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Web Hosting: More than Meets the Eye
smartbiz.com - If you have a domain name, such as yourcompany.com, then you have a web host. If you are considering registering a domain for a website and email addresses, then you need a web host. There are a lot of hosting companies out there with wide variations in price and quality. How do you choose a good hosting company? How do you get a good value?

Small Is the New Big
inc.com - Like a lot of entrepreneurs, Jay Goltz couldn't imagine doing anything but building his company as big and as fast as possible--until it almost destroyed him.

Keep Your Computer Safe on the Internet
businessknowhow.com - Virii & Spyware & Worms ... oh my! Lately it seems like not a day goes by we don't hear about some new kind of threat aimed at wreaking havoc across machines connected to the internet.

Marketing Basics
smallbizresource.com - For any company to succeed, it must have a marketing plan. For many small business owners, that may be nothing more than your gut sense of the need and audience for a particular service or line of products plus some flyers and Yellow Pages to establish your presence.

7 Questions to Ask a Potential ECommerce Merchant Account Provider
websitemarketingplan.com - Understanding the answers to these questions before signing an application or agreement will help make for a solid partnership between you and your merchant account vendor:

How's Your Browser?
advisortoday.com - You probably remember Netscape—and the “browser wars” of the late 1990s. But because Internet Explorer came with most Windows machines after 1995, it became the dominant browser by 2000. Nowadays, most sources agree that more than 95 percent of internet users are using IE to access the web.

How Do I Make Any Money With An Email Newsletter?
emailuniverse.com - While many non-profits use ezine marketing as a strategy to grow contributions, the large majority of for-profit entrepreneurs and business professionals use email newsletters to improve their bottom line. Here's a 2006 look at ways to create cash on demand thanks to your ezine:

5 rules to make your work day sane
money.cnn.com - The digital age promised to help us work smarter, not harder -- yet it feels like we're not getting anything done. With a little discipline, even a weary wired worker can tame the beast.

Become a Product-Sourcing Pro
entrepreneur.com - When your business has outgrown job lots, retailer overstock and liquidated merchandise, where do you go to find factory-fresh products with broader customer appeal?

Leave It To The Professionals
smallbizresource.com - Small-business owners, especially newbies, often get this incredible rush of excitement and giddiness when the realization sets in that they are really and truly working for themselves. Even the tidbits of fear that creep inside the crevices of heart, soul, and mind cannot dull the sense of empowerment that comes from knowing you are the one in charge, doing it all.

Locating Local Craft Shows
wahm-articles.blogspot.com - It's that time of year again! Christmas is over and the weather is starting to get warm, which means craft shows are starting to be scheduled. Are you ready to start looking for events?

Take a Job or Make a Job
woopidoo.com - Are you considering being an entrepreneur? Are you considering starting a career? If so, it is good to know the pros and cons of each. The table below will help you learn the difference in roles and mindset between an entrepreneur and an employee.

Web 2.0 Baloney
pcmag.com - Web 2.0 is the latest moniker in an endless effort to reignite the dot-com mania of the late 1990s. This one seems to be succeeding.

Small businesses ignore search engine importance
bytestart.co.uk - Almost half (49%) of all small businesses do not submit their websites to search engines, research carried out by Fasthosts has found.

Work At Home Mothers - Are You Going Through A Difficult Phase
workoninternet.com - Are you enjoying the experience of being a work at home mother, or are you going through a difficult phase? When you have children, you will nurture them through various phases, some testing and some irresistibly cute, but there is one phase that I reckon is the biggest reason for mothers to give up the idea of being a work at home mother and go back to the wage slave routine.

The E Writing Bulletin...26 Ways To Spruce Up Your Newsletter!
workz.com - If you've been publishing for a while, your newsletter content mix may be static. Maybe each issue includes the same tired content: one press release, one Top Ten Tips article, and one News From Headquarters feature. Or maybe your newsletter is still relatively new, but in the hectic days of launching it you concentrated on building your subscriber list and graphic design, not content. If so, now is the time to take a hard look at your newsletter content.

Most Opt-In E-Mail Sent to Web-Based Accounts
clickz.com - A large volume of opt-in commercial e-mail communications are delivered to Web-based e-mail services such as Yahoo! and AOL, according to survey results released by Lyris Technologies.

Magazine Ads
entrepreneur.com - Got a niche product or business? Then advertising in the local section of a national magazine may be a smart move.

