An increase in site traffic is an obvious sign that your online business is doing well. When you have more visitors to your website, it typically coincides with having more business – and that’s great! However, if your site is using shared hosting, your popularity may be a bit too much to handle. Downtime can be disastrous for your business. If the load on your shared hosting becomes too great, that’s just what you’ll get. If no one can view your site because it can’t handle the traffic coming its way, then your popularity is going to suffer. So how can you keep up with site traffic demands as ..read more

A website is so much more than a way to connect to your customers. In the 21st century, a business isn’t complete without a speedy, fully-functioning website that looks great on mobile. Even if you aren’t conducting business over the web you still need a reputable site for prospective clients to browse. The operative norm for investigating is no longer asking a friend unless your friend is Google. Search and you shall find… In most situations, a Google or Bing search will give customers the necessary information to make a choice when researching a product or service. If your company doesn’t ap ..read more

We can all agree that passwords are important. They protect the data we want to keep away from prying eyes. Remembering passwords is another story. It’s not easy. Many of us fall into the habit of creating easily remembered but bad passwords that we use over and over again for many websites. It’s easy to understand. Every website we visit requires us to log in, even if there really isn’t any sensitive information to protect. We will forgive some terrible passwords as long as there’s no financial information to protect. But you should consider the ramifications of your Facebook profile or your ..read more

You may have heard the term “dedicated server hosting” and wondered what it meant or how it could be beneficial to you and your business. In a nutshell, dedicated server hosting offers the capabilities and resources of an entire server to one business or website without having to share that server with other sites and businesses. That may seem like a lot. Lets’s start with the basics and move forward.  What is web hosting? And why do you need it? Web hosting is the business of providing storage space and access for websites. But what does that really mean? Let’s break down some of the tec ..read more

Ecommerce sites are geared towards maximizing sales. Every design feature, navigation branch, and piece of text should drive people towards the checkout portal. However, there’s much more to consider besides a streamlined sales process.  From reliability and rapid download speeds to helpful product descriptions and dependable hosting, this blog post will guide you through a list of tips to help you boost your ecommerce conversion rates. First, we consider below ten golden rules underpinning any successful shopping portal… Top 10 Ecommerce Site Rules for Success: #1. Reliability This is nu ..read more

Imagine sitting down at your computer one morning and finding two emails in your inbox from rival companies. Both contain identical discounts for something you’ve wanted to buy. However, one email was sent specifically to you through a branded address. The other has blank To and CC fields and was sent from a Gmail account. Now think: which company would you feel more enthusiastic about giving your business to? In the modern age, there’s often very little to distinguish between competing organizations. Dropshipping has helped to slash operating costs and margins, while anyone can create a styli ..read more

Put simply, absolutely! And here’s how you can build an engaging blog to capture more website traffic…. For roughly a decade now, blogging has been one of the primary methods people have used to build an audience and craft a brand online. Blogging has gone from something people do in their free time after a day at work to a full-time job that often spawns book deals, lifestyle brands, products, and more. Because of these alluring rewards, many people have jumped on the bandwagon and, as a result, the very nature of blogging has changed. Is blogging dead? The tech world is filled with people pr ..read more

Running a website can be a lot of work. However, all your effort will be for nothing if your reputation ends up ruined by security flaws. Website visitors must feel secure while visiting your pages, especially if you are running an ecommerce website or online store.  How To Protect Your Website Visitors To be sure that your website security meets site visitors’ expectations, it is recommended that you perform periodic security checks. Run the security checks below against your website to weed out any vulnerabilities that may stop your website in its tracks. After all, the only vulnerabili ..read more

If you are a small brick and mortar business operating in a small community, you may not realize that you have the ability to market beyond the customary word-of-mouth or local phone book listing. Many small businesses rely on local promotions, the referrals, and coupons to keep business running day-to-day. Others may have branched out to social media and believe that Facebook or Twitter is enough to keep business booming. However, this is not the best way to market your business. There is much more that can be done to get your brand out in front of people, and you can do so in a very short ti ..read more

Email is a powerful and flexible tool when used correctly, and equally well-suited to order acknowledgments or complex negotiations. It doesn’t have the PR problems currently being experienced by social media, and it’s far less intrusive than telephone calls. However, email isn’t an instant win. There are many aspects that must be considered before mastering the art of email communications.  In the modern age, there’s often very little to distinguish between competing organizations. Dropshipping has helped to slash operating costs and margins, anyone can create a stylish website that look ..read more