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I am Zaf Rahaman, owner of Forward Multimedia Ltd, a Trinidad based digital agency now in our 14th year. Through my experience acquired on the ground since 2011, I’ve become known as one of the foremost authorities in E-Commerce, especially as it pertains to Trinidad & Tobago.

I began writing blog articles on various topics after observing the lack of online information about local E-Commerce. These articles quickly propelled the Forward Multimedia to the number one position on Google for all major industry keywords, a position consistently held since without challenge.

In 2018 I was an invited panelist in the annual Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum. Also in 2018 I was an invited speaker for the launch of the Virtual Caribbean DNS Entrepreneurship Center (VDECC) an initiative of ICANN- the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the international body that that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS) worldwide.

I was also a stakeholder consultant for the Ministry of Trade & Industry’s National E-Commerce Policy which was passed in December 2018, with many of my recommendations making it to the final policy.

Most of all, I love to write AND love to write on everything website and E-Commerce related to help business owners in Trinidad & Tobago get the most out of their online presence.

ALL articles and pages on my site are written by me, in my voice, from the ground up, and for you, from a Trini perspective, using local examples and applications.

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Jun2013
In the previous article in this series I highlighted the need for your website to be ready for the visit lest you disappoint your visitor when they come. It's because many of the top returned sites on Google T&T don't deserve their ranking, having ended up at the top or ... Read More
June 14, 2013admin

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Jun2013
FORWARD MULTIMEDIA'S host Dreamhost announced a few days ago the launch of its premium managed Wordpress hosting touting that it was "designed from the ground-up for entrepreneurs, Website designers, developers, and bloggers" and that "DreamPress is a highly optimized and reliable managed WordPress service that is perfect for customers who ... Read More
June 9, 2013admin

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Jun2013
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 e-commerce software. This is the third year in a row Magento has emerged the leader and the platform appears to be growing exponentially far eclipsing ... Read More
June 5, 2013admin

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Jun2013
Halfway through the year now and the title says it all. In my opening Outlook For Trinidad & Tobago Web Design For 2013 article I gave my predictions for this year's trends from where I sit and sadly I was right. I'm also in a better position now at this ... Read More
June 3, 2013admin

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May2013
Now that there is a local online payment solution available to the masses— and I'm referring to the First Atlantic Commerce payment gateway— I'm not too surprised at the still 'slow-out-of the-gate' response. The reason has nothing to so with the gateway itself, and while it may be perceived as ... Read More
May 24, 2013admin

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May2013
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 'e-commerce in trinidad and tobago' and 'e commerce trinidad'. I've put a lot of thought and effort into each article which hopefully provided you with ... Read More
May 18, 2013admin

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May2013
No, I didn't get writer's block in case you're wondering. Notwithstanding the very dry dry-season this year it really started to pour for Forward Multimedia from the very first day of March and continues as we speak. I can't complain though as I brought this upon myself for I configured ... Read More
May 5, 2013admin

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Apr2013
Why would hackers even bother with our tiny Trini sites when in the world website landscape richer fields beckon? Why do hackers hack in the first place? To hack or not to hack isn't the question. While some personally hack, many instances are automated and the intent may be, according ... Read More
April 14, 2013admin

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Apr2013
A bit of news about Forward Multimedia in the news— in a good way I hasten to add— an article in the business section of this week's Trinidad Guardian newspaper (April 2nd, 2013). The article was on E-Commerce in Trinidad & Tobago (I know, a no-brainer to talk to me ... Read More
April 5, 2013admin
Magento E-Commerce

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Mar2013
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 store option for their customers to complement their physical store. It's not that they weren't serious about E-Commerce but it's the of level E-Commerce adequate ... Read More
March 20, 2013admin