
Business forecasts indicate that ecommerce is exploding, which means now is the perfect time for startups to firmly establish their online stores. There are numerous tactics for nurturing a new online business. If you’re just getting started, now’s the perfect time to make sure all the elements for your online success are in place....

As smartphone and tablet adoption rapidly increases, so does the importance of mobile-friendly websites....

Your checkout is not just bleeding visitors … It’s a burst artery. And all those prospects you worked so hard to attract and persuade are gushing out of your site at a mind-boggling rate. Studies show that 67.89 percent of online shopping carts are abandoned. To put it in perspective, that’s like walking into a grocery store and seeing seven filled carts just sitting there, abandoned, near the checkout … while only three people walk out with groceries…...

So you have a great idea for a new mobile app or Web service—but you don’t know anything about coding or developing. You might have started searching for a tech-oriented co-founder to help you launch your idea, only to find that your startup can’t afford the ongoing salary for a skilled software developer....

After steady growth in the past few years, e-commerce spending in Asia is set to surpass half a trillion US dollars (four trillion Hong Kong dollars) by the end of 2014. A new infographic from web design firm Go-Globe represents Asia’s e-commerce trends on business-to-consumer shopping sites such as Rakuten, Amazon and Tmall. ...