Ahoy, mateys! Gather ’round the digital hearth as we set sail on a grand adventure through the churning seas of online commerce in the Caribbean. … Read More

Trini businesses have been eyeing the Caribbean market for years; venturing into the region would be the logical next step after their online stores conquer … Read More

You shouldn’t be salivating, you should be foaming at the mouth! It’s really something to witness this online revolution in Trinidad & Tobago. Recently, … Read More

In a clear signal that local E-Commerce is steadily marching forward, Scotiabank has introduced it’s very own payment gateway called Scotia eCom+™. It’s the first … Read More

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In another boost for Trinidad & Tobago E-Commerce, courier service king CSF Couriers, has put customers AND MERCHANTS first with their new CSF Connect API … Read More

Congratulations! Welcome to the wonderful world of E-Commerce in Trinidad & Tobago, brought to you by your unfriendly worldwide pandemic. Everybody’s woke and in the … Read More

If there is a sliver of a silver lining to the pandemic, this is it.- the permanent end to E-Commerce darkness in Trinidad & Tobago. … Read More

If the first wave didn’t make you jump off your offline backside back in March, you need a good bull pistle. Now, well into the … Read More

Since the lockdown in March, my PayPal articles, ancient as they are, (circa 2013), have experienced a resurgence like never before. I can understand the … Read More

There’s a new payment gateway in town and it flew all the way from the Dutch Caribbean— Curaçao to be exact. Now available in Trinidad … Read More

I can’t deny it but E-Commerce has grown significantly in 2019. My last mood was ‘whatever’, it was moving but nothing to get giddy about. … Read More

I don’t get giddy for any upticks or trends real or imagined. For a while now I’ve chosen to simply report the facts. The fact … Read More

At of start of 2019 and all of 2018, 2017— yes for the past few years— we’ve had (and still have) only TWO online … Read More

Limping is putting it mildly; it’s more between a limp and two broken legs, pathetically dragging on the floor for all of 2018. If E-Commerce … Read More

The biggest myth erroneously perpetuated by merchants for poor online sales is that Trinis are not ready for local E-Commerce. Same excuse goes for … Read More

In our tiny world of Trinidad web design and E-Commerce the status is that the industry is alive… but not kicking. I’ve grudgingly come to … Read More

The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Trinidad & Tobago (MTI) formally announced their “National E-Commerce Strategy 2017-2021” on Wednesday 6th Dec 2017. You know, … Read More

What if I told you that 2017 was a good year for web design and E-Commerce in Trinidad & Tobago? Cart me off to St. … Read More

Forward Multimedia is promoting a NATIONAL CYBER MONDAY EVENT this November 27, 2017 in an effort to boost E-Commerce in Trinidad & Tobago. No apologies … Read More

All online stores in Trinidad & Tobago in one easy to find place, how cool is that? Backed by Forward Multimedia, this directory is launching … Read More

Fresh on the heels of my WIPAY article, I bring you an updated guide on the mechanics of local E-Commerce.
I’ve decided to take a … Read More

They can’t officially call themselves the Trini PayPal for obvious trademark reasons but I can, and unofficially they are. I’m pleased to announce we now … Read More

I’m pleased to announce the live status of a Magento online store using the First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) payment gateway. The site sells a line … Read More

Starting an online store in Trinidad & Tobago just got easier and more affordable now that my first E-Commerce website built on the WordPress platform, … Read More

I’ll start with the direct quote from your Finance Minister’s budget statement on Friday 30 September, 2016:. “Madam Speaker, the popularity of online purchases has … Read More

Call me the Oracle of E-Commerce in Trinidad & Tobago, say it! But you already knew that didn’t you? Well I’m not going to beat … Read More

There is renewed interest in E-Commerce in Trinidad & Tobago in significant contrast to the drop in website business this year, even after an optimistic … Read More

It has a pulse doctor… the Trinidad & Tobago online Store Directory has finally taken human form. My second of two (2) major projects … Read More

The immediate post-election talk about this online shopping tax did pique my interest because it fell in my ‘gyaden’, but my concern instantly faded when … Read More

Regardless of which side of the fence you’re on (and if you’re on it, ouch) the new government of Trinidad & Tobago is in charge … Read More

E-Commerce in Trinidad & Tobago is growing slowly but surely. It’s still going to be some time until we have a humming marketplace with solid … Read More

What makes one company more successful over the other is its ability to use available tools effectively to achieve business goals. A website however, puts … Read More

Local business association leaders from Chaguanas and San Fernando have lamented the fact that Trinis have spent as much as US $500 million in online … Read More

