Internet and Online Business


Recent Internet and Online Business Articles

Design Your Site for Your Users

By Larry Swanson |  Oct 22, 1999

A well-designed Web site can ensure the prosperity of your online business. A poorlydesigned site can put you out of business. It's like the difference be...  Read more

The Seven Deadly Sins of E-Commerce

By David Geller |  Oct 21, 1999

The road to successful E-commerce can be riddled with pitfalls. Armed with the proper knowledge, you can avoid the costly mistakes that have put many onli...  Read more

How the Law Protects Trademarks

Oct 21, 1999

The law protects trademarks by authorizing a trademark owner to file a lawsuit to: prevent others from using it in a context where it migh...  Read more

Establishing a Merchant Account for Your Web Business

By David Johnson |  Oct 21, 1999

Many online businesses have had difficulty establishing a "merchant account" - a special type of bank account that holds the proceeds from credit card tra...  Read more

Online Payment Systems

Oct 21, 1999

Taking orders on the Web involves more than just creating a form or installing shoppingcart software on your site. You also need to consider several cruci...  Read more

Free Shopping Cart Software: Do You Get What You Pay For?

Oct 21, 1999

PerlShop http://www.arpanet.com/PerlShop/perlshop.html is a shopping cartprogram written in Perl script that enables customers to shop for products and pa...  Read more

Understanding Search Engines

Oct 21, 1999

Understand how search engines work Identify keywords and key phrases that succinctly describe your siteRead more

Just Balls! An E-commerce Success Story

Oct 21, 1999

An interview with Jim Medalia, president and founder of " Just Balls!" Q: What types of products do you sell at Justballs.Com?
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Selling on the Internet: How to Get Started and How Much Does it Cost?

Oct 20, 1999

For many, the biggest barrier to getting started with doing business on the Internet may very well boil down to two basic questions. How, exactly, do you ...  Read more

Planning for the Perfect Online Store

Oct 20, 1999

Here are several successful online stores and the site features that helped make them a success.  Read more

Boosting Consumer Confidence

Oct 20, 1999

In this report, we offer some helpful hints for merchants to keep in mind when setting up their online stores and offer five tips for turning casual "wind...  Read more

Site Maintenance Utilities

By Rogers, Martha, Kasanoff, Bruce |  Oct 20, 1999

An often ignored yet critical element of maintaining an Internet presence is Web sitemaintenance. Sloppy HTML, dead links, oversized graphics, and slow do...  Read more

Brandapalooza

By Thea Singer |  Oct 15, 1999

A look at how Michael Dorf, cofounder and CEO of the Knitting Factory, branded a culture and used strategic sponsorships to grow his fringe-music venue into ...  Read more

Cartoon Character

By Emily Barker |  Oct 15, 1999

Here's how a good reputation and even better timing helped Shawne Kleckner, CEO of Right Stuf International, turn a simple exercise in nostalgia into a boomi...  Read more

Identify Keywords and Phrases

By Larry Swanson |  Oct 13, 1999

It's easy to get a top placement in the big Internet search engines if youput very specific keywords in your site's content and meta tags. So, if your goa...  Read more

The Little Engines That Could

Oct 13, 1999

When managers want business information, many now routinely look on the Internet. They use search engines like Alta Vis...  Read more

Seven Questions to Ask Before Opening an Internet Merchant Account

Oct 12, 1999

Having an Internet merchant account is an essential part of accepting credit cardsover the Net. Here are some questions to keep in mind when setting out t...  Read more

Choosing a Credit Card Clearing Service

Oct 12, 1999

Processing credit card orders online is a complicated process. First, you need a secureserver and some form of shopping cart software to acceptcustomers' ...  Read more

Merchant Account Providers: Compare Fees and Technical Capabilities

By Aaron Spitzer |  Oct 12, 1999

Once you've developed a list of merchant account providers who might offer you anaccount, you need to compare the different MAP offerings. Be certain to a...  Read more

Design Your Web Pages for Fast Loading

By Larry Swanson |  Oct 12, 1999

As they watch page after slow-loading page gradually appear on their computer screens,some folks have started to refer to this medium as the World Wide Wa...  Read more

An Online Checks Primer

Oct 12, 1999

Accepting checks online is legal under certain circumstances. Three laws were passed allowing Internet check acceptance: the Uniform Commercial Code, Titl...  Read more

Just Looking

By Cheryl McManus |  Oct 1, 1999

They don't call it a Web browser for nothing. According to a recent survey of 25 top E-commerce sites, conducted by Net Effect Systems, 67% of the merchan...  Read more

Business for Sale: Business-to-Business Web Site

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1999

Dying to get in on the Web frenzy? Consider this already-profitable business-to-business Web site. Profile includes price, how the business was valued, outlo...  Read more

Turn Techies into Trainers

By Matthew Berk |  Sep 22, 1999

Now's the time to learn to navigate the Internet. The longer you postpone it, the more onerous it will seem. "You'll be frustrated in the beginning...  Read more

Down by Law

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 1999

After years of lagging behind in all things wired, Europe finally appears poised to embrace the Internet. The Continent's on-line population will quadrupl...  Read more

Get Smart

By Bronwyn Fryer |  Sep 15, 1999

Should your company be doing knowledge management? Many companies are profiting from combining business processes with technology to create a collective corp...  Read more

Rapid Transit

By Ramon Ray |  Sep 15, 1999

Need faster, cheaper Internet access without a T1 or an ISDN line? Here's a sampling of cable, DSL, and fixed wireless providers that can give you more speed...  Read more

You've Got Mailings

By Ilan Mochari |  Sep 15, 1999

To relieve the hassle of direct mailings, David Gerdner, sole proprietor of Next Generation Software, turned to ELetter, a Web-based direct-mail service.  Read more

Will High Online Customer Satisfaction Last?

Sep 6, 1999

While consumers are continuing to feel the bumps associated with the relatively new online shopping experience, overall they're happy. Many more Americans...  Read more

Seeing the Light

By George Gendron |  Sep 1, 1999

Don Dennis, president and CEO of AVT Inc., in Littleton, Colo., said he was a "total non-believer" in E-commerce until recently. The General Electric vete...  Read more

The Real Legacy of Spring Street Brewing

By Susan Greco |  Sep 1, 1999

Thinking about doing your own public offering on the Net? Not so fast. Read the story behind Spring Street Brewing Co., the most celebrated direct public off...  Read more

Secrets to Wooing Your Online Customers

Aug 23, 1999

Wanna know how to keep customers loyal to your e-commerce Web site? Well, NFO Interactive might have the answers you're looking for. According to NFO, con...  Read more

E-tailers Losing E-Consumers with Poor Navigation

Aug 2, 1999

E-tailers need to shape up their Web sites and improve navigation if they're going to retain customers, according to a recent survey by NetSmart. A...  Read more

Forecast: Kids and Teens to Spend $1.3B Online in 2002

Jun 14, 1999

Kids (5-12) and teens (13-18) have become two of the largest growth sectors online, according to research by Jupiter Commmunications, with sales from this...  Read more

The Once and Future Traveler

By Hal Rosenbluth |  Jun 1, 1999

A travel-management expert describes how future technology might change the way we do work on the road.  Read more