QUICK START GUIDE Now Available! Got an idea that you want to take online? Not sure where to start? QUICK START GUIDE is your friend, helping you to get your online business up and running in an afternoon (or a weekend at most). Follow these 9 steps to start selling online today! […]
Planning a Website Using Wireframes You may choose to design and build your website yourself using a simple Content Management System (CMS) like WordPress or Magento, or outsource this work if it seems a bit too technical for you. Either way, you will need to develop a concept and define the structure of your site, […]
Using Plugins on Your WordPress Site If you’ve built a site with WordPress you can add extra functionality via plugins; these are essentially pieces of code specifically built for use with the WordPress CMS, allowing your site to do more things. And there’s even better news: most of the 37,000+ plugins are free (with some […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Already have a thriving offline business? Perhaps you can increase sales revenue and exposure by taking your bricks and mortar business online; web visitors can discover your business through new channels, and choose to either buy online or visit your physical store in person. Is Your Business Suited To Going Online? First things first: not […]
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 […]
We discussed Content Management Systems (CMS) in that previous post, and WordPress is one of the most popular CMSs available. Depending on who you ask, WordPress CMS now powers between 20-25% of the websites on the internet, creating a powerful community of users, developers, and contributors to this open-source platform. At the end of the […]
One of the fantastic things about running an online business is the availability of data and information about your customers. It is possible to know so much about what is working and what isn’t, and adjust your strategies in real time. An excellent source of this data is Google Analytics; the best news is that […]
