Over a decade of web-industry experience has given us vast insight on what contributes to the effectiveness of a website, shared here.
Categories
- Agency Relations
- Best Practices
- Beware!
- Canadian Internet Stats
- Domain Names
- eCommerce
- Efficient Web
- Internet Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
- What's Buzzing
Archives
Subscribe
Subscribe to 9th sphere's Blog via:









Death to Website Redesigns Projects
Checklist before going live
This is a must-read before you flick that switch. There are several key pieces of information you should know before you make your new website live to ensure that traffic levels, sales or leads don’t disappear.…
Continue readingProposed dot-CA Rule Changes: Implications for Domain Registrations and Trademarks in Canada
Canada has prided itself on its multiculturalism, bilingualism and willingness to not just tolerate, but accept the cultures, conventions and customs of various other backgrounds. In following with this tradition, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that governs …
Continue readingFinding the right SEO Firm

As the Internet industry continues to rise and become more popular, companies are looking for the most effective ways to advertise their site to increase their brand and sales. Many companies are trying to advertise on search engines, social media …
Continue readingIs WordPress a CMS for you?
WordPress is one of the most popular open-source blogging software platforms online. It was built by a group of volunteer programmers who over the years have contributed to what it is today. While the original intent of a blog served …
Continue readingSocial Media and politics: Did social media predict Canada's Federal election winners?
The last Canadian Federal election was an interesting one, to say the least. It was also one that has radically changed Parliament – the NPD became the Official Opposition for the first time, the Bloc Québécois lost its party status …
Continue readingWhat kind of website design budget do I need?

As my primary role in business development is speaking with prospects about their web or Internet marketing projects, inevitably the question “What is your website design budget range?” must be posed. Many prospects feel uncomfortable providing a budget range. For …
Continue readingCanada’s Election 2011 Web Popularity Poll
The Canadian federal election is now underway. Similar to the Toronto’s mayor web popularity poll conducted last December, we wanted to evaluate web popularity vs. a correlation to the leading candidate. This effort is to answer the question: If positive …
Continue reading2011 Internet Marketing Upcoming Events

When working in any type of industry and especially in Internet Marketing, we have to educate ourselves so that we can be the best of the best.
Are you a car mechanic? Every year new cars are built with new …
Continue readingWhy SEO Deserves to Be on Your Marketing Budget
We have witnessed through our workings with clients that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has provided the best return-on-investment in comparison to other advertising initiatives. This article will provide data on why SEO is so effective and outline major online studies …
Continue reading

