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Want to know more about Cloud Computing?

My company WinWeb is always committed to educating as many people as possible about the benefits of cloud computing, particularly in terms of what I see as being the essential elements of cloud software: Integration: Can it be used in conjunction with other software to improve your experience of using it? Customization: Can it be…

Top 5 Tips for Protecting the Online Reputation of your Small Business

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Try not to overlook how important it is for you to maintain a positive reputation for your business online. Any negative things that people say about your business online are likely to…

Using Common Sense To Cut Small Business Costs

Whether you’re a gambling person or not, setting up a new small business is a daunting experience. Let’s make no qualms about it; this is more than just putting $100 down on the roulette table. You might have what you think is a winning concept, but keeping yourself afloat during the early days is one…

What you think about your customers and how you serve them will define and drive what you receive from them

Following on from my previous post (You cannot improve one thing by 1000% but you can improve 1000 little things by 1%), I’d like to share with you another quote: A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an…

The YOU-nique selling point

I’m no fan of the business trumpeters and I’m not suggesting there is a burst of the glorious “Fanfare for the Common Man” (and woman) every time someone opens your website, but how much do your potential customers know about you? In listing your unique selling points in your business plan, did you list yourself?…

Key Concepts in Online Store Optimization

Converting visitors into paying customers is the primary goal of every ecommerce website, and there are specific strategies online retailers can use to boost conversion rates. If you’re the proprietor of an ecommerce website and you’re frustrated with high bounce rates, low conversion rates and customers abandoning full shopping carts before completing their purchases, you…

Why use a Payment Gateway Provider?

Online shopping is a billion dollar a year industry and only getting bigger. In order to sell merchandise from your website you need the ability to handle payment processing for your clients. Most website owners do not have the technology or budget to handle the processing of customer payments. If you cannot take payments you…

Top 5 Tips for Small Business eCommerce

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Carefully monitor your traffic and get to understand the peaks and troughs of your monthly website visitors – this way you will quickly be able to tell if any new strategies you…

Is it really a good time to be diversifying my business?

The current economic climate presents challenges to businesses of all sizes. The effects of the recession have been widely felt, and in many cases, small businesses have suffered the heaviest impact. The economic downturn has seen a reduction in consumer spending, and in turn businesses are often hampered by limitations on their own resources. Seeking…

You cannot improve one thing by 1000% but you can improve 1000 little things by 1%

I like quotes because they can take a whole heap of learning and experience and deliver it in a few powerful words. So, as part of my posts here going forward, I thought I’d share a few quotes with you and what I think they mean. Here’s one I really like: “You cannot improve one…

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