I’m cheap. I bought a new laptop for business, but I balk at paying $400 or more extra for software, for a laptop that cost $700. What should I download to install on my new small business laptop? Here are my top picks for no cost programs that are actually useful for the majority of…
Tourism businesses have an array of new tools. Today, I’m talking about those tools at the annual tourism conference of the Red Carpet Country tourism association. When another speaker canceled at the last minute, Jeanne “OkieJ” Cole asked me to fill in. I put together these ideas to share. Here are the links from the…
The Two Week Perspective is a different way to view your schedule. I use Google Calendar. I like the weekly view, but when you’re on Thursday or Friday, mostly you see the past. So I changed to a Two Week view, and made that the default. Now I see more of what’s coming up. I’ve…
Computerized accounting is best when it’s simple, so I was pleased to get this short email from Kevin Reeth: I was reading your blog post today and thought you might be interested in a new web site (http://gobootstrap.com)that offers really simple online bookkeeping for businesses that just don’t get or want to learn accounting (which…
Tracking your own name, your company name or any other search string on Twitter used to be easy. You could get an IM any time your keyword was entered in a tweet by anyone. But that feature has been offline for some time. TechLifeWeb has a workaround of an IM Twitter tracking tool, TwitterSpy. I’ve…
I’m always watching for small business people who share what works for them. Rex Hammock snuck this gem into a story on the iPhone. I already have an AT&T 3G account that allows me to access the Internet using a Sierra Wireless USB modem. While I think it is ridiculous that tethering is not allowed…
2009 SEMMY Nominee When I saw Shannon Ehlers talking up small towns in Chris Brogan’s comment section, I had to reach out! This post is the result of our emails, and hopefully, the start of a great friendship. Guest post by Shannon Ehlers I use LinkedIn to expand my professional network beyond the town where…
Not every small business can afford to hire someone to create or maintain a website. So let’s go over some relatively easy do-it-yourself ways to build your site, kind of two by two. It just so happens that these are all free, or nearly so. 2 Free Website Builders High up on the cool factor…
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