 Dear
Readers,
Today's issue delivers some recent trends in online sales - from small businesses
setting up shop at eBay, to selling your goods on Google's new ecommerce search
engine Froogle. In addition, we have a great article on buying advertising from
online auctions.
In the second half of this issue, we look at ways the web is becoming more
accessible to people with disabilities. Is your website accessible?
I hope you find this issue useful, and please email me (just click on my picture)
if you have any questions.
Best Wishes, Garrett
eCommerce Trends
EBay Launches Marketplace for Small Businesses
EBay's already the destination for many of the world's internet shoppers, and now they're launching a new Small Business marketplace where vendors can sell wholesale. They're kindly offering for sale everything from computer equipment to personal assistants. Looking for ebusiness advice? Visit eBay.
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Buy Advertising from Online Auctions
There are many types of affordable advertising and website promotion services that you can find at auctions. Some of the services include banner advertising, pay-per-click (PPC) search engine advertising, guaranteed website visitors, guaranteed signups for your program, search engine submission services, search engine optimization, domain names, and even entire websites. I'll briefly talk about the three most common forms of advertising available at auctions.
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All About Froogle
Froogle takes the power of the Google search and applies it to almost all the products available on the internet. For consumers, Froogle shortens the distance between the keyboard and the product they're searching for.
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eDisabilities
Signing Service for Deaf on Web
ASL (American Sign Language) translation is big business, considering the large population of deaf Americans. Hands On Video Relay Service recently signed (haha) a deal with AT&T that will provide Hands On with the infrastructure to interpret ASL over the Internet. They project a revenue increase of 8 million dollars.
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Web Accessibility
Making your Pages Friendly to People with Disabilities
Did you know that nearly 20 percent of all Web users have some form of disability? "Making your site accessible for all is a matter of courtesy, is good business practice, and is not difficult," explains Robert Roberts, a professional SEO who owns the SEO Toolbox.
In fact, Roberts believes that Web accessibility issues are so important that he's been having monthly chat sessions on the subject for students at the Academy of Web Specialist. He's also created a special section of his Web site that's devoted to accessibility issues.
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Making your Pages Friendly to People with Disabilities Part 2
What if you have an image that conveys information, such as a pie chart, graph, or schedule? A simple alt tag description isn't sufficient to convey that information adequately. Roberts explains a work-around for this problem:
"There are a couple of things you can do..."
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