John Joubert

Archive: E-business

November 22nd, 2010

With Robot Dwarf (my current web project) only weeks away from launch, I thought I would share some really useful information that I have pieced together and found through sheer luck, friends and some really good resource sites.

If you are thinking of building a website that will have high traffic, is image intensive, distributes products and is built on the WordPress framework, then you should pay attention right about now. All of the above is going to be putting some serious strain on your hosting server, whether it is a dedicated server or a simple shared environment (such as Hostgator or BlueHost , etc). As such, a really neat trick (and one that many of the big players have been using for quite some time) is to make use of of Amazon S3! What’s that you say, ” Don’t they sell books and stuff?”, well yes they do! But they have also got some unbelievable infrastructure that is available for anyone to use at extremely low cost! (more…)

October 1st, 2008

As part of my studies, I have learnt quite a bit about communication management and its practical uses in running a business, no matter what the size. How businesses or individuals communicate with their clients and employees can make a huge difference to their overall success. Building and maintaining reputation through relationships is vital in any business. I’d like to share a couple tips that I think are really valuable and could really help you to achieve success in your endeavours. (more…)

June 25th, 2008

Below are some of the strategies I consider very important for anyone to be successful online. They are not the be all and end all but will definitely get you moving in the right direction.

1.  Choose the right hosting company

Anyone who knows anything about e-business will tell you that a hosting company can often be a deciding factor in the life of your business. (more…)

June 18th, 2008

As you may know, I offer consulting services for anyone who is interested in starting their own e-business or blog, as well as for anyone who is looking to take their blog or e-business to the next level. Now, it seems there has been some confusion over this… I currently don’t charge for my services because my main focus at the moment is on building my online brand and growing my businesses, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t help you at the same time! (more…)

June 18th, 2008

My new look design has been up and running for about a week now and I thought I would see what you think! Why not take 30 seconds and complete this poll, I would love to know your opinion as well as any suggestions you might have.

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