Find Your External IP Address Using Google

One of the things that is fairly useful when trying to troubleshoot issues with networks, routers, VPNs, etc. is to know what your external IP Address is. Well, those helpful folks at Google have made if very easy.  Just follow these steps: Type “google.com” in the address bar of your favorite web browser Type “ip” [...]

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Seth Godin’s Email Checklist

Email checklist (maybe this time it’ll work!) Before you hit send on that next email, perhaps you should run down this list, just to be sure: Is it going to just one person? (If yes, jump to #10) Since it’s going to a group, have I thought about who is on my list? Are they [...]

Free Professional Phone System For Your Small Business With Google Voice

Do you have a home-based business or small business?  How would you like to have a professional phone system for FREE?  Well, now you to can use the latest Google application to come out of beta: Google Voice. Here are a few of the features: Voicemail transcription One number Personalized greetings International calling SMS to [...]

Boomer Women Provide Online Apparel Sales Boon

If you sell women’s apparel and accessories – particularly targeting the Boomer generation – you’ve got to start selling on the Web! According to a new MediaPost survey of 600 women over age 50, two out of three respondents said they do at least some of their clothing shopping online. What’s more, thirteen percent told [...]

The Social Media Revolution Is Real

Between Facebook, MySpace and Twitter I’d say almost everyone is into or going to be into the social media craze. Here are some interesting facts about Twitter: Registered Users: 105,779,710 (that first number is 105 MILLION!!!) Unique Monthly Vistors: 180 Million New Users Per Day: 300,000 Number of Employees: 175 Searchs Per Day: 600 Million [...]

What Is Your Competitive Advantage?

With so many options for Web hosting and design services out there, your prospects may wonder what sets your solution apart from the rest. To proactively address this concern, brainstorm and jot down a list of your solution’s unique qualities.   Is your business the only one that offers your products or services?  Does your [...]

Web To Global Recession: We’re Not Participating!

Despite a dismal global economy, the Web was a smashing success last year! According to a new report by Internet World Stats, 2009 ended with a total Web population of 1,802 million! Editor Enrique De Argaez writes that "The numbers prove what we said one year ago. The economic crisis had no effect on Internet [...]

2010 Online Sales To Be HUGE!

eMarketer is forecasting that US retail e-commerce sales will reach more than $152 billion this year…that’s up 12.7% over 2009! That optimistic news comes at the heels of a release by the US Census Bureau stating that online sales in final quarter of 2009 increased 14.6% over 2008. As eMarketer points out, that’s the biggest [...]

Customer Reviews Boost Online Buyer Confidence

Do you have a business Web site that is static, obsolete or unfinished? If your site provides a poor customer experience, you may be doing more harm than good! According to Inside Retailing‘s Stephen Foxworthy, "On the internet the cost of a poor experience is directly measurable and it’s possible to build your business case [...]