Knowledge and tools for the small business owner and eCommerce webmaster.
People often ask why they should invest in a hosted web application. Paying a monthly fee for someone else’s software doesn’t sound like a very good deal at first. I recently joined MightyMerchant’s team, and I can tell you from personal experience, hosted web solutions are a very good deal! I wasted […]
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Paige
Filed under: Marketing and Promotion, Online shopping, Security, Timsaving Tools, Uncategorized, Web Design and Usability | No Comments »
Your ecommerce website is live. You’ve got a marketing plan to draw people in to your site and the quality content and usability experience to keep them happy and coming back to you. You’re ready for customers and eager to see your business thrive. The last thing you want to do is turn down an […]
Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Vanessa
Filed under: Security | 2 Comments »
I recently put out a call asking for people to share their best business resources. Could be anything…a newsletter, website or blog you turn to for marketing inspiration or a time-saving tool you use everyday. I plan to turn those responses into a series of posts on this blog-with a link to the respondents’ websites […]
Posted on January 10th, 2008 by Vanessa
Filed under: Best Business Resources, Security | 3 Comments »
It’s mid-November already, and online merchants are gearing up for what promises to be the biggest online shopping season ever. As increasing numbers of people shop online, merchants must be ever-more vigilant about preventing and detecting order fraud. Fraudsters are sophisticated, and the number of fraudulent orders rises every year. Going over-limit on credit card […]
Posted on November 11th, 2007 by Vanessa
Filed under: Security | 2 Comments »
My husband works in a supervisory capacity in a manufacturing shop. Most of their day-to-day production tracking requires spreadsheets and other computerized reporting tools. He was never issued a password and neither was his boss, so for years both used the passwords of other employees. It didn’t take long before both men realized that the […]
Posted on October 6th, 2007 by Vanessa
Filed under: Security | 2 Comments »
My local paper reported on Internet security threats today, describing the creative new ways hackers are spreading malicious code. The article, “Hackers find new ways to spread spam, viruses,” describes the threat of malicious code embedded in online video players, according to a report released today by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center as it […]
Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by Vanessa
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What is Malware
Malware is a serious issue, so much so that Google recently started a blog devoted to malware and other security issues (see June 2007 SiteBeat here for information about the Google Online Security Blog). Sites on unsecure servers are most at risk, and MightyMerchant’s servers are very secure, but safe surfing and downloading […]
Posted on August 15th, 2007 by Vanessa
Filed under: Security | 1 Comment »
