Traditionally, South Africa has lagged behind in the ecommerce trend, with brick and mortar outlets, many of them in malls, tending to perform significantly better than ecommerce options for the same retailers. World-wide, retail floorspace has been steadily declining for the last 20 years, with for example the UK losing 20% of its retail space […]
Everybody is familiar with accordions on websites, those little tables (popular for FAQ’s for example) where clicking on the text of the question, or the icon next to it, opens up a section of content that was previously collapsed. As we move ever further into a mobile web experience, accordions have become a crucial part […]
An internal link refers to a link on your site that points to another page on the same site. In practical terms, it’s what your site visitors use in order to navigate around your site, and broadly speaking it includes every link in your navigation, (both header and footer), and any links you may have […]
If you own a small business in South Africa, and have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, you may be eligible for a grant from Facebook of up to R24,482 in cash, and R14,689 in advertising vouchers. As long as you’re 18 or older, have between 2 and 50 employees, don’t sell alcohol or tobacco […]
While it’s tempting to focus your energy on generating high-converting leads from paid advertising targeted directly at people who are actively searching for your product, brand or service, it’s important to remember that there isn’t an unlimited supply of those type of leads. The more niche your offering is, the more limiting this fact is, […]
While many, perhaps even most, businesses in South Africa have found themselves struggling under the national lock-down, (one of the harshest in the world), eCommerce in SA has grown by leaps and bounds. Uptake of eCommerce has traditionally lagged behind here for a large number of reasons, including lack of internet penetration, credit issues, and […]
According to numerous recent reports (and borne out by our own experience after the past few months), the incidences of hacking and phishing attacks on websites and workers has increased by as much a 6-fold since the onset of the global pandemic. According to the Information Security Group, hacking attempts are up 37% month on […]
Although promulgated into law in 2013, the Protection of Personal Information Act, (or POPI Act) has been in only limited effect for the past 7 years, never really going past the point of setting up the office of the Regulator as envisaged in the Act. As a result, although the framework has been there, the […]
For the first time since eMarketer began estimating ad revenue for Google, the net US digital ad revenue of the search and advertising giant will decline. Combined with continued (although depressed) growth for Facebook and Amazon, this means that their market share has also declined. According to current estimates, which factor in the global pandemic, […]
It can feel strange showing up on social media in a time where people are going through extreme anxiety, devastation, illness, and massive change. But amid the chaos, businesses still need fuel to run, and that takes awareness and intention from the business owner, as much as from their staff. Keeping clients and the public […]