I’m going to darn well rub your faces into it because everything, and I mean EVERYTHING I’ve been screaming like a madman about, re: websites … Read More

MAGENTO. MAGENTO, MAGENTO, I’ve been braying about my e-commerce platform of choice at every turn as if it’s God’s gift to online shopping. In fact … Read More

Now you can GO BRAVE! The TT Dollar payment gateway is available, live, and working as we speak. Bona fide e-commerce like you know and … Read More

Yes I thought the day would never come soon enough, the day we would have a payment gateway available for online business in Trinidad & … Read More

I thought twice to include this article under the ‘Don’t be afraid…” series as it’s probably a reason to be afraid I’m afraid (it’s a … Read More

There are two online stores in Trinidad & Tobago which are ‘popular’ for reasons I can’t fathom except that local e-commerce is so lacking it’s … Read More

I feel like an Oracle as what I’ve prophesied is coming to pass, is passing, and will probably PASS YOU before you can blink. In … Read More

It was welcome news back in 2011 when the government finally passed the Electronic Transaction Act (2011) that would give legal effect to electronic documents, … Read More

Amazon is almost twenty years old and most everyone in T&T knows how to shop online. In the US and around the world online shopping … Read More

Welcome to my new E-commerce series. My first article set enjoyed a great run and still contain useful information applicable today. I thought it fitting … Read More

Independently verified and not just Magento tooting their horn, 26% of the top 1 million sites (as ranked by industry leader Alexa) run the Magento … Read More

In case you didn’t know, this series rank as the number one returned result for a website design company on Google T&T for both keywords … Read More

Up until now I’ve built all E-Commerce sites using WordPress themes designed for E-Commerce. The reason being that the owners simply wanted an an online … Read More

Hang on to your hats and get ready to have your socks knocked off everyone! If you’re standing, sit, if you you’re sitting, lie down, … Read More

I’m sure you’re wondering, given all my articles, explanations and advice about e-commerce in Trinidad & Tobago, why I’m not doing it myself if I’m … Read More

Okay, this article is getting enormous attention of late and my inbox is being bombarded with queries and comments so I’m forced to update this … Read More

In the Business Express of Jan 9, 2013 the cover story inside headlined the ‘Steady growth in credit card purchases’ while the cover page proclaimed … Read More

What do I mean by ‘real’? By real I mean bona fide e-commerce websites, you know, like Amazon and the thousands of other sites that … Read More

Many clients ask about a ‘local e-commerce solution’ which is somewhat of a misnomer. If by local solution you mean one where online purchases are … Read More

In my last article An Un-Scientific Analysis of the Trinidad & Tobago Online Market I made a general estimate of the local online market and … Read More

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April 21, 2012 UPDATE: I’ve started a general outline which will make the entire book … Read More

When you put up a website it isn’t ‘just for so’, you want people to come to it right? Granted, there are many companies in … Read More

An article in the daily Newsday newspaper on March 29th, 2012 headlined ‘Postal code coming soon’ described a new postal code system to be introduced … Read More

UPDATE MARCH 2013: PLEASE NOTE: One of the major issues covered in this article series, that of payment processing has been favorably resolved. See article: … Read More

UPDATE MARCH 2013: PLEASE NOTE: One of the major issues covered in this article series, that of payment processing has been favorably resolved. See article: … Read More

UPDATE MARCH 2013: PLEASE NOTE: One of the major issues covered in this article series, that of payment processing has been favorably resolved. See article: … Read More

UPDATE MARCH 2013: PLEASE NOTE: One of the major issues covered in this article series, that of payment processing has been favorably resolved. See article: … Read More

Ahoy, mateys! Gather ’round the digital hearth as we set sail on a grand adventure through the churning seas of online commerce in the Caribbean. … Read More

MAGENTO. MAGENTO, MAGENTO, I’ve been braying about my e-commerce platform of choice at every turn as if it’s God’s gift to online shopping. In fact … Read More

Now you can GO BRAVE! The TT Dollar payment gateway is available, live, and working as we speak. Bona fide e-commerce like you know and … Read More

I thought twice to include this article under the ‘Don’t be afraid…” series as it’s probably a reason to be afraid I’m afraid (it’s a … Read More

There are two online stores in Trinidad & Tobago which are ‘popular’ for reasons I can’t fathom except that local e-commerce is so lacking it’s … Read More

Welcome to my new E-commerce series. My first article set enjoyed a great run and still contain useful information applicable today. I thought it fitting … Read More

In case you didn’t know, this series rank as the number one returned result for a website design company on Google T&T for both keywords … Read More