WordPress for Small Business


Another one bites the dust.  A while back, I did a small static html website for a friend of mine who started an awesome little jungle retreat down in Dominica.  The site was decent, with all the basic business info.  She came to me recently asking for help doing some updates.  Well, ‘why not a wordpress site?”, I thought.  Its easy to use, will allow her to [Read more...]

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Brevard County Business Advertising



The following is a guide to provide the small business owner advertising resources throughout Brevard County, Florida.  This is provided more as an idea resource, for both paid and free advertising.  I welcome any additional comments or suggestions on other available sources.  When developing a marketing campaign for your business, whatever your budget, it is important to find a balance between targeted and broad marketing strategies and to balance your campaign across the different types of media.  [Read more...]

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Providing E-Commerce Solutions not Just a Website


So what is a web developer’s responsibility to an E-Commerce client?  Do we choose a shopping cart platform, create the CSS, populate the database, and then send them on their way?  What about the actual numbers involved with running a business?  As with any retail business, choosing an electronic payment provider is important.  Unlike a retail business, the e-commerce site can ONLY accept payments for products and services electronically.  Ironically, I find e-commerce sites often have put little to no thought into choosing a payment processing provider for their business, when it is the only method excepted online!  A website cannot accept cash or check after all.  So rather than just providing a quick plug & play solution, I feel it is the web developer’s responsibility to educate their clients about online payment processing before creating a payment module. [Read more...]

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