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February 2008
E-Commerce: Good Domain Name, Good Web Hosting Company, Good Chance for Profit
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I’ve been into web design, publishing, and development for many years. Yet, I still in a position to learn the ins and outs of web, particularly with the emergence of social media and web 2.0.
The Internet is no longer the good ol’ place to hang out and share info. Websites and blogs are commercialised. Nothing wrong with that, as I also believe that the Internet is the driving factor of the new economy. There are people make a living (or even a lifestyle) working on the net - as their only source of income.
For the unaware businessmen - behold, the e-Commerce will leave you in the dust. You HAVE to jump into the band wagon NOW. I did, too. Why? According to Paypal, e-Commerce transaction already pass US$ 2 billion mark. Huge numbers. Big opportunities. The market is still wide open for you and me.
Whether you are an entrepreneur looking to explore the lucrative world of the Internet or an avid businessman looking to expand to the Internet, I have one thing for you: start selling with your website, and start evangelising about your business with your blog.
You already have a great product. Now, sell it in your website. Here’s the how-to:
Choose a domain name
Domain name: Web address that usually starts with www.yourgreatbusiness.com (the most common ending - called TLD, Top Level Domain - is the .com… however, you are free to explore other TLDs, such as .us, .ca, .biz, .info, .tv, etc) - suggestion: Never choose other than .com or .net, unless you have strong reasons to do so!
Web hosting company: Your provider of web space. Usually the company have several hosting packages, or even for free. Suggestion: Use web hosting company that guarantee almost 99.99% uptime (meaning, your website is accessible 99.99% of time)
About free domain name and hosting
So many free alternatives out there, but why throw money? location, location, location. Your ‘physical’ location on the net is your domain name (just like your ol’ business address) and web hosting (just like your ol’ leased retail space). You see, location is important. You wouldn’t want put your business address on P.O. Boxes to gain trust. You don’t want your business website address looks like http://mygreatbusiness.otherpeopleweb.com or http://www.otherpeopleweb.com/mygreatbusiness - you’ll want http://www.mygreatbusiness.com. Got it? :)
How to find a good domain name
To get a good domain name, you have to search for it. Usually, a good web hosting company has a feature to search for domain name. If not, just try to look for it in whois.ws, whois.net, etc.
Some tips on good domain name:
- The shorter, the better. www.abc.com is great, but unfortunately has long been gone… www.mygreatbusinesswithgreatproduct.om is NOT a good idea!
- Easier to read, the better. www.mygreatbusiness.com is good, but www.my-great-business.com is easier to read. It’s all up to you.
- Filled with keywords about your business. If you sell Acme biscuits online, you’d name your domain www.acmebiscuits.com or www.deliciousbiscuits.com, rather than www.acmecompany.com.
Choose a hosting package
Next, choose a hosting package. Choose what you WILL need, not what you need it right now. Choose more than enough storage space for your website, and more than enough bandwidth to attract visitors. You would not want for your website to be unable to get more visitors, because your ‘retail space’ is full!
You shouldn’t worry too much about pricing, because nowadays the web hosting competition is so stiff, that prices are low and almost identical.
I suggest you to look for the plans and features you need. For example, I want to establish an online store. Then, I look for a web hosting company that is designed to support e-commerce, to simplify my life :)
If I were you, I will choose web hosting that:
- Can search domain name
- Simple registration
- Easy to reach customer support
- Have verified testimonials, full of positive words on the service.
There’s there. Hopefully this article helps you look for good domain name and web hosting company. If you want to, you can try IPOWER for reliable hosting and great service.
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Fleet Owners - Reduce Fuel Costs and Driver Overtime
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Does your business involves the use of vehicles?
Maybe you own a pizza delivery business, mobile snacks outlets business, or even a parcel delivery business?
Whatever you do that involves a fleet, your main consideration is always the same: How to streamline operations and reduce overheads.
The larger your fleet, the more important that consideration will become. Consider this: having a pizza delivery business with 3 motorcycles is totally different with having one with 20 motorcycles:
You have to manage the vehicles…
You have to manage the delivery boys, so that they are not wasting their time and do overtime (which is, sometimes, deliberately!)…
You have to manage shortest routes, to reduce fuel costs…
And all that is NOT what you suppose to prioritise on - you HAVE to prioritise on your core business: delivering pizza in excellent quality with timely manner.
The more vehicles you have to manage, the more difficult you focus on your core business. You have to find a way to help you manage your fleet.
You might ask what I would do. I would use the GPS technology. Period.
Why? Simple. GPS tracking equipments and systems - It’s not only for showing you directions and the shortest paths, but more, it gives you control. You can track the whereabouts of the vehicle you installed your GPS on.
Let me put it this way: Would you try GPS equipments that help you tracks your fleet, by giving you information, such as: are your vehicles heading to the right way on the right scheduled time frame, are your drivers stop at a certain location for a certain amount of time, are your drivers took shorter path to reach destinations, and so on… including, knowing whether your driver go to the destination as scheduled, or hanging out elsewhere with his pals, knowing you wouldn’t know anything about it. Think about it.
Here’s the benefits of having GPS implemented in your fleet management:
- Reduce fuel costs
- Reduce maintenance costs
- Reduce driver overtime
- Track the whereabouts of your drivers
- Ensure on-schedule stops, jobs or delivery
- Increase the number of stops, jobs or delivery made
Final words: You might say, “well, it’s all fine to me, but it’s too expensive.” If I may, I’d like to give you something to think about:
I’m sure you have calculated your annual fleet operations overheads - You would already know the average overheads per vehicle, per year.
Make a forecast, and compare the current overheads’ annual average with the reduced overheads by implementing the GPS system. If there’s a reduce in overheads, I recommend you use the GPS system, because of the added value it brings - save your time and effort by replacing conventional vehicle tracking with GPS vehicle tracking.
Happy cost-cutting!
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