Posted By Ezra Silverton in What's Buzzing, eCommerce on 2010-08-20
With the help of social networking tools, there’s a new business ecommerce model being utilized by many entrepreneurs and companies that want to test new products. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Best Practices on 2010-07-19
Setting Goals: A Case Study
If you haven’t yet realized or been convinced of how important it is to take the time to determine your website goals before development or redesign a website, you need to read this case study. Full Article
Posted By Gary Gorelik in Internet Marketing on 2010-07-01
Thanks for the birthday present, Google. Feeling more patriotic on Canada Day I went to Google.ca to see what Google’s Canada Day logo looks like and something just felt a little different. Full Article
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Posted By Elie Freedman in Internet Marketing on 2010-06-28
Internet marketing is an ever changing environment; a maelstrom of tools and products creating new opportunities. Being successful in your Internet marketing endeavours requires vigilant implementation of industry best practices and constant attention to industry trends. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Best Practices, Web Design on 2010-05-10
The answer for any expert is a clear one. When companies think about getting a website they typically focus on how it’s going to look - the design. I suspect this is because website owners are so entrenched in their own business and its intricacies that they take this for granted and focus instead on how the site is going to look rather than what the site may need to accomplish - the goals.
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2010-04-13
More and more corporate marketing teams are joining the social networking movement and allocating some of their resources to websites like Facebook, Twitter, LinedIn. But with all the different marketing tactics that companies undertake, how much time should they spend on social media marketing?
Posted By Marta LeClair in What's Buzzing, eCommerce on 2010-03-08
HST Checklist for Your Business.
As an Ontario or British Columbia business owner you may already be considering the effects of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on your company come this summer. In the broadest of terms, many businesses with supplies, services, and transactions made in Ontario or British Columbia that are currently registered for the 5% GST will be required to collect 13% HST in Ontario ( 8% PST + 5% GST) and 12% HST in B.C. ( 7% PST + 5% GST ), effective July 1, 2010. Though still a few months away, businesses should already be devising their plan of action for the transition. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Design, Web Development, eCommerce on 2010-02-19
A conference room filled with about 500 people, mostly small US Internet retailers, attended the Internet Retailer 2010 Web Design & Usability Conference (IRWD 2010).
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing, Web Design, Web Development on 2010-01-06
Here’s our annual listing of Canada’s top news stories relating to the Internet in 2009. Note that we’ve included some non-Canadian items as well due to their global significance to the web. Let us know if we’ve missed anything.
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. We have much to reveal and won’t forgo the occasional rant. Enjoy!
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