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In any business endeavor, an owner may encounter multiple sweaty-palmed experiences. Customers may engage in multi-tiered assaults ranging from vehement criticism of…
Benevolence, good will and philanthropy are honorable principles to adhere to and run by, but when bills start amassing, a charitable organization will not be excused from payment despite its inherent noble ideals and objectives.
Although I've been working on web sites since 1993, it's only been in the last year that I've started playing around with video on the Web on my own sites and on some of the sites I've designed. Now that standard web connections are faster than ever, video is more accessible than ever.
A statistic I see quoted a lot is that only 5% of those operating small businesses over the internet are making any real money. Many never even break even. Let's take just a moment to look at why that might be.
Recently, I tried to purchase a money order at the local Post Office only to be told that my credit card payment was not acceptable. The Post Office official stated that I could only use cash or a debit card - neither requirements I could satisfy at the time.
What marketing tools don't work for you? We ask this question when we welcome subscribers to our zine. Their answers are consistent: "We sent out a mailing and got no response," they may say. Or they tell us, "Our letters, postcards, or brochures failed."
