The alarm buzzed off at 5.30am and just like the day before, we got up excitedly to get ready and learn together with the participants, the tips and tricks in e-commerce at Exabytes eCommerce Conference 2013.

Just like the day before, the participants were served light refreshment such as muffins and coffees before the event began to wake their senses.

During this time, the participants also had the chance to network among themselves while exchanging thoughts on the knowledge shared on the day before.

As soon as the clock stroke 9am, the MC once again welcomed the crowd for attending the event, and to kickstart the day, invited Mr Felix from Easy.my to recap the topics that were shared the day before. Once Mr Felix was done recapping the topics, the conference started with a forum discussion on The Evolution of Malaysia Delivery Supply Chain.

The forum was moderated by Mr Clarence from Easy Venture, and the panelists were Dr Teo from Skynet as well as Mr Richard from iKargo.com.

This session was rather interesting and was getting many participation from the participants, as we all knew, timely shipping goes hand in hand with good e-commerce.

After the Q&A session, the conference was brought to a short tea break to allow the participants to refresh themselves before coming back and absorb even more tips and tricks from the e-commerce gurus.

Once the participants came back from the short tea break, the conference continued with a talk by a special guest from Packet One Network, Mr Kelvin Lee who spoke on the topic Hosted Voice & 1-700-Numbers  for Business Owners.

In this topic, Mr Kelvin explained the importance of having mobile internet connection at all times, especially when one is running an online business.

After that, the conference continued with a panel forum that brought together speakers from Cari, as well as Advertlets, Mr Josh Lim and moderated by a representative from PiPR, Ms Ting Ting.

It was an interesting discussion, as they discussed the Digital Media’s Role in Malaysia eCommerce Industries. In the discussion, it was clear that digital media played a big role in the e-commerce industry nowadays and it is predicted to grow even bigger by year 2014.

The session ended just in time as our tummy growled. All the concentration and cold hall were definitely making our tummies hungry!

When the MC called out for a lunch, without waiting any longer, we dove in the array of food selection prepared by the GMKL Hotel chefs.

They were so yummy, we even saw the participants helped themselves, servings after servings! When our tummies couldn’t take anymore in, we were called back by the MC to resume the conference.

The next talk was about Why Users Leave Your Website, a very insightful talk given by our special guest, Mr Alvin from Netizen Testing. In his presentation, he shared the factors that made site visitors to leave your website and ways to make them stay longer.

Once Mr Alvin was done, the conference continued with the slot that everybody was waiting for — Shooting a Good Photo and Video for Your Online Business.

As we all know, when it comes to online business, no one can deny the importance of a good photography. With good photography, an ordinary product can turn out looking extraordinary with just the right angle and right amount of lighting.

With us during the event, were renowned speakers that are professionals in the photography/videography field — Mr Vickson from Vickz.com as the moderator, Ms Venus Khor from Rising One Media, Mr Teck Siong from Photome.my and Mr KJ from Chase a Light.

Before the conference really started, Mr KJ, who’s a yo-yo enthusiast, even entertained us all with his yo-yo performance that definitely got all sleepy eyes snapped open! 😀

During the Photography session also, Mr Teck didn’t forget to share the tricks to taking good product picture to put in your website.

According to him, the key to a good product photography for your website is by placing the product in a white box with lights shining through it.

Don’t forget to make a few holes at the box for maximum effect too. The lights that shine through will help soften the harsh direct light from the lighting source.

After the photography session, the participants were once again being wow-ed by the next speaker, Mr Hussin Khan from Certified Adobe Trainer who demonstrated Photoshop Quick Tips for Beginners.

He demonstrated how to remove an object in a picture with just a few clicks, and the object disappeared — just like a magic show! 😛 After Mr Hussin’s captivating demonstration, the conference was again brought to a short break to allow the participants to refresh themselves.

Once we were all refreshed, the conference continued with a talk given by our special guest, Mr Chan Kok Long from iPay88 on the topic, Preventing Online Payment Fraud Effectively.

Shortly after Mr Chan’s talk, the conference continued on with a panel forum on the topic Online Shopping Trend in Malaysia, highlighting speakers like Mr Shaun Lee from Milk-A-Deal, Mr Wong from Jackcow, Mr Clement from Easy Discount and moderated by Mr Jun King from Astar Alpha.

After 2 days of discussing about the importance of having online business, the success stories, SEO and the marketing part of it, came the very last slot that got everybody waiting — exactly HOW they want to start their online business?

Together with us to elaborate more on the issure, were speakers from Mr Jason from Brigidwellnes, Mr Mike from OfficeSpace2u and moderated by Mr Felix from Easy.my.

With the end of the slot, marked the end of Day 2 and the end of Exabytes eCommerce Conference as a whole.

Before we wrapped the event, Mr Chan Kee Siak came up the stage to give his closing speech and to officially end the 2-day conference.

