My favorite free or almost free small business tools.
Here is a list of my favorite small business tools that are free or almost free for use:
DimDim.com – Like Webex, but free for up to 20 users.
LogMeIn.com – Like GoToMyPC, but completely free, and works like a charm.
Zoho.com (Particularly ZoHoCRM.com) Free CRM for up to three users, and it is dirt cheap for [...]
Make business decisions quickly!
This may be more of a rant than a good blog post, but feel free to judge for yourself.
I have recently encountered a situation with a company that I feel has been leveraging a high level of bureaucracy instead of making quick competent business decisions, and holding to those decisions to ensure they can move [...]
YouTube.com for Small Business
I am an advocate of YouTube. Yes, there are some funny things to watch, there are movie trailers, and more, but what about your small business? Chris Crum is a writer for WebProNews. I enjoy reading his blog posts/articles. In one of his latest articles he discusses some of the business benefits of YouTube. Have [...]
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Chris Brogan on Personal Branding, Marketing, and getting it done.
Here is a blog post from Chris Brogan that I think reminds us all to listen more often instead of puke about ourselves to our prospects and clients. Brian Tracy also once said, “Telling is not Selling,” a personal mantra of my own that I need to remind myself of every once in a while.
Here [...]
Small Business? Cutting your marketing budget? Try this first.
While the economy is currently hitting people in their pockets, are becoming more frugal, and making smarter buying decisions, you as a small business owner, have probably been forced to think about where you can cut back in your own business without sacrificing your service, support for your customers, etc.
As you consider cutting your marketing [...]