Monthly Archives: October 2011

Should my business website have a blog component?

If you’ve not started a company blog because you’re unsure of a blog’s benefits, this article will elucidate the topic, giving you five reasons to begin your blog. Take the following quick quiz, answering only yes or no. 1. Do you want your business website to help you reach out to current and potential clients?

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Google Wallet launched on Sprint

Google Wallet, originally announced in May 2011, is an application that transforms your phone into a virtual wallet. Citi, MasterCard, Sprint and First Data are working together to provide users with the ability to tap, pay, and save using their mobile device. The first version of the app, which uses near field communication (NFC), was

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Quality logo design: 5 essential components

Coca-Cola has the scripted font, McDonald’s has the golden arches, and Apple? well, an apple. A logo is fundamental to marketing your business. But, logo design is not something to be taken lightly. In fact, logos are multifaceted in their interaction to the consumer. For example, Coca-Cola’s scripted logo gives the familiarity of hand-written words

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Kickstarter gains one million supporters

Are you a musician who needs funding for your next video? What about a starving artist who could use a little help with your next project? Well, surely you’ve heard of Kickstarter. In the two years since its launch, Kickstarter, an online crowdfunding service, has had one million people sign up and pledge financial support

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Is your website ready for holiday shoppers?

With the holiday shopping season quickly approaching, take a moment to consider the readiness of your website. Is your site in tip-top shape? Is it ready to handle the increased traffic and larger sale volumes? Have you taken the time to consider how your visitors’ interests might have changed to reflect the needs of the

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eCommerce Advice: The Value of Variety

At work or home, the Theory of Planned Behavior states that you are more likely to engage in a task if you have a choice within the selection. Do I start the laundry first or make dinner? Given choices, you are more likely to participate. The same holds true in the retail market. One study

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Google Chrome soon to overtake Firefox’s No.2 position?

According to StatCounter, an Irish Analytics company, Google Chrome is gaining momentum and may overtake Mozilla Firefox’s No. 2 market share spot as early as December. StatCounter’s data notes that Microsoft’s No.1 Internet Explorer and Firefox have been losing market shares since January, and Google Chrome is picking up most of those customers. Chrome has

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ACH Payment 5535134 Canceled – ACH Payment Canceled Malware Email

If by any chance you receive an email from an address such as ach.01[at]nacha.org and with a subject line “ACH Payment 5535134 Canceled,” be aware this email contains a virus. This email is obviously not from the ACH and it is an attempt by Internet criminals to trick internet users into opening the attached file

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