and growing. See the latest figure here: http://www.internetlivestats.com/total- ... -websites/
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According to intern live stats, the total number of websites have passed the 1 000 000 000 mark in the last days.
Here you can see the .
However, it is worth mentioning that around 75% of all websites are not active, but parked domains or similar.
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Measuring and optimizing for the right engagement metrics is the key to attaining and keeping users.
Whether your business model is driven by in-app advertising, purchases, or paid subscriptions, driving your revenue is fundamentally dependent on personalization and engagement. The metrics are available, but identifying which are the most important for tracking engagement and are the most actionable can be tricky.
Read more in this guide available for download: "" directly from this community.
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•The eight engagement metrics you should be measuring for app success, including why they’re critical and what insights you gain from them
•Statistics around user behavior today and how it impacts app performance
•How to get started in structuring your analytics and running targeted marketing campaigns in five easy steps
Enjoy!
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Computerworld - eBusiness and eCommerce are terms that are sometimes used interchangeably, and sometimes they're used to differentiate one vendor's product from another. But the terms are different, and that difference matters to today's companies.
For full article by Andrew Bartels use the link in source above.
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Some people use the terms "ebusiness" and "ecommerce" interchangeably. After all, they both involve business processes conducted electronically -- quite likely on the Internet. Others view ecommerce to be a subset of ebusiness.
Ecommerce Is Narrower
If we regard ecommerce as different from ebusiness, then the only valid view we can adopt is that ecommerce is a narrower discipline. Ebusiness accounts for all business processes conducted online, while ecommerce is restricted to buying and selling.
Of course this narrower definition flies in the face of many of the articles I have written in the past, such as the . In most such articles several of the characteristics I attribute to ecommerce are actually broader than merely buying and selling.
What Is Ebusiness?
So that we do not end up splitting hair, it is best to understand ebusiness with the help of examples:•Email marketing to existing customers and prospects is an ebusiness activity, as it electronically conducts a business process -- in this case marketing.
•An online system that tracks inventory and triggers alerts at specific levels is also ebusiness. Inventory management is a business process. When facilitated electronically, it becomes part of ebusiness.
•A content management system that manages the work flow between content-developer, editor, manager, and publisher is another example of ebusiness. In the absence of an electronic work flow, the physical movement of paper files would conduct this process. By electronically enabling it, we are now in the realm of ebusiness.
•An online induction program for new employees automates part of whole of its offline counterpart.
I guess you get the idea. As long as something is a business process conducted on electronic networks, it is fair to call it an ebusiness process.
Further reading is avaialable here:
http://ecommerce.about.com/od/eCommerce ... mmerce.htm
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Ecommerce is buying and selling using an electronic medium. It is accepting credit and payments over the net, doing banking transactions using the Internet, selling commodities or information using the World Wide Web and so on.
Ebusiness in addition to encompassing Ecommerce includes both front and back-office applications that form the engine for modern Ecommerce. Ebusiness is not just about Ecommerce transactions; it's about re-defining old business models, with the aid of technology to maximize customer value. Ebusiness is the overall strategy and Ecommerce is an extremely important facet of Ebusiness.
Thus ebusiness involves not merely setting up the company website and being able to accept credit card payments or being able to sell products or services on time. It involves fundamental re-structuring and streamlining of the business using technology by implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, supply chain management, customer relationship management, data ware housing, data marts, data mining, etc.
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One in three (36%) of the UK’s online retailers are failing to offer customers next-day delivery, according to recent research, even though 46% of UK consumers rate it as their preferred option.
Ampersand Commerce’s study into the delivery offerings of the top 100 UK online retailers in May 2014 suggested that retailers should concentrate on offering next-day delivery ahead of click and collect. Some 46% of those who took part in parallel YouGov research said that given the options of next-day delivery, click and collect and same day delivery, they’d opt for next-day delivery. Some 21% opted for same day and 18% for click and collect.
The study also found that 44% of UK consumers would not be prepared to pay more for next day delivery, with 42% saying they’d pay up to £5. Some 49% have tried click and collect, with fashion (24%) and electrical goods (25%) the most popular items to be ordered using this method. Older consumers were more likely to have tried the method, with one in four of those testing it being 55 or over. Only 9% of 18-24-year-olds said they preferred this method above the other two.
The study also found that 22% of online retailers do not offer free returns, 60% offer click and collect, 64% offer next-day delivery, 11% same-day delivery and 91% of adults had had goods delivered to their home.
Darryl Adie, managing director at Ampersand Commerce [IRDX VAMC], said: “How online retailers optimise their delivery service will become a key differentiator in the next 12 months. Market leaders are already changing the definition of what next day means by offering later and later cut off times. The consumer demand and expectation for same day delivery is coming and online retailers who streamline their next day delivery now will be best placed to compete in that space.”
