Internet-Retailer

General Ecommerce :

Ultimately, websites are there to provide your customers with a better service.  Don’t build your website with anyone else in mind.
Consider what you want each page of your website to achieve and go about designing it to fulfil these goals.
Tell your customers about your company on your ‘about us’ page, consider who your [...]

Have you ever fancied yourself as an internet entrepreneur.  There is a general misconception that building an internet business is a simple case of designing a website and waiting for the money to roll in. The honest fact is:
Building a website is easy, building a successful internet business is far more challenging!
You could be forgiven [...]

Many people gloss over their cost saving practices but it really is extremely important. New and small businesses have got to find a way to create a competitive edge over bigger more established companies.  By far the easiest way to create a competitive edge is to be less expensive than they are. By meticulously analyzing every [...]

A Home based business offers many advantages. It helps you to be financially independent and become your own boss. You can work according to your own schedule and can spend more time with your family and friends. But to be successful in your home business, you must work hard and be able to manage your [...]

Some would say that the middle of the worst economic crisis the world has seen for three decades is a very poor time to start any business. Especially a retail business when retail sales have been particularly hard hit by the current downturn.
However, I would say there are some arguments for giving it some consideration.
Existing [...]

It is important to understand why the average consumer uses the internet to make a purchase. Consumers are driven by the follow factors when shopping on-line:
77% - Saving Money / lower prices
55% - Convenience / no travel
47% - More choice and variety – access to products from all over the world
18% - New and Exciting [...]

Small companies can compete with the big companies on the internet. With creative website design, good planning and a well thought out strategy a small company can create a big company identity.  Many large companies have struggled on the internet where small businesses have succeeded. The nice thing about retailing on the internet is; It’s [...]

The delegation of tasks is not always easy, especially when you’re just starting out in business.  Finding good staff, contractors and tradesmen is difficult and there is the obvious financial downside over doing it yourself.  However, it’s important to know your limitations, you maybe well suited to complete some jobs / tasks, others you may not.  [...]

Do you ever wake up in the morning overwhelmed by the amount you would like to achieve and at the end of the day feel under-whelmed by what you have actually managed to complete? If this is the case you could probably benefit from a good time management process.
I recommend the use of lists; list [...]

Essentially, what makes a company successful is the same whether you operate on the internet, on the high street or out of a spare room in your house.  We have spent years trying to work out what makes successful people successful. Single-minded determination and a willingness to knuckle down and do some hard work are [...]