One of the benefits of running a business with ecommerce is that you can reach out to markets all over the world. However, this is often easier in theory than in practice. Going global can seem like such a daunting task that many website owners avoid it altogether, missing out on valuable sales. Here are the major issues to consider when opening up your business to the international market. Read the rest

We’ve all seen poorly designed ecommerce websites. However, it can be difficult to define exactly what makes one ‘good’. The following five rules are sure to make your site a little more customer-friendly while increasing sales. Read the rest

Once you have your website up and people have started visiting it, your battle has only just begun. Everything is for sale in the Internet from snake oil to – maybe – atomic power barbecues. Why should people buy from you and how can you be sure you are making money on the sales? Making money on sales seems easy – if you buy for $8 and sell for $10, you have made a $2 profit. Right! Wrong. It may have cost you $3 to sell the product and you won’t know it till you have lost a lot of money. So here are some things to keep in mind.  Read the rest

Everything is communications! Your hairstyle and the way you dress say a lot about you. But it’s not just what you do or say, but how you do it that’s important. For example, say you drive a big expensive car. Whether the world sees you as someone who doesn’t care if his gas guzzler damages the environment or someone who loves a piece of great engineering depends on your attitude.  Read the rest

We built Ringgle with the sole intention of helping small businesses succeed both online and offline. Most small businesses, especially if they are offline "brick and mortar" kind of businesses, tend to neglect having a website or investing in getting a website. Read the rest

Whether you are an experienced business man making his first foray into online business or someone just out of school or college with a great idea, you need to understand how online business is different from conventional models and why it is such a great opportunity. We have all been to a supermarket and know about big manufacturing companies, but those rules do not apply on the internet. Read the rest