Posts Tagged ‘Small Business Owners’

www.e-com.com The National Small Business Association’s recent Small Business Technology Survey found that 98 percent of small business owners agree that it’s important to keep up with new technology — but this can be difficult, and expensive, if you don’t do it right. The same survey found that small businesses face many concerns when it comes to their technology. Approximately half of all small business owners consider security issues, upgrade costs, and maintenance as top technology challenges. The aftermath of failure to properly maintain, upgrade, secure, and back up your IT infrastructure can be grim indeed. • When your systems are down, you can’t communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, or other employees, • This can make it difficult, if not impossible, to enter sales orders. • It can dramatically reduce the productivity of your people, and • Interfere with the smooth functioning of your business processes. • These problems, in turn, can affect your reputation in the market, • Cut into your profits and, ultimately, • Cause your business to fail. And yet, about one-quarter of small-business owners handle tech support for the entire company themselves. And 43 percent spend more than two hours a week just on technology problems. The market for telecommuting and mobile computing is also exploding. Forrester Research projects that, by 2015, over 85% of the workforce will be mobile. And International Data Corporation forecasts that the US alone will add more …

www.amserv.com Your Business 2008 How to Succeed in Small Business. A study commissioned by American Management Services showed small businesses were fed up with Washington and were less optimistic than what was expected. Small business owners are just looking for a fair shake. Small businesses need to get more agressive with their local congressman and ask for a little piece of the disaster relief plan. The businesses who remain optimistic despite the adversities will press on.

Presented by www.etelligentstrategies.com eTelligent Strategies is proud to announce the Small Business Mobile Marketing Tips as a part of the Small Business Marketing Tips Series in the Socialize Your Biz video campaign. The campaign features three video series that focus on small businesses and entrepreneurs in the DC metro area as well as marketing tips and tricks designed to help small businesses jumpstart their marketing and sales. The Small Business Mobile Marketing Tips turn to mobile marketing and the various tips and tricks that small businesses can use to take advantage of this hot new marketing medium. Keep an eye out for more new tips, and check out the details of each Socialize Your Biz series Small Business Highlights — The Small Business Highlights Series will showcase small to medium-sized businesses in the DC metro area. In particular this series will focus on the products, services and benefits that these businesses have to offer. Small Business Marketing Tips — The Small Business Marketing Tips Series will articulate various marketing tips, tricks and techniques that small business owners and entrepreneurs can quickly implement to spark their marketing efforts. These tips will center around social media, video marketing, mobile marketing and marketing plan and strategy development. We Heart DC Entrepreneurs — We Heart DC Entrepreneurs focuses on the unique and compelling stories of entrepreneurs in the DC metro area who have struck out on their own …

Presented by www.etelligentstrategies.com eTelligent Strategies is proud to announce the Small Business Mobile Marketing Tips as a part of the Small Business Marketing Tips Series in the Socialize Your Biz video campaign. The campaign features three video series that focus on small businesses and entrepreneurs in the DC metro area as well as marketing tips and tricks designed to help small businesses jumpstart their marketing and sales. The Small Business Mobile Marketing Tips turn to mobile marketing and the various tips and tricks that small businesses can use to take advantage of this hot new marketing medium. Keep an eye out for more new tips, and check out the details of each Socialize Your Biz series Small Business Highlights — The Small Business Highlights Series will showcase small to medium-sized businesses in the DC metro area. In particular this series will focus on the products, services and benefits that these businesses have to offer. Small Business Marketing Tips — The Small Business Marketing Tips Series will articulate various marketing tips, tricks and techniques that small business owners and entrepreneurs can quickly implement to spark their marketing efforts. These tips will center around social media, video marketing, mobile marketing and marketing plan and strategy development. We Heart DC Entrepreneurs — We Heart DC Entrepreneurs focuses on the unique and compelling stories of entrepreneurs in the DC metro area who have struck out on their own …

There is a rampant tragedy happening today in the local and small business world when it comes to web design.

…Most businesses are wasting small fortunes on websites designed by big firms that look awesome!

Usually on the recommendation of the web design company, most small business owners go right ahead and think that looking cool is the key to getting customers online.

But the truth is that your customers don’t care, how cool you look…

Here is what matters when it comes to designing a website for your local business.
…That is, if you are looking to generate customers, not just look cool.

First, just because you put up a website doesn’t mean that its going to get found by potential customers.

Your site needs to get optimized for the search engines, not just once but over and over again, daily. This will push your website up in the natural search engine rankings.

In turn, your website goes from a lost island in the ocean, to a well known and frequently visited state.

Second, once you’re website is completely optimized, you need to make sure you have a clear call to action..

Here are a few typical call to actions…

Make a phone call to your business
Request a quote via email
Get on your newsletter

A clear call to action, will be the difference in you wasting money on internet marketing and web design services. To getting a 1000% return on investment…

Third, you have to establish credibility right away with your website. Especially if you are a local business.

Put some of your customer testimonials on your home page. This will hook your visitor in and show them, that you are not just a fly by night operation.

Now, as simple as these aspects are of web designing for local small businesses. Most design firms will not bring them to your attention, much less actually take charge of your website and do them.

As the business owner, you need to take charge and do these simple steps. In turn, you will actually start attracting customers to you not just wasting your time and money.

An amazing e-book created by an expert in Seo. The e-book will teach small business owners how to set up their site for local search. This is includes step-by-step set up of Google places listing, Organic SEO and PPC set up for Google
The Definitive Guide To Local Search

How to Find Your Virtual Assistant is a step-by-step system that outlines the process small business owners and entrepreneurs should take in order to identify their outsourcing needs, locate their ideal virtual assistant and delegate effectively.
How to Find Your Virtual Assistant Quick-Start System

Affordable website design and hosting for small business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs.
Affordable Web Design and Hosting

The Small Business Owners Guide To Creating, Writing And Publishing An Effective Electronic Newsletter.
E-Newsletters That Work.

Products and services for entrepreneurs who want to start a business and small business owners who want to take it to the next level. We focus mainly on service, retail and manufacturing businesses, but IM businesses will find useful info as well.
Resources for Entrepreneurs