Needless to say, it was a very successful event, all thanks to the Exabees that worked really hard to pull this event together.

We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our sponsors — AIMS, Packet One Network (P1), MOLPay, Netizen Testing, IP Pintas, GHL Systems, iPay88 and supported by Digital Malaysia, for making this event possible.

We hoped everyone enjoyed and benefited from this event – Exabytes eCommerce Conference 2013, and we do hope to see more of you in our events, next year! Until then, go e-commerce, go online!

We’re not sure if you’ve heard, but after many sleepless nights and a few cups of coffee, on the 3-4 December 2013, we’ve finally rolled out the event that got everybody in the e-commerce industry talking, the Exabytes eCommerce Conference 2013!

Just like last year, the day started early for all of us Exabees, as early as 5.30am!

As soon as we reached the ballroom of Grand Millennium Hotel KL, we made sure that everything was in order before kickstarting the event.

Although the event only started at 9am, at 8.30am, the hall was beginning to fill up with more and more participants, eager to learn the tips and tricks from the e-commerce gurus!

After the registration, the participants were served some light refreshment while waiting for the event to start.

The much awaited event started at around 9.30am, when the MC, Ms Thara Sofian from Exabytes, invited CEO of Exabytes Mr Chan Kee Siak to start his keynote speech.

As the man behind the biggest web hosting provider in Malaysia, Chan shared an overview of the eCommerce scene in Malaysia for the next 12 months and made a convincing conclusion that online business and hosting demand in Malaysia would spike in the very near future.

Shortly after that, the conference began with a slot that everybody was waiting for — a special interview with supermodel Amber Chia and how she turned from a supermodel to a entrepreneur!

With her wit and humor, Amber graced the stage effortlessly.

During the interview, she also managed to slip in a few posing tips for the gents and ladies that could be applied for those in the retail industry!

After Amber Chia’s session, the participants went for a short break and when they came back, the session continued with a forum session on The Path Building an eCommerce Empire, a forum discussed by popular online business owners, Christy from ChristyNg.com, Ray from Frambie.com, and Ken by WorthyBook.com.

The session was moderated by an eBay Certified Trainer, Chris Chan.

Then, the conference continued with another forum session, moderated by KC Lau from Kclau.com on the topic The Important Factors for Successful Online Business.

The speakers that were invited on this topic were Mr Chan Kee Siak from Easy.my, Mr Arsyan from Ked.ai and Mr Adrian Oh from WebShaper.

All the talk and knowledge absorbing were making our tummies hungry!

So we went for a lunch break and took our time to savor the delicious meal prepared by the Grand Millennium Hotel chefs while networking among the participants.

Look at the array of food!

When we came back and all refreshed, the conference continued with a talk given by a special guest from MOLPay, Mr Azizul Othman on the topic, The Convenience and Security Receiving Payment Digitally.

He was one of the favorite speakers on the day!

Being a speaker right after a lunch break would be pretty challenging but his charismatic and lively personality topped that as he got the participants to stand up to do some light stretching before starting his talk! Hehe, fun guy, this chap!

After that, the conference continued with a slot on Cyber Security and Intellectual Property Protection in Malaysia, featuring speakers from Cyber Security Malaysia, Ms Carrine Teoh, Mr Lok Choon Hong from Pintas Ip Group and moderated by Mr Karamjit Singh, from Digital News Asia.

It was not too long after that Mr Lloyd Lee from AIMS shared his talk on Why Host Your Business Website in Malaysia Data Centre that highlights the importance of choosing that hosts in a reliable data centre for the business owner’s peace of mind.

Shortly after Mr Lloyd’s talk, Mr Daniel from GHL Systems took over, sharing his views on Fraud Impact in e-Commerce, followed by a forum discussion on the topic Search Engine Marketing VS Social Media Marketing, featuring panelists such as Larry Lim from SearchGuru, Johanqz Ooi from HeppiFace and Pam Siow from Internet Biz Owner Club and moderated by a representative from Packet One Network.

Next up, Ms Jun from ManagePay Systems shared with the participants on how m-commerce & m-payment acceptance can expand the reach of e-business.

During her talk, she demonstrated how there is a device that you could attach to your phone and make credit card payment as easy as 1, 2, 3!

They say, save the best for the last. Indeed!

After Ms Jun’s talk, it was the session everybody was waiting for — the SEO session with Mr Francis Lui!

If last year, he shook the walls with her powerful speech, this year he did it again as he bared his SEO tricks on the topic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) + Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) = SEO².

With the end of Mr Francis powerful presentation, marks the end of Day 1 of Exabytes eCommerce Conference 2013.

Before leaving the hall, all the speakers were given a pot of plant as a symbol of “business growth” as well as a token of appreciation for being part of the event, and the participants were also given free copies of their pictures taken randomly during the event for them to take home.

Stay tuned as we’ll reveal the bits and pieces that happened during EEC 2013 Day 2 soon!