Business Goals, Community Management, eCommerce Strategy and more...

Running a design contest at 99designs is easy, but getting quality responses to your brief can be tough. Fortunately, Joey has put together this list of handy hints to help you ensure you get the best designs - and lots of them! - out of your contest.

As each new social networking site becomes the Next Big Thing, we spend hours recreating our accounts, contact details, and associations with people we know. Brian believes we should support - and create - sites that make users' profile data portable, and in this article he tours some current and evolving tools that make the sharing of information between services a cinch!

The demise of privacy online, the opening of data to the masses, the value of structure, and the launch of yet another online news service are among the topics discussed in this insightful interview with Django co-creator Adrian Holovaty.

Want to buy and sell web sites for profit? In this practical guide, experienced site flipper Peter steps through the process, providing tips to keep you from the common pitfalls, and showing how to add value that translates to real profits when you sell.

Not sure how you'll process payments through your ecommerce site? John's review of the major players is just what you need. After introducing the concept of third-party processors, he conducts a dollar-for-dollar comparison using different case studies for various merchant types, and his own calculator, which is available for you to use!

If you've been sitting on the sidelines of the podcasting explosion, now's your time to step up to the mic! In this hands-on tute, Jon explains the basics of what you need to know about podcasting before walking you through the process of creating, recording, distributing, and promoting your own professional show.

Once, content was king. Now, site owners battling for search supremacy have devised numerous techniques to populate their sites with content - not all of them legitimate. Indeed, any can cost the legal authors and content owners dearly. Here, Mike lifts the lid on the main content generation techniques and provides advice to legitimate copyright holders.

If you're about to launch into the world of ecommerce, or want to boost an existing site's revenue in the coming months, this article is for you. Jason's tongue-in-cheek advice will help you hone your approach to ecommerce, boosting customer satisfaction and your bottom line!

Your holiday sales strategy is in full swing, right? Well, even if it's not, you still have time to make the most of the silly season, thanks to Ted's fantastic primer! He covers all bases, and shows you how to do the same, in this step-by-step guide.

Ecommerce site owners face a critical decision as they choose a payment gateway. Different features, charge structures, and system setups combine to make the options complex, but John unravels the riddle in this comprehensive guide. He reviews 6 gateways in detail, and provides experienced opinion as to the benefits and pitfalls of each.