I Need Ecommerce Too

E -commerce is defined as doing business online; it is also synonymous to I-commerce, e-tailing, and e-business. Most people find these terms interchangeably; however, e-commerce covers about selling products online while e-business extends to wider berth and presence online.

E-commerce is said to have started in 1948 – 1949 during Berlin blockade and airlift where there was exchange of documents. But, what seemed to be the first presence of e – commerce could be traced back to as early as 1886 where telegraph operator, Richard Sears (founder of Sears, Roebuck, and Co. in 1893), sold cancelled shipment of watches to his fellow operators and colleagues and ordered more that he later resigned from his job and started his own catalog mail order business. And, since then, a number of commercial establishments find their ways in Internet to sell their products and services online.

This is indeed a dramatic phenomenon and challenge as businesses are left with a pressing question if to have their business presence be felt online too or to have it all online or simply settle for the guaranteed and traditional means of simply having a physical store where customers can head to and interact with the store’s employees in real time.

But, experts believe that e-commerce plays a tremendous role in how establishments pursue their business vision. With the bottomline of having more profit and wider market coverage, e-commerce provides a viable strategy that owners and managers must seriously consider.

Big businesses like Chapters, which has both physical and online store, sells books, CDs and DVDs to customers online, Dell for its computers, McDo for online orders all make use of internet technology to reach out to their regular customers and attract new ones too, and to connect as well with other business partners like stockholders, government entities, suppliers and alike.

To start an ecommerce, you should at least need the following:

1. Hosting server to host an owned domain that you wish to take control and freedom with. There are several hosting services that you can check around online too.
2. Website with a pleasing Ecommerce Web Design  and efficient functionalities like shopping carts among others. You can build your own website or hire a professional ecommerce website builder for less worries. 
3. Merchant account with a bank where your clients can pay for their transactions.
4. Credit card processor to accept and process payments securely.
5. Marketing of your website, so, traffic and possible business transactions can be made from this site. You can use pay-per-click, optimization, article marketing among others.  

Ecommerce is a strategic plan and can be used as competitive advantage. With the right medium, people and technology, ecommerce can be a forceful channel towards business growth.

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My Blog Needs a Domain

When I started blogging, I was quite an amateur with the ins and out of starting and maintaining a blog. However, my sister's college buddy, Twerlyn, guided me with the nitty-gritty of blogs. This site is my first baby but until now, I could not find a domain for this blog. I guess I would only miss my traffic rank that I will rather maintain the free hosting than go back.

How do you select the right web host anyway? I had been an information technology teacher for a decade before I moved to a different job but I oftentimes tell my students and other sister who is also into blogging that hosting features will have to be considered before choosing the right web hosting provider.

I definitely consider these criteria: price, security, space, support and add-on perks. So, it is nice to know that there are web sites that offer reviews and ratings for web hosting providers and web users.

Web sites now are aggressively used by business to promote their company. And, the use of e-commerce can be to the full advantage if properly used and maximized. Oftentimes, they use dedicated server for full use and support. We cannot simply ignore the wonders of internet promotion.

Thus, if we need to look for the best or most appropriate web hosting, we can check on webhostinggeeks.com for their accurate ratings and more.

Creating a website is easy. It is actually maintaining it that makes the job tougher.

We Can Increase Our Productivity

I am an IT and management education professor for several years. Consequently, I teach my students the value of information systems in performing company's transaction. It cannot be denied that technology has improved the productivity of employees and even the decision - making capability of managers.

When I started recording the daily store transaction into a paper ledger, I really have hard time searching and reviewing them. I then decided to make a General Ledger System using Java environment and MySQL for my database. However, I am only at the tip of I must still do for our store.

Companies and their managers must therefore, consider the importance of Database Development that their data can be securely gathered, organized, evaluated and retrieved at any time. This will efficiently improve the services of their employees and will ensure faster and effective turn - around time to their customers and other stakeholders.

With the increasing popularity and adoption of Database Services and information technology, companies do possess an edge over their competitors. Normally, database development may be done on - site or outside the companies. It can be also outsourced for cheaper fee. Services like Filemaker Pro
are getting more attention as important documents are kept efficiently and effectively through customized systems that can be modified to meet the company's unique needs. These can be further upgraded too for total maximization of the systems.

The Wonders of Photoshop

Before Photoshop Editing

After Photoshop Editing

It is almost a month that me and my two family members contracted chicken pox. We are heavily marked by the infection especially on the face.

I am indeed conscious of these scars that I put on creams to at least subside the discoloration. But, I guess, the scars will really take time to disappear.

My partner was however diligent enough to remove all our scars using Photoshop. I just love however my smile, with scars or without. What do you think?

Techno Amateurs Meet Digital Makeover Gurus

I am an IT person but not at all creative with technologies like digital cameras or video cams. I would even let my students teach me how to work with multimedia software to prepare an explosive presentation. I must say, sometimes, knowing a new software that isn't really friendly to use is a discouraging experience.

So, I am just glad to hear about Roxio Extreme Digital Makeover. They can help amateurs, like most of us into digital-know-how people. For one, I liked how they helped a couple in a Wedding Day Crunch prepare a multimedia presentation for their wedding. I like this better as it makes the wedding more personal and makes the newly weds appreciate their relationship better. So, walking down the memory lane with old photos and videos with your favorite music all combined in one presentation is just great! The couple was taught by the Roxio gurus how they can combine all their pictures into a multimedia presenation using Blurb Photo Books for photoalbums, and Creator 10 for audio, video, photo for multimedia slideshow. All these at Roxio. The site even gives you some tips and tutorials on how to make remarkable multimedia presentations. My, in just 20 minutes, they were able to create a nice presentation!



This presentation of one of their friendly digital makeover teachers makes you at ease to work with them, not at all ashame that your technology skill is not that acceptable at all.

So, why don't you check the show yourself and confirm my words. You can even have the chance to be one of their featured shows or win fabulous prizes.