As a local business owner who doesn’t sell anything online and depends on customers living in their area, it’s easy to assume you don’t need to focus too much energy on building your SEO. That’s more for online or worldwide businesses, right? Wrong. Even as a local business that makes profit from local trade primarily (hairdressing salons, coffee shops, electricians) … [Read more...]
Creating your own ecommerce site requires a lot of brains and, let’s face it, some luck. However, when it comes down to ecommerce, you can minimize the risks by understanding how your consumers use your site and how can you can constantly improve it. The amount of mistakes and tiny errors one can make when creating an ecommerce site are almost infinite. But a pattern can … [Read more...]
The increasing online access available to today’s consumer has opened a broad target audience for all kinds of businesses. Any entrepreneur thinking of starting a small enterprise must consider reaching the online market, and that means having the right platform – a website. Websites make it possible for customers to find you without too much trouble when they want to buy your … [Read more...]
Most buyers today start their shopping experience by running a search through a search engine. This is why SEO is extremely important for any e-commerce businesses that are looking to grow because they can't convert unless they've got traffic coming their way. While it may seem that optimizing e-commerce websites for SEO is pretty much the same as it is for your blog, it's … [Read more...]
One of the first things you should focus on when starting a new business is creating a good website. Your company will need a lot of customers in order to grow, and traffic on your website will be a great indicator of your success. There are plenty of ways to attract people to your site, and social media platforms are the best starting point. You should be aware that the … [Read more...]
Small companies are up against big companies with big web design budgets, and usually smaller companies with top-flight websites. Since most would-be customers use the Internet to find and vet suppliers, no company can afford a substandard website. Here are 10 major website flaws a small company must absolutely avoid. 1. Poor Mobile Viewing A website with a poor mobile … [Read more...]
In just one 60-second time frame, roughly 70 new domains are registered and 571 new websites created. This means that, over the next 365 days, we’ll see more than 300 million websites added to the already crowded World Wide Web. Not only do these numbers inherently imply that you’ll be facing more competition than ever when it comes to gaining the attention of your target … [Read more...]
You have a strong business idea and are ready to get your new company off the ground. Knowing where to go from there can be difficult for a beginning entrepreneur. New business owners are often excited to be realizing their dream yet neglect to take care of important details that are essential to turning your plan into a thriving company. Here are some ideas to help get your … [Read more...]
You’ve most likely heard of TED, the organization that has brought the world TED Talks, which are short, powerful talks given by some of the world’s most innovative thinkers. The TED organization has the ambitious goal of changing the world through the sharing of ideas, and puts on conferences around the globe that attract thousands of attendees every year. But have you heard … [Read more...]
According to Pew Research Center, 28 percent of online adults use Pinterest and 26 percent use Instagram. Additionally, YouTube reports that they currently have over 1 billion users. What these types of statistics tell us is that we are slowly becoming a more visual society in our online experience, relying more heavily on pictures and other graphics to educate and engage us as … [Read more...]
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