Logistics is a fundamental part of any business. Whether you manage an SME or larger, your business won’t function without smooth running of the logistics. In order for your business to operate properly, you need to know the what, where, when of how your products or services are distributed within the company and to your customers. This is logistics, and it is crucial for your business performance. Here are some of our tips on how to manage logistics for small businesses. [Read more…]

If you don’t have a shopping cart on your site, the question is why? If you are a business owner who does the bulk of your sales on the web, you’re crazy not to. This may seem like a bold statement, but once you’ve seen the stats, you’ll realize what you’ve been missing. A web store and shopping cart is a powerful combination of ecommerce tech elements that go together like peanut butter and jelly and are every bit as in demand.  [Read more…]

This is some information I actually came into on the back of a discussion with a full-stack developer who was part of a back-end focussed web development agency, which has rather impressively been in the business for all of twenty years now. Of course I’m talking about what is a very clear link (or not so clear) between the clients you tend to attract as a web development company. [Read more…]

Throwing a party for a geek is much like throwing a party for anyone else, but if you want to make it special then you need to go all out – the geekier, the better. Geeks know their stuff, so if you’re throwing the party, then you have got to know it too. If geeky things don’t come naturally to you, or you just don’t follow the topics the geek in your life does, then it’s time to conduct some research and find out as much as you possibly can. Firstly, turn to the internet and read up on the subjects your geek loves, and the secondly ask some prying questions to try and figure out exactly what your geeky friend enjoys. If this fails, or you want to make sure the party is secret, then ask their friends for ideas. On failing that, visit a comic store and quiz the individuals working there. [Read more…]

Whether you are sitting in an airport lounge or tired of the same old options available on TV, life will appear dull and foggy. We have all been through this phase where nothing seems exciting anymore, and you spend your time laying down or staring at the walls. Don’t worry. We have something exciting lined up for you. From VR casino to adult coloring books, here are some of the best ways to kill time. [Read more…]

Do you ever feel as if your small business may struggle to compete with larger companies when it comes to winning customers? It can sometimes seem daunting trying to make an impact faced by the vast budgets bigger companies have to throw at their marketing campaigns. No matter how enthusiastic you are about your business or how much passion you feel for your market, there are bound to be times when you feel less confident about your prospects. Of course, it isn’t easy to make your business successful, but there are a few ways in which you can stack the odds in your favour. [Read more…]

In focus this week is the issue of web application extensibility, a topic which seems to terrify newbie coders in particular who are thrown in the deep-end or throw themselves into the deep-end by resolving to learn how to code through the development of a workable web application solution. Alongside falling in love with more of an Object Oriented approach to coding, extensibility is right up there with the most important aspect to learn, so extensibility should not be feared, but rather wholly embraced. [Read more…]