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In less than half a second, a website can form a lasting first impression on its visitor. In that short amount time, they’ll either decide to stick around or will click away just as fast as they clicked their way there.

So how can you determine what your website’s first impression is? Ask for an outside opinion. It may be hard to determine for yourself- since you’ve already seen your own site several times and your opinion may be a bit biased, so ask others for help (neighbors, friends, family, etc). Simply tell them o take a quick look at your site and to give their first impression. Make sure

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In less than half a second, a website can form a lasting first impression on its visitor. In that short amount time, they’ll either decide to stick around or will click away just as fast as they clicked their way there.

So how can you determine what your website’s first impression is? Ask for an outside opinion. It may be hard to determine for yourself- since you’ve already seen your own site several times and your opinion may be a bit biased, so ask others for help (neighbors, friends, family, etc). Simply tell them o take a quick look at your site and to give their first impression. Make sure

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Elastic Path Sales Director Mark Williams and Get Elastic host DaveO sit down in a neighborhood coffee shop to discuss the art of consultative selling in this podcast.

Mark offers anecdotal examples of how groups make decisions and offers practical tips and processes to help companies make the right decision when purchasing an ecommerce solution.

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[Photo of Wark Williams by Kris Kurg]

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With four Elastic Path developers along for the ride, Get Elastic host DaveO listens to accounts of progressive knowledge gathered at the No Fluff, Just Stuff symposium in Redmond, Washington.

Topics include: Selenium, Java Script, AJAX, AOP, Agile along with other developer tools and techniques plus other roadtrip high-lights from poker games to border guard software education.

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Here’s a new spin on an old saying for all you search engine marketers, “You can lead a person to a website, but you can’t make him (or her) buy!” Google considers ads with the highest Clickthrough rates, CTR’s, as “top performers”.
CTR= Clicks your ad receives ÷ Number of times ad is shown
But are […]

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Here’s a new spin on an old saying for all you search engine marketers, “You can lead a person to a website, but you can’t make him (or her) buy!” Google considers ads with the highest Clickthrough rates, CTR’s, as “top performers”.
CTR= Clicks your ad receives ÷ Number of times ad is shown
But are […]

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Austin, TX (Volusion Inc.) September, 2006 –Volusion recently unveiled twenty new paid templates in order to provide clients with an easy way to get a new, professionally designed template at a fraction of the design cost. The new templates provide a quick way for a redesign, with the ability to be implemented by a designer into a site within five business days. The designer will also load the client’s current logo into the new template,

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If you own or manage an online business, you may already be aware of the benefits of working from the comfort of your own home. As your own boss or manager, it’s important that while you reap the rewards of your flexible agenda you also get the best out of each and every day on the job. Here are some tips to keep an effective schedule and environment for all of your work from home endeavors.

Organize your time- Make a set schedule and stick to it. Starting and ending your work day at the same time every week will help you determine the exact amount of time you have to

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