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Top Four Time Management Issues
businessknowhow.com - The top four time management issues that, in combination with one another, can do more to keep you from having, doing or being what you want and deserve.

Be a go-getter, but make room for relaxation
usatoday.com - Please help me to convince my business partner that in his spare time he should be doing things that will continue to enhance our business.

Trends in Wireless Networking
smallbusinesscomputing.com - More small businesses are finding ways to integrate wireless technology into their daily operations.

How to Determine the Best Price for Your Product or Service
marketingprofs.com - When you're setting the price for physical goods, particularly commodity goods, you may not have a great deal of flexibility.

Where Should You Host Your Blog?
smallbusinessbrief.com - Should you host your blog yourself or pay someone to host it? It doesn't matter if you're a newbie or a veteran this question always comes up when creating a new blog.

How To Identify A Virus Infected E-mail Message?
smallbusinessbrief.com - It is often difficult to identify an infected e-mail message. The way modern viruses and mass mailing internet worms function, messages can seem to arrive from friends or colleagues. In reality most infected messages are being automatically sent by another infected machine who has no idea their machine even has a problem.

How and Why to Publish an Ezine
smallbusinessbrief.com - Publishing an ezine is important to any online business. With an ezine, you can keep in contact with your customers and promote yourself and your business. You do this by building a relationship of trust and respect with your readers.

Will your PC keep pace with Vista?
news.com - Microsoft is building into the new operating system a tool that will rate a PC based on how well it is running and on how much it can take advantage of Vista's capabilities.

The Skinny On Article Directories
businesstoolchest.com - Article directories (also known as article archives) are searchable on-line databases of articles contributed by multiple authors. The goal of an article directory is to collect articles on certain topics and offer them to publishers to place on their website, in their e-zine or in print. Each article directory has unique guidelines for both authors and publishers. The benefits of submitting your articles to directories are numerous and include:

Yahoo offers free Web sites to small businesses. Should I do this or pay to build my own site?
allbusiness.com - It seems as though I answer all of these questions with "it depends." The short answer is: Yes, do it. The longer answer is: Do it as a short-term solution and then build your own site.

Building Your E-mail List
entrepreneur.com - Got a pocket full of business cards from that last networking event? Don't forget to ask permission before adding those names to your e-mail marketing list.

Tips for Winning Those First Sales
startupjournal.com - Generating initial sales is among the toughest challenges for new businesses. We asked Neil Platt, vice president of sales and business development at six-year-old CashEdge Inc., for tips on attracting customers and building a sales force.

Going Wireless Without Going Bonkers
nfib.com - Imagine your office without that jumble of cords and cables behind every desk. You don't need to be an information technology professional to set up a wireless office. But if the idea of pulling the plug on your computers makes you nervous, consider starting with the simplest device conversions and gradually work your way up to more complex systems. Here is a quick overview of what you can accomplish without too much fuss.

Built to Be Thin, Simple and Secure
smallbusinesscomputing.com - If you subscribe to the theory that computers, like people, can never be too thin, you may want to consider HP t5720 thin client, which the Palo Alto, Calif.-based system vendor announced today.

Website Conflict: Design vs. Marketing, Part 2
ezinearticles.com - Let’s continue with the start-up, Scenario 1, which we were covering in Part 1 of this series.

How can I file an electronic tax return for free?
msn.com - A little-used program offered by the IRS and tax prep software makers lets most Americans prepare and send in their returns electronically – for free.

Success - Character is Higher Than Intellect - Empower Yourself With This Realization
smallbusinessbrief.com - We all know how easy it is to follow the majority, to do as everyone else seems to be doing, to do only that which is considered average. It takes a strong individual to live a life based on his or her own ideals. Such a person shows strength simply in ability to remain on a chosen path regardless of the inevitable counter forces.

Making a Living as a Web Writer
smallbusinessbrief.comGetting your start in web writing is not a difficult process. The first step is getting together samples of your work.

Unusual Marketing Ideas
smallbusinessbrief.com - The following are some ways to promote your business that are a bit unusual and out of the ordinary.

Google readying retail play?
news.com - In a move that could put Google in competition with eBay and Craigslist, the Web search giant is planning to launch a service in Europe that would allow retailers to market their goods online, according to a report in Wednesday's edition of the Financial Times.

5 Reasons Why Blogging is the New Internet Marketing Tool
businesstoolchest.com - Blogging is a concept that started in late 1990s. It used to be a way to comment on an existing webpage, an opportunity for visitors and readers to react or voice one’s opinion on the page. What started as a single-sentence commentary has evolved into pages of personal takes on anything and everything under the sun. As it continues to move forward, online advertising has tapped into a blog’s potential. Here are 5 reasons why you should use blogging as an Internet marketing tool for your business.

Top 10 Tips for Building a Profitable Web Site
businessknowhow.com - More and more small businesses are realizing that having a web site is no longer an option. It’s a necessity. Consumers, businesses and government buyers all use the web to buy products and services directly and to research those purchases they will eventually make offline through more traditional means.

