Successful Small-Business on the Web
Stripped of all the hype and hard sell, it’s still realistic for the average small business to expect to make money by selling products or services on the web.
The New Teoma 2.0: Best Search Ever?
The New Teoma 2.0: Best Search Ever?
The “Teoma” search engine (www.teoma.com) is a part of the Ask.com / Ask Jeeves search portal. It delivers search results on a large number of portals and websites that use Jeeves search boxes, as well as delivering a substantial and growing number of searches through Teoma.com itself. In fact, it is now the #3 search engine database, in terms of the audience it reaches, behind Google and Inktomi.
Getting Paid
As a general rule of thumb, any business can expect to write off between 3-5% of debt as bad. That’s if the business’s receivables are managed properly. If not, that percentage will be much higher.
For any small business, especially one that’s in its first couple of years of operation, cashflow is a paramount consideration. Many small businesses fail simply because they run out of cash during this period.
Mini-Sites — Highly Targeted Sales Generators
If you’re looking for a highly effective method of increasing your Internet sales, then mini-sites may be your answer. Mini-sites are one of the most effective marketing tools online. Not only are they effective, but they’re also very inexpensive and easy to create.
The Tools That We Use
The Tools That We Use
We’ve received many emails asking us what specific tools and technologies we use in our internet marketing initiatives. This article will highlight some of the most important software that we have at our disposal. It should be noted that, in most cases, there are many similar products that compete with the ones listed (and many of them are also excellent). However, we have found that the following products work best for our specific needs.
1. TopDogPro- Ranking Software
Downsized Workers Are No Longer The Victims
A seismic shift is occurring in the job market! Knowledgeable workers, technology changes, labor market shortages, and historically low unemployment has put workers in control of their career options.
Business/Executive Coaching Is Emerging But All That Glitters is Not Gold!
Just as shamans, snake doctors and financial folks once freely dispensed unregulated advice and wares to the public, business coaching currently requires no specific training, experience or credentials. Any organization or individual, including your neighbor, bartender or hairdresser, can legally profess to be a coach.
Employee Turnover is Detrimental to Profitability
A telecommunications company recently calculated the cost in replacing an operator. After considering the exit interview, administrative activities, replacement and training costs of education, and coaching, the cost exceeded $6K. In addition, there were indirect costs associated with employee turnover including increased workloads and strains as coworkers pick up the slack until new employees are hired and trained.
Downsizing Lessons Learned
Since the 1980s, about 10 million jobs have been eliminated and the downsizing trend continues as organizations hope to cut costs and improve performance. Yet, research has shown that most of the anticipated economic and organizational benefits of downsizing are not achieved. Downsizing is a chaotic and uncertain experience at best. Unfortunately, there are few guidelines on the best way to achieve the desired results. Below are a few things that we have learned about downsizing:
Downsizing: Who Is The Real Loser?
Studies reflect fewer than 30 percent of downsizing efforts have achieved anticipated profitability. This statistic suggests the real downsizing losers are organizations and stockholders. Similarly, the low unemployment figures reflect that downsized workers are no longer helpless victims. Many organizations are downsizing in one area while ramping up hiring in other areas. This decrease and expansion procedure has been coined as employee churning and this practice contributes to financial losses. The good news is every market imbalance finds ways to correct itself, and modifying strategies during downsizing can increase the statistics of profitability and organizational success.