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Murdoch may ban Googlebot

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Tuesday November 10, 2009 )

Media baron Rupert Murdoch doesn’t seem to like Google. That may be somewhat of an understatement. (more…)


Socially conscious outsourcing

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Monday November 9, 2009 )

Outsourcing is very prevalent among online businesses and there’s now a way to be a bit more socially conscious in the way we go about it. (more…)


Ecommerce sales go backwards

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Saturday November 7, 2009 )

Retail ecommerce sales figures are gloomy, but the light at the end of the tunnel may not be an oncoming train. (more…)


Ecommerce conversion barrier survey

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Thursday November 5, 2009 )

I often write on various surveys about shopping cart abandonment, but it’s often overlooked that not every person browsing our sites and using our shopping carts is at the point of being ready to purchase. (more…)


Google page preview

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Wednesday November 4, 2009 )

An interesting new feature from Google is called “page preview” (more…)


Ad buying scams

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Tuesday November 3, 2009 )

Phoney ad buyers are causing havoc around the web by getting unwitting publishers to help them spread malware. This is an important issue for all site owners who make their money from ad revenue to be aware of. (more…)


Click fraud and ROI

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Monday November 2, 2009 )

A recent report says that click fraud is down on the same quarter last year. It’s good news, but something that hasn’t changed…. (more…)


eBay’s Top Rated Seller program

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Saturday October 31, 2009 )

In case you missed the rollout (as I did) - in a strategy to woo shoppers back to eBay, the company changed qualification criteria on discounts for US merchants at the beginning of this month. Sellers will now need to work even harder to avoid low feedback scores; but will reap the rewards in doing so. (more…)


Virtual goods - money for nothing

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Thursday October 29, 2009 )

The virtual goods industry is set to become a $1 billion business this year in the USA, and is expected to grow 60% in 2010. (more…)


15 years of banner ads

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Wednesday October 28, 2009 )

It was October 27, 1994 when banner ads first made their appearance. It’s hard to believe there was a time when they weren’t around. (more…)



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