Internet and Online Business


Recent Internet and Online Business Articles

Hitting Pay Dirt

By Ilan Mochari |  Mar 1, 2000

Do you dislike writing and sending invoices? Here's a Web-based timekeeper that also produces invoices for quick, accurate billing.  Read more

The Portable Surfer

By Ned Snell |  Mar 1, 2000

A guide to the wireless Web: What your mobile phone can and cannot do with the Internet.  Read more

BigBrother.com: The Net War on Privacy

By David Batstone |  Feb 28, 2000

How dearly do you value your privacy? Are you willing to exchange it for a free computer? Or perhaps a discount on your groceries? A recent survey ...  Read more

META Tags and How to Use Them

By Fredrick Marckini |  Feb 18, 2000

META tags are the information that you place in the ffiHEAD? section of your Web site which does not display in the browser window. META tags allow the de...  Read more

How to Avoid Trouble with the Engines

By Fredrick Marckini |  Feb 18, 2000

Search engines have declared a silent war against those of us working on their behalf (well, OK, on behalf of our clients really - but they clearly benefi...  Read more

The Golden Rule of Search Engine Marketing

By Fredrick Marckini |  Feb 18, 2000

If there is one rule that should be referred back to as the refrain in search engine positioning, it is this: The best way to move up the search re...  Read more

Brainstorming for the Right Keywords

By Fredrick Marckini |  Feb 18, 2000

Before you register with a search engine, it's a good idea to write down every imaginable keyword that someone might use to find your site. For example, i...  Read more

How to Create Effective Site Titles and Descriptions

By Fredrick Marckini |  Feb 18, 2000

The following title and description may get you a high ranking for a keyword search on the word "mortgage": AAA Mortgage banking, the Mort...  Read more

I'm taking my traditional business online. What should I expect?

Feb 17, 2000

Sales & Customer Service mentor Lillian Vernon responds: First, your company's expectations must be realistic. You cannot expect y...  Read more

What's the Need for Numbers in an Internet Business Plan?

By Cale Bruckner |  Feb 4, 2000

Q: I am putting together a document with two friends in order to approach aventure capitalist for an Internet-based start-up business. W...  Read more

Why Your Web Site's Rank Matters

By Fredrick Marckini |  Feb 3, 2000

There's a pervasive myth among Web site marketers that simply submitting your Web site to hundreds or thousands of search engines will increase traffic to...  Read more

More Myths

By George Gendron |  Feb 1, 2000

Inc. magazine's editor-in-chief discusses the evolution of E-culture, start-ups that help other new companies out of the gate, competing against a m...  Read more

Are You Ready to Lead the E-Cultural Revolution?

By Rosabeth Moss Kanter |  Feb 1, 2000

Want to succeed in the new online economy? First, you will need to understand these six fundamental principles that Internet-savvy companies thrive on.  Read more

I Was Seduced by the Web Economy

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

A look at seven E-commerce myths and the entrepreneurs who bought into them.  Read more

Myth 1: Building a Web Site Is Easy

By Emily Barker |  Feb 1, 2000

Businesses making the jump to the Web should leave plenty of room for error. A look at the technical difficulties Hire Quality encountered when trying to bui...  Read more

Building a Web Site Is Easy: The Word from the Experts

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

E-commerce experts discuss the technical hardships a business can suffer when trying to create a customer-friendly Web site.  Read more

Traffic Will Make You Rich: The Word from the Experts

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

Sales, not traffic, are what's needed to create profit for a Web site, according to the experts.  Read more

Tales My Guru Told Me

By Ilan Mochari |  Feb 1, 2000

Fact, fiction, and a few words of good advice: A sampling of quotes that have helped create the Internet buzz.  Read more

Razzle-Dazzle Makes Web Sites Great: The Word from the Experts

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

Bells and whistles can hinder a more important aspect of Web sites ? speed.  Read more

Brand Is Everything: The Word from the Experts

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

E-commerce experts discuss why having a good brand does not necessarily generate sales on the Internet.  Read more

Dispatches from the Web Economy

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

Quick takes on the Web economy's impact on the business world.  Read more

Community, Community, Community: The Word from the Experts

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

Not every company needs to build an online community, say Web observers.  Read more

The Golden Rule of Search Engine Marketing

By Fredrick Marckini |  Feb 1, 2000

If there is one rule that should be referred back to as the refrain in search engine positioning, it is this: The best way to move up the search re...  Read more

The Banner-Ad Campaign Plan

By Lane McCulloch |  Feb 1, 2000

The goal of any advertising campaign is to promote sales by getting the right messageto the right audience at the right time. Once you have identified you...  Read more

More Myths

By George Gendron |  Feb 1, 2000

em Inc. /em magazine's editor-in-chief discusses the evolution of E-culture, start-ups that help other new companies out of...  Read more

The Game of the Name

By Andrew Raskin |  Feb 1, 2000

Searching for the perfect name for your business? Here's why Internet start-up Gazooba.com chose an independent consultant over a high-profile firm to help b...  Read more

Are You Ready to Lead the E-Cultural Revolution?

By Rosabeth Moss Kanter |  Feb 1, 2000

Want to succeed in the new online economy? First, you will need to understand these six fundamental principles that Internet-savvy companies thrive on.  Read more

I Was Seduced by the Web Economy

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

A look at seven E-commerce myths and the entrepreneurs who bought into them.  Read more

Myth 2: Traffic Will Make You Rich

By Anne Marie Borrego |  Feb 1, 2000

Blue Marlin CEO Erik Stuebe discusses the frustration of having people look but not buy.  Read more

Traffic Will Make You Rich: The Word from the Experts

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

Sales, not traffic, are what's needed to create profit for a Web site, according to the experts.  Read more

Tales My Guru Told Me

By Ilan Mochari |  Feb 1, 2000

Fact, fiction, and a few words of good advice: A sampling of quotes that have helped create the Internet buzz.  Read more

Myth 4: Razzle-Dazzle Makes Web Sites Great

By Emily Barker |  Feb 1, 2000

Does being bigger and bolder make a great Web site? Here's how the Edler Group discovered that functionality is better than technothrills.  Read more

Razzle-Dazzle Makes Web Sites Great: The Word from the Experts

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

Bells and whistles can hinder a more important aspect of Web sites ? speed.  Read more

Myth 5: Brand Is Everything

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2000

NetGrocer.com's interim CEO Fred Horowitz shifted his site's focus from branding to selling groceries -- and created a spectacular turnaround in the process.  Read more

Brand Is Everything: The Word from the Experts

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2000

E-commerce experts discuss why having a good brand does not necessarily generate sales on the Internet.  Read more