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Posted by admin on February 26th, 2009
It’s official, UK retail sales rose by 0.7% in January compared with December, and by 3.6% compared with January 2008, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). And, though this is unlikely to represent the green shoots of retail recovery, here’s hoping your business saw a little ray of sunshine, however weak, between blizzards [...]
Posted by dani cass on February 25th, 2009
When you decide to create a website for your company, you will encounter many decisions regarding the website design and contents; but probably the most important decision is what type of website is best for your business needs.
There are three main types of website, these are brochure sites, catalogue sites and ecommerce websites.
Brochure Sites
A brochure site is [...]
Posted by admin on February 24th, 2009
I don’t need to tell you that the online sales have been growing dramatically over the last decade. Today, despite the recession, businesses that trade online are seeing their sales increase by up to 20%. Who says so? Both IMRG Capgemini and the Federation of Small Businesses report this in sharp contrast to falling sales on the high [...]
Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2009
So what exactly is RSS? When we talk about RSS we’re not talking about ‘Rock Star Supernova’, the reality tv formed super group consisting of ex members of Mötley Crüe and Guns ‘n Roses… We’re talking about Real Simple Syndication. It’s a way of letting your users / customers subscribe to your website so they [...]
Posted by dani cass on February 22nd, 2009
What is ecommerce?
Ecommerce, or electronic commerce is the name given to the buying and selling of products and services over the internet. Ecommerce websites can offer various payment methods including paypal and credit cards, and through the use of an SSL Certificate allows you, the retailer, to make the transaction more secure.
What are the benefits of an ecommerce website?
Ecommerce websites allow your customer to shop 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Whilst high street traders are reporting losses, online retailers are reporting increased sales. During the recent bouts of bad weather, online traders reported some of the busiest days on record.
Posted by admin on February 20th, 2009
Ask any of the major online retailers how they manage to do so well, and they’ll tell you that allowing the user to find what they want, quickly and easily, is a major factor. How many websites have you been to where, after sifting through 5 layers of categories to find the type of product [...]
Posted by admin on February 20th, 2009
With a growing number of e-commerce websites available, giving users a wider choice of products, it’s a great idea to build eCommerce websites which allow shoppers to compare products. Especially if you sell technical products, e.g. they have different specifications (Computers, phones, cars, electronics, anything really that has a list of features). The option to compare different products aids the [...]
Posted by admin on February 20th, 2009
Times are tough and all businesses are struggling; now more than ever each and every financial decision needs to make sense. In the past companies could rely on repeat business, word of mouth and the strong economy to drive their business forward. These times have not gone forever. However, for the next year business strategies [...]
Posted by admin on February 18th, 2009
Studio 2 Online’s e-commerce packages improve user experience on an ecommerce website and convert this into sales. Let’s look at some features and their benefits.
Allowing online users to rate and review products increases trust in your website and it’s products. After reading reviews, the user can purchase the product that best suit their needs. You will [...]
Posted by mariam.shariff on February 18th, 2009
Don’t blame me if you’re having trouble with the word, that’s what it’s known as by Google! Canonical URL simply means a prettier, neater friendlier version of a URL preferred by you!
Sometimes the same web page can be accessed through multiple URLs and this can be mistaken by search engines to be “duplicate content”.
That’s [...]
