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How to start selling online
You've got an established website that seems to be bringing in a reasonable amount of leads for you and now you would like to start selling some of your products online. How can you go about it? Here are a couple of principles to adhere to in this situation: Try not...

How much should you be paying for a website?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question for websites. It all depends on what you want and what you want the website to achieve for you. But those consideration are topics for another blog post. Here I will simply give you some guidelines. For...

Two things to consider before commissioning a website
If you are thinking of commissioning a web designer to build you a website here is some critical advice that may save you a lot of money. Before you even start to think about the design aspects of the site, such as how you want the website to look, what colours you...

Does your website design win awards? Or does it win business?
It’s tempting to thing that both these two statements can be true and that could be so. But in many cases so-called award winning designed websites are ineffective at winning business. Why? Most of these awards are judged by designers and, as such, these people tend...

Website Maintenance & Security
In this article explains I explain why maintenance and security are critical for your website. It explains our approach to addressing this problem and the reasons why you need to have a website protection plan for your website. Website hacks are happening right and...

Keyboard Shortcuts
I posted this article a couple of years ago but I thought it would be a good idea to post it again since there are some extremely useful tips it. Many people are unaware that they can use a keyboard to do many of the operation that they do with a mouse or finger on a...

Vision
Do you have a vision for your business? Most people don’t even though they may tell you that they do. So what do I mean by a vision? My definition of a vision for a business is a clear intention that the owner is passionate about achieving. For example, Bill Gates had...

Google and secure websites
Google is about to introduce changes to its Chrome browser that will affect every website. Since Chrome is the most widely used web browser, every website owner needs to be aware of the changes that Google has started to make. Starting with the latest version of...
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