By Jen Brister
Up-selling is one of the best ways that you can possibly make a little extra money with each sale online. When a company uses a great up-sell strategy, they can increase each sale made by 20 percent or more. When you have a company Web site, it's easy to have your web programmer add in a few up-sell strategies to your site that will help to not only increase your sales, but will also help your customers find other products that they might need or enjoy. Here are five up-sell strategies that will get you on the road to success. (more…)
By Melissa J Luther
Web visitors love video, but they get frustrated quickly by slow-loading video or video that starts and stops as playback catches up with the downloaded portion of the file. While some visitors will put up with a little inconvenience for content they really want to see, if your site provides a consistently poor video experience, viewers will leave and not return. (more…)
By Melissa J Luther
At one time, Webmasters were advised to limit the amount of video on a Web site. Internet connections were slow and unreliable, and most visitors didn’t want to wait for the file to download. Today, video is hot, Internet connections are mostly high-speed, and most Web sites can benefit from the use of at least some video. (more…)
By Melissa J Luther
Video Web sites are popular because people like watching video better than reading text, especially on a computer screen. There are multitudes of video hosting sites that will allow you to upload your videos to share. You can even create your own “channel” on some of those sites. Many small businesses use these sites to share recorded webinars and advertising messages. (more…)
By Samantha Gluck
People waited breathlessly to see whether Apple would approve the new Opera Mini browser for iPhone. It was approved and released on April 12, 2010. Since then, iPhone users have rushed to download and try the new browser. As a result, the United States ranks 5th in the world for Opera Mini downloads and the Opera Mini browser is ranked as the number one browser for iPhone users in the country. The iPhone comes with a Safari mobile browser already loaded; so why would iPhone users want to take up space and download another browser? (more…)
By CC Pearce
With myriad sites designed for various music interests, it is absolutely essential for new musicians to have an online presence. There are music blogs, music videos sites and social media that all allow for a band to spread its music and increase its following. (more…)
By Gail Seymour
In this series, we’re looking at the Linux operating system (OS) as a Web hosting platform. In the series overview, we looked at how Linux was developed and its popularity. We’ve also looked at the scripting languages used on Linux OS distributions, and MySQL database software. In this article, we’re focusing on Linux as part of the open source movement and the future of open source. (more…)
By Winmark Business Solutions
The concept of electronic procurement for a small business not yet comfortable with new technology can be overwhelming. E-procurement takes many forms and has become a requirement for doing business with the government. But the electronic procurement requirements that we describe here are not unique to the government. They are the same as a large private-sector business requires of its suppliers. Therefore, it is essential that any business at least consider these issues, whether it does business with the government or not. (more…)
By Monique Martin
Your inbox is probably full of them — the latest viral video sensations from YouTube. From piano playing cats to unfortunately placed piñata bats, silly videos have become big business. David After Dentist, a video of the funny, sometimes incoherent ramblings of an anesthetized little boy has been viewed over 58 million times, earned over $40,000 and started a family business. (more…)
By Buffy Cranford
If you frequent the www.levis.com Web site, you likely noticed a few catchy plug-ins integrated on nearly every Web page. With a simple mouse click, you can pick and choose your favorite jeans and interface your top picks with Facebook. When your friends shop Levis, they are greeted with your favorite styles, along with a list of jeans other Facebook friends liked. Plus, your Facebook friends with upcoming birthdays are listed in a sidebar so you can purchase their favorite pair of jeans as a gift. (more…)