Your Website
Do's and Don'ts of Securing a Domain Name
BY Jane Porter
Consider these six tips from small-business owners and experts before deciding on a website name.
How to Drive Customers Away From Your Online Shop
BY Carol Tice
Here are six ways to turn customers away from your e-commerce store.
Big Cartel: An Etsy-Style Marketplace for Bands and Artists
BY Jason Ankeny
Big Cartel offers bands, fashion designers, poster printers and other talents an online platform to market their merchandise.
Starting Your Own Group Buying Site Without Joining Groupon
BY Mikal E. Belicove
Group buying is growing by leaps and bounds. Get in on the action with a site of your own.
How to Hire a Webmaster
BY Mikal E. Belicove
How to size up and select a webmaster who can keep your site one step ahead.
Four Tips for Raising Your Google Rank
BY Lesley Spencer Pyle
A rundown of need-to-know basics for improving search-engine results.Why Your IP Address May Soon Be Antique
BY Chris Head
The pool of available IP addresses is rapidly decreasing. You may soon find that your IP address contains letters.
Tips for Interior Pages of Your Website
BY Mikal E. Belicove
Treat every page of your website as if it's the homepage.
A Guide to Online Shopping Carts
BY Jonathan Blum
Four e-commerce tools for a variety of small business needs.
What's in Store for Websites in 2011
BY Jennifer Shaheen
From mobility to scalabilty, here's a look at the top trends in ecommerce for the coming year.
Don't Make These Return Policy Mistakes
BY Lisa Girard
Three small-business owners share their biggest policy pitfalls and how they fixed them.
Avoid These Web Design Sins
BY Gwen Moran
Avoid these design missteps and reap the rewards.Beyond Bells and Whistles
BY Dan Briody
A five-step primer on adding multimedia to your website
Meet Your Mentor
BY Gwen Moran
A new online matchmaker offers to connect small-business owners with volunteer advisors.
How to Choose the Right Web Server
BY Jennifer Shaheen
Your website is only as good as the speed and support behind it. Use these tips to find a host that will best fit your needs.
10 Things Every Small-Business Website Needs
From contact information to customer testimonials, here are the essentials that will effectively help you do business.
How to Choose the Right Tech Support for Your Business
BY Elsa Wenzel
Use these tips when it's time for your company to find professional IT help.
The Benefits of Framing Out Your Website
BY Mikal E. Belicove
Developing a website prototype with a wireframe tool will get you and your designer closer to what you envision.
Moving On: Managing Your Website Migration
BY Jennifer Shaheen
A successful transition can be as easy as asking the right questions.
How to Get Found and Boost Sales--Online
BY Diana Ransom
From dropped shopping carts to identity theft, running a web-only shop is fraught with challenges. Here's how to combat them.
Is Your Website a Turnoff?
BY Mikal E. Belicove
Whether your website is delivering the expected user experience lies in the perceptions of those who use it. Here's how to measure them.
How to Create a Jobs Page for Your Company Website
BY Mikal E. Belicove
Don't overlook the importance of a comprehensive jobs page on your company's website.
Does Your Website Make Customers Cringe?
BY Polly Schneider Traylor
The trick to a successful e-commerce site is making transactions easy and enjoyable for customers.
Selling the Great Outdoors--Online
BY Craig Reiss
John Laramie and his cohorts at ADstruc are taking the multibillion-dollar industry of outdoor advertising where, inexplicably, it's never gone before: to the Web.
How to Create a Mobile-friendly Shopping Website
BY Eddie Davis
As smartphones become more advanced, your business should be prepared to make it even easier for customers to buy online.
Websites in Motion
BY Mikal E. Belicove
When you're designing your site for the mobile web, the secret is simplicity.Ads by Google
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