Luring
customers to your Web site is as easy as electronically
signing your name
May
13, 1998
As
the Net redefines business, companies' 'personal
relationships' no longer suffice
April
29, 1998
- Corcoran
Group - Great site to explore New York realestate
- IPIX
- 360 degree interactive photos for use on Web
sites
- Brewers
Heritage - everthing for the beer connoisseur
from crystal to collectibles.
Sources
on the Net can put some spark in search for distributors
and agents
April
15, 1998
Now
a tool that lets you update your Web site in a New
York minute
April
1, 1998
- Macromedia
- great tools to build Web sites. We especially
like Dreamweaver.
Small
Business Administration Web site gives business
users hard data with ease
March
18, 1998
Ex-Im
Bank Web site is worth the effort, despite flaws,
for its wealth of information
March
4, 1998
- Ex-Im
Bank - U.S. government financial assistance
organization for exporters.
- Ex-Im
Bank - text version
- InterNIC:
Domain name registration authority (for now)
At
long last! Here's some expert guidance for finding
export-financing help on the Web
February
18, 1998
FINANCE
DATABASES
SEARCH
ENGINES
EXPORT
FINANCE COMPANIES
You
used the Internet to make your deals, now use it
to help you finance them
February
4, 1998
- Citibank
- major player in export finance
- Fleet
Bank - does financing of exports but don't
look for it on their Web site.
- Deutsche
Morgan Grenfell a dedicated unit within
the Emerging Markets Division of Deutsche Morgan
Grenfell, investment banking arm of the Deutsche
Bank Group.
If
you must run around in circles on the Internet,
Webring is the way to go
January
21, 1998
- WebRing
- The idea behind the Webring is to form communities
of Web sites that contain similar themes, and
then link those sites in a continuous ring.
You move from site to site within the ring by
clicking on the Next or Previous button. If
you click in one direction long enough, you
will come full circle back to the beginning
of the ring where you started.
- "The
International Trade WebRing" - For international
business organizations specializing in international
trade.
- "The
Import Export Companies WebRing" - This
ring is set up for export companies and those
who service exporters such as freight forwarders,
etc
New
Year's resolutions should include game plan for
cohesive Internet strategy
January
7, 1998
The
Internet abounds with Web sites that will help you
do business in Japan
December
24, 1997
Forget
about buying the book go online to get your "Basic
guide to Exporting"
December
10, 1997
It's
on the Net, really. Maybe you just need to hone
your search skills
November
26, 1997
- Yahoo
- search engine
- AltaVista
- search engine
- Excite
- search engine
- The
Spider's Apprentice is the best place to
start you search engine education. The site
provides FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)
and much, much more about doing searches on
the Net.
- DejaNews
- Search engine for Newsgroups.
- Reference.COM
- searches and lets you participate in over
150,000 newsgroups, mailing lists, and web forums.
- E-Directory
- If you are looking for information or companies
in a specific country, try one of the 58 country
specific search engines
- EuroSeek(tm)
- For companies in Europe check out at You can
search this site in 40 different languages.
- Yahoo!Canada
- Yahoo offers several country specific search
engines
- Thomas
Register - company listings
- BigBook,
Inc. - a database of all the baby bells
yellow pages
- Wajens
Internet Group - a database of the international
white and yellow pages should be included in
your bookmark.
Cleaning
out the cob-Webs: Sites need periodic makeovers
to avoid looking dated
November
12, 1997
Marketing
can be beacon in growing sea of sites on the World
Wide Web
October
29, 1997
So
you thought you were in charge: Get ready for the
"Year 2000 Problem"
October
15, 1997
Missing
in action: Developers of export software lag on
Internet marketing
October
1, 1997
- No
listings because the developers of export software
haven't placed their software on the Net for
you to try.
Shopping
for software on the Internet? Better try it before
you buy it (for free)
September
17, 1997
Before
calling the airlines, give the Net a try: It can
halve ticket expenses
September
3, 1997
Online
trade publications vary in quality, but all offer
a mother lode of information
August
20, 1997
- Export
Today - One of the first International business
magazine to go on the Web. However, have
not focused on the Web product. May have problem
locating it or getting server error messages.
- The
Exporter - Great magazine bad Web site.
(Note: we have been informed that a new Web
site is in the works. Check it out.)
- Export
Import Trade Flash - Trade publication from
India.
Window
of opportunity slowly closing for the old-fashioned
print publishers
August
6, 1997
Global
trade publishers can take a page from the past as
they look to the future
July
23, 1997
DENNIS
STILLWELL is the founder, chairman and CEO of
IMEX Exchange,
Inc.,
an international import/export business exchange
on the Internet.
The IMEX Exchange, Inc. is dedicated to promoting
international trade
and through trade understanding and cooperation
between people and nations.
You
can contact Dennis by email at contact
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