E-commerce


Recent E-commerce Articles

Getting In on the E-Signature Game

By Mary Kwak |  Nov 1, 2000

Over the centuries, signatures have come in many forms, from a simple mark to a copperplate John Hancock to the imprint of an intricately carved ivory sea...  Read more

Web Awards 2000: Customer Service

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 2000

Treating each customer as an individual won Ives Development second place in the Customer Service category of the 2000 Inc. Web Awards.  Read more

Web Awards 2000: Innovation

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 2000

The winners in the Innovation category of the 2000 Inc. Web Awards employ cutting-edge multimedia and clever Internet concepts to attract and keep c...  Read more

How do I determine what to charge advertisers on my Web site?

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Oct 1, 2000

Marketing & Advertising mentor Lisa H. Buksbaum responds to the following question from an inc.com user: I have a Web site that ...  Read more

The Internet Mini-List: A Subset of the 2000 Inc. 500

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Oct 1, 2000

This is the year the Internet hit the Inc. 500, Inc. magazine's annual list of the fastest-growing privately held U.S. companies, big ti...  Read more

The Netty Professor

By Joshua Hyatt |  Oct 1, 2000

Marketing professor Bruce Weinberg's study of the online retail experience became something much bigger: a personal obsession with shopping on the Web. Does ...  Read more

Swap Talk

By Ilan Mochari |  Oct 1, 2000

Barter Web sites differ widely in inventory, easy of use, and customer service. Choosing one involves some trade-offs. Our panel of CEOs puts barter sites to...  Read more

How do I prevent venture capitalists from stealing my idea?

By Kate Neville |  Oct 1, 2000

Internet in Business mentor Bradley Feld answers the following question from an inc.com user: I'm shopping my business idea to a...  Read more

Retaining Talent in the New Economy

By Peter Capelli |  Oct 1, 2000

In today's low unemployment environment most hiring managers are poachers, looking outside their organizations to find talented people. When they spot att...  Read more

Growth Market Suppliers Make the Inc. 500

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Oct 1, 2000

Some of the 64 explicitly Internet-related companies on the 2000 Inc. 500 listare following a time-honored tactic of entrepreneurs with growing, ...  Read more

The IT Talent Shortage

By Jan Gardner |  Oct 1, 2000

The dearth of American IT professionals has given high-tech workers the leverage to command premium salaries and perks from companies desperate to attract...  Read more

Strength in Numbers?

By John Dodge |  Sep 1, 2000

A look at what group-buying sites have to offer consumers who are in search of computer gear.  Read more

Got Money?

By David H. Freedman |  Sep 1, 2000

SolarAttic Inc.'s efforts to find conventional funding haven't paid off. So the company has become a pioneer, joining the first wave of company builders to s...  Read more

Upstarts: Internet Convenience Services

By Emily Barker |  Sep 1, 2000

The massive consumer rush to buy stuff online has created some real-world logistical problems -- problems that some start-ups hope to solve.  Read more

Start the Presses!

By Anne Stuart |  Sep 1, 2000

With a little imagination, you can design your company's printed materials without ever leaving your desk. Many online sites offer print services, but how go...  Read more

Same-Day Internet Delivery

By Emily Barker |  Sep 1, 2000

Donna Iucolano, vice-chairperson of Shop.org , an Internet retailing trade organization, and former chairperson...  Read more

A Guide to Online Printing Companies

By Rhonda Abrams |  Sep 1, 2000

Are you thinking of shifting your company's printing needs from a traditional print house to an online printing service? Inc. asked a panel of CE...  Read more

Deliver the Goods or Say Good-Bye

By Christi Frum |  Sep 1, 2000

The days of reckless ad spending and haphazard investment are soon to be over as e-commerce pioneers such as CDNow struggle to stay alive and flashy plays...  Read more

New Twist on Building Traffic

By Karen Lake |  Sep 1, 2000

Traffic - - it's what every site wants. Traffic equals eyeballs, and advertisers and partners will pay for exposure to those eyeballs. But how do s...  Read more

All Adventure, All the Time

By D.M. Osborne |  Sep 1, 2000

A handful of sites want to take the sweat out of lining up your next big travel adventure. Can they deliver? I Inc. Technology /IRead more

Build a Strong Online Presence

By Anne Marie Borrego |  Sep 1, 2000

Sure, manufacturers of any size can sell anything online, even without the help of retail partners. But most still value retail as a distribution outlet. ...  Read more

So You Want to Share Your Mailing List

By Anne Stuart |  Sep 1, 2000

With dot-com companies making a bundle off users' personal information, you may wonder whether you can do the same -- without alienating your customers.Read more

Mortar Combat

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 1, 2000

Think your brick-and-mortar can't compete with its Net-based rivals? Think again. New technology is bringing speed, convenience, and expert product informati...  Read more

There Oughta Be a Law

By Harvey A. Silverglate |  Sep 1, 2000

An attorney argues that innovation, not the legal system, is a CEO's best defense.  Read more

Joe's Dot-Com Garage

By Rachael King |  Sep 1, 2000

Losing customers to slow downloading and broken links? Online repair shops can help.  Read more

E-Town, USA

By Elaine Appleton |  Sep 1, 2000

Entrepreneurs all over the country are taking matters into their own hands and transforming their communities into wired cities. Here's how you can compete f...  Read more

On the Wired Front

By Jill Hecht Maxwell |  Sep 1, 2000

Looking for low-cost real estate, plenty of bandwidth, and a terrific quality of life? These blue-collar communities are designing their own high-tech networ...  Read more

Parallel Universe

By Anne Stuart |  Sep 1, 2000

What's an expanding city to do when it runs out of room? Take it online.  Read more

Getting a Life

By George Gendron |  Aug 1, 2000

em Inc. /em magazine's editor-in-chief discusses having a business em and /em a life; sha...  Read more

Start-Up Diaries: A Vexing Catch-22

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 2000

Unable to find funding, three nail-salon entrepreneurs are forced to step back from their dream. Plus: I Inc. /I updates th...  Read more

The Art of the Net

By Ilan Mochari |  Aug 1, 2000

In cyberspace you can shop for everything, even the ultimate anticommodity of art. But does it make sense? 18 CEOs review several Web sites and advise where ...  Read more

The Following Client Has Been Rated R

By Ilan Mochari |  Aug 1, 2000

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Building Smarter Software

By Karen Lake |  Aug 1, 2000

Web users won't put up with sites that don't work. If they come to your business and find pages down, HTML paths that lead nowhere, or other problems, the...  Read more

How important is it for a business plan to identify " barriers to entry" ?

By Rhonda Abrams |  Aug 1, 2000

Internet in Business mentor Bradley Feld answers the following question from an inc.com visitor: When putting together a busines...  Read more

Get Fresh!

By Colleen Burke |  Aug 1, 2000

Outdated news and product data on your site are sure to turn off potential customers. If you want to create a positive experience for your customer while ...  Read more