20 May Should I Build and Maintain My Own Business Website? The answer is probably no. The phenomena is actually rather unique. A retailer may work with an architect or interior designer, but the actual work of designing and building a physical store is done by professionals. A chef has a lot to say about how to lay out a kitchen work-space. But you will rarely find the chef installing the flat-tops and burners. But there seems to be a perception that online business and eCommerce websites are somehow different. There are many reasons why you shouldn’t build your own business website. Let’s review a few of them together. By Jeffrey J. Hardy Business, Internet, Website Agencies, Agency, Business Priorities, DIY, Website Development Loading Disqus... Read More »
29 March Optimize Images on Your Website Like a Pro If you're someone who manages a website and especially if you manage the content on that website, this article is for you. Images are way too easy to come by these days. Whether you're taking them yourself or pulling them from a stock photo site. As a result, some websites suffer from slower page load times than are necessary. Here are some pro-tips to help you avoid these issues. By Will Strohl Business, Internet, Website Compress Images, Design, Designer, Images, JPG, Photoshop, PNG, Squarespace Loading Disqus... Read More »
8 June 2 Critical Updates for Your Website Before December 2020 There are always updates throughout the internet that impact your website. Keeping up with them can seem downright impossible for most - even if you're in the industry. There are two major updates this year that you need to be highly aware of though. If you don't adjust accordingly, the availability and discovery of your website could be drastically impacted. By Will Strohl Business, Internet, Website Google, Marketing, Mobile, Security, SEO, Web Browsers Loading Disqus... Read More »
2 June Hotcakes Commerce 03.03.00 Release Marks a Major Milestone If you've been watching the journey of Hotcakes Commerce over the years at all, you know that it has a very interesting past. It began as a different platform altogether. It became a wildly successful commercial e-commerce solution that consistently was in the top 3 products in the DNN Store. It then became an open-source e-commerce platform, making it freely available to the world. This is the solution you're reading about and know about today. By Will Strohl Internet, Technology, Website ASPNET, Authorize.Net, Bootstrap, CMS, Community, Content Management, Content Management System, Cookies, DNN, DNNCMS, DotNetNuke, Ecommerce, E-Commerce, eStore, Git, GitHub, jQuery, Localization, MVC, Open Source, OpenSource, Open-Source, OSS, Razor, REST API, Retail, Security, SEO, Shopping Cart, Store, Stripe, Telerik, Tokenization, UPS, Usability, User Experience Loading Disqus... Read More »
5 February Never Do Anything You Can't Measure How do you measure, track, and make decisions in your day-to-day life? When you’re on a new diet, do you weigh yourself? What about your car? Do you just forgo your fuel gauge and mileage, then just hope for the best on your next commute or roadtrip? Probably not... Why would you do any of that for your business and website? Measure and analyze everything! By Will Strohl Business, Internet, Website Analytics, cta, digital marketing, google analytics, marketing, white paper, whitepaper Loading Disqus... Read More »