As eCommerce and online sales revenues have grown over the past 15 years, so have the tools to develop, stock, and maintain an online store. Where once all online stores were developed as custom sites that had to be maintained by your web designer, today the most successful stores start with a full-featured eCommerce engine that is then customized by …
The Evolution of Online Stores, Part One
It was only about 15 years ago that most of us were wondering how anyone could make money with this new internet thing. The slow speed of dial-up access kept a regulator on the numbers of web users and what could be done online. But there were many who tried and some who were successful, surviving the “dot.com” bust of …
When is a Website Done?
Let’s say you’re going to get a brand new website. You might decide to create it yourself, hire your nephew, or have it built by a professional firm. (I know which of those three you should choose, but that’s for a different article.) Regardless of your choice, when will the website be done? On the due date, before the due …