Building a Website is Like Building a Business Plan Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Websites are a hard copy of your business model - flat out. What you represent on your Website is your business. Many people have great ideas for Websites but it becomes clear early on that in putting their Website together they are also summing up what the business is and how it operates. Quickly, they learn that putting all this stuff together it a lot more work than they anticipated. When you actually have to talk about "you" and what you "do", it gets a little complicated. Read More...

TConsult Welcomes Jaco Aerospace Aboard! Thursday, November 12, 2009

TConsult, Inc. would like to welcome and thank Jaco Aerospace, our new client located in Los Angeles, for the opportunity and privledge to build their new online store and inventory system - e-aircraftsupply.com Read More...

Building a Data Driven Website is a lot of Work for Clients too! Tuesday, October 13, 2009

This evening I was on the phone with a new client whose data driven ECommerce Website we are developing. We are on the downhill slope of getting it wrapped up and I am stoked. Its a very nice Website featuring AJAX and a really cool design that he came up with. As we were going over everything on the phone, I could sense that he realized it was a bit more work than he had planned. I simply said to him, "Its a lot of work, isn't it?". He wasted no time saying, "Yes, more than I thought". Read More...

I Want a Website. What Will It Cost? Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Planning a Website should be done in the same way that you would spec out a house. What features do you want your house to have? Have you found any other Websites (i.e. houses) out there that you like? What features do those Websites have that you like? In what ways would you want to take them and make then your own? Read More...

Live Chat: An Expensive Sport but that May Change Friday, September 18, 2009

If you are a small business looking for a live chat option for your Website customers then you may be realizing that it's an expensive sport. A lot has changed in the chat industry as I have found out myself in the past couple of days. Live chat pricing and the way it is being sold is much different than it was a couple of years ago. It makes you wonder if many small businesses can even afford live chat right now. But I do think things will change and I did find a bright spot for Windows users wanting a cost-effective live chat solution. Read More...

Should You Be Using AJAX? Wednesday, September 16, 2009

You are starting to see more and more Websites using AJAX, in places. Some social networking Websites like Facebook have gone with heavy AJAX implementations. Most should probably only be using AJAX in practical places while others, like Facebook, can utilize AJAX in many places for a better overall Website experience. Should you be using AJAX? Read More...

Entrepreneur? Ever Considered Taking an Introductory Level Programming Course? Monday, September 14, 2009

Without question there are a lot of people in this world who have a great idea for an ECommerce Website that have limited Web development knowledge. After all, that is why they hire people like us to build their ECommerce Website for them. But I have always felt that the easiest clients to work with and make happy are the ones who have superior knowledge about Web development and the Internet, in general, before they bring their ECommerce idea to the table. Read More...

The Difference Between Web Design and Web Development Friday, September 11, 2009

Many people do not understand the difference between Web Design and Web Development. It is easy to get confused and assume that the two are one in the same. They are not. They are actually two completely different sciences that usually require two different professionals to get the most out of your Website in both perspectives. Read More...

Six Common Mistakes that ECommerce Website Owners Make Wednesday, September 09, 2009

I speak with people all the time about new ECommerce Websites or beefing up existing ones. Time and again, you see the same things. Everybody has an idea for selling something online. Yet, few are serious enough to make the investment and many make poor decisions in driving sales or increasing customer satisfaction. Here are the six most common mistakes that ECommerce Website owners make on a regular basis. It applies to both existing ECommerce stores and those looking in to new Ecommerce ventures. Read More...

Is Your Website Targeted for Local Internet Searches? Monday, September 07, 2009

The global nature of the Internet makes anyone anywhere a potential customer for a variety of businesses. However; a global mindset when it comes to promoting your business on the Internet can also have its drawbacks. As you keep the flood gates open, you also have a Website that is not geographically bound. Therefore, people searching for services that you provide in your area could miss you if you do not your Website, at least in part, targeted to your region. Read More...

Search Engine Optimization Specialist (SEO) - Biggest Scam on the Internet Saturday, September 05, 2009

Without question, the biggest scam on the Internet right now is the Search Engine Optimization Specialist. Every time I see one of these services I hear Sally Struthers voice in my head, "Do you want to make more money? Sure, we all do." That popular "tell them what they want to hear" phrase that was on TV for years pretty much sums it up. New site owners will often hire the services of these people to improve their ranking and often end up paying for nothing. Read More...

Are You Forcing Security on Your Social Networking Site? Thursday, September 03, 2009

Living the life of a single guy, and loving it, I get around the Rochester area quite a bit. I know a lot of people and meet new people all the time. When a conversation sparks up, one of the first things that usually is asked is whether or not one of the two parties has a Facebook page or Twitters. Hence, you make a new friend and go looking for them on these sites. Thats all good. But what isn't good is the amount of people who leave these pages unprotected and the fact that the companies that run these services do not force security. Read More...

Google Favoring Freshest Content - Not Practical for Many ECommerce Store Owners Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Google reports that they take 100+ things in to consideration when ranking pages. I have seen others state that it is more like 200+ things. Whatever the number and criteria is, Google are not going to tell you. But you don't need to know everything Google takes in to consideration to ascertain what is/is not happening when it comes to obtaining and sustaining good ranking. Read More...