Building New Business Through Referrals

One of the most effective ways to generate new business is to encourage customer referrals. That is, you can use the influence of happy customers to help your business continue to grow without having to rely on constant advertising.

How to Build an Online Business

If you recently started an online business, you are finding out that it is different than owning a brick and mortar business. Although the basic strategies are the same:

Bill Collecting Q & A

Jim: When I work up the nerve to call someone about an overdue bill I always seem to fold or lose my cool as soon as the other guy throws a reason at me for why the bill hasn't been paid. Do you have any suggestions? Patrick, NJ

Rooting Out Spyware + Hard Drive Installation

Can you help? I've got XP Professional on my PC, and every now and then it decides it's going to dial the internet. No particular reason, no applications calling for it, just now and then. If media player is running it interupts that, or otherwise just throws up a screen saying no dialtone (I don't have it permanently connected to the net). Can I stop…