Anyone who is launching an online business campaign with a brand new website needs to know: Website Usability and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) are the two essential elements that every website needs for ensured success. If you already happen to be knowledgeable on the two aforementioned subjects, then you are already ahead of the game….
Read moreEcommerce is a Buyer’s Market – Why are You Still Selling?
Who can forget the days of distracting pop up banner ads and flashy logos meant to lure customers to a product or website? The banner ad has not died, but the days of attracting web users via large, obtrusive banners are gone. The internet has transformed retail from a seller’s to a buyer’s market and…
Read morePrice Teasing is Not Visually Appeasing
“Watch out for falling prices at XYZ Company!” Have you ever heard of a similar slogan before? What do you make of it? Let me give you my perception of price slashing, and how it affects your brand from a website usability perspective. Let’s look at the above example of falling prices. One observation that…
Read moreGoogle’s +1 and The Rise of Social Search – Are you Ready?
Google has done it again. They are dedicated and will not stop until they provide searchers with the most valuable websites and remove all bias of website owners. Ten years ago, webmasters were hiding keywords on their site to boost their rankings. Fast forward ten years and Google is not only refusing to tolerate “spammy”…
Read moreWhat eCommerce and Killing Elephants have in Common
The internet was ablaze this week with the reaction to Bob Parsons, CEO of Godaddy, and his controversial video blog post. Parsons uploaded a personal video where he was elephant hunting with his crew. Apparently, Parsons was helping village farmers by killing the elephants that were damaging sorghum fields in Zimbabwe. The video went viral…
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