Your guide to a successful online business!
If you’re running a small business it’s easy to imagine that no one would be interested in hacking your site. After all, there are much bigger companies out there and compared to you they’ll have more information to take, more money to steal and the hackers will probably even make the news if they hit…
Dragging yourself to work on a Monday morning isn’t always fun. And neither is having to sculpt your life around the assumption that you have to be in the office from 9 to 5 every day. That’s why an increasing number of people choose to be their own boss – it gives them the ability…
Fashions move on, best practice changes, websites that were cutting edge ten years ago now look clunky and outdated. Part of running an online business is keeping track of these developments and using this knowledge to improve your site over time. But what happens if you haven’t been following web design trends, or you reach…
The web changes; what was once best practice becomes outdated and what was in fashion becomes old hat. And because of this, websites change too. You’ll have no doubt noticed your favourite websites have been updated in recent years and 123 Reg launched a redesigned and rebranded website just last week. Business spend a lot…
So you’ve decided you want to export. It’s a big step and one that can be very profitable if things are done right. But there are also a huge number of pitfalls that must be avoided. In this guide we’ll walk you through the basics of getting started with small business exporting and point you…
Running your own business is hard. There’s so much to do and so much to learn. Often it can feel like you’re all on your own. Or that things would be better if you just had access to some expert advice. Or even that your bigger competitors have an advantage over you because they can…
One of the most rewarding things about running a business is the chance to put your personal stamp on every little thing you do. From your website to the products you sell, it’s great to let customers know that everything has been done with love and care, in a way that reflects who you are…
What’s the first thing you do when you visit a webpage for the first time? Clearly, your top priority is to look and see whether the page in question meets your particular needs. Those needs will vary depending on what exactly it is you want to do, but if you can’t immediately see that the…
So you’ve got a passion for writing and you want to use it to make money through blogging. It might seem like an impossible dream, but plenty of people run profitable blogs and there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be one of them. Of course, you have to be realistic about things. Very few people…
Have you ever noticed that some of the most popular sites around display a small image in the address bar of your web browser when you pay a visit? It’s called a Favicon. You can see them in the address bar of Internet Explorer, on browser tabs and the favourites bar in chrome, and in…