3 Free Apps to Simplify Your Business & Personal Life
Looking for tools to make your daily tasks a breeze? Here are 3 free apps that are sure to keep you organized and productive every day! 1. Sunrise If you’re looking for a calendar app that seamlessly incorporates your calendar from your different email and social media accounts, then Sunrise is the app for you.…
Read More10 Red Flags to Avoid from a Web Hosting Service
You have thousands of options for hosting your website. You may easily become tempted by all of the offers and discounts that different web providers offer. However, you should consider several important facts before hosting your website. The following pitfalls must be avoided when purchasing web hosting from a provider. Cheap Pricing Thousands of web…
Read MoreThe Growing Problem of Fraud
Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff. ~Alan Greenspan According to the Small Business Administration small businesses lose on…
Read MoreHow Online Retailers Can Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment
Many people reading this will have been there. You fill up your online shopping cart, proceed to the checkout, but decide not to make the purchase at the last minute. This issue will result in approximately 4 trillion worth of merchandise being abandoned in online shopping carts this year. So what are online retailers doing…
Read MoreIs Your Business “Moving” or “Pivoting” to Meet Customer Needs?
Remember when UPS was going with the slogan, “Moving at the speed of business”? It wasn’t a bad slogan. However, marketing experts say that when UPS dropped “Moving at the speed of business” and adopted “What can brown do for you?” as a slogan and center of its marketing campaigns, the company hit a homerun.…
Read MoreHow the Mobile Age is Changing the Way People Shop
The age of mobile is significantly affecting modern consumer behavior. In this day and age, mobile devices are reigning supreme. Everywhere you go, you see people are glued to their mobile phones or tablets. According to The Statistics Portal, there are 4.88 billion mobile phone users in 2015 and it is projected to reach more…
Read More8 Types of Investors That Entrepreneurs Need to Avoid
Don’t assume that all investors are the same, just because their money is always the same color. Every entrepreneur should do the same due diligence on a potential investor that smart investors do on their startups. Check on their track records, values and management style. Taking on an investor is a long-term relationship, like getting…
Read More7 Ways to Avoid Poor Website Performance
Today in business, the name of the game is customer service. If you keep your customer happy then chances are good that your business will be successful. Now obviously, in the digital age, a website is the primary way that customers relate to your brand and service, and in order to please your customer your…
Read MoreSolving the Customer’s Problem
Yesterday, I had one of those “Aha” moments. I realized that much of what I’ve been talking about for years has been wrong. Well not completely wrong but off target enough to be significant. I’ve written and advocated about helping customers buy, facilitating their buying process, or even leading them through buying when they don’t…
Read More10 Reasons Being a Female Business Owner Rocks
More than simply being your own boss, female entrepreneurship rocks for some less-than-obvious reasons. If you’ve ever considered venturing out on your own, here are ten of the best reasons to start now. 1. The World is Your Office Thanks to the internet, entrepreneurs are no longer tied to a corner office or the confines…
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