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Making Digital Video for Your New Business

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:24:55 +0000

Creating digital video for your website need not be an expensive endeavor. In fact, you can probably do it yourself. If you do decide to produce the videos for your online business presence you will learn a LOT and it will be knowledge you can use for years to do it again and again. Video [...]

Editing Digital Photos for Your Business Website

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:24:04 +0000

Digital photo editing is a skill that takes a long time to learn at a very high level, but it isn’t that difficult to learn enough so you can do your own digital photo editing in a pinch. There are a couple of amazing tools that help you do this. First of all, how do [...]

Creating Video for Your Business Website Cheaply

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:23:06 +0000

I’ve used this technique to create online video for sites doing multi-millions of dollars in sales each year and I’ll probably continue using it for a another couple months until I splurge and buy a new digital video camcorder, Canon’s GL-2 or equivalent. There’s a couple things about web video that you should know. #1 [...]

Computer Software You’ll Need for Your Online Business

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:21:23 +0000

If you have, or are planning an online business there are a number of software programs you’ll want to have – and know how to use. Here’s a list of some you will be happy to have on-hand. 1. JASC Paint Shop Pro. This graphics program is similar to Photoshop, but it’s infinitely easier to [...]

Choosing the Right Notebook Computer for Your Business – 2

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:20:12 +0000

WIFI. WIFI is a way for your notebook to reach the internet without wires and without paying for an internet data plan if you’re using someone else’s and get lucky. There are many open networks across most cities – many places will leave their WIFI on at night for anyone to use. You can set [...]

Choosing the Right Notebook Computer for Your Business – 1

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:19:15 +0000

Choosing the Right Notebook Computers for Your Business – Part 1 Many businesses are getting by with just purchasing notebook computers instead of desktop computers and notebooks. If you want, you can find powerful (2.5 GHZ+) computers and dual-processor notebook computers for very reasonable prices today – thanks to the economy and the competion that [...]

Niche Markets. What Are They? Should You Be Targeting One?

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:15:55 +0000

Niche (pronounced neesh) markets are subsets of a larger market. There’s niche and there’s niche. How niche you want to go is up to you, but some say the nichier the better. If we’re looking at a large market like “shoes”, a niche market might be Nike running shoes. That niche is still in a [...]

9 Advertising Ideas for Your Business

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:14:34 +0000

Here are some ways you can market your business both traditionally and online. 1. Radio! Don’t overlook radio ads because they can be inexpensive and effective depending on your plug. You will want to mention your website in the advertisement so people can find more information quickly. 2. Restrooms, Bus Stops, Taxi roofs, and other [...]

6 Tips for Online Business Entrepreneurs

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:13:22 +0000

There are many businesses that are doing OK during this recession. In particular the internet business owners that I know don’t seem to be in dire straits as much as those that were tied to a job with a boss and were fired or fear losing their jobs. Internet businesses are pretty resilient. The low [...]

Starting Your Business on a Shoestring Budget

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:10:26 +0000

About 10 years ago it was expensive to start a business – any business. Marketing meant you had to print something and probably also buy space in printed publications. The cheapest marketing you could do by yourself probably involved printing business cards and flyers and handing them out to everyone you came in contact with. [...]