Welcome

Over a decade of web-industry practice has given us vast insight on what contributes
to the effectiveness of a website. Welcome to blog.9thsphere.com. Here we comment
on the successes, failures, and challenges facing us regularly as a website services
company in Canada.

Instead of your typical blog, we have altered the format to provide more formal articles around web design, ecommerce, and Internet marketing opinions and issues.

We have much to reveal and won’t forgo the occasional rant. Enjoy!

Below are the most recent postings.

Updated Canadian eCommerce Statistics

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Canadian Internet Stats on 2008-05-02

Statistics Canada recently published Canadian Internet statistics with some double digit increases in 2007. Full Article

Don’t be shy…try Social Bookmarking

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2008-04-29

Have you been hearing about Web 2.0 social bookmarking and wondering what it’s all about? This nice video tutorial by commoncraft called, “Social Bookmarking in Plain English“, explains the full concept. So go ahead, impress your friend with your swank social skills. Full Article

Should Quebec have its own domain extension?

Posted By Ezra Silverton in What's Buzzing, Domain Names on 2008-04-21

Last Friday, in an article entitled “Dot-Quebec?“, The Globe & Mail reported that a Québécois party member started a petition to convince ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, to create a separate domain name extension for Quebec. Full Article

Canada’s One Million Domain Names

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Domain Names on 2008-04-18

On April 15, 2008, Canada’s dot-ca (.ca) domain name registration hit the one million mark, placing this Canadian-specific extension as the seventeenth largest Internet domain name registry worldwide. Full Article

Strategies For Internet Marketing Growth

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2008-04-08

After seeing first hand the power and results gained from internet marketing initiatives, clients often ask what more can be done. How can you benefit even more from your search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), social media marketing (SMM), or email marketing? Full Article

Do you have what it takes…to move your website?

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Design, Web Development on 2008-02-13

As a website owner, at some point and for whatever reason, you may come across a need to move your website from your existing web developer, designer, or hosting provider. It is up to you to supply your new service provider with all necessary files and data. Gaining all the information necessary for the move to occur quickly and successfully may become your biggest challenge if you’re not prepared. Ensuring that you have the following documents on file is important for such an occasion. Full Article

Google Local Changes Organic Search Results

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2008-01-22

Since Friday of last week, we noticed Google consistently generating more Local business listings and dedicating more space to Local findings within the organic search results. Full Article

2008 Web & Internet Marketing Predictions + Wish List

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing, Web Design, What's Buzzing, Web Development on 2008-01-17

Based on the directions taken in 2007, we’ve come up with some Internet marketing predictions for 2008. Our suggestions include a Canadian-specific forecast, plus a short dreamy wish list – “wink-wink” - to those who can make it happen! Full Article

Take The SEMPO Survey

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2008-01-11

If you work in with Internet marketing, you need to take SEMPO’s 4th Annual State of the Search Market Survey. Full Article

Canada Cuts GST Rate Again

Posted By Ezra Silverton in eCommerce on 2008-01-02

Just a reminder to Canadian ecommerce sites - update your goods and services tax (GST) rate as per latest reduction. As of January 1, 2008 the GST rate was reduce from 6% to 5%. Full Article

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