A recent survey found that almost half the Australian workforce now uses email as their primary form of business communications. It is not surprising, then, that a range of associated problems have begun to emerge in the workplace. The development of email technology has allowed inter-business communication to occur at unprecedented speeds. Information can be […]
By the time you read this most likely you will be well over Christmas and into 2008. January is the time of post-Christmas sales, school vacations, taking it easy and less traffic around the cities. It affords us an opportunity to make some New Year’s resolutions that generally won’t be kept. For those of us […]
In the third in a series of e-commerce articles, John Debrincat talks about the different online sites you need to consider to maximise your sales We are increasingly seeing the development of portals—online comparison shopping and online marketplaces in the Australian and New Zealand markets. This is not a new trend but one that started […]
Young Victorian entrepreneur plans to be generous with the profit he makes from a practical solution. Shaun Church says that once he repays the debt he’s accumulated while developing his software package SMSwebinfo, he will be donating $50 from each sale to the Country Women’s Association in Victoria, and a further $50 to the purchasing […]
Business travel can’t always be held off until low season or when specials are available. It is often planned at the last minute, making shopping around difficult and exhausting especially for time-poor SMEs. These tips will help you keep Here are some tips to help you keep the costs to a minimum and take the […]
Launched yesterday, a new online data centre will allow retailers to access online shopping trend data from over 3 million Australian internet users. The Retail Data Centre is part of the publicly available website Hitwise. The data centre aims to provide weekly online shopping trend data, based on how Australian Internet users interact with more […]
Online marketing can be less expensive and more effective and accountable than traditional methods – Rebecca Spicer explores the benefits for SMEs, and the myriad options for getting the best results from e-marketing campaigns. Perhaps the most telling comment that came from research for this article was, “No-one can afford to brochure drop all of […]
John Debrincat explains how starting small with your online store can lead to success There are now over 1.87 million small to medium sized businesses in Australia and they are all thinking about ecommerce. These include tradespeople, small stores, small farm businesses and all types of businesses. However, even though total ecommerce revenues hit $45 […]
Google said that business owners would now be able to add a map of their business location to its website, with links to directions and more information on Google Maps. Starting today, Google Maps users can add a map to their website or blog just by copying and pasting a snippet of HTML. This new […]
Further underlining what is being touted as ‘the decade of the employee’, blogs and chat communities are now being targeted to unearth potential employees who may not even be looking for work. RPO Group managing director Liam Ovenden said severe skills shortages in the Australian workforce had forced his company to investigate every available avenue […]
