The schmaltz of the affiliate marketing and “make money online” world sometimes gets to me. (more…)

Each year, Google makes around 500 tweaks to its search ranking algorithm – and now the company is going to be telling us more about those changes; and more often. (more…)

I swear, if I stumble across another infographic today, I’ll be cleaning barf off my notebook screen. (more…)

Black Friday and Cyber Monday online sales both broke records this year – and the latter had the additional highlight of no-one being maced. (more…)

Now there’s another good reason for consumers to shop online – for their physical safety. (more…)

The old “while stocks last”, “limited numbers available” and “offer must end soon” aren’t just marketing spin – they make for good butt covering in case a special is too popular – and that does happen. (more…)

If you have a product that might also be useful in developing countries, consider a “buy one, give one away” campaign. Aside from the warm and fuzzy aspect, it may boost sales, generate a bit of buzz and even help your search engine rankings. (more…)

The Australian ecommerce scene is going from strength to strength and according to an Aussie online merchant, some of it is due to a couple of local major bricks and mortar retailers complaining about Internet purchasing. (more…)

The long wait is over – businesses can now set up a Google+ profile. (more…)

Google announced yesterday it was making a significant tweak to its ranking algorithm that will impact over a third of searches. (more…)