In August 2012 I had an idea; I would quit my finance job to build a website and sell discounted fashion items to online customers in Hong Kong. Fashion brands would give me their stock on consignment, I would sell these products digitally, and get paid before having to pay for the stock; a perfect […]
Online Business in Asia: How To Sell Online To The World’s Largest Market by Damien Bos It’s never been easier to start your own online business, and this ebook shows you how. Written by entrepreneur, author, and speaker Damien Bos, you’ll get the secrets to quickly getting started online in Asia. Get this ebook today here! […]
You’ve built your online shop and stocked your virtual shelves, and now you’re wondering how to take payment on your website. This is where a reliable, cost efficient, and secure payment gateway is needed to convert your browsing visitors into paying customers. Payment is usually the last step in the online sales process, and it is […]
Be honest, you tried to click on the above “Play” icon, right? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one! Today we’re talking about the importance of video (and audio) on your website. Adding Audio and Video to Your Website A recent statistic in AdWeek.com noted that people have halved their attention spans in the […]
Editing Your WordPress Theme and Design The great thing about using open-source CMSs like WordPress is you can freely edit your theme and design and get the exact look you are after. WordPress is built in PHP for functionality, MySQL for the database and content, and CSS for the appearance. You can therefore change the […]
Becoming a power user of Google AdWords should be your goal; no other platform has the reach and online marketing potential that AdWords has, so take the time to learn this system. Each individual ad is grouped within Ad Groups, which are then grouped into Campaigns within Google AdWords. Here we will talk about getting […]
Once you have bought and registered your domain name, and chosen a host for your website, you will then need to set up your web space. Follow these steps and you’ll be up and running: 1. Change Your DNS to Your Hosting IP Address The company that sells you the domain operates your Domain Name […]
So you’ve decided to start a new venture online. Great! You might be wondering where to start your online business…and you’ve come to the right place. Let’s discuss the options: Assuming you are developing an ecommerce business, your site will primarily serve to do two things: Act as a sales funnel, persuading each customer to buy […]
Software as a Service (SaaS) for ecommerce has become a big hit over the past few years; you pay a monthly subscription fee for access to an all-in-one solution for your ecommerce store. With these solutions there is no need to build your own site, sign hosting and payment processing agreements, or do any of […]
The online marketplace is not a new phenomenon; eBay and Amazon both made the business model famous in North America in 1994-1995, enabling thousands of micro-entrepreneurs to get online and sell to other customers over the internet. Since then, Asian marketplace websites such as Taobao (Mainland China), Rakuten (Japan), Lazada (South-East Asia) and many others […]
