4 Reasons Your Online Sales Are Falling (And How to Reverse It)

May 31, 2016

eCommerce
Having overcome obstacles to build a business, there’s nothing worse than seeing those sales figures fall.

If you find yourself in this situation, it’s essential that you find the root cause of those problems. More importantly, you must rectify them immediately. No online company can afford to go too long without making the desired impact. If you’re already losing customers, there’s probably a good reason. Leaving it untreated will only make matters worse.

But with these top tricks, you’ll be firing on all cylinders again in no time.

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6 Compelling Reasons to Outsource Your IT Support

May 20, 2016

IT Support
It would not be a stretch to say that IT and data is the new precious commodity of our times. Just imagine operating a business without a computer or IT support. It is becoming more difficult to manage all the hardware, software and other computing resources that are proliferating every day. Many companies try to manage these IT resources themselves by hiring skilled technicians. However, you may be better off hiring an outsider to manage IT for you. After all, for many businesses IT is not their core competency and they cannot afford to have an outage that can impact their operation even for an hour. Besides having reliable IT systems here are 6 reasons why you should think about outsourcing your IT support.

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Top 3 Affordable Dedicated Servers for Small Business

May 17, 2016

PowerEdge 12G Server Family

PowerEdge 12G Server Family


Dedicated virtual servers hosting give the user full control in managing the server. This degree of control enables a user to take advantage of prime features like high level of uptime, speed, and customization.

Dedicated server hosting means you have full ownership of a server and you do not share this with other sites. This can be very expensive; but there are affordable dedicated servers that can give a bang for your buck.

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Why Website Loading Speed is Critical for Success in 2016

April 14, 2016

Speed
Since the latest updates to Google’s algorithm, page speed has been looked upon more favourably than ever. And, when you think about it, it really makes sense – the loading speed of a page can seriously enhance or damage the customer experience. Nobody likes to visit a site which takes forever to load, no matter which device they are using. Page speed doesn’t only affect your SEO, it can also cause you to lose traffic to your competitors as disgruntled users decide that they’re not going to wait any longer for the website to load so that they can do what they need to do. Can you really afford not to have a fast-loading site?

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10 Ways to Protect and Secure Important Business Data

April 7, 2016

Security
It’s one of those things that you may think won’t happen to you, but it could – almost overnight. If your business is feeling a bit barebones in terms of data security and protection, you need to act as soon as possible. Traditional storage solutions, like hard drives, are fine, but they’re prone to failure. They can be easily destroyed, or lost. In fact, every single week no less than 140,000 hard drives crash in the United States alone.

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7 Tips to Run Successful Online Business

April 7, 2016

Online Business
Making any business successful involves marketing it efficiently and if you have an online business, same goes for that as well. It is important to market your online business in today’s world where online trading is getting more and more competitive. It is necessary to use unique marketing strategies so that your business stands out from the competitors and for this, you should follow some tips so that your dream to effectively market your business online becomes true. Read the tips below.

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What Features Should You Look for When Building Ecommerce Website

April 3, 2016

E-Commerce
If you are the proud owner of a new small business, there are certain features that you will want to insist on when it comes time to build your first ecommerce website. One of the most important features is full interactivity with your customers, business partners, and other visitors. You’ll want to have your ecommerce site linked up with your WordPress blog and social media network pages so that any and all updates and new developments that occur there can be quickly linked back to your official site.

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Is Your Company Website Working Hard Enough for You?

March 21, 2016

Website

In the modern world of business, a great company website can be the most powerful marketing tool to your entire operation. Nowadays, it’s very difficult to find a venture that doesn’t make use of online facilities in one form another. But the real question is whether you are taking full advantage of those opportunities.

The best business websites should incorporate various elements. Get the following aspects right, and you should see stunning results for the site and the company as a whole.

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A Step by Step Guide to Online Selling Success

March 17, 2016

Online Store
Starting a new eCommerce business could be the best way to earn a decent wage this year. We all know the job market is in dire straits, and so going self-employed is an attractive option. However, many people won’t know how to attract customers and achieve high sales levels. Considering that, we’ve published some step by step advice on this page you can follow. You’ll still need to perform more research if you want to make a killing. Even so, this article should make sure you start walking down the right path. If you have enough cash to spend, you should always employ the services of a business advisor. That will limit your mistakes and your exposure to risk.

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3 Services Your Business Should Consider Outsourcing

March 17, 2016

Outsourcing
Running a business can be as stressful and draining as it is rewarding. Quite often it can be easier and far more efficient to outsource particular roles and services to professionals outside the business. There is nothing wrong with getting a bit of outside help for certain tasks and outsourcing can help save you and your business a lot of time and stress.

If the manager is also the one answering phones and emptying the bins, it might be a good time to consider outsourcing. Here are three areas your business could potentially use some outside help in.

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