Archive: February 2008

February 29, 2008

Maximizer CRM: How It's Going Strong After 10 Years

Maximizer, based on Canada, is now on version 10 of its flagship Maximizer product. The recently launched and re-branded, Entrepreneur...

February 29, 2008

When Social Networking Goes Too Far: Fast Company Magazine

I've been a reader of Fast Company Magazine from issue number one. I've always found the smart blend of writing...

February 27, 2008

The Future Of Your Small Business

Intuit's third installment of the Intuit Future of Small Business Report, which looks ahead 10 years and examines the prospects,...

February 27, 2008

Scam Emails from the IRS?

Well, let's clarify that a "small bit". There is a scam that's perpetrating to be a legitimate email from the...

February 26, 2008

What Would You Do With $50,000? How About a Kid's Restaurant?

Anita Campbell (small Business Trends), John Jantsch (Duct Tape Marketing) and Ramon Ray (Smallbiztechnology.com) were judges for Intuit's "Just Start"...

February 26, 2008

Sending Credit Card Numbers and Other Sensitive Data via Email

How many times have you had to send sensitive email to someone else, via email? How many times have you...

February 25, 2008

Your Network Is Only As Strong As Your Server

If your server is working as well as it should you should not notice that you have a server. It...

February 25, 2008

Your Best Sales Person: Your Web Site

I've written a lot about web sites (see 10 Web Site Rules for Building Business Class Web Sites) but never...

February 24, 2008

Multi Function Printers (MFP) as Security Risks

Your MFP is not just a simple printer. It's a complex computer with built in storage, web server, processor and...

February 23, 2008

Cable or FIOS: Which One Will It Be

The cable and telephone companies are in a massive fight for consumer and business "triple-play" services. They want to provide...

February 22, 2008

The Dangers of Using Online Tools

I use a steady mix of both online and offline tools/software. I use Bloglines to read my blog feeds. I...

February 22, 2008

Refreshing Your Marketing Material: Using Technology

When your kids leave the house in the morning or before going to Aunt Samantha's house, what's one of the...

February 21, 2008

Why Tom Tom Beats Garmin: Web Site Navigation

I am currently in the market for a GPS system for my car. I'm not looking to spend $500, but...

February 21, 2008

10 Technologies for Your Business

There's a lot of technologies for your small business to consider as you grow your business. Gene Marks gives his...

February 21, 2008

Small Business Summit Rocked!

I could not have said it better myself, but this is what Anita Campbell, Small Business Trends wrote about the...

February 18, 2008

The Queen of Business Plan Software

Palo Alto's Business Plan Pro is on its 11th version and is the leading software for business planning. Sabrina Parsons,...

February 18, 2008

Intelligent Project Management: Assists With Better Forecasting

Project management software helps professionals manage projects, keep track of responsibilities, manage deadlines and more. However, project management software is...

February 18, 2008

Microsoft's "Software As A Service (SaaS)" Strategy for Small Businesses: Update

As many of you know, Microsoft launched Office Live to great fan fare 2 years ago. At the time, some...

February 18, 2008

Use Microsoft Outlook? Business Contact Manager Can Give It A Boost

I use Gmail, am familiar with Yahoo Mail, have used Thunderbird for years and Eudora for what seems like decades,...

February 17, 2008

CRM 101 - You Can Never Learn Enough.

Customer Relationship Management is an important part of managing and improving the sales relationship you have with your customers. One...

February 17, 2008

My Newest Power Tool: Tungle

Besides Skype, Microsoft Messenger, and Windows Live Desktop Search I don't have many other tools in my task bar. But...

February 17, 2008

Support As A Service: Dell, GeekSquad, DirectPointe....so many choices

Last week, Dell launched a "new and improved" blend of support options providing businesses with a range of two types...

February 17, 2008

Using Technology As An Investment & Taking Money When Offered

If I go to the store, with a $20 bill, most likely I'll come back with about 3 - 5...

February 16, 2008

Selling Online - Watch Out for Typos

When selling online, it's important to type the right words so people can find what you are selling. Maybe you...

February 16, 2008

When Simple Software Updates Go a Long Way: Benefits of SaaS

There's two lessons to be learned from what I'm about to tell you: 1. SaaS - software as a service...

February 16, 2008

Fixing Computer Problems In Minutes

I have not tried Reimage's new service, but from what I've read it looks interesting. If you have a computer...

February 16, 2008

When Sticking With Old Products Is Good: Lense on IBM Lotus

I was reading the overview by AMI-Partners' Laure McCabe of IBM's recent announcements regarding IBM's new products around the Lotus...

February 15, 2008

Sage's David van Toor On Building an "ACT !" Community

You know about Web 2.0 right? It's all about enabling an audience (customers, employees) to communicate with you, you communicating...

February 15, 2008

The Disposable Laptop: With Linux and OpenOffice It Gets Even Cheaper

Ridgely Evers, founder of online service NetBooks (creator of Intuit's QuickBooks) (and panelist at the Third Annual Small Business Summit...

February 15, 2008

Adding Powerful Imagery To Your Message

Email newsletters with color and images are popular because they add life and visual stimulation to otherwise boring and dull...

February 11, 2008

Listen to Voice Mail Via Your Smartphone's Web Browser

One of the frustrating things about getting voice mail is that a) you don't know who it is from and...

February 11, 2008

Slow Down....When Buying A Domain Name

When considering a name for your web site address (domain name) or the name of your blog, slow down. Don't...

February 11, 2008

Valentine's Day Is Important for Small Businesses: 46% Are Optimistic

I look forward to Valentine's Day as its a great time to express love to my wife and children. All...

February 11, 2008

Finally...A Company That Focuses on the Customer

What I love about my perch as editor of Smallbiztechnology.com is hearing about the many companies, mainly technology that serve...

February 9, 2008

Digital Signatures: Be More Productive and Move Faster

One of the slowest parts of doing business is the obligatory forms one must fill out once an agreement is...

February 9, 2008

"Budget Restricted" PBX Via Skype

There's a lot of neat solutions for small businesses and dispersed small businesses that take advantage of "voice-over-the Internet", Skype...

February 8, 2008

Your Collaboration Choices: Microsoft Office Live Workspaces or Google Docs

Well now I can truly say I've used both Microsoft Office Live and Google Docs for collaboration. I've been using...

February 5, 2008

Twitter at the Third Annual Small Business Summit 2008

I'll be sending updates about the Third Annual Small Business Summit 2008 via Twitter. You can subscribe to "follow me"...

February 4, 2008

Explosion of Virtual Telephone Systems: Voice Will Never Be The Same

I thought that most of the technology we were going to see in the next few months was going to...

February 4, 2008

Scrubbing Email Addresses To Reduce Bounces in Email Marketing Campaigns

I think it is amazing the neat tools that are created to solve problems. Melissa Data has a number of...

February 4, 2008

Business Books Via Audio: New Ways to Be Informed

As a kid one of my favorite activities, other than making Radio Shack electronic kits was reading. In fact I...

February 3, 2008

Membership Networks: Do They Add Value?

I'm sure you are quite familiar with MySpace, FaceBook and LInkedIn. These social networks have a verity of uses, depending...

February 3, 2008

The New "Web" Geek: A New Expertise For Your In-Hosue Geek

Over the past few days I've been playing with DabbleDb, an online database that makes it easy to collect and...

February 3, 2008

Network Neutrality: Is Your ISP Interfering with

By Lynn Bernstein, President, ECG Consulting Network Neutrality is now effecting every aspect of the internet, whether it's a website,...