Got questions? These Three Sites Have Answers

It’s human nature to question. After all, if we never wondered about the world around us, how would we ever be inspired to create? Fortunately, if you have questions, the Internet has answers. The Web is filled with sites dedicated to answering any question that might pop into your head. Here, though, is a look […]

Four Options for Sharing Big Files

We’ve all faced the same problem: we need to send large photos, complex PDF reports or videos to friends, family members or co-workers. Unfortunately, these files are so big that they can clog even the fastest e-mail system. There is good news: There are plenty of programs – many of which are free – that […]

Avoid the Most Common PowerPoint Mistakes

PowerPoint presentations are the vacation slide shows of the business world: we’ve all sat through boring ones that seemed to last forever. Fortunately, there are several tips that you can follow to avoid creating a PowerPoint presentation that bores your co-workers. This is important: You create PowerPoint presentations to spread your message, promote products and […]

Squeeze More Life Out of Your Aging Servers

Companies today rely heavily on the power of their servers. Unfortunately, servers have relatively short life spans. This means that businesses must frequently make the difficult, and costly, decision to junk their old servers and replace them with newer, faster versions. However, if your company is running short on dollars, there is some good news. […]

Have Access to an Unrestricted Internet Consider Yourself Lucky

You surf to the online home of the New York Times every morning. You scan your Twitter account for messages from friends, family members, professional athletes, and celebrities. You read the gossip and news at the Huffington Post daily. And before you turn out for the night, you check out the antics of your favorite […]

Collaborate on Documents without the Headaches

Many companies employ workers across the globe. These workers – separated in some cases by thousands of miles – must at times collaborate to create mission statements, marketing plans, and other important work documents. This can lead to headaches. What often happens, as writer Dawn Foster with the Web site Gigaom points out, is that […]

Manage Your Employees the High-tech Way with These Apps

Starting a new business is no easy task. It’s why so many businesses fail during their start-up years. However, you can give yourself an edge in at least one area – how you manage people. Inc. magazine reviewed some of the best apps for managing employees. By using these apps, smart business owners can reduce […]

Don’t Drain Your Smartphone’s Battery

Smartphones are wonderful tools. They let you watch movies while you’re taking the train to work. They let you make reservations at that hot new French restaurant, map out the quickest route to the theater in the next city, and give you access to the hottest online games. But there’s one weakness that almost every […]

Check Out These 5 Easy to Make Social Media Mistakes

These days we all know that social media isn’t an option, but a necessity, but on the other hand many aren’t sure how to do it with any degree of effectiveness. All too often we blunder into it, and not just fail to generate any results we can point to, but may in many cases […]

Words Matter – Effective Phrases to help You Close More Sales

Words matter, and nowhere is that more obvious than when it comes to the words you choose to close your sales with. Frequently a single word or phrase will kill the deal, and you’re left holding the bag. (Literally!) Very often closing a transaction hinges on so very little, and the cold fact is that […]

How to craft your welcome emails

You know the routine: you opt-in to someone’s subscriber list, and soon you get a confirmation email from them, welcoming you to the list, newsletter or whatever you just opted in for. The fact that we are expecting these emails is a primary reason why they are commonly opened. But how does the sender craft […]

What You Can Do to Make Google Love Your Website

All of us want our web pages to rank well, and often times we think that just posting a wealth of great content ought to do the trick, but we’re here to tell you that there is a little more to the recipe than simply adding words and images. Google loves to reward pages that […]