I recently spent an exhilarating 10 minutes in the passenger seat of a new 997 Porsche Carrera S - WOW! The owner, a successful businessman, had a very interesting concept for a web idea.

The concept surrounds a website visitor's (customers) ability to personalise an item before purchase. This sent me scurrying to research what is hap...

I've never been one to seek interest in the economy, infact I failed economics at University. Twice.

Until late last year when wondering if I were in a position to purchase a house, the thought of financial planning and forecasting was limited to whether I was maintaining steady savings. Upon returning to th...

Hearty congratulations to 4 Walls who was recently awarded the 'Small-Medium Professional Builder of the Year' in the 2009 HIA CSR Victorian Housing Awards.

Kelly Savvides, Business Manager at 4 Walls, said "the award is a result of a huge effort by the 4 Walls team, subcontractors and suppliers to improve o...

This lucky employee come blog writer has just returned from 3 months leave; destination Europe.

Via thorough research of visitor profiling and usability scenarios, certain businesses in the travel and accommodation industry have cornered their markets and are laughing all the way to the bank - helping travellers like me spend...

I am currently speaking with a coffee company in Melbourne about their Online Strategy which aims to:
1. Develop an eCommerce solution which will provide a Return on Investment and allow future growth
2. Handover Control and Ownership to the business - Easily change and update content and products, increase knowledge b...

Welcome to my Business Blog Portal - Growing Business With The Web. I hope you enjoy the discussion and join in.

I set up this blog for all of my clients looking for real-life online examples and web ideas that can push new marketing initiatives and increase return on investment. Case Study examples will be presented throughout t...

Account Manager, Account Services, Client Services, call it what you will the role basically encompasses the same components. My definition of an Account Manager/ Client Services personnel modifies and adapts daily to suit my roles and responsibilities and I'm learning to appreciate my fellow client serviceman within the industry.

It's starting to feel a lot like xmas... and so it should with less than a week till Santa departs the north pole and makes his way to everyone's home. This year I have a chimney - three in fact - however this year I have an inkling that Santa might be tightening his belt like most Australians.

On the weekend my fiance proposed the id...

For those of you who are aware of the importance of the online realm, what I am about to highlight, may not shock or surprise you however it may reiterate the true need for an online strategy within your organization starting from the ground up. For those that doubt or question the need for an online presence, brace yourself for some enlighte...

The environment over the last couple of years has received a serious plug in our media, both in Australia and around the world. Globally, mother nature and her ever increasingly fragile behavior has become not only a social, but political hot potato. Up until recently I have been a little na? in my understanding of the true predicament our en...

Great Opportunities for SMEs

At bwired, we regularly receive contact requests off our web site. I followed up on one of these and the owner and his son visited our offices a few weeks back.

By way of background, the father runs a small business with a few employees in and around the furniture space. Without detailing, it's one...