Quality Product Photos Increase Sales

The right photos can capture the attention, perceived value, and sales your products so richly deserve. So says Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, the editor of Web Marketing Today. If you sell products on eBay, for example, or any sell any products online for that matter, the quality of the images will very likely affect the bidding or purchasing interest of viewers. Dr. Wilson's article has some excellent examples about how the image affects the perceived quality of the item. Read more...

website caches

Did you ever know there was an update to your website or a favorite but you couldn't see it?

The only way to see these changes is by clearing your browsers cache, which is a pain. What really needs to happen is the page needs to be forced to reload.

The two weapons to pick up are a couple of simple keyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl+Shift+R (firefox only)
or
Ctrl+F5

These will force reload a webpage which includes reloading any Style or Javascript changes! This is great because normally when you cleaned your cookies/cache from the browser it would log you out of a website. The shortcuts reload the page without interruption.

Meetups and Tweetups

Good networking leads to positive business growth, so why not learn to use social media tools to create and attend networking events? Your customers want to be connected and your business can use Web 2.0 tools to connect. This week's ColoradoBiz Magazine has an excellent article on how companies like Zappos are leveraging the social media trend. You can also use tools like Twitter or Meetup to learn new skills, like how to publish a book or bring an invention to market.