More than two years ago my business partner and I discussed launching a hosted version of our invoicing software. We developed a task list and estimated the effort at around 160 hours. But given the heavy competition in the hosted invoicing software market and the level of effort of the task, it was continually placed on the back burner. Until we figured out how to get to the same endpoint with 1 Read More
Recently, the Northern Virginia Tech Council (NVTC) announced their first Social Media Awards Program. This NVTC awards program will honor those organizations who have found innovative ways to use social media. Exciting time, hope you will apply Read More
With all the crazy attention that the iPad is getting, we start to wonder what makes it so special. To be honest, touch and pen input are not new to the PC industry; they’ve been around for over 20 years. Only these past few years, Apple has managed to revitalize this interest in touch technology through their iPhone and iPad.
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One of the fantastic things about the Internet is that there is no such thing as age discrimination when it comes to being successful online. It doesn’t matter if you’re 13 or 83 – you have as much chance as anyone to become rich and famous through your online efforts. To prove the point, here are 27 young entrepreneurs who are making their dreams a reality through online business.
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How long since you last review your Twitter background? Enhance your Twitter background for mass publicity for your brand/business. Introducing web applications, designing tools and tips for an effective personalized background. It's essential to be responsible to all our landing pages. Read More
A recent survey by EMPLOYERS, a workers’ compensation insurance specialist, found that 52 percent of small businesses believe having a social media presence is important and 59 percent said it has provided value to their business. Nearly five million small businesses tap into social media, the survey found, but many are unaware of how to make the best… Read More
You’ve heard it before and it still rings true in today’s business world: it’s less expensive to keep an existing customer than to attract a new one. In fact this old maxim may hold even more water today due to recent economic belt tightening. So what can you do to boost your customer retention program? Read More
It’s easy for small businesses to feel like their brand-building strategy is at a disadvantage to those produced by global companies, but expensive campaigns aren’t necessarily better. Here are three ways to benefit from being a small company. Read More
It is important to remember that what works for some companies does not work for every company. What a company may gain in operational efficiency and the mirage of cost-cutting by building a homegrown mobile marketing solution it loses out on domain expertise, scalability, flexibility, and support. There are trade offs – sometimes significant trade offs – that are costly. Read More
If rumors are to be true, then Apple will be announcing its Ad network, iAd, to the press on Thursday, April 8th. While no one has any concrete details yet, speculation is enough to begin thinking of ways the Apple Ad network could impact your small business marketing/advertising strategy. Read More
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