Compete :  Maximizing Your Web Site Experience

Consumers want to know that their personal and credit card information will be protected from unauthorized use when they purchase from your store. Therefore, it is your job to prove to them that you are worthy of their trust. The following video explores why Web security is so important and how you can provide an enhanced shopping experience simply...

Analyzing your web traffic statistics can be an invaluable tool for a number of different reasons. But before you can make full use of this tool, you need to understand how to interpret the data.Most web hosting companies will provide you with basic web traffic information that you then have to interpret and make pertinent use of. However, the data...

You don't need to be running a multi-million dollar business to benefit from the community-building power of message boards. In fact, message boards – also known as forums or bulletin boards – are typically less expensive than most market research studies, yet they provide business owners with similar benefits.Below are some examples...

Your business has been online long enough for you to realize that your domain name plays a significant role in branding your business. You went to a lot of trouble to find that perfect domain to represent your image, but have you given any thought to registering multiple variations of that domain name?Businesses typically register domain names that...

Your business domain name should be viewed as one of your most vital company assets. It is the fiber that weaves your brand name and your physical business with your website and e-mail services. If your domain name expires prematurely or is redirected to another website due to a "domain hijacking," then all the services previously connected...

Let's face it, we are all growing older each second. And soon, if we aren't already, we'll be looking for sites that are senior-friendly: easy on the eye, good color contrast, simple clear language, appropriate graphics, text alternatives, consistent layout and design, single mouse clicks to get information, step by step instructions (don't...

UNIX or Windows Hosting: How Do I Choose? Your web hosting company is responsible for maintaining the physical location of your business web site. That location consists of computers called servers which are connected to the Internet and which, as their name shows, serve your pages to customers interested in visiting your business web site. Like all...

Every page and site on the Web has to exist physically, in the form of files on a computer server. Web hosting companies have found effective ways to increase the effectiveness of offering reliable, fast, affordable web hosting services. Shared hosting is the most common of these approaches, especially for small businesses. Another approach that’s...

Optimizing images for the Web will increase the speed of your Web site dramatically. Before we begin, there are a few things you are going to need to know. Image formats and extensions Every image format ends in a three-letter extension, the most common are .BMP, .JPG, .GIF and the newcomer, .PNG. First and foremost .BMP files are usually huge and can...