If you do business with the right hosting provider, getting your business’s web site set up is the easy part. It’s what comes next that’s the hard part. Luckily, other people have realized this as well, and some of those people are experts and/or professionals who take the time to post blog articles on making your business an online superstar. Start following some of the blogs below and watch your business’s online prospects bloom.ECT News Network: ECT stands for “E-Commerce Times,” but the network also includes other blogs like LinuxInsider, TechNewsWorld, CRM Buyer, and MacNewsWorld. Read insightful comments on hot topics from “an award-winning team of journalists who produce daily news and industry analysis,” according to the Network’s “About” page.Blue Acorn eCommerce Blog: Blue Acorn is a South Carolina-based eCommerce consulting firm. They operate an eCommerce blog, which aside from offering useful information to businesses, also shows how a company can get its name out there by starting its own blog.Shop.org: Shop.org is a division of the National Retail Federation, which is focused on retail executives sharing information on their “insights and intelligence about online and multichannel retailing.” When it comes to integrating traditional retail values with new technology, Shop.org’s blog is one of the first places to check. The NRF’s Vice President, Ellen Davis, even contributes to the blog.Sell It! On the Web: When you subscribe to this blog, you get a free copy of the e-book “A Beginner’s Guide to Starting a High-Income Business on the Internet!” There are a number of how-to sections in addition to the regular blog, including “Start a Web Business” and “Grow Your Business.” However, the blog itself is plenty meaty all on its own.Practical Ecommerce: Started in 2005, this blog network is regularly updated and features a great selection of articles on the main page, in addition to the individual blogs that can be found in the “Blogs” section. This latter category includes “The Social Retailer,” “Open Source eCommerce,” “Navigating eBusiness,” “Tips for Newcomers, Mostly,” and “By Merchants, For Merchants.”Get Elastic: According to its homepage, Get Elastic is the “1 Subscribed Ecommerce Blog.” Wendy Bounds of The Wall Street Journal also called it “one of 15 entrepreneur blogs worth reading.” The blog is maintained by Linda Bustos, Director of Ecommerce Research at Elastic Path. This is one blog that absolutely must be on your reading list if you want to stay on the same level as your competitors.


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