http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog Redefining web development & design Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:53:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/dont-let-hst-catch-you-by-surprise A conference room filled with about 500 people, mostly small US Internet retailers, attended the Internet Retailer 2010 Web Design & Usability Conference (IRWD 2010). For retailers who manage their own website, this is a can't miss event. However, for those who did miss it, here is a quick recap of ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/internet-retailers-web-design-2010 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. Feb 2009: Yahoo Enables Video and Other Rich Media in Search Ads March ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/2009-canadian-internet-news As we all know, the top major searching engines on the Internet today are Google, Yahoo and Bing. It's a no brainer that Google is at the top of the three.  But what about Bing (MSN)? As an Internet Marketer for a web design and development firm, one of our main ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/bing-organic-search-traffic-on-the-rise We all know that email is an efficient, low cost, and tractable Internet marketing medium.   But if response rates are of utmost importance to your marketing campaign, you will need to do more. Hundreds of emails a day find their way to the inboxes of business executives and decision makers. Unfortunately ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/email-not-enough-for-marketing-campaigns Often around the holidays or changing seasons major search engines will modify their online logos to reflect customarily celebrated occasions and events.  Could corporate websites benefit from doing the same? We believe so. Updating your online logo for this purpose is a clear and immediate indication that your website is current. ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/holiday-themed-logos We are sad to hear about One Degree’s recent departure.  It will be missed. It's a shame that there was not enough demand for a Canadian focused Internet marketing blog to generate enough income to make their contributions worth the effort.  One Degree offered unique perspectives, news, event listings, and job ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/farewell-to-one-degree Canadian Facebook members who want to sell tickets or share the costs of an event, gift, or group vacation now have a web application solution that takes care of it. Facebook and PayPal have teamed up to offer "Square Up with PayPal".  This new application is essentially a connection between your ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/facebook-application-event-payment 9th sphere's blog is a destination for website best practices and Canadian related news for website owners and web specialties.  We have focused on providing valuable content about the business of web, with supported case studies, news stories, and examples. We are now opening up our blog to other web owners ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/guest-writers-wanted-for-canadian-web-design-development-internet-marketing-blog We often get asked by clients if they should add a CMS, blog, forum, web form(s), or the like, to their website; should they send out email newsletters, setup a company Twitter account, and so on. Before adding features, components, or different applications to your website, regardless if they are free ... http://blog.9thsphere.com/blog/website-must-haves-vs-nice-to-have