Monthly Archives: August 2011
As your business grows you find that your old phone system might not be cutting it any more. Your tired of missing calls, tired of dropped calls, you feel like you’re a Flintstone. Of course you might not even know what your are missing by not having an IP based phone system. Blinds.com increases sales... Read More
Businesses that are online need to think about mobile, since the lines and platforms are becoming very blurred. Understanding mobility, and getting mobile marketing to work to your advantage can be tricky. As more and more people begin to make purchases “on-the-go” via mobile devices, the pressure increases for businesses to create some sort of... Read More
Our virtual team is spread across the world, with editorial support in St. Louis, web development in Philippines and I could go on. While email is great, at times I wish I could see my team or even pick up the phone (or use Vonage’s neat app for International phone calls) and hear their voice – even... Read More
Secure file transfer company Ipswith reports that the social security numbers of Yale students, faculty, staff and alumni were up for grabs for 10 months (that means online for hackers to buy and sell) because of insecure FTP server usage. What about your FTP server and other file transfer means? Are they secure? A new... Read More
With the inception of the iPad back in April 2010 and the introduction of the iPad2 in the first quarter of 2011, the argument “Tablets vs. Notebooks” has reached new heights. With recent upgrades to the capabilities of a tablet and the introduction of newer models by the competitors of Apple, it is becoming more... Read More
When you think back to the huge risks and intensive capital that businesses had 20 or more years ago, it’s amazing. To think that today, you can setup an entire online store and test how a product will sell, in real time. The more customers who buy, the more you can make your product –... Read More
New Services Include Text-to-Join and Video Creation Small businesses and nonprofits now have another easy tool from Constant Contact,® Inc. for adding names to their email subscriber lists. Text-to-Join allows customers and prospects to sign up for subscriber lists right from their mobile phones, enabling small organizations to capture contact info when their customers or donors... Read More
Are you fed up with working in the same, small cubical and want to work on a laptop or table while sitting on your comfortable couch? Are you bored working on fixed office hours? The advantage of having a mobile office is that you can leave that suffocating “office time,” for a more flexible, consistent... Read More
I know MANY smart and highly successfully people use a paper calendar system and that’s fine (maybe). But what is surely not fine is the many small businesses who also use a manual calendaring system for their day to day appointments with clients. Think about the many salons, spas and other personal service industries who... Read More