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2014-06-25 10:24 chinadaily.com.cn Web Editor: Qin Dexing
E-commerce is expected to prop up China's sluggish exports under a new customs arrangement in the southern city of Shenzhen that facilitates easy foreign exchange settlement and export rebate.
Under the new arrangement by Shekou Customs, e-commerce companies can legally export their goods through customs at low cost and receive export rebates quickly, according to Oliver Wu, general manager of CSCM e-Commerce Services Ltd.
"About 50 e-commerce companies have registered with us to test the export procedure and we expect business will boom in August."
He also said they expect "more retailers and manufacturers will launch online business targeting overseas buyers in the second half of this year as the custom clearance has been worked out."
CSCM e-Commerce Services Ltd., a joint venture between China Merchants Bonded Logistics and Hong Kong-based Cargo Services, runs an online platform focused on import and export involving e-commerce companies.
Wu said small e-commerce companies previously exported most of their goods - generally of small quantities and of relatively low value, but involving different kinds of goods - by post rather than the customs channels. He also said that bigger companies set up branches in Hong Kong to make the foreign exchange settlement easier.
Official figures show that online exports of Chinese companies exceeded 140 billion yuan in 2002, of which more than half were exported from Shenzhen.
"We are more confident in developing a world top e-business industry in the Qianhai economic zone with the new arrangement. We aim for an output of more than 100 billion yuan in the near future," said Liu Xiao, director of the bonded management section of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone.
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The Web is becoming increasingly mobile and developers and webmasters need to be at their digital best to ensure an optimal user experience. To provide some support, Google recently announced that it has added more mobile usability recommendations in its PageSpeed Insights tool.
What PageSpeed Insights new User Experience rules provide are insights into issues that may be negatively impacting mobile usability. For example, your mobile site may be lightning fast (loading quickly), but if users are forced to spend an excessive amount of time scrolling or using the "pinch-zoom" functionality of most modern smartphones, an optimal experience isn't being provided. tool not only identifies the barriers, but also provides recommendations for creating a more usable experience for mobile visitors.
For example, webmasters will be able to determine if they successfully configured the viewport, make sure page content fits the width of that viewport, whether legible font sizes are being used, if tag targets are sized appropriately (see below for an example), and ensuring that the mobile sites doesn't rely - at least not excessively - on plugins to operate.
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Do conversion rates matter?
Such a question works against perceived wisdom, but let's make some considerations:
• Your conversion rate relies solely on set goals and visitors: If your conversions increase, then your conversion rate increases.
• Your conversion rate decreases if your visitors increase: If your conversions hold steady, but more people visit your site, then your rate falls. This is seen as a bad thing – even though you are making the same number of conversions as before.
• Eliminating low-quality traffic increases your rate: But what about the sales you have lost by eliminating that low-quality traffic?
• You can achieve higher conversion rates by using marketing models that emphasize repeat purchases: Does doing this enhance the growth of your business? Growing your business means engaging new customers. Should you forsake new customers in order to increase your conversion rates?
• Different calls to action affect conversion rates differently: The conversion rate to sign up for a newsletter is likely to be different than one for downloading a document, even if they are equally as valuable to the business.
• Some products are more popular than others: You can increase your rates by eliminating less popular products, but what about the money such products generate?
• Conversion rates are boosted by seasons, and special offers: Sudden market trends have a distinct influence on conversion rates.
• A “typical” conversion rate? There's no such thing: All businesses are unique when it comes to conversion rates. Your rates may tell you your business is failing when in fact it is doing fine – it depends upon which companies you are comparing yourself to. Does all this evidence point to conversion rates not being relevant?
Does all this evidence point to conversion rates not being relevant?
This article is not saying that you should forget about conversion rates – what it is saying is that what matters is how you interpret your conversion rates.
Continue reading at at:
http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/ ... d2m7f.dpuf
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The major search engines win or lose market share by the quality of the results they deliver for searchers; this is why they continually fine-tune their algorithms to increase the quality of their organic results.
Such constant evolution makes it challenging for marketers to keep their search engine marketing practices up-to-the-minute, but the payback is worth the effort. Companies implementing SEO best practices see significant gains in new customers, thought leadership perception, and customer satisfaction. Those taking shortcuts pay a steep price in lessened search traffic and results.
Let’s take a look at five key tactics that can boost your search engine optimization program, regardless of what tack the search engines take next.
