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Is Your Website Mobile-Friendly?

You may have heard that Google has rolled out a new search algorithm that ranks mobile-friendly websites higher than sites that are not mobile-friendly.    You don’t need to worry too much about this unless you rely on website leads for new clients to build your business. If you do rely on website leads for new business and your leads have dropped off over the summer, the reason could be that your site is not mobile-friendly and has been ranked lower because of it.  Here are three steps Read more [...]
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Get Finance-Savvy with 10 Accounting Terms

It’s good to know some basic accounting terms, and here are ten terms with friendly definitions for your review. Asset Essentially, assets are what you own.   These include your bank accounts, business equipment, and even the amounts that customers owe you. Revenue Revenue is what you make.  Another word for it is Sales.  You generate revenue in your business when you make a sale to a customer.  The amount of the sale is included in revenue. Expense An expense is what you spend in your Read more [...]
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Cool Tech Tools: Automate Your To-Do List

Keeping a to-do list is a great way to be productive, avoid having things fall through the crack, and unclutter your brain.  How you maintain your to-do list varies: some people use pen and paper because they love the feeling of crossing tasks off, others use Excel or Google documents.  Still others might try Evernote. Features You May Want If all of those still have you feeling unorganized, then you’re in luck.  There’s a whole new genre of apps to automate your to-do list.  Here is a Read more [...]
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How Pinterest and Instagram Can Make You Money

There’s a visual side to every business, and Pinterest and Instagram, which are social media applications, can show your customers and prospects what your business looks like form day to day.  Plus, you can have some real fun with it. Pinterest allows people to post graphics to online bulletin boards and share them with others.  In Pinterest, graphics of all kinds are allowed, including photographs, screen prints, logos, and more.  In Instagram, photos are posted and shared among users.  Read more [...]
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Eight Ways to Save Time You Might Not Have Thought About

Time is money as they say, and if you can save time, you’re also saving money.  Since your time is limited to 24/7, both personal and business time saved is profitable.  Here are eight ways to save time (and money) for your consideration.  Go through all of them with an open mind, and see which one might work best for you.The trip to the grocery store If you’re making several trips to the grocery store throughout the week, this one is for you.  Cut down on those trips by taking inventory Read more [...]