E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT

A highly subjective, yet extremely important component of a website-the Design Phase-encompasses the layout, font, hierarchy, color and image use of a website. Add in operating systems, browsers, download speeds and monitor resolutions, and you can quickly become engrossed in a never ending design process. If the technical challenges weren’t enough, you also have a client or clients to please. This article will present a few key methods for managing the expectations of your client(s) while designing a user friendly, conversion centric, and cross compatible website.    Directed more towards project managers, designers and webmasters, this article will provide some tidbits of knowledge to help you get through the design phase without having to Frankenstein your design! After implementing some of these tactics you should see an in

A very important, yet often undervalued service critical to your web business success is your web host. If you are looking to migrate to a new host, be thorough in your research, and compare a variety of companies to find the perfect fit. If you are a website owner, manager, or webmaster, take the time to review the different hosts and server scenarios available to you. There are a plethora of different hosting companies out there-use the attached checklist to make sure you don’t get swindled! This article is a great resource to get started, and applies to smaller web businesses. Larger web businesses will consist of more advanced schemas which are outside the scope of this article. Download the spreadsheet here: Web-Hosting-Checklist Define Your Hosting Needs The first step in the hunt for the perfect host is to be clear i

If you are currently hosting your website in-house, or through a hosting provider/data center, you should know how your data is backed up, how long it will take to restore from barebones, and who to contact in the event of disaster. If you are a website owner, manager, or webmaster, and the term disaster recovery is new to you, use this basic checklist to help you get started in building a disaster recovery strategy for your web business. This article is a great resource to get started, and applies to smaller web businesses. Larger web businesses will consist of more advanced schemas which are outside the scope of this article. Part 1 - we will focus on discovering what your current backup process is, and what it should be Part 2 - we will make a list of the time needed to restore information should it be damaged, deleted, or