considered while designing a PrestaShop website. Take a look at them:

#1. PrestaShop Theme Design:

Although you can choose any pre-designed theme for your PrestaShop site, be sure to go for a responsive one. Also, you may need to make any theme changes in the future. Hence, the theme should be compatible enough to handle any edits that could be needed in the future.

#2. Infinite Scrolling:

Aid your visitors from manually scrolling by adding ‘infinite scrolling’ on your PrestaShop website. Having this feature on your e-store makes it easy for your e-shoppers to navigate without the complexity of pagination. It improves the user experience of the store. Check out the pre-developed Infinite Scroll plugin.

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#3. Labels & Batches:

Add labels & batches on products while designing your PrestaShop website. For instance, ‘Best Seller’, ‘Special Offer’ etc. These not only highlight products but also encourage visitors to purchase them.

#4. Search Bar:

Make the navigation easier for users by adding a search bar, preferably on the sticky navigation menu, that allows them to search for any product in your e-store.

#5. Sorting & Filtering:

Add options for sorting & filtering that are relevant for your products under each category. For instance, the apparels category could have filters of ‘new arrivals’, ‘size’, ‘color’, ‘fit’, etc. whereas the grocery category could have filters like ‘organic’, ‘vegan’, etc.

#6. Social Login & Sharing Channel:

Make the user onboarding simpler by adding social sign-up & login options. Also, have social sharing links on product pages & other pages on your site.

#7. Checkouts & Payments:

Most eCommerce websites have one-page checkout with multiple entries at a single screen. This makes the checkout and order submission quick. Make your checkout process as seamless as it could.

Add all preferred payment options keeping in consideration your audiences. Keep payment gateways secure & procedure simple for better user experience.

#8. Design For Better Retention & Loyalty:

To have your pre-existing customers returning to your site for shopping is an achievement. It means that your customers were satisfied with their initial purchase & are willing to spend more. This collectively improves user retention & loyalty. So, a well sought out design must be chosen on mostly all the elements of your site design.

#9. Design CTAs:

Add relevant CTA sources like buttons, banners, etc. CTAs can also be in the form of an opt-in popup for enrollment into a lottery, any offer or even newsletter subscription, etc.

Also, pay focus on their placement as you can showcase the upcoming sale banners, vouchers, coupons, referral programs, & loyalty programs, etc. Having a great design & strategy for your Call-To-Action sources can help your customers get better deals & it also helps the e-store owners in bagging more profits.

#10. Responsive Design:

Last but not least. Whatever new elements you plan to design & add on your PrestaShop store, make sure they function on the mobile devices’ browsers too. For that, you must have a responsive design. This approach ensures improved user experience on all devices.

Wrap Up

PrestaShop is comparatively an easy-to-use eCommerce Solution even for non-designers. Being an open-source platform, it allows unlimited modifications. Such PrestaShop Store Design can not only make your website design stand out but also help to improve user experience, add more functionality which can then boost your sales & revenue. Drop us a message at support@knowband.com or visit KnowBand for all sorts of designing and customization needs.