B2B

 

B2B is an acronym for Business to Business. It is used to describe a business that sells its products or services to other businesses.

 

B2C

 

B2C is an acronym for Business to Consumer. It is used to describe a business that sells its products or services to end-users (consumers).

 

Backlinks

 

Confusingly there are sometimes more than one name for the same thing. In this case, backlinks are also known as inbound links. An inbound link is a direct link to your site from an outside source.

 

Bandwidth

 

Bandwidth is a term used to describe the amount of data transferred to or from a website or server in a set period of time. It is often expressed in kilobits per second (kbps). If you exceed your bandwidth on a web server regularly you will often be upgraded to a more expensive option with more capacity.

 

Bid

 

As part of a Pay Per Click (PPC) campaign each advertiser must specify the amount they are willing to pay for a click on one of their adverts. The bid is specified up to an agreed maximum and the amount paid will vary. The bid amount will be influenced by factors as keyword popularity and the competitiveness of other bidders.

 

Blacklists

 

A site may get blacklisted for a variety of reasons, mainly because they are considered dangerous to the Internet community. It may be sending spyware or other malicious viruses in software downloaded or sent to the user.

 

Blogs

 

A Blog is a shortened form of the term ‘web log’. Internet users often use it to chronicle their everyday life. It is also used more and more by business within their websites to show their current activities to customers. A blog is very easy to use and create content for using the Internet and your browser. A good example of blog software is available at www.wordpress.org

 

Bookmark

 

A Bookmark is a link that is stored in your browser so that you can visit it easily in the future without having to do another search.

 

Business Hosting

 

Business Hosting is focused maintaining certain critical functions to ensure that websites do not go down, and adversely affect businesses. This type of hosting is more expensive but reduces the risk to your business accordingly.