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An e-commerce website will enable you accept electronic payment from your customers. Customers will be able to pay for your goods and services directly on your business website using e-payment methods like credit/debit cards, instant payment, and mobile money directly on your website. In this article we will be looking at building e-commerce websites for businesses. Before Building an e-commerce Website First, let’s have some reality check. Building an e-commerce website is not an all comers affair. You need to know that accepting payments online is just one part of the process, fulfilling the order is another and perhaps even more...

When people access the internet, they use all sorts of devices. Mobile devices like feature phones, smartphones, and tablets are now very important internet access devices. So, have you asked yourself how your business website, which looks fantastic on your computer looks on mobile devices? Mobile is increasingly popular these days globally and in developing countries like Nigeria the number is even higher with most users accessing the internet via mobile phones. So as a business, you need to make sure your website is mobile friendly or you could be losing out on potential sales. Your Customers are on Mobile This blog...

Web templates and themes reduce the complexity of building websites. They may not be as simple as online website building tools that offer a simple point and drag interface, but they are definitely easier than creating websites from scratch. With basic or medium range knowledge in HTML, CSS, PHP, and / or JavaScript one can easily customise and manipulate a web template. A Website template is the part of the theme that represent the website's skeleton. They offer the structure and layout of a website. It may also come with some dummy content, which you will remove and add your own. If...

With the popularity of social media sites like Facebook and Instagram a lot of businesses are going social. Social media sites offer brand pages for businesses to promote their products and services. However, a brand page should not be seen as a substitute for a business website. Some businesses ignore building websites, preferring to open free brand pages on social media sites like Facebook. Even some businesses with websites focus more on building social media fan base updating their Facebook page regularly without bothering much about their websites. Your website should be the HQ of your online presence. All your activities...

A website is as good as the relevance, accuracy, and the freshness of the content on it. Updating the information on a website is an important part of website management. An outdated business website will misinform potential customers and could have severe impact on your business. In fact, it is better not to have a website than to have one with outdated content. Your website should be an online front for your business. Every change in your business that is relevant to the sales of your products and services should be reflected on your website. Top candidates for updates include price changes,...

A business website is a very important part of going online for any business. Your website should be the HQ of your online presence. It is on your website that you tell the world what you do and how they can access your products and services. To do this you must put a lot of thought on the content on your website and make sure it delivers on its purpose. A website is not Fast-food A website is not something you get off the shelf like fast food. Sure you can design a website in minutes or maybe days, but a...

Free website builders offer cheap solutions for creating websites, but like most things free there is always a catch or some form of limitation. To create a professional looking website it is not a bad idea to invest a little money on premium website builders. In this article, we will focus on online premium website builders, because they are the best website builders if you want to build a professional looking website in a couple of minutes. Premium website builders are tools that offer their services for a monthly fee. Usually there are different plans with each promising a list of...

You can create a website with a website building tool (a.k.a. website authoring tool or website builder). These tools remove most of the complexities involved in creating a website, reducing your learning curve for web designing. If you choose the path, you will not need advanced knowledge of web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. All you need is to familiarise yourself with the workings of the online website builder and you could be building professional looking websites in minutes. In this article, we will focus on free website builders. You can also read: Best Website Builders. Free website builders offer their...

Before building a website for your business, it is important to know the costs involved. This will ensure you budget adequately for the project. Some business owners think building a website is a one-off thing. You just build it and you go to sleep. However, there are fixed costs and recurrent costs involved in building a business website. So, here are a few items to add to your budget. However, it is important to note that the cost of building a website depends on the complexity of its implementation. For example, a simple 5-page business website will usually cost much...

Having seen good reasons why you need to build a website for your business, you may be wondering how it is done. There are different ways you could design a website for your business. One way is to employ a web designer to build your website for you. You can also design a website yourself using online tools like Wix that provide you with easy point and click solutions to web design. If you like getting your hands dirty, you can even design your website from scratch using web design technologies like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS or using a website template. In...

Having a website is an important part of going online. A website makes your business visible to the growing number of consumers online. In case the article on the 5 benefits of a business website is not enough for you, here are more reasons why you need to build a website for your business. 1. Increase Sales A website will enable you provide information about your products and services online. Consumers are increasingly searching online for information about products and services they are interested in buying. A website will make your business accessible to these high value consumers who are educated and...

If you have not yet made-up your mind about a website for your business, this article attempts to show you how your business could benefit from a website. In this article you will find the importance of a website to a modern day business and why it should be core to your going online strategy. Also see 6 Reasons to Build a Website for your Business A website creates a dedicated space for your business on the internet from where you can coordinate your online campaigns. It also makes it easy to take advantage of opportunities online for growing your business....

A website is a crucial part of going online for businesses. In fact, for some businesses having a website is what it means to be online. A website allows a business to promote its products and services to the increasing number of consumers online. A website is a good way to grow your business beyond its brick and mortar location. So, if you do not have a business website already, you should seriously be considering building one. Here, we discuss why having a website will be of great benefit to your business. Your Customers are already Online History has shown several times that...

Going online is a decision that every business will have to take someday. Online presence is a good sign of a serious business. However, some businesses equate being online to just having a website. A website is a good step and should be the headquarters of your online presence, but is hardly enough. Connecting your business online gives you access to lots of online tools that will enable you promote and market your product and services and put your business in front of hundreds of potential customers who may never have known about your brand. In this going online series we will...

Web hosting simply means, making a website accessible on the internet by storing it in a server connected to the internet. Websites are stored in storage drives (SSD or HDD) resident in servers connected to the internet. Web hosting involves storing your website in a server connected to the internet, in order to make it available to any device connected to the internet. You can either host your website yourself or preferably pay a web hosting company to host your website. Here are important web hosting considerations Storage Space: Storage space is measured in megabyte (MB) or Gigabyte (GB), this is the amount...

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