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Six Tips for Improving Your Online Storefront and Boosting Sales

Published on May 4, 2013

Online storefronts are a wonderful way to sell goods and services, but presentation is key: too many businesses fail to market their storefronts successfully. Online storefronts have proven to be a cost-effective way to ring up more sales because they provide customers with self-service and self-ordering capabilities, which saves money and manpower. Those who don’t [...]

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New Internet Domain Extensions Create Concern for Small Business

Published on March 12, 2013

Just when you think you have it all figured out — registering for your business domain just got more confusing. You know when you select your company’s domain you must choose an extension such as “.com”, “.net,” “.org,” .biz,” etc. Now potentially thousands of new extensions will be introduced in the near future, and the majority of small businesses are unaware of this change and what it means for their businesses.

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Small Business Retailers Prepare for Online Business Growth

Published on February 19, 2013

Online commerce is becoming a bigger and bigger piece of the pie for retailers of all sizes. A recent survey of Chief Financial Officers at retailers across the country by the professional services firm BDO USA, found nearly nearly three-quarters expect e-commerce sales to increase by 6.9 percent this year.

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Cyber-loafing. Good or Bad for Small Business?

Published on February 10, 2013

New research from Kansas State University finds the average worker spends 60 to 80 percent of his or her time on the Internet engaged in activities unrelated to the job. It’s known as cyber-loafing or cyber-slacking and many business owners believe it’s affecting their bottom line due to lost productivity.

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Copyright Infringements Could Cost Big Dollars

Published on January 30, 2013

The great thing about the Internet is that there is an abundance of information available at our fingertips. We have global access to anything and everything. With all this information floating around out there in cyberspace it’s easy to forget about basic copyright law. In fact, the Internet has created a significant threat to copyright protection.

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Is That Tweet Copyrighted?

Published on January 25, 2012

The great thing about the Internet is that there is an abundance of information available at our fingertips. We have global access to anything and everything. With all this information floating around out there in cyberspace it is easy to forget about basic copyright law. In fact, the Internet has created a significant threat to copyright protection.

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Thinking About the Cloud? Tips For Making a Smart Decision For Your Small Business

Published on June 11, 2011

Apple’s recent announcement that it’s head is in the clouds with a service that makes personal documents accessible via any Apple device is one more sign that cloud computing is no longer the “wave of the future,” but instead now entering mainstream.

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Don’t Create Customer Expectations You Can’t Live Up To!

Published on January 27, 2010

Q.“Recently, I started incorporating the internet in my small business by starting a website. There’s a page where customers or potential-customers can leave questions or comments. There’s been an overwhelming amount of questions that I often neglect to answer. Do you think I should take the page down if I’m not responding to every question [...]

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