eCommerce Today Podcast Archive

Welcome to the eCommerce Today podcast Archive page.  Here you can find links to all of the podcasts that we have released together with running times and show notes.

Recent Episodes

Episode 5 - How new technology can win you new customers and retain old ones

Episode 4 - Everything you need to know about web hosting

Episode 3 - Choosing a domain name

Episode 2 - Choosing a product for eCommerce

Episode 1 - What is eCommerce ?

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Episode 5 - Working Smarter: how new technology can win you new customers and retain old ones

Release date: 3rd July 2006 - (Listen or download now / Subscribe via RSS / Discuss this podcast)

This is a re-recording of a presentation that I gave at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel on June 21st. The presentation was part of the first of our Helping Business Grow events. Further events will take place all around Wales later in the year.

In the presentation I look at how you can use new technology such as RSS feeds and podcasts, as well as the more usual eMail marketing, to build a relationship with your customers.

Episode 4 - An introduction to web hosting and an interview with Laurence Winmill of Avagio.com

Release date: 12th June 2006 - (Listen or download now / Subscribe via RSS / Discuss this podcast)

There's no point having the best web site in the world if your web host is unreliable.  In this edition of the podcast we look at all aspects of web hosting including choosing your hosting plans, bandwidth and disk space, types of email accounts and whether you should use your broadband connection to host your site.

We also hear from Laurence Winmill who's an international speaker and motivational sales trainer.  He's been well and truly bitten by the eCommerce bug as you'll hear !

Episode 3 - Choosing a domain name and an interview with Nicola Dickenson of KidsCasuals.com

Release date: 10th May 2006 - (Listen or download now / Subscribe via RSS / Discuss this podcast)

A good domain will help customers to remember your site and, if chosen carefully, can help your site to list higher in the search engine results.  But how do you get a domain name ?  How do you chose a good one ?  Are they are any pitfalls to buying a used domain name ?  We answer all these questions and more.

We also hear from Nicola Dickenson who turned around a business that was struggling thanks to the Foot and Mouth crisis by using eCommerce.

Got a comment, a suggestion or an idea for future podcasts, why not get in touch by dropping us an email at podcast@opportunitywales.co.uk

Episode 2 - Choosing a product for eCommerce and a look at BT's 21st Century Network

Release date: 26th April 2006 - (Listen or download now / Subscribe via RSS / Discuss this podcast)

In episode 1 we took a close look at eCommerce.  If that wet your appetite and got you thinking about how you could use eCommerce, then this episode should be of interest.  We'll be taking a look at how to chose a product to sell on-line whether you are an existing merchant or are just starting out.

We'll also be taking a close look at BT's 21st Century Network which is currently being tested in South Wales prior to be rolled out across the whole of the UK by 2010.  For those businesses in Wales that take advantage of it, the 21st Century Network offers some exciting opportunities and could provide a could provide a competitive advantage over those that don't.

There's also news from around the Internet that could affect your business and a top-tip that could help your Website to get traffic fast.

Got a comment, a suggestion or an idea for future podcasts, why not get in touch by dropping us an email at podcast@opportunitywales.co.uk

Episode 1 - What is eCommerce, Touch Therapeutics interview and an Advanced eCommerce presentation

Release date: 10th April 2006 - (Listen or download now / Subscribe via RSS / Discuss this podcast)

In our first podcast we're going to go right back to first principles to explain exactly what eCommerce is and how your business can benefit from it.

We've got news from around the Internet that could affect your business and an interview with Simon Ford of Touch Therapeutics.  He had one of our free eCommerce reviews and is now reaping the benefits.

If you've already got a Web site and want to get more visitors to it, you'll want to listen to a presentation that I recently gave in Swansea about search engine optimisation and marketing, email marketing and RSS feeds.

Finally if you're trying to build inbound links to your Web site, we've got a top tip which'll show you a really neat way to find out who links to your competitors sites but not your own.

Got a comment, a suggestion or an idea for future podcasts, why not get in touch by dropping us an email at podcast@opportunitywales.co.uk