Cloud Computing and its Risks

Posted by Maya Pillai

Cloud computing is beneficial to large and small business enterprises who want to revolutionize their IT infrastructures. The business enterprises must understand that there are certain risk factors associated with cloud computing. For instance, recently, there was an outage of Amazon.com and the site collapsed for nearly 24 hours taking with it all its customers including a few small businesses. … Continue reading


Web-Based CRM for Small Businesses

Posted by Maya Pillai

Web-based/on-demand/hosted Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems are gaining popularity among small business owners. Small business owners need to accept the web-based CRM as a business technology strategy to revolutionize their businesses and maximize their profits. There are many Web based CRM providers in the market. Apptivo’s CRM for small business is beneficial for those in the field of sales, marketing, … Continue reading


Advantages of running your business on the cloud

Posted by Maya Pillai

Cloud computing is an upcoming trend and the future of many large, medium and small business enterprises. The research and survey conducted by Gartner Inc, exhibits that globally, cloud computing sales has gone up by 21 percent in the year 2010 and it is likely to triple by 2013. The research reports show that earlier all the enterprises, small, medium … Continue reading



12 Questions to Ask Before Requesting a Guest Blogger

Posted by Marketing Advisory Team

Source Upon becoming our guest blogger, Ken Shimizu of Storm-Partners.com shared his “Article Contribution Check List” with us, to help structure a guideline before taking on a guest blogger. You should consider the following points: Length of Content – Is there a specific requirement for the length of the article? Due Date – When should the article be submitted by? Publishing Rights – … Continue reading


5 Steps to a Profitable New Career in Direct Marketing Design

Posted by Marketing Advisory Team

Source If you want to pursue a career in direct marketing design these action steps are perfect to get you started. 1. Stop Tossing Out Your Junk Mail You want to learn about the marketing materials you’d be designing. Keep all the sales letters you receive in your e-mail. Sort the letters and mailers into categories so you can easily … Continue reading


So, You Want a Website for Your Business… Why?

Posted by Ken Shimizu

Buying a Business website can be a sure-fire way to waste $1,000s, if you get it wrong! As “Online Presence” becomes more and more common, many small business owners feel obligated to have their own websites. Let’s face it. If you don’t have a website, your business may appear not “up to the standard”, not providing the convenience customers appreciate, … Continue reading