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According to CNN and Fortune magazine, eBay (EBAY, Fortune 500) intends to implement a controversial new policy that will entail holding payments sent through PayPal for up to 21 days for certain “high-risk transactions.”

Cite have implemented PayPal payment options for a number of websites including Italian Heaven, the Calabria investment property specialists. This solution works very well for the Leicestershire based company, however for clients with larger scale e-commerce requirements, such as Mio Destino, The Retreat Company and Husky, we have recommended ProtX, the Sage-owned, London based Payment Gateway Provider. In our estimate, ProtX provide extremely competitive rates and an excellent support service.

For more information on our e-commerce payment solutions, give us a call at 0116 254 9888.

Although online ad revenue exceeded $21 billion in 2007, the Internet represents less than 10 percent of all U.S. ad spending, meaning there’s room for a lot more growth.  Our online marketing experts feel digital marketing will be the next frontier and expect these figures to continue growing.  There’s some interesting information about the subject here and here.

If you are interested in creating (or improving) an online marketing campaign, give us a shout at 0116 254 9888.

What happens when aspects of security are overlooked and the very thing that is meant to protect you becomes a liability in itself?

Computer security is a cold war, always has been, always will be … each development by the opposing side spurs the other on to overcoming it wether they are the hackers or the vendors.

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Here are a few Search Engine Optimisation statistics giving an insight into user behaviour when seeking out products or services online…

SEO stat 1: Natural search results are viewed 98% more often than pay per click ads
SEO stat 2: 72% of people only look on the first page
SEO stat 3: Fewer than 8% of people go past the second page
SEO stat 4: 41.1% of people click on the first result
SEO stat 5: 11.2% of people click on the second result

(Source: www.guardianunlimited.co.uk)

Although search engines are very commonplace today, they have changed significantly since their early days. Many of these changes have helped improve the way we search the internet and the way we can implement our online marketing campaigns.

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