I just had a very nice chat on the phone with a man whose first attempt at online shopping seemed to have resulted in a fraudster using his card to buy mobile phone top-ups. I don’t understand why he called us (it wasn’t one of my web shops), but I hope I did the [...]

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How to Check Web Shops for Basic Security
MJ Ray - Tuesday 18.11.08, 18:44pm
Tags: CRM · Fraud · IT Systems · Internet Marketing · Online Marketing · Website Design · Website Development · eCommerce
Webmaster Jargon for Website Owners
MJ Ray - Thursday 13.11.08, 06:42am
I wrote to a site owner last week and I thought I was writing to a webmaster. The site owner complained about some of the jargon and, while explaining who I thought I was writing for, I explained some of it because I think more website owners might benefit from these three explanations:-
“Expat-like terms” [...]
Tags: Accessibility · Google · IT Systems · Internet Marketing · SEO · Start Up · Website Design · Website Development
Website Accessibility is Good for Business
Terry Lane - Friday 31.10.08, 12:10pm
Thousands of UK businesses are unwittingly breaking the law because their websites aren’t accessible to people with disabilities.
Disability laws require firms to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to their sites to make them more user-friendly but most are completely unaware of the legislation.
Websites shouldn’t discriminate against people with disabilities – and that means everything from colour blindness [...]
Tags: Accessibility · Website Development
How To Avoid 6 Common Website Mistakes That Cost Money
MJ Ray - Thursday 21.08.08, 12:58pm
According to a recent article, 6 Common Website Mistakes That Cost Money are:
1. JavaScript or other crawler-unfriendly navigation that may impede indexing
This one is best avoided at design-time, by including Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Level A in the design brief, but if you’ve ended up with JavaScript-based navigation on your site (check by doing [...]
Tags: BT · Blogging · IT Systems · Internet Marketing · Keywords · Online Marketing · SEM · SEO · Spam · Start Up · Website Design · Website Development · Yahoo
Better eCommerce Business Success #6
Terry Lane - Friday 11.07.08, 07:54am
Don’t let your customers forget your online shop:
It is much easier to market your products and services to satisfied exisitnig customers than it is to market your company to new customers who are not aware how good your business is!
It should be a vital part of your strategy for business growth to keep a record [...]
Tags: Online Marketing · Website Development · eCommerce
Better eCommerce Business Success #5
Terry Lane - Tuesday 08.07.08, 11:35am
Push products towards your target audience:
When you walk into a High Street or shopping mall shop you will be faced with sale items, new arrivals and this week’s best sellers. You need to use the same marketing tactics and have your best selling products, new arrivals or those products you wish to sell, visible [...]
Tags: Online Marketing · Website Development · eCommerce
Better eCommerce Business Success #4
Terry Lane - Tuesday 01.07.08, 17:19pm
Your online shop needs to be seen & leave a good impression:
Just like window shopping in a local shopping centre, your online eCommerce shop needs to entice people in and help to show them around. Visitors need to find what they are looking for as quickly and easily as possible.
Your website needs to give [...]
Tags: Website Design · Website Development · eCommerce
Better eCommerce Business Success #3
Terry Lane - Wednesday 25.06.08, 22:35pm
Choosing the right developers:
Even if you have programming knowledge and experience I would ALWAYS recommend you work with a good professional web development team, preferably one that comes with a word-of-mouth recommendation. You should be focusing all your energy and time on managing the business, not the website.
Work with a company, not an individual. [...]
Tags: Website Development · eCommerce
For online success – let designers design & developers develop
Terry Lane - Wednesday 18.06.08, 00:32am
At Buzzin Fly, one of our mottos is ‘let the designer design and the developers develop.’
It might sound simple, but so many badly designed business websites are so obviously designed by a programmer. And so many poorly developed websites have been cobbled together by a graphic designer with limited expertise in programming.
The truth is, [...]
Tags: Website Design · Website Development
Better eCommerce Business Success #1
Terry Lane - Tuesday 17.06.08, 15:47pm
You have 46 seconds to comply!
A recent survey stated that a visitor will spend an average of just 46 seconds on your website before moving on to the next site. (Source: Clickz.com)
The next website they visit could be one of your competitors, and they could have been your next client.
The current UK economy makes [...]
Tags: Business Planning · Website Design · Website Development · eCommerce







