As a Canadian web design and development team that's been in business for over 10 years, we have collected vast insights on what contributes to the effectiveness of a website.
Welcome to blog.9thsphere.com. We're pleased to present you with this online source for information and commentary on the latest industry issues - many concerning Canadian websites and website owners.
You can expect to find here Canadian industry news updates, tips, and the occasional rant. Enjoy!
Below are the most recent postings.
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Web Design on 2007-09-03
For those looking to have a new website designed, many questions may come to mind. Would you know to ask whether your solution provider is providing a custom design or using a template that thousands of other sites might be using? Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in What's Buzzing on 2007-08-16
Just in time for the beginning of a new school year and just less than three months of officially launching its Canadian version, MySpace has announced signing an exclusive partnership with Rogers Wireless to launch MySpace Mobile service. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Best Practices, Internet Marketing on 2007-08-03
Spelling can be challenging for Canadian companies especially when selling to the United States. Some commonly misspelled Canadian-English words, such as Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Agency Relations, What's Buzzing on 2007-07-25
This month marks 9th sphere’s 10th Anniversary. Wow, a whole decade of delivering website solutions ! Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2007-06-21
Last week’s SES Toronto conference was small but mighty. Much has changed compared to last year’s conference as the industry continually evolves. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2007-06-11
A client of ours applied search engine marketing to promote online courses across North America, noticed lower Canadian conversion rates compared to the American numbers. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Canadian Internet Stats, Internet Marketing, What's Buzzing on 2007-05-18
MySpace officially launched its Canadian version in both English and French found at ca.myspace.com Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in eCommerce on 2007-05-07
Website owners should be aware of recent developments on the collection of GST from non-Canadians on web based sales. Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Domain Names, Internet Marketing on 2007-03-30
I frequency get asked by website owners which domain extension they should use, so I thought it was worth an article on the subject. There is no question that dot-com is the most common domain extension, however, should Canadian companies use the dot-ca extension? Full Article
Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2007-02-28
Microsoft had its official online search advertising launch party yesterday with a lot of glitz and glamour. Full Article