9 Tips for Separating Your Home from Your Business
allbusiness.com - Working from home can make you long for the days when you had an actual office. Dealing with daily family issues and running a business at the same time can push even a well-balanced person to the brink.

9 Tips for Separating Your Home from Your Business
allbusiness.com - Working from home can make you long for the days when you had an actual office. Dealing with daily family issues and running a business at the same time can push even a well-balanced person to the brink.

Selling to Other Cultures
entrepreneur.com - Do you have prospects whose primary language isn't English? Avoid getting your foot caught in your mouth and accidentally offending them by understanding their unique cultural needs.

Checklist for Starting a Home-Based Business
about.com - Starting a home-based business can be a complicated undertaking. The following checklist covers the most important points that you will need to consider and will help you stay focused as you try and get your business off the ground.

Live Support: Chatting Your Way to Success
smallbusinesscomputing.com - While customers have come to expect this type of greeting when shopping at a brick-and-mortar store, Internet customers are also being offered a similar experience when shopping online, albeit World Wide Web style. Using live customer support technology (also called live chat or live help), businesses are able to offer immediate, real-time assistance to Web site visitors through text-based chat or voice applications.

Bartering: A Viable Alternative to Doing Business
nfib.com - If you examine its history, you will see that bartering––trading what you have for what you want without exchanging cash––is, perhaps, the oldest form of business and commerce, a practice dating back to the days of hunters and flint spears.

Buy or Build -- Which Is Better for Beginners?
startupjournal.com - Many aspiring entrepreneurs ask the same question: Am I better off purchasing an existing business and improving it, or should I build my own from ground up?

Why is Optimizing Your Site For Speed is Important? Tips on How to do so!
smallbusinessbrief.com - If there is one thing we have all suffered through is waiting for a site to download online. It seems like it is the worse thing in the world and will never end.

How a Personal Firewall Helps to Protect Your Home Computer From Hackers
smallbusinessbrief.com - There are two types of firewall available to the home computer user.

Website Redesign- Planning as easy as 123!
businesstoolchest.com - This change has shifted the interface of web design services to a different level and the focus is now on redesigns.

How important are customer referrals in Internet marketing?
allbusiness.com - In online marketing, as in traditional marketing, customer referrals are the goal. Your business will succeed to the degree that your customers refer you to other customers.

Website Conflict: Design vs. Marketing, Part 1
ezinearticles.com - What is the primary purpose of your website? What is more important - your design or your sales? Who should you listen to - the copywriter or the web designer?

Banner Clickthroughs
businessknowhow.com - Are click throughs on your banner ads pitifully low? Before you decide that banner ads don't work, some testing is in order. Here's a good example of why. . .

Ezine Readers - Do Your Email Newsletter Members Pay Attention?
emailuniverse.com - Having a big permission-based email list is worthless if your readers are not engaged, responding to you or are lost in the woods.

Cash flow worksheet
msn.com - This tool will help you create a budget outline.

Three Brand Identity Myths That Will Bring Your Business Down
smallbusinessbrief.com - "Brand identity" is the combination of consistent visual elements that are used in your marketing materials. A basic brand identity kit consists of a logo, business card, letterhead, and envelope. It can be extended to include a Web site, brochure, folder, flyer, or any other professionally designed pieces.

Business write-off cap could increase
usatoday.com - Small businesses could write off up to $200,000 a year — twice the current amount — on spending for computers, machinery and other big-ticket items under President Bush's 2007 budget proposal.

The middleman gets squeezed out of business
usatoday.com - The other day I saw an advertisement for a new retail store owned by a granite quarry. They were selling countertops and paving stones made of their own granite directly to consumers. I was flabbergasted — a stone quarry becoming a retailer! This ad made me realize, once again, just how tough it is to be a middleman in today's economy.

The Art of Slow Start
about.com - Dr. Ghadar, director of Penn State's Center for Global Business Studies estimates product life cycles have decreased from 15-20 years in the postwar era to three years today. Acting fast is the mantra of business today. Is fast the speed of a start-up business?

Google Nets Web-Based Word Processor
smallbusinesscomputing.com - Search, maps, images, shopping and now office software — Google's on the march and headed into the competitive territory dominated by Microsoft.

5 Simple Ways To Increase Your Computer Speed
smallbusinessbrief.com - If you're a computer expert, you'll probably already know about these tips (hopefully this will provide you with a little reminder). If you're not an expert, don't worry - these tips are simple, and don't require a lot of computer experience.

How To Start a Business Selling on eBay
smallbusinessbrief.com - Selling on eBay is gives you an opportunity to start a home based business. Many people have already started a home based business selling on eBay and many more will do the same. Virtually anyone can do it.

Email Delivery: Should I Use @Yahoo.com For My Ezine From Field?
emailuniverse.com - From the AskChrisKnight.com grab bag, here are (3) newbie ezine publisher questions that were recently sent in relating to the FROM: field setup and how to delivery/manage your ezine.

8 Winning Tips to Make Your Financial Plan Profitable
about.com - A curious thing happens to entrepreneurs in the spring of every year. You wake up one day and realize you had better figure out how much money was made last year in order to pay your taxes. But wait, shouldn't a business owner already know how much money he or she made last year, last quarter, or last month? Don't wait. Develop your financial plan today.

