Recently, PayPal has announced significant increases in online spending, most notably in virtual currency. PayPal was started in 1998, and now generates $1 Billion dollars in quarterly revenue. This is partially due to a spike in online spending. PayPal has estimated that over $1 Billion will be spent online on virtual goods and currency in
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With average costs of advertising at 1-5% of gross sales, it’s easy to see how these costs can vary depending on locations, local rates, and type of industry. In order to achieve top results for your advertising dollar, you need to utilize some creative techniques. Many small businesses make the mistake of, “Whatever is left
Recently Google has added to their ever expanding internet empire with their new social networking site, Google Plus. Google Plus is said to be everything that Facebook isn’t. The most talked about feature is the Google Plus Circles. You can post updates, videos, and pictures to a certain “circle” of friends, or to everyone. This
So, after you let that sink in a bit, let’s talk. How many clicks is your website getting? Where does your business rank in search results? Given the data, there is a large incentive for businesses to optimize their page in order to boost search rankings. SEO, or search engine optimization, is a tool for
Encouraging statistics. The world is becoming more connected (technologically speaking), and trends show we’re paying less for it. High- speed Internet prices have dropped globally more than 50%, and entry-level information and communication technology (ICT) services have seen an average of 18% cost decline compared to 2009 data. ITU released new figures recently showing that
Google Plus has been available on the Android marketplace since launch of this Social Networking Site. Today Apple has finally approved the native Google+ app for iOS devices. The Google Plus app is free and it is compatible only with iPhones (iPad version is not ready yet).
Congratulations! You have your business website up and running. Oh? You’ve had it up for a while? You see some changes you want to make? Well, hold on a minute. You’ve come to the right place. Redesigning your company website, be it a corporate web site or small business site, is a complex task. This
Google+, an upcoming social network, has women catching up with their male counterparts. The percentage of women users registering jumped from 23% on July 4th to 33% on July 14th. It is predicted by Paul Allen, founder of Ancestry.com, that Google+’s female population may surpass that of business social network LinkedIn come August. LinkedIn’s staistics,
Reach in your pocket, and grab your phone. Can you use it to check the weather? Can you get email on it? Can surf the web? I suppose if you’re reading this blog, you will have answered “Yes!” to all questions. You have an internet- enabled mobile phone. In fact, it is estimated that there
