Created: 2008.02.25

Does your company need to retain the services of a competent computer consulting firm, but you have no idea how to really evaluate “competence”? In the first part of this two-part series on Computer Consulting 101 hiring tips, we looked at why small businesses find it so difficult to hire good computer consulting companies, as well as four basic questions that you must be addressed when searching for a new computer consulting vendor. Now in this second and final installment of this two part series on Computer Consulting 101 hiring tips, we’ll look at how you can evaluate the true, often-confusing expenses of using a computer consulting company, as well as how to more thoroughly review the computer consulting company’s professional credentials and experience.

Created: 2008.02.25

Computer systems have become ubiquitous. A firm understanding of the technology, as well as the opportunity it creates, is almost essential for the successful running of a business. It is now as important as the ability to prepare a business plan or deal with the VAT office. As recently as the late 1980s, computers were used only for simple business work-- preparing letters, helping with accounts, invoicing, and sometimes creating promotional materials.

Created: 2008.02.25

What events are you attending this week? Do you have a game plan for what you will do when you get there? How do you know if you will gain more business? Read this article and get some great tips on planning ahead.

Created: 2008.02.25

When your finances seem to have overtaken your life and you find yourself unable to make your payments each month, before you decide to declare bankruptcy you should attempt to obtain debt settlements with each of your creditors. A debt settlement is when a creditor agrees to accept less than the total balance owed in a lump sum payment, in order to close out the account and have it reported to the credit bureaus as paid.

Created: 2008.02.25

Invoice factoring is also known as accounts receivable factoring. The financial strategy of selling invoices to immediately boost cash flow to an existing business. By effectively eliminating debt and freeing up assets to meet all financial obligations.

Created: 2008.02.25

Buying web traffic is not as easy as it used to be. There are many traffic providers making a variety of claims, but only a few will provide legitimate results. Here are a few guidelines to follow when buying traffic for your website.

Created: 2008.02.25

Dear Santa, I want you to bring me absolutely, positively EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD for Christmas, but EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE would be better. Before proceeding, please demonstrate prior mastery of these skills. Sincerely, Greta Human Resources Specialist Can you imagine the audacity of a person who would pen such a note to dear Santa Claus, someone known for punctuality, an excellent track record and literally billions of references? Yet we think nothing of having human resources clerks craft position descriptions that sound as if a grabby, perfectionistic brat has defined the job and the right person to fill it, says Dr. Gary . Goodman, top keynote speaker and seminar producer, best-selling author, and Fortune 1000 consultant.

Created: 2008.02.25

Three months ago, Google and Yahoo! announced that they have joined forces to support a unified system of submitting Web pages to their crawlers. Google launched their Google Sitemaps protocol as part of their Webmaster Tools in June 2005 and Yahoo! recently with their Yahoo! Site Explorer. On the sitemaps.org website, it states that Microsoft is also supporting this new protocol standard but the question that lies yet to be answered is - How is MSN Live's Sitemaps Submission product going to function?

Created: 2008.02.25

In our fast paced global economy, companies have to stay current and savvy to be a competitive player in their market and their industry. The companies who understand this remain open to change and plan for it by taking a proactive approach. They build in succession plans, growth projections and support processes. Companies who resist still go through change -- but they are forced into a reactive mode that is usually far less effective or successful. The same applies to you.

Created: 2008.02.25

A discussion of splash pages and how they are not a design element that supports a profitable search engine optimization strategy.