Ask Not What the Internet Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For It

10 December, 2009 3:35 pm | Posted by Ben Norman

There’s a myth going around that the Internet is a pathway to untold treasures. If anything was learnt from the last online crash a decade ago, then surely it has to be that you can’t simply get money for old rope these days. Success is possible, but it takes time, innovation and high standards to achieve it.

The Internet as it stands is overburdened with websites. Everybody thinks that they’re offering something new and original, but more often than not, it’s got more than a passing similarity to another. This could be in terms of the products they offer, or their overall business, it may just be site content; whatever it is, having a wholly unique website is not easy to achieve.
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Is it too Late to Develop a Website for your Business?

19 November, 2009 2:38 pm | Posted by Ben Norman

There are, believe it or not, still thousands of businesses who are yet to create a website or, for that matter, any kind of online presence. Of course the Internet isn’t for everybody; if you’ve got a good local base of customers or don’t have the resources to manage a website then it probably won’t add much value to your business. But for everybody else, there’s no excuse.

The Internet has become a modern day pastime. It has outgrown its original existence as just another communication medium in a sea of media to become vital to many people’s everyday existence.  When we seek information it is often the first place we turn to, the same too can be said when we are looking to find products and services.
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