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New websites allow your clients to set appointments online

Avatar Posted by alphalife under Technology
From http://www.nytimes.com 6079 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 2, 2008 3:05 pm
THE e-commerce bandwagon bypassed millions of carpenters, massage therapists, lawyers and other service providers, mostly because it is impossible to drop an appointment into a shopping cart without unleashing a scheduling nightmare. Now that a set of Internet start-up companies has emerged to help solve this problem, though, small businesses c Read More

Your Next Employee Already Has A Job, And That's OK

Avatar Posted by Fenessy under Human Resources
From http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com 6079 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 2, 2008 1:31 pm
The person you want to fill a particular position probably puts those skills to work each day for someone else, meaning you will need to reach that passive candidate with more than a want ad. Read More

Ideals and Promises: Selling an Achievable Dream to Your Target Market

Avatar Posted by JohnH under Marketing
From http://www.doshdosh.com 6079 days ago
Made Hot by: marthyvp on April 1, 2008 6:40 pm
When we talk about marketing on the web, we're talking about selling a perceived benefit/value by communicating in a way which suits and modifies your target market's interests/needs. It's not about fulfilling the existing needs of customers out there but the reinforcing of those needs by selling them ideals. Your aim is to associate your brand Read More

Mobile is Hot: Sunday Statistics Ed. 3

Avatar Posted by emd5005 under News
From http://ericadewolf.wordpress.com 6079 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 2, 2008 12:32 pm
The third edition of Sunday Statistic, in which statistics on mobile usage, potential, and online banking are revealed. Read More

Remedial Course on Affiliate Marketing

Avatar Posted by emd5005 under Online Marketing
From http://ericadewolf.wordpress.com 6079 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on April 1, 2008 7:40 pm
An extremely basic article on affiliate marketing and what it is! Read More

Patriot Express Loan Initiative Succeeding

Avatar Posted by JohnH under Raising Capital
From http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com 6080 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 1, 2008 2:47 pm
Loans intended to help current members of the military, veterans, and their spouses are proving extremely popular. The Patriot Express Loan Initiative has distributed more than $100,000 million since it came into existence in June of last year. Read More

How your website's info can affect in-store sales

Avatar Posted by wontonu under Customer Service
From http://www.emarketer.com 6080 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 1, 2008 5:28 am
A recent survey group found that two-thirds of online buyers spent more than 30% of their total shopping time researching products on the Web. Their purchasing decisions are largely made before they set foot in the store. Since these shoppers can get their information from just about anywhere, what can retail merchants put on their Web sites that Read More

Learn to Market More Creatively

Avatar Posted by Fenessy under Marketing
From http://www.entrepreneur.com 6080 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on March 31, 2008 4:19 pm
Creativity comes from knowledge. The more knowledge you have, the more creative you can be. Applying creativity to your business has the primary purpose of generating profits. If it doesn't generate profits, it's not creative. Here are some ways of gaining the knowledge needed to be more creative. Read More

The End of Customer Service (As We Know It)

Avatar Posted by ILuvMktg under Customer Service
From http://www.allbusiness.com 6082 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 31, 2008 3:44 pm
Time Magazine's online edition claims customer service is going away. If we are to believe a recent article in Time, before long we'll be self-servicing ourselves in every way imaginable from grocery checkout, to hospital check-in, from computer trouble shooting to phone bill and credit-card problem resolution. Read More

Google now offers demographic bidding

Avatar Posted by macromax under Online Marketing
From http://adwords.blogspot.com 6082 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 30, 2008 9:14 pm
What is demographic bidding? It's a feature that helps you target your ads to users of a particular age group (such as ages 18-24), by gender, or to combinations of those groups. You can use demographic bidding whether you are using contextual or placement targeting and with both CPC and CPM bidding. You can refine your reach based on users' gen Read More
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