As a keen entrepreneur who keeps abreast of developments you ensured that your business has a good web presence. You have your website and/or online store up and running, but is that enough? Well, having a site alone will not do the trick. Your ultimate aim is or should be to actually get more clients to and from your website and there are two vital aspects to...
Having a modern, user friendly website and web-presence in general is of the utmost importance and a great tool towards the success of your business endeavours. Whether you have no web home at the moment and are planning to obtain one, or if you feel that your current web-presence is outdated and could benefit from a revamping, the most crucial decision you...
It seems that 2019 that has just begun, will be a milestone year for all things digital in Cyprus, since the country appears to be starting to grasp the significance of digital economy and of the overall digital transformation of how things are done, not only in business but even society in general. We have already discussed this shift in the public debate and...
Another new year is fast approaching and besides giving us the chance to reflect on and re-evaluate on the year that has elapsed, the onset of the new year is often a good time for new beginnings. If you are thinking about starting a new startup venture at the beginning of the new year then read the following post, which attempts to outline and neatly...
For all of us dealing with and working in, one way or another, the digital aspect of the Cypriot economy, the recent period has brought some good news and appears to be opening up promising prospects. If you are an entrepreneur with a strong interest in the online aspect of doing business in Cyprus, read on this interesting analysis below, which contains some...
As I was having my coffee this morning and scrolling online to catch up on the day’s news, I came across an article in a popular news platform, on the story of a couple from the Famagusta area in Cyprus, who have managed to find success online. I found their story very interesting and encouraging, as their case is proof that succeeding is indeed possible,...
“Content is king” is one of the mottos you often hear in today’s modern world, where content marketing has emerged as one of the most powerful pillars of digital marketing. Creating great content and regularly updating and revamping it can often be a tough task and times will come when you will find yourself completely drained of new ideas. When those...
Do you feel you have the inspiration and enthusiasm coupled with the eagerness to work required to start your own online blog, be it purely personal or for your small business but are at loss as to how you should go about it? Are you also not sure if this could be lucrative and worth your while and what sort of costs are involved in setting up such a venture?...
For modern businesses having a website is no longer a luxury, but a dire necessity. If you want to look trustworthy, authoritative and create to prospective clients the confidence that you are relevant and up-to-date, then you absolutely need to have a website, irrespective of the line of business you are in. However, just having a website will not do the...
I don’t usually write blog articles on the personal level, but today I think I should make an exception. The reason is a chance meeting I had the other day with an old friend from school, whom I hadn’t seen for twenty years. So, here’s how it all went down: I bumped into Andy while queuing for coffee and following the initial greetings he went on to ask...
Facebook is extremely popular in Cyprus. In fact, according to recent studies, it records the highest percentage of Facebook users in Europe, since 94% of internet users in the country are also...
According to Benjamin Franklin “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. There is much truth in this statement, especially in today’s fast pacing and fast changing world, where not being able to adapt to changes can be highly detrimental for any venture. In the world of digital marketing, where things change by the minute, it is imperative to...
Do you have big aspirations? Do you believe in your business instincts and aspire to turn your visions into reality? Then perhaps you are ready to start your own business and shape your own professional and financial future. In this guide, we are going to give you foolproof instructions for how it’s done and to make it impossible for you to get it...
Naming our website start-business-online was not a choice made by chance. On the contrary, with years of experience on their backs, all the team here at Netresort strongly believe that in today’s modern world operating online, either exclusively or in complement to a company’s offline, physical presence, is a dire necessity and holds the promise of a...
If you own a business that has online presence or you manage a website of any kind, wanting to increase the traffic to your website sounds like a very sensible and plausible aim to have. Achieving...
When it comes to geographically relevant searches the online landscape is not only fiercely competitive, but it is also becoming increasingly expensive and much more difficult to penetrate. What this fact signifies is that local SEO is currently enjoying a huge significance for businesses across the entire spectrum of economic activity. Since relevant research...
Searches engines such as Google, are constantly changing and improving their ranking algorithms that determine the ranking of search engine results, placing an increasing significance on the quality of user experience and aiming to help online searchers fare better. As a forex entrepreneur, you don’t only need to engage in forex SEO in order to make your...
Most modern day entrepreneurs have grasped the absolutely necessity of having an online presence in today’s world, however, many fail to see that simply being present online is not enough. Achieving online success and attracting your target audience requires carefully planned and implemented techniques to yield the desired outcomes and a very effective method...
