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Arizona’s Auto Corral RV launches new EZ-Site website

February 12, 2013

Auto Corral RV, located in Mesa, AZ, launched a new website using NetSource’s exclusive dealer website content management system, EZ-Site. The new website allows site visitors to browse the company’s inventory of new and used RVs, and also presents information about the company’s service department, specials, and financing options. Auto Corral RV specializes in Class [...]

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Get more power from standalone E-commerce

January 16, 2013

One of the big advantages to a stand-alone E-commerce solution is that a skilled developer can completely customize both the design and the programming to suit your specific business requirements. No two businesses are run exactly the same way. This means that they frequently have demands that simply can’t be satisfied within the limits of [...]

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The pros and cons of hosted E-commerce

January 9, 2013

When a small business owner makes the decision to enter into the world of E-commerce, the first decision that confronts them is usually whether they need to build a stand-alone E-commerce web site or sign-on with a hosted application provider like Magento or BigCommerce. Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages. What the small business [...]

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E-commerce requires budget planning

January 2, 2013

Translating your E-commerce idea from concept into reality requires an investment of time, money and resource. For the small-business entrepreneur, a first-time E-commerce project can generate a few unpleasant budget surprises. Some of your project’s budget elements may be self-evident, but a few are less obvious. An experienced and reputable E-commerce developer should work through [...]

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Choosing the right E-commerce solution for your business

October 12, 2012

Soon after you decide to add E-commerce to your small business, you may find yourself suffering from a touch of sensory overload. There are a lot of E-commerce engines, shopping cart systems and hosted storefronts vying for your attention. How do you sort through all of that to find the solution that best suits your [...]

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Google Unveils Revised Structured Data Testing Tool

September 27, 2012

Just to prove that no aspect of online technology can sit still for any longer than a 7-year-old, last week Google launched an updated version of what it previously called its “Rich Snippet Test Tool”. As part of the deal, it’s gotten a new name — the Structured Data Testing Tool . The page is a [...]

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Make your domain name search a little easier

July 31, 2012

Back when the Internet was a lot younger — say around 1998 or so — great domain names were still pretty easy for a website owner to come up with. Unless your business had a really common name, you could probably buy a domain that matched, or at least matched closely enough that people would [...]

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Website Usability: Who Are You?

May 3, 2012

If you’re a super-hero like Spiderman or The Tick, a secret identity can come in handy. When you’re running an E-Commerce website, however, shrouding your company details in mystery can ruin your business. One of the main disadvantages of E-Commerce is that consumers can’t see, touch or feel the actual products offered on your website. [...]

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Put Your Website Visitors In Control

April 30, 2012

In most of the website usability studies that I’ve read, poor legibility is by far the most frequent complaint encountered. It’s generally a sin of comission on the part of web designers, because web-safe typography by default is designed to be both legible and flexible. A website gets into trouble when its design diverges from [...]

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Your Website: It’s About Time

April 23, 2012

Websites offer a seemingly endless amount of space for your content, especially compared to traditional media like print or broadcast. For a relatively small hosting fee, you can literally publish entire libraries of text. An average 500 MB hosting account has enough room for more than 150 copies of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” 400 [...]

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5 Things to Consider Before Starting Your New Website Project

April 9, 2012

So you’ve decided you need a new website, or your existing website needs a facelift?  Not so fast!  Before you choose a website developer and spend your money on a new website, there are several things you need to consider carefully in order to get the most out of your investment.  And there are some [...]

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E-commerce: Dream Big, Plan Smart

February 27, 2012

Many of our E-commerce customers are dreamers. Some of them are BIG dreamers. It sort of goes with the territory. There are plenty of examples of successful E-commerce websites out there on the Internet, but for every success there are at least two or three (or more) complete fizzles. It takes a lot of small [...]

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