Your business will need a new computer. This is a fact for nearly all businesses, but many small businesses lack the technical resources to know what to do once the computer has been purchased. This …
The Great Expansion
When times get tough, stores find creative ways to save money, but they also try to reduce the visibility of it as much as possible. One trick that has always worked was lowering the amount of …
Small Business Ideas
Starting a business is both an exciting and scary point in your life, but you may not be sure what kind of business to start. You might ask yourself many questions including: Are there small …
Business Discipline
Over the last week or so we've discussed why people are scared to start a business, and we've also discussed some of the processes behind starting a website. Once you get past the fears of starting …
Scared To Start Business
Have you ever awoken from a nightmare that felt so real, that you actually felt relieved when you realized it was only a dream? Many people each day wake up to a similar crushing fear, but …
Starting a Website
Starting a website isn't difficult, but starting a successful website certainly is. Some of the steps below won't apply in all cases, but I think that this is an excellent primer for anyone …
Business Backup Plan
If your internet service provider went down, your electricity went out, or your credit card processing went down, what would you do? If you don't know, then your business may be lacking a backup …
Pushy Sales People: Need Any Help? Need Any Help? Need Any Help?
Recently, I published an article about how the 9 to 5 hours might be killing your business, but today I was reminded of another business killer that I've encountered: your sales force. According to …
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For-Profit Social Entrepreneurs
What happens when you want to make a change? You either: Donate money to a cause Volunteer somewhere Or, start a Non-profit organization What if you wanted to make a change but use a standard, …
9 to 5 Is Killing Your Business
Are the 9 to 5 hours right for your business? The more important question is: are those hours killing your business? If one of the problems with your business is the number of customers walking in …
Etsy.com: Selling On Etsy
Our article "Making Money on Etsy" was extremely popular, so I thought it would be good to follow up with some additional information to help make your business more successful. Etsy is an online …
Virtual Assistants, Employees and Technology
A time will come in our business where you may need to decide whether you should hire an employee or not. This can happen for any number of reasons: Business is picking up Your available time is …
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Twitter How To
It wasn't long ago that Twitter was a tiny, bird-sized service that was used for novelty's sake, but now, it has become a one million pound whale of a service that is hard for your business to …
Market Segment: Niche Market vs Mass Market
If you've heard the phrase "you can't please all the people all the time" then you know my stance on Mass Market strategies. But first, what is a mass market strategy? Mass …
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Twitter For Businesses Part 3
In part 2 of our 3 part series on Twitter for businesses, we talked about the primary functions available in Twitter such as: Finding people to follow Getting followers Retweeting Direct …
Twitter for Businesses Part 2
In Part 1 of this 3 part Twitter series, we discussed what Twitter is, why it is important, and how it can help your business. In this part, we are going to build on that information by covering the …
Twitter for Businesses Part 1
This is the 1st part of our 3 part series on Twitter for businesses. In this part we are going to talk about Twitter basics such as: What is Twitter? How Can Twitter Help My Business? Why is …
The Dark Side of Tablet PCs
Last time, we talked about Business Tablets, how they can be productive, and how you can use them to your advantage. Not everything is rainbows and unicorns when it comes to tablets though. Tablets, …
Business Tablets
It's not often you see the words "Tablet" and "Productivity" in a sentence and have it mean something positive. For those who don't know, Tablet PCs are the class of computer that is essentially a …
eCommerce VS Brick and Mortar
If you've considered starting a business, then you've probably wondered if you should start as a website, then maybe a physical storefront, or maybe you wanted to rent that vacant building down the …
Google Plus Business Pages – Google+
Recently, Google rolled out Business Pages for their social network Google+ (pronounced Google Plus). If you are an early adopter, then you already know about Google+, but if you've never heard of …
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