Microsoft Has a New Deal for Small Business
smallbusinesscomputing.com - More than 12,000 small business owners and managers will hit the Internet today and for the rest of the week to attend one or more of Microsoft's 40 free Webcasts geared for SMBs, according to the Redmond, Wash.-based software company. With its Small Business Summit as the backdrop, Microsoft also announced today plans to make it easier for small businesses to finance Microsoft products (as well as products and services from other vendors).

Is Your Cost-per-Click Advertising Actually Profitable?
marketingprofs.com - How does an online retail merchant ensure that third-party shopping destinations and other referral-based merchandising channels contribute to the bottom line?

Top Ten Online Marketing Mistakes with Jim Kukral
smallbiztrends.com - Please listen to Small Business Trends Radio today. My guest is Jim Kukral, Publisher of ReveNews.com. Jim’s topic is “Top Ten Online Marketing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.”

Running a home office - can you claim on expenses?
bytestart.co.uk - As more and more people choose to work from home, the question of how you can reclaim any home office expenses is frequently asked.

How To Start A Candy Wrapping Business
workoninternet.com - What woman doesn’t love chocolate? Combine that with all the emails I get from moms who want to find a business where they are able to make money with their home computer and boy, have I got an idea for you! Chocolate + your computer = your new home business!

Before You Hire Anyone Else…
morebusiness.com - It’s your business and you’ve invested the sweat and the capital to bring it to success. Good for you. But many business owners hit a ceiling at this point when they realize that they can’t do it on their own anymore… they have to bring someone else on board.

Leveraging Information = More Website Traffic
workz.com - If leveraging unique or proprietary information is one of your fundamental strategies to increase unique visitor traffic to your web based business then it is important to understand seven fundamental information perspectives you can use to give your company the edge it needs to effectively compete in the marketplace.

eBay Express Site to Launch in April
auctionbytes.com - eBay announced it will hold a workshop on Friday to further explain its eBay Express site that is set to launch in April.

UF study: Jazzy store environments not always best for consumers
news.ufl.edu - Attention shoppers: A new University of Florida study finds that buyers want stores to be turn-ons when they browse for fun but prefer sedate environments when seeking mundane merchandise for everyday life.

How to Inspire Bidding Frenzies
entrepreneur.com - How do you get top dollar for your eBay items? Try tactics the pros use--and guide the bidding frenzy in your favor.

Selling Online Internationally (Or At Least in Canada)
ecommerce-guide.com - In reality, though, many U.S.-based online merchants sell only in America. They know that selling overseas means dealing with plenty of logistical hurdles — like duty fees and hefty shipping costs, foreign languages and exotic cultural barriers. Worse, fraud rates are twice as high from international orders, according to CyberSource's 2006 Online Fraud report.

Put Yourself on the Payroll
businessweek.com - When your startup begins to make money, you should pay yourself a regular salary -- or the IRS might want a word with you

Marketing – The Never Ending Story
smallbusinessbrief.com - When we hear from business people who ask about changes to their website, usually the conversation goes like this.

Someone Stole My Site: How To Defend Yourself When Someone Plagiarizes Your Website Text
smallbusinessbrief.com - Here are some ways to discover which sites have stolen your text.

I’ve heard a lot about open source software. Is this a viable alternative for my company?
allbusiness.com - Open source software is definitely an option for small businesses. The term "open source" is commonly used to describe software whose source code is readily available to the public to use and modify.

Franchise Agreements, Cash Flow and Royalty Payments
ezinearticles.com - One of the biggest concerns in franchising for a franchise company is cash flow. And that means a franchisor must pay careful consideration to royalty payments from its franchises and franchise outlets.

9 Effective Headlines And Why They Were So Profitable
mailingknowhow.com - Make no mistake about it, as a copywriter or marketing professional your ability to write or identify compelling, attention-grabbing headlines that get prospects to read your ads...is one of the most valuable skills you can possess.

Yahoo, Hotmail, and AOL Are The Big 3 For Commercial Email Deliveries
emailuniverse.com - Tuesday, Lyris released poll results indicating that Yahoo, Hotmail, and AOL remain as the predominant delivery channels for opt-in commercial email communications.

New tax change allows startup costs deduction
msn.com - Many entrepreneurs filing their first tax returns eligible

The 80-20 rule can help you and your business
usatoday.com - The 80-20 rule in business says 80% of your profit comes from 20% of your customers. But the idea is a bit more complicated than that.

8 Winning Tips to Make Your Financial Plan Profitable
about.com - A curious thing happens to entrepreneurs in the spring of every year. You wake up one day and realize you had better figure out how much money was made last year in order to pay your taxes. But wait, shouldn't a business owner already know how much money he or she made last year, last quarter, or last month? Don't wait. Develop your financial plan today.

Skype Turns Its Sight on Small Business
smallbusinesscomputing.com - Expanding on its current small business offerings, Skype, a popular Internet communications company, has announced Skype for Business, a program the company says is designed to help SMBs better manage communications, improve productivity and reduce costs.