Monday, October 13, 2008Economic Uncertainty May Mean Online Opportunity
Posted by Nathan Denny in Industry News: Trends, Small Business Matters, Tips and Advice
Writing in ComputerWorld, author John Brandon explains why the recent turmoil in America’s (and the world’s) financial markets doesn’t necessarily amount to a slowdown in the Internet business sector. In fact, it may point to special opportunities for the online entrepreneurs who have the means and the initiative to seize the advantages at hand.
Mr. Brandon [...]
Tuesday, October 7, 2008eCommerce a “Bright Spot” in Uncertain Economy
Posted by Nathan Denny in Industry News: Trends
A news release was issued earlier this month stating that online retailing remains a “bright spot amid a struggling economy.”
“Online retailers are expecting average annual growth this year of 25%, and 35% say they expect to perform better than initially expected through the first half of next year,” states the article, which can be found [...]
Monday, October 6, 2008Banner Ad Advice from the Pros
Posted by Nathan Denny in Tips and Advice
MarketingSherpa, one of the absolute best online resources for all things web marketing, recently offered an article with a fresh take on the art of building results-driven banner ad campaigns, breaking down click rates by size and effectiveness.
“When it comes to banner ads, asking about click rates actually misses the point,” states the article. “As [...]
Sunday, October 5, 2008Google-Yahoo Ad Merger Delayed
Posted by Nathan Denny in Industry News: Players, Industry News: Trends
The Washington Post’s Post IT tech blog tells us that the highly anticipated (and a little dreaded, in some quarters) merger between Google and Yahoo — called “Goohoo” by some — has been delayed to allow time for the U.S. Justice Department to further review the deal.
The announcement delays slightly (less than a month, according [...]
Wednesday, October 1, 2008Think Global and Expand Your Sales Potential
Posted by Nathan Denny in Tips and Advice
Writing for the U.K.’s e-consultancy.com Internet business website, Greig Holbrook explains why you should think internationally when you’re mapping our your online sales strategy and optimizing your site for SEO.
“English-only websites are a thing of the past,” writes Holbrook. “They overlook 95% of the potential market (since only 5% of the world’s population speaks English).”
So, [...]
Sunday, September 28, 2008Write Articles, Drive Traffic
Posted by Nathan Denny in Tips and Advice
California’s American Chronicle online magazine recently ran a very informative article outlining an often-overlooked way to drive traffic to your website: Writing articles for other sites, and linking the content back to your own. It’s a win-win strategy for both parties — you get traffic, and the other website gets fresh and unique content. Indeed, [...]
Wednesday, September 24, 2008Check out the Aplus.Net Forum
Posted by Nathan Denny in Aplus.Net, Tips and Advice
We’re happy to introduce the Aplus.Net Forum, a new blogging, networking and online chat and communication service created exclusively for the Aplus.Net community.
The new website, located at http://forum.aplus.net, is the perfect spot to trade tips, advice, and insight about everything from building a small business to mastering e-commerce. It’s also the new official location for [...]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008MyHostNews Gets a New Look
Posted by Nathan Denny in Industry News: Trends
One of the web hosting industry’s premium directories just got a facelift. Click here to see MyHostNews.com’s new look.
MyHostNews is a great resource for online businesses. It offers a variety of articles aimed at giving consumers every advantage when choosing a web host, going beyond superficial aspects like price to some of the more in-depth [...]
Thursday, September 18, 2008Domain name registration rules “about to get a lot crazier”
Posted by Nathan Denny in Industry News: Trends
Lately, we’ve been discussing the world of domain names and domain name registration a lot here at the Aplus.Net Blog — how to successfully buy and sell domains, how to structure them, even how you can make money from the domain names you own but aren’t using.
And all of this discussion has revolved around the [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008More Advice on Picking the Right Domain Name (plus other tips)
Posted by Nathan Denny in Small Business Matters, Tips and Advice
Despite weathering some well-known difficulties in recent years, the Los Angeles Times has still managed to maintain its status as one of the nation’s leading newspapers, and in particular, a reliable source of info for the business community. And no small part of that reputation comes from an author who’s been penning the newspaper’s small [...]
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