Steve Jobs - One Of The Greatest Minds In The World Of Information Technology CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Oct 06 2011 494 1 General Business 2011 Apple great minds information technology invention rip steve jobs Image via Wikipedia Steve Jobs was one of the biggest titans in the digital age. Yet, how does he compare to other famous businessmen? It will take awhile before we can truly answer this question as technology is still evolving. In addition, we do not know what Apple will achieve in the future. However, it is pretty clear that Steve Jobs was a top visionary in the IT world. It is sad that fate decided to take him away at such a young age. He died at only 56, an age that is too young to pass away. On the other hand, he did accomplish many things in that short period of time. As such, we need to use his memory as inspiration for both ourselves and our children. Read more ...
Making your Dream Of Freelancing a Viable Reality CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Sep 26 2011 470 0 Online Marketing freelance freelance business freelancing jobs Long Term Goals Image via Wikipedia More and more Americans today dream of shedding their nine to five lifestyle for an exciting freelancing job. You may find yourself wondering how these people get so bold, how do they find the jobs or meet the deadlines? How do freelancers make it work? It can be terrifyingly uncertain to leave the security of a full time job and make the leap to freelance business without first knowing a thing or two about how to get started. Read more ...
How to: Protect Your Business with Outsourcing CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Sep 26 2011 355 0 General Business customer service ecommerce fulfillment mailing Outsourcing Image via Wikipedia In today’s uncertain economic climate, it can be hard to predict what the future holds for even a fairly successful business. How many times have you heard a story where a business has been doing well, has chosen to expand, and then failed because they over-extended themselves by buying a new office, or taking on too many staff. Outsourcing can help to prevent those problems. It’s true that there are some areas of business where having on-site staff is a better decision, but there are other areas such as ecommerce fulfillment, customer service, and mailing fulfillment where enlisting outside help just makes sense. Why spend a lot of money on space, equipment, and full time employees when you can’t guarantee that you will even need those facilities in a few month’s time? Read more ...
Best Practices When Up Selling CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Sep 19 2011 1053 0 Online Marketing amazon motoral mc65 online stores symbol ls2208 up selling Image via CrunchBase I am guessing we have all head the phrase “would you like fries with that”. This is upselling in its most basic form, but it works. The idea of upselling has been practiced and perfected by many of the largest online retailers, from Amazon’s soft selling techniques through amazon prime to the many online stores that make it easy to reorder, increasing customer loyalty. Done right it can drastically increase your sites revenue and here are some tips to perfect it. Read more ...
Professional SEO Help For Successful Online Marketing CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Sep 12 2011 421 0 Online Marketing business prospects search engine optimization seo Image via Wikipedia There is a newfound avenue of business prospects through the medium of internet. Websites are designed to be the introduction as well as an online store for purchases among web browsers and visitors. This has proven its usefulness which has now led to a large scale presence of established names and companies to small and medium statured companies alike. There is a need for SEO techniques to be implemented to ensure better performance of a website among the presence of stiff competition on the internet. The first strategy to reckon would be selecting keywords and phrases that aptly describes your website; a viable selection can be made with proper research and assessment of these with software application tools available. You can avail the services from professional companies that provide guidance for online marketing. Read more ...
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Ecommerce Product Pages CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Sep 07 2011 508 1 Online Marketing ecommerce ecommerce websites online sales product pages Image via Wikipedia Product pages of ecommerce websites may not be the first page visitors see, but they are the most important “call to action” pages, since it is here that the casual visitor is on the verge of conversion, is about to click on the ‘buy’ button and pay for it by entering his credit card number. It is because of this that website product pages gain significance and are critical for the success of the ecommerce business. In fact businesses spend a lot of money on their product pages for this reason, and may not always get returns in proportion to the expense incurred. A well-designed and aesthetically appealing product page is a big asset and hence it is beneficial to follow the basic principles of product page design. Read more ...
Four Ways to Improve Email Conversions CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Aug 29 2011 432 1 Online Marketing email conversion marketing campaign Image via CrunchBase With computing heading ever more mobile your marketing campaign needs to do the same. You must always bear in mind that your customers, or potential customers, may well be reading that fancy image rich email on a small smart phone, tablet device or laptop. Once you are aware of this there are two or three things you can do to make sure your campaign is prepared to take on all devices and bring in more conversions: Read more ...
Tips from a Lead Software Engineer CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Aug 25 2011 397 0 .Net Development crm Customer Relationship Management engineer software tips Image via Wikipedia Question: What do you do at Ungerboeck? Joe: I manage the CRM team which handles a lot of the account contact, opportunity area of the software. We work on customer relationship management and keep track of what salespeople would use. For example, if the salesperson has a new account, they’d enter the phone number, address, notes, etc. into our system. They’d do the same with individual contacts for each account. They may also enter a prospective account and information about the potential revenue, source of the lead, and such. Read more ...
Top Tips To Rank In Google Products CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Aug 24 2011 1974 0 Web Development google base google products merchant center seo Image by dannysullivan via Flickr I have recently received a lot of questions as to how retailers and other sellers can rank their products in Google. As you know, this place is called Google products or Google product search - formerly known as Froogle and Google Base. It is the leading comparison shopping engine for retail products launched by Google Inc. It is the process of searching for products online and is Google’s attempt to squash eBay. But again, as with all Google lists, there are many ranking factors that can help get your product onto the top of the - and into the hands of potential clients. Read more ...
5 Solutions to Help Maximize Your Online Sells CapturedTech - Technology - Patrick Stevens Aug 18 2011 490 0 Online Marketing Web Development maximize your current sales repeat business seo site design Image via Wikipedia If you run an online business, you have certainly wondered how to maximize your presence in cyberspace in order to get more sales. As the internet is still an evolving and developing entity, many people who start a business online are wondering the same thing. And while being a business owner online or offline can be a challenge, there are some simple things you can do now to maximize your current sales, as well as secure your future sales. Read more ...