Guest author Mike Michelini talks about Getting Into Chinese E-commerce Utilizing Cross-Border Tactics Are you like the many small and medium sized businesses around the world raring to get into the Chinese e-commerce market? Feeling overwhelmed with where to go and how to start? To do it 100% correct, we should setup a Chinese entity. […]
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 […]
The Internet is certainly disrupting many industries, from travel to taxi services, software, services, consulting and more. Most businesses have found online competition and are trying to adapt, catch up, or change models to stay relevant to the next generation of digital natives. The good news is many Internet businesses can be launched at minimal cost […]
In addition to having a mobile-responsive site, you may also want to build a dedicated app for your business. Thankfully you don’t have to spend thousands having an agency build this for you; there are ways of doing it yourself even if you don’t know how to code. Building a low-cost business app may be your […]
You may not realise it, but an average website has a surprising amount of copy (written words) presented throughout each of the pages. Every page needs to be written in a concise, clear, and appropriate tone to your target audience, and this takes some time. It is also not something that can be easily outsourced […]
New online technology seems to be developed almost daily, however the basic standards and principles of HTML have been relatively unchanged over the past decade. Should you possess the determination (and a free text editor) you could still create your own website from scratch by following the basic principles of HTML and referencing a dictionary […]
Choosing the right domain for an ecommerce business can be one of the most crucial decisions around branding, marketing and developing your business. Get this right, and people will find your site more easily, remember your brand quicker, and you’ll see more business coming in your virtual doors. So, how to choose and register a domain […]
In coming up with a business idea, it helps to start by taking stock of all of the things you’re good at, have an expertise in, or enjoy doing regularly. Take some time to write a list out of all these things and their derivatives. This might take you a little while, so open a new […]
Hello and welcome to Online Business Asia, your resource for planning, starting and growing your online business in Asia. As millions of new customers come online each month across the region, there is no greater opportunity for businesses to tap a fast-growing and lucrative market. Online commerce certainly is on many people’s minds as companies […]