1. Focus on Content (Because Content is Still King)
Many people ask, “How do I create content for Google or Bing?” That's the wrong question. You’re not selling to search engines. You’re creating content for your audience. Your goal is for your page to be the best possible page on the Internet for your target keyword. And to be the best possible page, it has to have the content that best fulfills the searcher’s intent.
Obviously, we know that search engine optimization is important. You can’t just write great content and expect people to come running. You have to optimize it so that Google (or another engine) can see how well your page answers a searcher’s intent; their judgment will be rendered on the search engine results page. But you’re always creating worthwhile content first. This has been true since Day One, and will always be true.
2. Write for Your Audience
Know who your buyers are, and keep those personas in mind. When you create content for actual customers and prospects and you base your decisions on what’s best for them and what you know they will look for, you’ll probably rank well. If you try to game the system, you will eventually fail. Google’s algorithms are designed to help people find the best possible search result, partly by finding and devaluing low-quality content:
•Panda detects low-quality and duplicate content
•Penguin devalues link spam
And partly by improving so-called semantic search results:
•Hummingbird is a bid for understanding natural language and the context of queries
To create content that speaks to your audience, you need to research keywords to find the ones they’re using: Which language? What kinds of phrases? Then you need to create content based on that insight, using the words your searchers would use. Don’t overlook asking your current customers how they performed searches to find you to begin with. Review your own site search to see what keywords people use once they find your site.
3. Speak Their Language
It’s important to know who your searcher is, what they’re looking for, and why they’re looking. Are they seeking a general category of information? Are they just learning or ready to buy? This information will direct your content development.
Compile a definitive list of keywords or phrases using external keyword databases, internal site search logs, and by asking your customers how they would find a specific product or category. Then, map your important keywords to pages on your site. Look at each page and determine which words are relevant. Are you actually using these words? Try searching your own site. If you can't find them, search engines won't, either.
And don’t ignore the long tail. Phrases that are five to seven words long are often less competitive and better quality. For example, someone’s search for “computer,” doesn’t tell you anything, but when someone searches for “where to buy a gaming computer in San Francisco” you know a lot, including that this someone may be fairly close to being ready to buy.
4. Optimize Across the Site
When optimizing content on your website, don’t overdo it. Use natural language to communicate your message, including synonyms and varying word order. Longer copy provides a better opportunity for keyword placement that sounds natural. It also allows you to provide more information to your visitors. Choose one keyword phrase (only!) for each page on the site and include each phrase three or four times in your copy.
Remember to put your keywords in the:
•Title tag
•Page URL
•Headlines and sub-headlines (H1 & H2 tags)
•Call-to-action links (hyperlinks)
•Meta description
Be aware that using the exact term matters. “Symptoms of diabetes” is not the same as “diabetes symptoms.” Synonyms are good and help create richer content and context, but exact match text is preferable for the points noted above. Exact match should also show up in the main body text copy, top to bottom, as it naturally can occur. Don’t stuff it in where it doesn’t fit.
5. Get Quality Links
The more useful content you have, the greater the chances someone else will deem that content valuable to their readers and link to it. If you want to get great links, create great content. Mentions in news articles and social media are more ways to get linked. When you find links to your site that are broken, contact those linking sites and suggest they re-link to your content. Use and grow your network. People are more likely to link to people they know. What doesn’t work? Going out and buying links. If you have to pay somebody to link to you, it’s probably not a good idea. My best advice is to go after links you would want to get, even if Google wouldn’t give you any credit for them. And don’t forget about internal links. These help the reader navigate through your site, and show the search engines the relationship between your site and your pages, which (if you have good content) should be strong and healthy. True North No matter what changes the search engines make, there is one tried-and-true, evergreen method to optimize your search engine results: Focus on your reader. Content, images, links; all should be created for the reader’s benefit. This is the gold-standard strategy that will protect you, always, from whatever cold winds may blow from search engines. Who says all good deeds must be punished? Read this SEO 101: the Basics (and Beyond) to get even more insights for creating and optimizing content for search engines, and – more importantly – for your future customers.
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With more than 45 percent of the internet browsing happening on mobile and tablet devices, it is extremely important to develop daily deal websites that are easily available on all the existing platforms. Hence providers have stated customizing their state-of-the-art platforms, making them mobile and tablet-friendly, so that customers can visit, navigate, and purchase daily deals from any device.
Although each device will have different layouts, they adhere to the same look and feel of the standard website. Beyond the visible change in layouts, these variations help users effectively interact well and receive the required information without any delay.
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Anybody knows what would work for this kind of pages? What product or advertisement could be successful? How can I steer to produce more successful ads to these pages?
For managing the advertisement on my websites I use .
Any help are much appreciated, even if only pointing me in the right direction for further reasearch.
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