Archive for 2015
Using Theme Frameworks With A Content Management System: Good Idea?
These days it seems that website creation amounts to little more than picking the right content management system (CMS) and theme to suit your needs. Given that many of the best content management systems are free, even price is no longer a consideration. If a quality CMS such as Drupal or WordPress suits your needs, there’s little…
Read MoreFive Usability Tips For Your Ecommerce Site
When building an ecommerce site, getting too absorbed in your own requirements is very easy. However, one must always keep the requirements of the end-user in mind. What are these? That your ecommerce site be easy and enjoyable to use. As with offline stores, a good shopping experience guaranties repeat customers. Use the following tips to improve…
Read MoreSelling the C-Suite on the Benefits of Managed Cloud Hosting
Photo Source / Desaturated from original Your organization has an infrastructure that could use some dusting off, especially in a business world where 93 percent of companies utilize some form of cloud computing. Cloud computing is well established across every size business, from small to enterprise, whether they focus on the business agility benefits or…
Read MoreHandling High Traffic Volume with Managed Cloud Hosting
Many companies dream of viral success, with their content spread around the Internet on every social media and authority site. The dream can quickly turn into a nightmare if you don’t consider the reality of a viral traffic situation, or even your seasonal increases. The average organization suffers a loss of $5,600 per minute of…
Read MoreTop 5 Keys to Drive Traffic and Increase Sales
Photo Source / Desaturated from original Websites can be very successful provided they are utilizing the Internet properly. This includes having a user-friendly interface, a positive presence on social media, correct advertising and, finally, knowing customers. Here are some ways to drive traffic and increase a website’s sales: SEO (Search Engine Optimization) SEO can never…
Read MoreTo Outsource or Not to Outsource?
Photo Source / Desaturated from original That is the question almost every business asks at one point or another: Should we outsource some of our operations? If the answer is yes, the next question is likely to be which services to outsource. In a recent Elance survey of more than 800 US businesses, three out…
Read More5 Ways Managed Cloud Hosting Saves You Money
The cloud computing industry is an overwhelming force in IT these days, with a $32 billion predicted market by 2016 in SaaS products alone. You may be holding off on any sort of cloud computing due to the resources involved in switching over to new products and infrastructure. Even if you wait to adopt…
Read MoreTop 5 Keys to Small Business Online Success
Photo Source / Desaturated from original A strong online presence can make or break a small business. Businesses can use the Internet to reach countless customers, professionals and other contacts. Here are the best ways to utilize the Internet for a small business: Improve Traffic Improving the traffic to a website requires some work. SEO…
Read MoreImproving Business Agility With Managed Cloud Hosting
You spend 12 months in a development cycle, only to discover your competitors beat you to market. You had an idea of what they were working on, but you already invested a significant amount of research and development time into your idea. Now you’re playing catch up. Business agility is an increasingly important business focus,…
Read MoreGartner:’scalability’ is one of the main reasons why businesses are moving to the cloud.
Businesses who are making plans to use a cloud hosting service in 2015 may have already discovered it is not an all-or-nothing processes. For the most part, a large percentage of businesses use what is referred to as the ‘hybrid’ approach: part on-premise, and part cloud. In fact, according to a recent Gartner report, the…
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