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All My Faves - A Helpful Website

November 29th, 2007 at 5:29 am » Comments (2)

I am always on the lookout for websites that save me time and have found a new one, All My Faves.  This site aggregates on one page hundreds of the best websites by categories.  Categories such as: Email, Maps, Finance, News, Sports, Community, Banks, Car Rental, Jobs, Gaming and many, many more.
I find myself using […]



SAAS - Software As A Service, Are You Ready?

November 27th, 2007 at 5:52 am » Comments (0)

Software As A Service (SAAS) is a simple concept: rather than purchasing software and installing that software within your IT infrastructure, you rent access to an application over the internet.
The use of SAAS is growing. Nucleus Research says that thier research suggests that two-thirds of companies have adopted some form of Software As A Service.
As […]



How to Choose Technology - A New Perspective

October 29th, 2007 at 6:32 am » Comments (1)

I was flattered to be interviewed this past week by Renee Oricchio for Inc. Magazines Online Edition regarding how a small business should choose and buy technology.
I don’t know when the article will appear but one point I made in the interview I thought I would write about here on Small Business CEO.
So what is […]



Emails Not Getting Through - Black Lists and White Lists Explained

August 24th, 2007 at 9:33 am » Comments (6)

Over 40% of all emails within your marketing campaign are not being delivered. You may not even be aware of this, as many ISPs will not send back a bounce message. In fact if you are sending messages to AOL customers, AOL is now blocking over 80% of the messages that come into their servers.
One […]



Information 24×7 at Your Fingertips

July 27th, 2007 at 6:14 am » Comments (2)

It is amazing what is happening with mobile phone technology.  Not by the wireless companies themselves (I still lose many calls) but by software companies who are enabling an incredible suite of applications and widgets that enable you  to access just about anything. One such company is Mobio Networks.
They have created over 50 apps and […]



10 Ways to Integrate Mobile Technology

July 23rd, 2007 at 6:20 am » Comments (1)

Tom Shaughnessy, Director of Business Marketing for Sprint recently sent me these tips on how to best use mobile technology in your business. Thanks Tom!
1. Don’t miss important calls
You obviously can’t be at the office and at a sales meeting at the same time.  Fortunately, there are services available that allow office calls and voicemail […]



Local Search - Why Should You Care?

July 7th, 2007 at 3:59 pm » Comments (3)

“If you run a small business, chances are that most of your sales come from customers in your local area. Sixty percent (60%) of small businesses get the majority of their customers from within a 50-mile radius.”
So says Anita Campbell in her article about local search. As search engines begin to replace other paper forms […]



Search for Small Business with Big Online Challenges

July 5th, 2007 at 5:20 am » Comments (1)

In the competitive online retail market, businesses face a number of marketing challenges, including search-engine visibility, lead generation, indentifying target markets, and loyalty generation, but these can be easily overcome with the right combination of interactive marketing technology.
To demonstrate this, ePrize and Entrepreneur magazine have teamed-up to launch the “Entrepreneur and Caffeine Marketing Jolt: […]



Internet Success: The Blog Profits Blueprint

July 4th, 2007 at 1:48 am » Comments (1)

Steve here…
I just finished reading Yaro Starak’s new report called - “The Blog Profits Blueprint”
Yaro is well known for his blog, Entrepreneurs-Journey.com, which he uses to make over $5000 USD per month.
In his report he’s outlined everything he did to build a successful blog, how he generates traffic and what methods he uses to make […]



10 Tips for Selecting an Internet Fax Service

July 3rd, 2007 at 12:23 am » Comments (2)

By Steve Adams 
You’ve seen the studies and you’ve read the articles. You know that you can save as much as 93% on the cost of adding fax capabilities and 89% of the monthly cost by using an Internet fax service instead of a fax machine or fax server.
You’ve also bought in to the […]