Fraud: What's an Online Auction Site to Do?
auctionbytes.com - Online fraud is not unique to eBay, but because it is a dominant, global marketplace, it is an attractive target for scammers.

Tax change allows startup cost deduction
businessweek.com -One of the most frustrating tax issues for entrepreneurs has been startup costs -- they pour thousands of dollars into market research, advertising and other expenses to get their companies up and running, but have had little in the way of immediate relief from the government.

Does Your Telephone Sound Like Donald Duck?
smallbusinessbrief.com - In business, what you say on the phone is important, sure, but how that telephone conveys your thoughts can be a deal breaker.

Are You Living the Life You Imagined?
smallbusinessbrief.com - Do you feel strong, healthy, financially secure? Are you too busy working to take the time to make more money than you need just to 'get by'? Will you be in the same position five years from now? So you've scoured the internet for a home business and are now totally confused, how do you separate the real diamonds from the fake?

What SEO Copywriting Is… and Isn't
smallbusinessbrief.com - SEO copywriting is not the process of writing exclusively for the search engines. It is the process of writing copy to appeal to your visitors, while including elements to help the search engines and your visitors understand what the page is all about.

Discover the Rewards of Small Business Bartering
about.com - Whether you are starting or growing a small business bartering can aid in preserving cash to help get your venture launched or expand. Bartering is a must have success tactic for operating your small business.

More businesses required to e-file taxes
While electronic filing of tax returns has been an option for small businesses for years, many small to medium sized corporations are finding that e-filing is becoming a requirement.

How To Get Meetings With Decision Makers
smallbusinessbrief.com - 'Getting in front of the decision maker' seems to be the holy grail of the sales world. Most people think that the only way to secure meetings is through luck or cold calling. Yet there is an easier way.

Starting up a new business - 10 tips to consider before taking the plunge
bytestart.co.uk - Here are some tips to think about on getting your small business started.

Methods to Fight Spam!!
workoninternet.com - Industry experts estimate that three out of every five e-mail messages that are sent today are spam. This is not only a nuisance; it is costing us all time and money which could be better spent on productive ventures.

Managing Your Time is More Than Just Planning
morebusiness.com - Early in my pre-entrepreneur career, a wise person suggested that I give an account of all of my time. I was just starting out in the business world and eager to learn from this pseudo-mentor so I tried to do as he suggested.

7 Ways to Increase Web Site Visitors and Boost Sales
myaffiliateplace.biz - Have you spent a lot of money on advertising with the expectation that you would get many sales from the 1000s of web site visitors that read your ad? Have you poured money into driving traffic to your web site, only to have no one buying your product?

Multi-Channel Marketing For Retailers
workz.com - In a study of more than 130 retailers, conducted by Forrester Research, online retail sales have grown at a rate 48% from the prior year. This growth is an indicator of how important it will be for all retailers to be communicating with their customers and prospects through multiple marketing channels.

Getting Personal With Newsletters
clickz.com - Why are so many business-to-business (B2B) e-newsletters, all so relentlessly focused on business? Marketers view the e-newsletter as a sales vehicle designed to move the company's goods or services. Offering information in an e-newsletter format is simply a means to that end. It's a terrific approach. Many companies benefit enormously from it.

CyberSource Resurrects Popular eBay Payment Service BidPay
auctionbytes.com - Eight weeks after First Data Corp. abruptly closed its BidPay service, a company called CyberSource Corp. announced it has acquired the service for $1.8 million and will re-launch it in the coming months. BidPay allows auction winners to purchase money orders online to pay for eBay and online-auction purchases.

How Much Are You Worth?
entrepreneur.com - Show your sales prospects how much they really need you with a value inventory report.

Volusion Streamlines Checkout Process
ecommerce-guide.com - The reasons for shopping cart abandonment are many: poor page design, unsecured transaction pages, slow server response, required registration and multi-stage checkout process being the most common. Merchants and e-commerce hosting providers have been wise to do their best to at least eliminate the latter two reasons. Yahoo unveiled its new checkout system in August 2005 and now Volusion has done the same.

Make Way for Female Entrepreneurs
businessweek.com - Banker Maria Coyne says women-run companies are growing fast -- and making headway in traditionally male sectors

Benefits Of Hiring Seniors
businessknowhow.com - Smaller companies would be well advised to seriously think about their future employment needs today. If they do that, they will be better positioned to compete for the talent, including older employees, who will help them compete in tomorrow's workplace