Online search engines have revolutionized the way transactions are conducted in the modern days, and real estate is one of the industries that has been most impacted by this trend, since several studies reveal that consumers rely extensively on the internet when house hunting. In fact, for many interested home buyers looking online is the first step they take...
Here at Netresort we talk to clients a lot and like to listen to their concerns, hear their problems and try to propose the best answers to all their online business stresses and worries. A question that keeps coming up again and again in our encounters with entrepreneurs across the entire spectrum is the dilemma of choosing between resorting to Pay-Per-Click...
High online visibility and ease of access via search engines are crucial factors for any start-up. Think that on Google alone, over 40,000 searches are being performed every second! This makes it very clear that in order to achieve good generation of traffic to your website you need to manage to rank high on search engine results’ pages so that prospective...
E-commerce, which stands for electronic commerce, is the trading of products or services through websites and other forms of online outlets, using an array of technologies made available via the internet, such as electronic funds transfer, mobile commerce, internet marketing, online transaction processing, supply chain management and electronic data...
The most important and unbeatable advantage of e-commerce is that it provides a massive opportunity to expand any business you may have by being able to target and attract customers from all over the world thus expanding the horizons of your endeavour far beyond the physical borders of your actual location. In a nutshell, electronic commerce, most commonly...
It is true that like most businesses in the services sector, referrals are a good way to market a cleaning services provider business, especially if it is based on a small island like Cyprus, where everyone knows everyone and word of mouth spreads fast. With this being said however if you are the owner of a cleaning services business and you are think that your...
For first let us warmly congratulate you on your new website! You are to be applauded for launching a new online-based business or for adding an online component to your already existing offline venture. And you also deserve a pat on the back for jumping on the bandwagon of the digital era and digital marketing in particular, which will bring you ample...
In today’s modern, fast pacing world every business person needs to ensure that their business, besides all its other assets, also has a purposely designed, fully – functional website, which is SEO friendly to the greatest possible extend. This forms the basis of any solid digital marketing strategy and ensures that a business gains visibility and stands to...
If you are an entrepreneur operating in the online spectrum of the Cyprus market, then you should already be aware of the massive importance that an efficient and effective SEO strategy has towards the success of your business. Ranking high in search engine results pages can do wonders in terms of the visibility and credibility of your offering in the eyes of...
Startups are a trend in the economy of Cyprus that is here to stay, since authorities seem determined to encourage such ventures, which hold promising prospects for the country’s future and especially for the younger generations of aspiring entrepreneurs. Scarcity of resources, both of time and of money is a common problem faced by those trying to launch a...
All online entrepreneurs are being bombarded with arguments about the importance of SEO and the catalytic effect it could have in making or breaking their online venture. Thus, they either resort to experts to help them implement effective SEO strategies or try to read up on the matter to be able to try and apply SEO effectively on their own. Whether you belong...
Although most search engines, such as Google and Bing, have at times refuted claims that posts in social media channels, for example on Facebook and Twitter, and the popularity such posts attract, are factors which directly influence the ranking of search engine results, most industry experts agree that a proper, well-designed social media strategy is an...
In Cyprus most online companies, and especially those in the retail sector, are actually companies with a pre-existing brick and mortar physical existence, which also decide to acquire an online component as well. However, often they fall into the trap of functioning as separate entities and one of the biggest challenges they face is being able to come across...
If you are selling any kind of products or services, either offline, online or though both, you know that the quality of your offering should be your paramount consideration, since your aim is for prospective clients to trust you and set what you are offering apart from your competitors rendering your their vendor of preference. However, communicating to your...
If you are reading this post then you have most probably already taken the decision to venture into the challenging and wonderful world of online commerce and feel determined to start your own online business or take your existing offline business and try to expand it online. As a first step, let us congratulate you on your decision and wish you the best of...
Search engine optimization, known in short as SEO is perhaps one of the most powerful tools in the hands of every e-commerce and generally any business with an online presence. Although the concept of SEO is not too difficult to comprehend for any entrepreneur, the existence of various SEO strategies does tend to make matters seem more complicated. However, the...
If you are thinking of starting a business online you are probably already aware that setting up such a business is relatively simple and it is not hindered by excessive entry barriers. However, it is not an exaggeration to argue that although bundles of online business set off there is a massive number of them that fail, simply because those behind them fall...
The remarkable increase in online trading and business activities have led many traditional offline business owners to seek to take their business online, although they are still those more traditional entrepreneurs who still ponder whether there is scope in taking such a step. What one should always remember is that setting up a venture exclusively online,...