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Tell Site Visitors What To Do

Your site visitors make all the choices when it comes to browsing the Web.

Web Users Crave Familiarity

The sad truth is, general Web users would love it if all our sites looked like Amazon.com.

The Art of Being Human

This isn't the first time I have written about the benefits of inserting a human voice or presence into your online communications. And I make no excuse for writing about this again.

What does 'the can' mean? Well, its literal meaning relates to canned goods on supermarket shelves. If your can is up there among thousands of others, the label had better state pretty clearly exactly what's in the can.

Say Something Worth Talking About

I recently published a short e-book called 'One Thing I Know About Doing Business Online'. Seventeen people contributed - including Seth Godin, Jeffrey Zelman, Danny Sullivan, Jared Spool, Gerry McGovern and Ann Handley.

Helping Your Visitors: a State of Mind

What does ?helping your visitors? mean exactly?

Your Readers are Publishers Too

Too often we charge ahead and treat the web as if it were just like any other medium. We know it isn?t, but somehow we just can?t resist retaining complete control of the creation and publication of our website and newsletter content.

Direct Marketing isn?t all Brute Force

There are so many metrics surrounding direct marketing. So many facts, figures, test results and other sundry measurements.

Get Out of The Way

Get out of the way and make it easy for your visitors to find what they want.

Choosing on Order Fulfillment Service

When your eCommerce business grows to the point where you can no longer package and ship the orders yourself, it?s time to begin outsourcing your order fulfillment. Although all order fulfillment centers offer the same basic services, their individual methods and costs will help you choose one over the other. When selecting an order fulfillment service, keep the following in mind:

Simple Steps to Start a Profitable Member Only, Subscription Web Site

Having a successful member only, paid membership site is one of the best ways to make money online. A successful membership site can give you the steady income of a CEO ?.but without the job!

Looking For Free Advertising, Here It Is!

There are lots of ways to advertise for free but they are time consuming so I guess technically, they are not free because your time is worth something! But if you have the time and not the money this is for you.

Intranet Project ? RAD or Waterfall?

Building Bridges

The Essential Christmas Web-store Makeover

Ten great tips to turn online holiday shoppers into eagerbuyers - and satisfied customers.

Chinas Online Shopping May Be Booming In The Next Few Years

Data from China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) shows that till June 2004 Chinese online user has reached 87 million, of which, 7.3% has experience of online shopping.

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