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This post suggests initial steps to be taken when launching a site to ensure that the process of search engine indexing gets off to an early start.  These steps should be taken as soon as the domain has been purchased, whilst the site is in development. Step 1. Holding Page Google and the other major search engines [...]

I was interested to read today about a book called The Future of the Internet.  What interested me about this book was not the content of the book (which I am sure is excellent and I look forward to reading at a later date), but the way it was being being marketed.  The book can [...]

Recently there have been some pretty major changes to the way in which feedback is left on eBay.  The most significant of these changes are as follows Sellers can no longer leave negative feedback for buyers Once left, feedback cannot be removed The Feedback % only refers to the last 12 months of activitity and not lifetime. eBay reckons [...]

  I was at the Hay Festival over the weekend and I noticed that during a lecture by Howard Davies, Director of the LSE, that he used Wikipedia as one of his sources. ???????? ????? ????????Now we all know that Wikipedia is a great source of knowledge, but I was surprised that such a prominent academic would [...]

What is a Domain? Each website on the world wide web has an address know as URL or Universal Resource Locator e.g. http://www.trevorginn.com.  This is the address which is typed into a web browser to access a particular website.  A URL consists of two parts.  The first, http://www. determines this is a webpage which must [...]

Excel is very much the battle axe of the information age. White shirted warriors slog it out across the battle field of cells and pivot tables. Anyway I am getting overexcited.  Here is formulas for calculating eBay final value and listing fees Listing fee =IF(D3<0.99, 0.1, IF(D3<4.99,0.15,IF(D3<14.99,0.25,IF(D3<29.99,0.5, IF(D3<99.99,1.30)))))/E3 Where D3 is the eBay starting or fixed [...]

Two new marketplaces have come to my attention, one of which might even have legs.   Wigix is a new marketplace which aims to work like a stock market matching buyers and sellers.  As a seller you state a price you are willing to sell at and this is displayed to buyers who are looking for that [...]

  Alongside my new online baby shop, I have launched a networks for parents called Hello Baby Network. The site is run using ning.com, a service which allows people to build their own social networks.  The idea is to provide a build a social network around the shop allowing customer to meet people [...]

There has been news in several of the dailys including The Times about an eBay strike on 1st May.  The main issues seem to be as follows: Changes to feedback.  In the future sellers will not be able to leave negative feedback for buyers End of level playing field.  eBay is going to start giving volume sellers [...]